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Mentioned in 99 episodes
The great Gatsby
Book • 1925
Published in 1925, 'The Great Gatsby' is a tragic love story, a mystery, and a social commentary on American life during the Jazz Age. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, who moves to Long Island and becomes entangled in the lives of his wealthy and mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and Gatsby's obsession to win back his first love, Daisy Buchanan.
The story delves into themes of honesty, the temptations of wealth, and the struggle to escape the past, ultimately reflecting on the disintegration of the American Dream.
The story delves into themes of honesty, the temptations of wealth, and the struggle to escape the past, ultimately reflecting on the disintegration of the American Dream.
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Mentioned in 99 episodes
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Steven Pressfield , who said Hunter S. Thompson rewrote The Great Gatsby to understand writing a great novel.
Steven Pressfield , who said Hunter S. Thompson rewrote The Great Gatsby to understand writing a great novel.
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Steven Pressfield: Every Story Needs a Villain | How I Write Podcast | How I Write
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Brett McKay in relation to the practice of copying others' work to improve one's own writing.
Brett McKay in relation to the practice of copying others' work to improve one's own writing.
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The Art and Science of Getting Unstuck
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Bari Weiss as the source of the book's epigraph and title, highlighting the characters' carelessness and the consequences of their actions.
Bari Weiss as the source of the book's epigraph and title, highlighting the characters' carelessness and the consequences of their actions.
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Meet Sarah Wynn-Williams, Facebook’s Highest-Ranking Whistleblower
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Anthony Scaramucci to highlight how the author was wrong about there not being second acts in America.
Anthony Scaramucci to highlight how the author was wrong about there not being second acts in America.
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Mentioned by Craig Manning in reference to a book he is reading with his wife, highlighting the theme of carelessness.
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3 Nephi 1-7 Part 1 • Dr. Craig Manning • September 16 - September 22 • Come Follow Me
Mentioned by Michael Batnick as one of the greatest books about wealth, alongside Bonfire of the Vanities.
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It’s Not the Money, It’s the Mood
Mentioned by Anthony Scaramucci , who claims Fitzgerald was wrong when he wrote that there are no second acts in American life.
Anthony Scaramucci , who claims Fitzgerald was wrong when he wrote that there are no second acts in American life.
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Anthony Scaramucci: Elon Musk’s Trump Exit, Tim Cook’s Tariff Problem
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Walter Kirn as being about a kid from North Dakota who wants to get in with a certain class.
Walter Kirn as being about a kid from North Dakota who wants to get in with a certain class.
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Walter Kirn Provides Update on Luigi Mangione Case and the Strange Parallels to Lee Harvey Oswald
Mentioned as a novel that is still relevant 100 years after its publication.
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Art of the real: Trump bows to markets
