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Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin is a story about identity, home and hope from a fresh new voice in fiction. Rob joins us to chat about party novels, the evolution of New York City, writing during the pandemic, 2010s indie sleaze and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin Bright Lights, Big City Jay McInerney Just Kids by Patti Smith How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Intimacies by Katie Kitamura The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Send us a textTiming is everything—and I'm offering this special episode replay just in time to access Stu McLaren's free course.Ever heard of reverse tithing? Traditional tithing means giving away 10% of your income. But what if you made so much, you could flip that—keep 10% and give away 90%?That's the wild idea my friend and business coach Stu McLaren explores. He believes success should fuel something bigger than yourself—a cause that lights you up.Sounds crazy, right? Who gives away 90%? Stu isn't saying live in a shack. He says, Picture your dream life, price it out, then 10x that number. That's the kind of impact you could have and still live well.Stu's specialty? Helping people launch and grow profitable membership sites. He's a recurring revenue wizard—and says financial peace creates space for generosity. When you're scrambling month to month, you hoard. When revenue is stable, you give freely.Success isn't about nonstop hustle. Stu breaks down the difference between hustle and grit. Grit is staying in the game long-term. Not sacrificing your family, but building a life that lifts them.Stu didn't start out this way. He shares his journey—how building schools in Kenya with his nonprofit, Village Impact, changed him. And he tells the powerful story of The Secret Billionaire. (Definitely look up the video he mentions.)If the idea of making so much you can give most of it away fires you up, here's what successful people do:Feed your mind with big ideas and bold insights.Surround yourself with people who elevate your vision.Timing is everything—and Stu's free membership workshop is about to go live. Don't miss this. It changed my life.What's Inside:How recurring revenue creates financial certainty. Does anxiety prevent generosity?The skinny on Hustle vs. Grit.Stu McLaren's free workshop for creating a membership business.What is “riching” right to you? Buying the most expensive bag OR being so stinking rich you can give away more money than you keep? Changing the world and your life. Look, that could be you. I brought back this special repeat so that you can join in on Stu's free workshop, The Membership Experience. If you could capitalize on recurring revenue, what kind of business would you start? Let me know on Insta!Mentioned In This Episode:Registration is now open for the Membership ExperienceLeave me a voice note on Speak Pipe!Oonagh Duncan (@oonaghduncan) on Instagram Fit Feels GoodGoals, Grit and some Woo Woo Shit with Oonagh Duncan 

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Embark on a transformative journey into the world of wealth creation and business success with this YouTube video hosted by Andrea Lamari. Explore the intricacies of the Buy & Build Private Equity Strategy, venture capital, and private equity as Andrea delves into proven investment strategies for building, scaling, and ultimately creating a billion-dollar business. Learn the secrets to getting rich through strategic investing, entrepreneurial success, and profitable ventures. Uncover the art of scaling a million-dollar business, with insights into mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and high-return investments. Discover the keys to portfolio expansion, market expansion, and profit maximization, all while gaining valuable knowledge about risk management and wealth management. Additionally, Andrea explores the impact of crypto and blockchain technologies on modern investing, offering essential insights for those navigating the evolving landscape. Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, or business enthusiast, this video provides essential investment insights for achieving financial prosperity and building a legacy of wealth in both traditional and emerging markets. *** Be Uncommon If You Can – Because in our Uniqueness & Struggles – Give Birth to our GREATNESS! Listen Now as I interview uncommon people, business owners & top level entrepreneur assassins & their uncommon journey! This is the Journey with Christian D Evans Podcast! Be Uncommon….If You Can! __________ CONNECT WITH ME: Twitter: https://twitter.com/be_uncommon_now?t=3bJA68AUmCxFBjciRGm8Tw&s=09 TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdujUXWv/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChristianDEvansEliteSideHustler/videos LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evansandfamily/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christian_d_evans/?hl=en The Journey with Christian D Evans Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-with-christian-d-evans/id1396344349 #investing #business #entrepreneur #investingtips #motivation #success #wealth #achievegreatness #achieveyourgoals #achieveyourdreams #politics #nevergiveup #founder #privateequity #venturecapital #successmotivation #successmindset #wealthy #wealthbuilding

Tune in for this magical + unforgettable conversation with one of our very favorites: the lovely Rebecca Serle! Exuding the depth, sparkle, and brilliance of her books, Rebecca is the New York Times-bestselling author of whimsical modern hits like Expiration Dates, One Italian Summer, In Five Years, and more. She is also a producer and screenwriter, with fascinating insight into the film world + process of adaptation. She is a force + we can't get enough! We're so thankful she took the time to share her knowledge, experience, inspirations, rave reads, and more with us! How did she start? What has she learned? What ARE her thoughts on mortality? You asked; she answered! You're going to gush, Bookish Besties! Grab your pods, your coffee, and the nearest pen stat because you'll want to savor her gems! Find Rebecca on Instagram (@rebecca_serle) and her website (www.rebeccaserle.com) Find us on Instagram (@bookedsolidpod, @hannahbooksit, @stephanienmack)! Drop a review, send us a note... we're so happy you're here! TODAY'S SOLID BOOKS: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle In Five Years by Rebecca Serle The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle Sylvia's Second Act by Hillary Yablon The Husbands by Holly Gramazio How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid TV + FILMS MENTIONED: Famous in Love Something's Gotta Give It's Complicated The Parent Trap

