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Winter's Tale
Mark Helprin ISBN 0151972036
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Mark Helprin ISBN 0151972036
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This book by Mark Helprin 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: Rich Barton. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Peter Lake--orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinaire--and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000.
“The only one of his that I've probably reread is A Winter's Tale ... It's just a beautiful, beautiful story of early 20th century life”— Rich Barton
The guest here is Rich Barton: Serial entrepreneur and investor who founded Expedia (incubated inside Microsoft), Zillow, Glassdoor, and Avvo, and sits on the boards of Netflix and others; known for 'provocation marketing' and building consumer-facing digital marketplaces. Expedia and Zillow founder Rich Barton on taking big swings, spinning out companies, and his provocation-marketing playbook.
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