Futility Closet
Greg Ross
Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Futility Closet podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
An Account of the Going of Mr. John Harrison's Watch, at the Royal Observatory
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Nevil Maskelyne
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Longitude
The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Illustrated Longitude
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William H. Andrews
Dava Sobel
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Tower of London
William Harrison Ainsworth
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
Nicholas Tomalin
Ron Hall
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Voyage for Madmen
Peter Nichols
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Fu-go
Ross Coen
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
English as She Is Spoke
Or a Jest in Sober Earnest
José da Fonseca
Pedro Carolino
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Quest for Longitude
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William J.H. Andrewes
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Bombs over Brookings
William McCash
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Golden House
Salman Rushdie
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Menagerie
Chris Kelly
