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The Unsinkable Titanic Thompson
Carlton Stowers ISBN 0770108962
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Carlton Stowers ISBN 0770108962
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This book by Carlton Stowers came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Apollo Robbins. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“So he seemed like some kind of Robin Hood/superhero. But there's great books on him, the Unsinkable Titanic Thompson.”— Apollo Robbins
The guest here is Apollo Robbins: Sleight-of-hand artist, theatrical pickpocket, and attention/deception expert known as 'The Gentleman Thief'; profiled in The New Yorker and a research collaborator with neuroscientists studying attention. Pickpocket Apollo Robbins reveals how attention, misdirection, and deception work, from stealing from the Secret Service to crafting belief.
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