It's a shocking story we hear almost nothing about: huge corporations exploiting some of the $900 billion a year in government programs aimed at helping America's poor, and pocketing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars along the way. Anne Kim, a Contributing Editor at Washington Monthly, shares some of the most riveting stories from her book 'Poverty for Profit' (publishing TODAY at this link) a deep dive into what these companies are doing, who is being hurt, and why we decided as a country to outsource the poverty industry. Anne also explains why there's still some good news and hope for the future. 00:51 The Shocking Reality of the Poverty Industry 04:31 The Earned Income Tax Credit: A Double-Edged Sword 10:54 Maximus: The Giant Behind Welfare Outsourcing 16:48 The Dark Side of Medicaid and Dialysis Centers 21:19 The Bail Bond System: Preying on the Vulnerable 23:22 The Roots of Privatization and Its Impact on Poverty 30:03 Reimagining Government's Role and the Path Forward

Preston Brown, entrepreneur and expert in economics and business projections, empowers entrepreneurs by systematizing critical drivers, fostering fulfillment, time, and freedom. With a track record of 19 automated, successful businesses, he's dedicated to guiding others towards sustainable success. Based in  El Paso, TX he brings local expertise to a global audience.   Here's some of the topics we covered: Preston's Backstory  Automating Companies instead of Scaling Compaines What Automation Means For a Company Automation Examples In Preston's Companies Leveraging Data To Help  You Automate How Automation Relates To Multifamily Efficiency In Business & Your Company The 3 Pillars of Efficiency  Return On Debt & Why It's Relevant The Qualities a Leader Must Possess   To find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal: Text Partner to 72345 or email Partner@RodKhleif.com    For more about Rod and his real estate investing journey go to www.rodkhleif.com  

As questions surround President Biden and whether he profited off his positions in public service, Will sits down with Matt Lewis, the author of the new book, Filthy Rich Politicians: The Swamp Creatures, Latte Liberals, and Ruling-Class Elites Cashing in on America. Will and Matt discuss the various ways politicians make money off of their titles and offices, everyone from President Biden to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and some congressmen in between.  Tell Will what you thought about this podcast by emailing WillCainPodcast@fox.com Follow Will on Twitter: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Will Hogan is joined by Jon Ralph to chat booing, CTE and trade whispers, meanwhile Scott Gullan pops in for the latest media street update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simon and Rachel speak to the novelist Mohsin Hamid. Born in Lahore, he grew up mostly in Pakistan but spent part of his childhood in California and returned to America to attend Princeton University. He worked in New York and London as a management consultant before returning to Lahore to pursue writing full-time. Mohsin's first novel, "Moth Smoke" (2000), was published in 14 languages and won a Betty Trask Award. His second novel, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" (2007), recounted a Pakistani man's abandonment of his life in New York in the aftermath of 9/11. Published in over 30 languages, it became a million-copy international bestseller and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A film adaptation followed in 2013 starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson. Mohsin's other novels include "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" in 2013, "Exit West" (2017) and most recently "The Last White Man." We spoke to Mohsin about the moving from Pakistan to America and from the corporate to the literary world, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" and the shadow of 9/11, and his new book "The Last White Man". You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

In his fifth novel The Last White Man (Hamish Hamilton) Mohsin Hamid continues his exploration of cultural and racial displacement, commenced so brilliantly with Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and Exit West. In what has been described as a contemporary remoulding of Kafka's ‘Metamorphosis' a man awakes one morning to find that his skin has turned dark. Hamid was in conversation with Jo Hamya, author of Three Rooms (Vintage). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“I always feel like as a reader, I always want to go in ready to be changed, ready to be transformed by what I'm reading, ready to be expanded. And that's what I love about books, they work on you kind of like magic.” Madeline Miller's novels, The Song of Achilles and Circe, keep working their magic on readers everywhere. She joins us on the show to take listeners behind the scenes of her new novella, Galatea, in a very fun conversation that covers voice, subverting stories, Troilus & Cressida, the books and writers Madeline loves (and some she's added to her TBR pile), and plenty of shared fangirling over Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc, Kelly and Madyson.   Featured Books (Episode): Galatea by Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Circe by Madeline Miller The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Babel by R.F. Kuang Trust by Hernan Diaz   Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Silence of the Girls by Park Barker The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde   Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).

British Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid's international bestsellers have been translated into an astounding forty languages. They include The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) and Exit West (2017), two novels shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013), which won the Tiziano Terzani International Literary Prize. Hamid is also an […]

Senior Literature Class Discussion Overview…

Senior Literature…Discussion Overview

Senior Literature…Class Discussion Overview

“I start with the emotion. I don't know what the story is. I don't know who the characters are necessarily. I'm working on very little like, I'm thinking, ‘oh, well, the way this light looks through a window', or something — very few details here and there. But I don't know what happens in this story.” Join three amazing authors talking about their three fabulous fall reads: If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery, The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li and Bliss Montage by Ling Ma. The authors speak with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer, about the balance between humor and dread, how they start a project, some of their favorite writers & more.   Featured Books (Episode) If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li Bliss Montage by Ling Ma Severance by Ling Ma How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Moshin Hamid Passing by Nella Larsen Quicksand by Nella Larsen The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty Moby Dick by Herman Mellville Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara by Frank O'Hara   Featured Books (TBR Topoff): A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin Artist in the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro  St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised By Wolves by Karen Russell   Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.   A full transcript of this episode is available here.

