Book · recommended on 2 episodes
The Baron in the Trees
Italo Calvino ISBN 9781664462847
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Italo Calvino ISBN 9781664462847
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This book by Italo Calvino has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-04-29 and the most recent from 2023-05-27. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“I'll add one more to the list for people who are looking for something very strange and it's also very short, but I think it's The Baron in the Trees”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is David Eagleman: Neuroscientist, Stanford professor, New York Times bestselling author (Sum, Incognito, Livewired), TED speaker, and founder of the neurotech company Neosensory. Neuroscientist David Eagleman explains sensory augmentation, why we dream, consciousness, memory, and his Lazy Susan method for managing many projects.
“the Baron and the trees by Italo Calvino which is an incredible book”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Kevin Rose: Kevin Rose is a serial entrepreneur, investor at True Ventures, and Tim Ferriss's longtime friend and co-host of The Random Show. He joins Tim for this live, boozy quarantine-edition conversation. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose drink wine and riff on quarantine life, books, investing, anxiety, and binge-watching during early COVID-19.
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