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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Gary Krist (Empire of Sin, garykrist.com)
- Gary’s new book, “City of Scoundrels” . 01:24
- The legacy of the 1919 Chicago race riot . 08:40
- The tricky business of turning history into narrative . 10:56
- Gary’s path from fiction to non-fiction . 18:59
- Why The Weekly Standard gave this book a rave review . 30:53
- Is book publishing doomed? . 40:14
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Robert Wright
Gary Krist
Robert Wright
Gary Krist
Recorded:Aug 22
Posted:Aug 24, 2012
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- Gary’s new book, “City of Scoundrels”
- NYTBR review of the book
- Weekly Standard review of the book
- Wikipedia on Daniel Burnham
- Simon Garfield’s book, “Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World “
- Gary’s short story collection, “The Garden State”
- Gary’s novel, “Bad Chemistry”
- Gary’s novel, “Extravagance”
- Nathaniel Philbrick’s book, “Why Read Moby-Dick?”
- Philbrick’s book, “In the Heart of the Sea”
- Gary’s book, “The White Cascade”
- Gary’s book, “Bone By Bone”
The Wright Show | Aug 24, 2012 | Robert Wright & Gary Krist
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