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We talk to international bestselling writer Mohsin Hamid about his new book, The Last White Man. The conversation covers the key themes of his new novel: race, transformation, freedom, loss - as well as his journey into writing fiction, and, how a story is only ever half-told, until it finds a reader… Many will know his Booker shortlisted novels The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West. And some may also know his other novels Moth Smoke and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia - and a non-fiction book, Discontent and its Civilizations. He writes regularly for The New York Times, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, Pakistan, he has since lived between Lahore, London and New York.  

Mohsin Hamid is the author of five novels, including The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, and Exit West. All display Hamid's lyrical prose, his acute understanding of some of the most dire conflicts faced by our modern world, and his belief in the immense and near-magical power of fiction. In his newest novel The Last White Man, Hamid writes about racial metamorphosis. On August 2, 2022, Mohsin Hamid came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco for an on-stage conversation with Alexis Madrigal, co-host of KQED's Forum and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. 

The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid's startling new novel, holds up a shattered mirror to readers, reflecting back a recognisable, but heightened and reconfigured version of our world.One morning Anders, a white man, wakes up to find that his skin is now dark — with no indication as to how this has happened, or why now, why to him. Anders must reckon with this metamorphosis, how it changes the way he looks at himself, how others look at him, and how he looks at others looking at him… The Last White Man somehow feels at once like an age-old story, and something strikingly new and causes readers to reflect upon the preconceptions and prejudices that structure our lives.*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS EPISODESLooking for Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses? https://podfollow.com/sandcoulyssesIf you want to spend even more time at Shakespeare and Company, you can now subscribe for regular bonus episodes and early access to Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses.Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoSubscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/shakespeare-and-company-writers-books-and-paris/id1040121937?l=enAll money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit, created to fund our noncommercial activities—from the upstairs reading library, to the writers-in-residence program, to our charitable collaborations, and our free events.*Mohsin Hamid writes regularly for The New York Times, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books, and is the author of Exit West, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moth Smoke, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and Discontent and its Civilizations. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he has since lived between Lahore, London and New York.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mohsin Hamid is the author of five novels -- The Last White Man, Exit West, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Moth Smoke -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. Born in Lahore, he has spent about half his life there and much of the rest in London, New York, and California. Mohsin Recommends: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mohsin Hamid is the author of five novels -- The Last White Man, Exit West, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Moth Smoke -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. Born in Lahore, he has spent about half his life there and much of the rest in London, New York, and California. Mohsin Recommends: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Mohsin Hamid is the author of five novels -- The Last White Man, Exit West, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Moth Smoke -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. Born in Lahore, he has spent about half his life there and much of the rest in London, New York, and California. Mohsin Recommends: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Mohsin Hamid is the author of five novels -- The Last White Man, Exit West, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Moth Smoke -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. Born in Lahore, he has spent about half his life there and much of the rest in London, New York, and California. Mohsin Recommends: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Author of The Last White Man Photo by Jillian Edelstein Links Mohsin Hamid's previous novels: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) Moth Smoke (2012) How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013) Exit West (2017) “Mohsin Hamid Is Working Through Literature, From the Top” at The New York Times Book Review - July 31, 2022 Reviews of The Last White Man in The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Daily, Time, and New York Journal of Books. The Reluctant Fundamentalist movie (Prime Video) If you'd like brief updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. tFrom your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what's my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each weekday except usually by 8 a.m. Eastern Time.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Mohsin Hamid is one of the greatest writers of this generation.   He was born in 1971 in Lahore, Pakistan before moving to California at age 3 while his dad did a doctorate at Stanford. At age 9, in 1980, he moved back to Pakistan and remained there until he was 18 when he came back to the US to go to Princeton. He graduated summa cum laude and studied under novelists Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates. Mohsin's first novel, Moth Smoke (2000), told the story of an ex-banker and heroin addict in contemporary Lahore. His second, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), told the tale of a Pakistani man's abandonment of his high-flying life in New York. (This was my first Mohsin Hamid book and I can't recommend it enough.) His third novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013), is my favorite -- it's a fascinating exploration of urbanization and global economic transformation ... wrapped in the guise of a self-help book ... written in the second person. An incredible feat. His fourth novel, Exit West (2017), his most popular, follows refugees escaping from their war-torn home through a chain of mysterious doors to foreign lands. And his fifth novel, The Last White Man, comes out on August 2, 2022 .... in just a few days. Mohsin's books have been published in over 40 languages, sold millions of copies, been turned into movies, and been shortlisted for the Pen / Hemingway Prize and Man Booker Prize multiple times. He has been named one of the world's 100 Leading Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine and his writing regularly appears in, no big deal, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, and the Paris Review.   Mohsin lives with his wife Zahra and their children in Lahore, Pakistan, where he joins us from today for our 3 Books conversation.   We discuss: the history of Pakistan and Lahore, storytelling as an antidote to nostalgia, transmuting fear into sadness, teaching children about death, what he learned from Toni Morrison as a teacher, the power of reading out loud, writing masterclass tips, Mohsin's three most formative books, and much, much more.   Let's flip the page into Chapter 108 now…   What You'll Learn: What is the history of Lahore? What are Lahoris like? What explains our need for nostalgia? What does storytelling allow us to do? What is it like to be a novelist? Why are self-help books oxymorons? Why is grappling with death so important? What are the ethical considerations of immortality? What is it like to have Toni Morrisson as a mentor? Why is it so important to read what we write out loud? How much should we edit our writing? Why is the search for truth so difficult in today's world? How do you balance writing and a job?  Why is engaging with the world so important for writers?   You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://www.3books.co/chapters/108   Leave us a voicemail. Your message may be included in a future chapter: 1-833-READ-A-LOT.     Sign up to receive podcast updates here: https://www.3books.co/email-list    3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 15-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Angie Thomas, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Roxane Gay, David Mitchell, Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single new moon and every single full moon all the way up to 5:21 am on September 1, 2031. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc. For more info check out: https://www.3books.co

