![]() ![]() Once you’ve listened to IBCK’s takedowns of these deceptively dangerous books, I have suggestions for similar books written by actual experts who offer more well informed introductions to economics, psychology, and poverty in America. In the 20+ episodes so far, Michael and Peter have torn apart books like gendered garbage of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, discussed David Brooks’s love for a good sandwich story that reflects America in Bobos in Paradise, and pointed out the actual medical dangers when applying The Secret’s hocus pocus to health. ![]() The hilarious and insightful podcast, If Books Could Kill, hosted by Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri dismantles blockbuster nonfiction with the tagline ”The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds.” It turns out that many of the most popular books that promised earthshaking insights are actually based on little science, made up anecdotes and laughably broad overgeneralizations. ![]() Yet when you’re talking about some of America’s bestselling nonfiction books, a little bit of knowledge can go to some bizarre, if not downright dangerous, places. People often say “I know enough to be dangerous,” as a joke. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes TAMIM ANSARY Praise for DESTINY DISRUPTED 'If you want to put todays headlines about jihadist suicide bombings int. ![]()
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