The Importance of Ambition in Football

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"I write every word of the book as far as I know," he says. "It was interesting to think like, oh, man, this guy was just operating on a whole other level" He adds: "You can agree or disagree with what he pitched, but you can't argue with the fact that his pitch was successful"

Author Ryan Holiday discusses his book, Conspiracy, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. This is a crazy episode about a crazy book about a crazy set of events--the Hulk Hogan lawsuit against the website Gawker, a lawsuit that was secretly funded by Peter Thiel. Holiday explains how this happened and the lessons for all of us related to conspiracies, patience, strategy, and revenge. Along the way, Holiday discusses his techniques for reading and lessons for how to grab someone's attention when looking for a job or opportunity.