Mohsin Hamid reads his story “The Face in the Mirror,” from the May 16th, 2022, issue of the magazine. Hamid is the author of four novels, including “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia” and “Exit West,” a winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize. A new novel, “The Last White Man,” from which this story was adapted, will be published in August

This episode, Dr. Natalie Nixon and I dig into not just what it means to be creative, but also how leaders can create space for creativity and inspire it in their teams by letting in a little chaos. Dr. Nixon is the author of The Creativity Leap, a creativity strategist, and a highly sought-after keynote speaker. In this conversation, we dive into the ideas behind her book, what makes someone "a creative" (hint: it involves being deeply human), and how important humanity and creativity are to the future of work - Natalie and I agree that we should let our AI overlords do what they do best…and we humans should focus on what we do best - be creative and empathetic! Natalie and I have three unexpected things in common: Ballroom dancing, an enthusiasm for Chaordic Thinking, and a deep sense that these two things are deeply intertwined! Dancing looks to regularly resolve the dynamic tension between chaos and order, and find a state of flow between the two. Chaordic Systems Thinking, if you're new to it, was first coined by Dee Hock, the founder and former CEO of VISA. He felt an ideal organization would balance order and control with disorder and openness, moving between them as it grew. Chaordic is just a made-up word combining chaos and order. I made a basic diagram of Chaordic systems Thinking for my book, Good Talk. Total Order (O, on the right) is oppressive and stultifying. It also doesn't deal well with surprise or adapt to unpredictability. Total chaos (C, on the left) can mean a total collapse of a given system - as Natalie says, without any boundaries, what is it even!?!  A chaordic system moves between the poles of chaos and order, spiraling outward, growing and expanding as it does. A conversation can be chaordic, too, by the way. For example, in a workshop, I sometimes feel the noise of collaboration and conversation rise, and I wonder, “Is this the moment to rein things in and move the conversation forward?” After all, sometimes that golden “aha” moment is just around the corner, just past my capacity to enjoy the chaos. In the chaos and randomness, new patterns are sometimes found. Like in jazz, those new patterns are then played with, firmed up, made more orderly…until they get too controlled, boring or repetitive. Then the chaordic cycle swings back towards chaos.  This is why, as Natalie points out, good leaders are also good followers: they are open to changing environments, and take the best of what's emerging, reading their team and adapting to new situations. Natalie and I also unpack the misunderstandings many folks, leaders included, have around the idea of being creative - one of most damaging being that the word doesn't (or can't) apply to them. Natalie's ideas on creativity and flow are critical for the future of work, and something that every leader, whether you lead a team of artists or a team of accountants, needs to hear. Enjoy the conversation! Head over to theconversationfactory.com/listen for full episode transcripts, links, show notes  and more key quotes and ideas. You can also head over there and become a monthly supporter of the show for as little as $8 a month. You'll get complimentary access to exclusive workshops and resources that I only share with this circle of facilitators and leaders. Links figure8thinking.com The Creativity Leap by Natalie Nixon Your "invisible work" is key to your most productive self by Natalie Nixon The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul There is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, interview with Tyson Yunkaporta

“For the love of money is the root of all evil.” What's an entrepreneur to do? We want to build something great, something that serves people. But we definitely want the money, too. Does that make us evil? So many entrepreneurs carry at least a little guilt when they hear this verse - or its more commonly misquoted version: Money is the root of all evil. That ends today. In this episode, Ryan puts his pastor hat on to do a little exegetical work on the Greek in this passage from 2 Timothy. As you listen, you'll discover what the Apostle Paul was really saying.  And as its true meaning sinks in, not only will you find yourself operating from a far more resourceful, abundant, and free state, but you'll also find a whole new level of freedom and inspiration on your entrepreneurial journey. If this episode creates a shift for you, please share it with us.

In this episode, Brad is joined by Keegan Francis and Mrugakshee Palwe. Keegan and Mrugakshee are behind Go Full Crypto, a podcast and service that helps people transition into crypto. Mrugakshee, being a woman from India, represents the diverse faces in Bitcoin and crypto. As a native of India, what are her Bitcoin lessons? Tune in for this and everything including financial self-custody, hyperbitcoinization, CBDCs, and more. Timestamps00:00:00 - Intro by Brad 00:03:38 - How Brad discovered and connected with Keegan and Mrugakshee00:06:33 - Brad on engaging with diverse Bitcoin voices onwards 00:10:03 - Bitcoin and taxation, libertarianism, and how about pushing Bitcoin on marginalized Cape Breton00:21:33 - Social disparities Bitcoin can fix - personal experiences by Mrugakshee and Brad00:34:41 - Discussion on Bitcoiners and the need for empathy 00:40:40 - Delving into hyperbitcoinization and how it would manifest 00:42:57 - Chat on self-custody of keys and role of encryption in self-sovereignty 00:48:43 - Keegan and Mrugakshee on their families' attitudes towards Bitcoin 00:51:23 - Politics of universal wealth distribution and achieving universal Bitcoinization 1:17:13 - Pivot into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)1:19:35 - Human rights and privileges and whether Bitcoin's a cure-all1:37:08 - Elevator pitch by all three on why you should look into Bitcoin 1:44:05 - Where to find all three Podcast MentionsIsaiah Jackson on Go Full CryptoStory of Dan Clarke on Go Full CryptoAnsel Lindner on Magic Internet MoneyHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia HyperbitcoinizationMoney, Bitcoin and Time blog by Robert BreedloveThe Big Short, movieFind Keegan & Mrugakshee on:Go Full Crypto podcast Go Full Crypto TwitterKeegan Francis Twitter Mrugakshee Palwe InstagramFind Brad Mills on:Brad Mills TwitterMagic Internet Money TwitterMagic Internet Money FacebookMagic Internet Money Instagram

This interview features Sheridan Clayborne of LendTable who's created multiple companies from null to zero all the way to multi-millions a year! We discuss how LendTable got started, Sheridan's approach to testing demand and funding the first loans himself, and a small masterclass on how a financial product like LendTable could offer 0% rates to end customers yet still the business can make profit at those rates. Sheridan is high energy and it made this such a fun episode to record and listen too, I can wait to hear your feedback. This podcast is brought to you by Dignified a leading agency building digital products for bootstrapped to Fortune 250 companies. If you need help with Business & Product Strategy, Building a product, or Innovation we're here for you: goodday@wearedignified.com or @brandonwaselnuk Show Notes: Books mentioned: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Anime mentioned: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Cowboy Bebop Samurai Champloo Kakegurui Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood Our agency Dignified Twitter link @brandonwaselnuk Intro music by our friend Jack H. Litster

Shannon Stowell is CEO of the Adventure Travel Trade Association.  We do a deep dive into what it means to travel off the beaten path, how to reduce your carbon footprint, and how to do your part to support companies that promote diversity in the travel industry. Millennial Travel Podcast 5: Off the Grid Adventure Travel with Shannon Stowell CEO of the Adventure Travel Trade Association Get the show notes at millennialtravelpodcast.com. Shannon comes to us from his off the grid cabin in Colorado with no electricity or running water.  We talk about his incredible trip to Kurdistan in northern Iraq.  He wins the award for most off the beaten path travel story, since I spoke to Jordan Harbinger about his trip to North Korea and another time when he was kidnapped. Shannon and I talk about how he has started Tomorrow’s Air the world’s first traveler collective to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it permanently.  We also discuss his involvement in the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund that directly funds local projects engaged in the conservation of unique natural and cultural resources of adventure travel destinations. I also put Shannon in the hotseat to ask him:  Favorite hike in the entire world? Favorite campsite in the entire world? Favorite piece of gear?  Where is the adventure capital of the world? Resources:  Shannon’s TED Talk: Change the World; Take a Vacation Tomorrow’s Air Clean Up Pact How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Neutral Together Carbon Offsetting  Travel Unity non profit promoting diversity in travel The Black Travel Alliance Under30Experiences’s Committment to Diversity & Inclusion The Luci Solar Light that Shannon light’s his cabin with  The Grayl Water purification bottle Shannon drinks from pools and swamps with! Connect with Shannon on Linkedin and check out The Adventure Travel Trade Association.  ### Direct support for the Live Different Podcast comes from my new book--The Millennial Travel Guidebook: Escape More, Spend Less, & Make Travel a Priority in Your Life.  This book is about more than travel... I'd be extremely grateful if checked it out!

Millennial Travel Podcast 5: Off the Grid Adventure Travel with Shannon Stowell CEO of the Adventure Travel Trade Association Get the show notes at millennialtravelpodcast.com. My guest today is Shannon Stowell, CEO of the Adventure Travel Trade Association.  We do a deep dive into what it means to travel off the beaten path, how to reduce your carbon footprint, and how to do your part to support companies that promote diversity in the travel industry. Shannon comes to us from his off the grid cabin in Colorado with no electricity or running water.  We talk about his incredible trip to Kurdistan in northern Iraq.  He wins the award for most off the beaten path travel story, since I spoke to Jordan Harbinger about his trip to North Korea and another time when he was kidnapped. Shannon and I talk about how he has started Tomorrow’s Air the world’s first traveler collective to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it permanently.  We also discuss his involvement in the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund that directly funds local projects engaged in the conservation of unique natural and cultural resources of adventure travel destinations. I also put Shannon in the hotseat to ask him:  Favorite hike in the entire world? Favorite campsite in the entire world? Favorite piece of gear?  Where is the adventure capital of the world?    Resources:  Shannon’s TED Talk: Change the World; Take a Vacation Tomorrow’s Air Clean Up Pact   How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia   Neutral Together Carbon Offsetting  Travel Unity non profit promoting diversity in travel The Black Travel Alliance Amplifying Black Voices: Our Growing List of Travel Resources Under30Experiences’s Committment to Diversity & Inclusion The Luci Solar Light that Shannon light’s his cabin with  The Grayl Water purification bottle Shannon drinks from pools and swamps with! Connect with Shannon on Linkedin and check out The Adventure Travel Trade Association.  ### Direct support for the Live Different Podcast comes from my new book--The Millennial Travel Guidebook: Escape More, Spend Less, & Make Travel a Priority in Your Life.  This book is about more than travel... I'd be extremely grateful if you pre-ordered it for just 99 cents!

Mohsin Hamid was born in Lahore, Pakistan in 1971 - and having degrees from Princeton University and then Harvard Law School, he soon realised that practicing Law was not meant for him. Mohsin Hamid is the author of four novels -- Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, and Exit West -- and a book of essays, Discontent and Its Civilizations. His writing has been translated into forty languages, featured on bestseller lists, and adapted for the cinema. In this podcast Mohsin talks about his journey from Law to Corporates to Pen to thoughts and to words. He shares his love for being amongst people, from having great conversations to spending time alone with his thoughts and edits. He also shares with us his intentional disconnect with social media, how he manages the immediacy of his attention, and he loves showing up for "work" Mohsin beautifully describes his key learnings of being a writer, his relationship with words and his relationship with vulnerability. Mohsin Hamid Website: mohsinhamid.com

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Watch the video here. ''One of his generation's most inventive and gifted writers'' (New York Times), Mohsin Hamid is the author of Moth Smoke, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a PEN/Hemingway Award finalist; the novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist, named a Book of the Decade by The Guardian and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize; and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, ''a globalized version of The Great Gatsby'' (NPR). In Exit West, Hamid sets a love story of courage and escape against the backdrop of a country in the throes of civil war. Social intellectual Pankaj Mishra's numerous books include From the Ruins of Empire, A Great Clamour, and Kashmir: The Case for Freedom. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, one of Foreign Policy magazine's top 100 global thinkers, and winner of Yale's Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, he has written political and literary essays for the Guardian, The New York Times, the London Review of Books, Poetry, the Wall Street Journal, and too many others to list. Age of Anger traces the origins of modern paranoid threats to the 18th century in a look at marginalized populations who became susceptible to demagogues, invented enemies, and empowerment through violence.  (recorded 3/9/2017)

Today I want to talk about how to get filthy rich building voice skills. Thats right! It’s really time to start to build your voice empire. Now is the time to get serious.As we talked about yesterday, Amazon turned on “Can Fulfill Intent Requests” which essentially allows for the creation of hyperlinks between voice skills. We now have a discovery and way to move around the “voice web” just like you can move between websites on the web. We had Justin Malvin, star product manager on yesterday to talk about the basics— how will it work? what does it mean? How should we think about it?In this episode, I want to lay out the method I’m using to build systems for voice skills. History repeats itself.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

Mohsin Hamid writes regularly for The New York Times, the Guardian and the New York Review of Books, and is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moth Smoke, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and Discontent and its Civilisations. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he has since lived between Lahore, London and New York. His latest novel Exit West was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. Jon McGregor is the author of four novels and a story collection. He is the winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize, Betty Trask Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award, and has twice been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham, where he edits The Letters Page, a literary journal in letters. Jon's latest novel Reservoir 13 was longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize, and then won the 2017 Costa Prize for Best Novel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Everybody is a migrant," says the novelist Mohsin Hamid.  In this episode, Miwa Messer interviews the award-winning author of pathbreaking works of fiction like Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, and his celebrated new novel Exit West, which combines a modern love story, a quirky fable, and a wryly hopeful look at the possibilities for a world in which borders are not walls.  They begin the conversation with a lesson from Douglas Adams, about the secret of flying.

September 5, 2017 Internationally acclaimed novelist Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Harcourt, 2007) and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (Riverhead Books, 2013), speaks about his newest work Exit West (Riverhead Books, 2017). Set in a world much like modern society, with some surreal twists, this timely and highly acclaimed novel explores the experience of two ordinary people, Saeed and Nadia, who become refugees when their world is suddenly upended. Their condition as migrants—facilitated, fantastically, by secret portals that whisk them away to unknown destinations—vividly evokes migration crises faced in many parts of the world, but also suggests that “migration” may be a permanent condition that all people share. The challenges these characters face, including how to negotiate their evolving relationship, require them to define and redefine their notions of love, loss, belief, and identity. Mohsin Hamid Author, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" (Harcourt, 2007) and "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" (Riverhead Books, 2013)

In episode 8 BookTuber and Book Riot contributor Rincey Abraham talks about her relationship with books and how her love of reading led to a successful YouTube channel dedicated to all things books. Episode Mentions * To Kill A Mockingbird  * Nancy Drew * Sweet Valley High * Judy Blume * Ramona * PBS * The Giver * Harry Potter * John Grisham * Jennifer Weiner * Meg Cabot * The Devil Wears Prada * Goodreads * vlogbrothers * Christina Horner * Books & Quills * Readables * Rincey Reads * Veronica Mars * Book Riot * Tale of Two Cities * Exit West * How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia * All Grown Up

In honor of Mothers everywhere, we have several stories about new projects being brought into the world this week: a film project that's all about learning from the past, the Eugene Symphony's three ambitious new compositions, and a play that takes us across the boarder. Plus, Charles Bradley sings tribute to his own mom.Into the Beautiful NorthAn adaptation of Luis Alberto Urrea’s bestselling novel “Into the Beautiful North” premieres at Milagro Theatre this week. The story follows three women from a small town in Mexico—a town with a total male population of zero. Immigration to the US has lured their community's men away, but our heroines, spurred on by the classic western flick “The Magnificent Seven,” are determined to bring back at least half a dozen of the good ones.Rough Waters for Arts Central - 4:50For twenty years, the Bend-based nonprofit Arts Central has brought arts education to central Oregon under the leadership of executive director Cate O’Hagan. Last month, though, O’Hagan quit after coming into conflict with the organization’s board over her role and the nonprofit's office space. We look at what this could mean for the region.Changes, from Charles Bradley - 8:47NPR called Charles Bradley’s “the most unlikely soul career of the millennium,” and the singer’s new album, “Changes,” reflects this and more. Bradley talks with NPR's David Greene about the album's unlikely starting place in a Black Sabbath cover, before opening up about how deeply the album is influenced by the loss of his mother. Bradley plays the Crystal Ballroom on May 19.The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival Is One of a Kind - 16:33Every year, the Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival, or QDoc for short, brings films (and often their makers) from around the world to Portland, about subjects ranging from gay athletes to New Zealand's favorite yodeling lesbian twins. It's the only such festival in the world, and this year it celebrates its 10th year May 19–22 at the Hollywood Theater. The co-founder David Weissman, a filmmaker best known for his docs "The Cockettes" and "We Were Here," stops by to talk about the festival and his newest project, "Conversations with Gay Elders."Eugene Symphony's Big 5-0 - 23:30The Eugene Symphony has a reputation for programming challenging works, but the symphony is pushing itself to a new level for its 50th anniversary with three new commissions by world class composers. Hear Oregon composer Robert Kyr's “Dawning of the World (Piano Concerto No. 1)” during the season finale on May 12.Return to Neverland with Peter and the Starcatcher - 30:45What does it take to recapture the wonder of being a kid? Turns out, the Tony-winning musical "Peter and the Starcatcher," which bills itself as a grown-ups' prequel to Peter Pan. We ask Broadway veteran Rodney Hicks to see the Portland Playhouse's local premiere for the next stop in our “What Are You Looking At?” series, and are rewarded with a night of uproarious laughs and unbridled imagination, playing through May 29.Mohsin Hamed - 38:58Pakistani and British author Mohsin Hamed reliably produces books with painfully clever titles and wisely-portioned doses of experimentation. His novels “The Reluctant Fundamentalist" and "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia,” were short listed for the Man Booker Prize and made the New York Times Best Seller list, respectively. “Discontent and Its Civilizations,” a collection of essays, came out last year and his newest novel, “Exit West,” is slated for release in 2017. Hamed visited Portland recently and found time to sit down with Think Out Loud’s Dave Miller. It's always good to go out with a bang, so listen in for that conversation at the end of the show.

Among the many striking aspects of the 2016 presidential race is this: 'political correctness' is regularly touted as one of our greatest societal evils. But it's not just Republican candidates: 68 percent of all Americans think 'P.C.' is a big problem, according to this Fairleigh Dickinson University poll.  The question is, why? In this episode [click "Listen" above], we explore how the policing of language can cause anxiety for many of us, while also forcing us to think about race and gender and other issues. Additionally, we turned to people who think about words for a living—writers—and put this question to them: Does "political correctness" shape today's art and expression? And if so, is that a problem or a necessity? Below are just a few of their responses. Feel free to weigh in! 1) Mohsin Hamid, author of How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and frequent contributor to the NYT Book Review. “I think power shapes language: what we can say, what we choose to say. And of course power shapes art. ‘Political correctness’ is just a description for certain ways in which some aspects of power are affecting language. There are many other ways. Think of what happened to Jeremiah Wright, President Obama's former preacher, when he violated the norms of ‘patriotic correctness’ in his sermons that were posted online. A firestorm. There are also issues of ‘religious correctness’ that one faces in, for example, Pakistan, where I live. The list goes on and on. And no artist is unaffected by them.”  2) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, playwright, An Octoroon and Appropriate, says: 3) Teju Cole, pictured below, author of Open City and photography critic at The New York Times Magazine. “I must have missed when political correctness enslaved human beings, killed them with infected blankets, exiled them from their homes, prevented them from voting, sexually assaulted them, and destroyed their neighborhoods with malign economic policy and bad policing. We have a number of very serious problems — ongoing issues or the aftermath of historical issues — to think about; political correctness is not one of those serious problems. I personally love political correctness because a vehement opposition to it is a pretty reliable way of flagging those who want to be jerks about other people's pain without having to pay any social price for being so.”  Teju Cole (Martin Lengemann) 4) Young Jean Lee, filmmaker and playwright (Straight White Men), says: 5) Julia Alvarez, author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and A Wedding in Haiti. “The writers I most respect are inclusive and diverse and their works include and even humanize politically-incorrect characters.  (Just think of Flannery O'Connor's!)  These writers do not legislate or promote a certain point of view, but they increase our level of awareness about the world we live in. I love the Chekhov quote that the task of the artist is not to solve the problem but to state it correctly. A character might be racist or a situation in a story unpalatable, even offensive, but if these work in the service of the story/poem, then an artist should not censor herself with other considerations. But writer has to have a certain level of awareness, even if her characters and the situations they are in do not.  We, as readers, have to feel that those deeper issues are being addressed and a more capacious vision being sought.” 6) Manil Suri, author of The City of Devi and The Death of Vishnu. “Political correctness is such an obvious and juicy target when artists allow themselves to fall victim to it that I feel it should be one's moral duty to go after it with the sharpest implement available. I'm sure I succumb to it myself on occasion (being Third World and gay and a person of color, etc) but can only hope someone shows enough mercy to puncture the 'art' that results.”    What do you think? Listen to my question and then click on "Reply" and tell me. We may use your comment for a future story!

Crime writer Ian Rankin and record producer Joe Boyd talk to Harriett Gilbert about some of the great books they've read, including The Wilder Shores of Love by Lesley Blanch, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid and The Islanders by Pascal Garnier.

Bookrageous Episode 74; International Literature Intro Music; In The Summertime - Rural Alberta Advantage What We're Reading Jenn [1:15] Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens [3:15] The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell [4:45] The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare Preeti [5:30] The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, Genevieve Valentine [5:45] Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, Sean Howe [9:05] Night of the Living Deadpool, Cullen Bunn Dustin [11:15] The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle [11:50] Moscow in the Plague Year: Poems, Marina Tsvetaeva, Christopher Whyte [12:50] This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein [14:30] Songs of the Dying Earth, eds. George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois [16:30] Collected Poems, W.H. Auden, Edward Mendelson --- Intermission; Intermission (West Side Story) --- International Literature [17:40] Jenn's sad pie-chart [22:45] Russian sci-fi: Victor Pelevin, Boris & Arkady Strugatsky, Sergei Lukyanenko [25:10] My Struggle: Book 1, Karl Ove Knausgaard [26:50] A Time for Everything, Karl Ove Knausgaard, James Anderson [27:45] In Search of Lost Time, Marcel Proust [29:45] Publishers of literature in translation: Archipelago Books (Knausgaard in hardcover), Dalkey Archive Press, Melville House, FSG, Open Letter Books, Deep Vellum Publishing, And Other Stories Publishing, New Vessel Press, Europa Editions [31:45] The Krishnavatara, K.M. Munshi [32:20] Mary Stewart's Arthurian Saga [33:25] Alina Bronsky, Elena Ferrante [34:10] Illuminations: Essays and Reflections, Walter Benjamin [37:15] Lauren Beukes [38:20] Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko [39:30] One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez [40:15] Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, Edith Grossman [41:20] The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (character chart via Vulture) [42:50] Salman Rushdie [44:35] The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz [46:55] Kenzaburo Oe [47:30] Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto [49:50] Stolen Air: Selected Poems of Osip Mandelstam, Christian Wiman, Osip Mandelstam [51:30] Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Roadside Picnic; The Snail on the Slope); Sergei Lukyanenko [52:25] Gabriel Garcia Marquez & Juan Jose Saer: The Autumn of the Patriarch, La Grande, Scars [52:20] Mohsin Hamid (How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia; The Reluctant Fundamentalist) [53:45] War & War, Laszlo Krasznahorkai, George Szirtes [55:15] The Krishnavatara, K.M. Munshi [56:10] Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto [56:50] Pluto, Naoki Urasawa [57:30] The Infatuations, Javier Marias; Your Face Tomorrow [59:10] The Pearl Series, New Directions: Bad Nature or With Elvis in Mexico, Javier Marias [59:35] The Hall of the Singing Caryatids, Victor Pelevin [1:00:10] The Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, Xiaolu Guo [1:01:15] Translators on translation: Edith Grossman, Why Translation Matters; Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, David Bellos; The Man Between, Michael Henry Heim --- Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323. Next book club pick: What We See When We Read, Peter Mendelsund. Put BOOKRAGEOUS in the comments of your order to get 10% off from WORD Bookstores! Find Us Online: Dustin, Jenn, Preeti Order Josh's book! Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or other Bookrageous projects. We promise.

A lecture and book signing with award-winning novelist Mohsin Hamid, author of Moth Smoke, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia.

Mohsin Hamid mocks the self-help genre in his new novel.

Samira Ahmed talks to international best selling author Mohsin Hamid about his new novel How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. Susan Aldworth and the editor of the magazine RawVision, John Maizels explore the Wellcome Collection's show of Outsider Art from Japan. Peter Moffat discusses his television series, The Village, starring John Simm and Maxine Peake and to round things off Susannah Clapp reports on the first night of The Low Road - Bruce Norris's follow up to the much garlanded Clybourne Park.

On Start the Week Allan Little talks to Pakistani novelist, Mohsin Hamid about 'how to get filthy rich in rising Asia', and his self-help manual of rags to riches. The playwright Bruce Norris dramatises an entrepreneur's quest for wealth with priceless ambition, while Katherine Boo explores the slums of Mumbai to question the impact of the volatility of the market. And the turbulent times of an English village throughout the 20th century is the subject of Peter Moffat's latest television series. Producer: Katy Hickman.

Borrowing the ambitious structure of a self-help guide, Hamid, a radically inventive storyteller and author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, tells the riveting tale of a man’s journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon. Both social satire and love story, Hamid’s new book braves its way into the frenetic epicenter of the global economy.*Click here to see photos from the program!

The author of 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', Mohsin Hamid, talks to John Freeman about the extract from his latest novel 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia', extracted in the new issue of Granta, Betrayal.