Andrew Pettegree - Book At War

A Book with Legs

Smead Capital Management

Investing, Business, Management

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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In this episode, Professor Andrew Pettegree joins Cole to discuss his newly released title, "The Book at War." The book is a captivating analysis of the power of print in society and conflicts throughout history. At the heart of this literary work is the paradox of words during wartime. The notion that books are weapons in the war of ideas is tested in this account on how the written word leaves a lasting impact on the fabric of societies.

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0:00.0	You're listening to A Book with Legs, a podcast presented by Smead Capital Management.
0:08.0	At Smead Capital Management, we advise investors who fear stock market failure.
0:12.9	You can learn more at Smeadcap.com or by calling your financial advisor.
0:25.8	Welcome to a book with legs podcast. I'm Cole Smead, CEO and portfolio manager here at Smead Capital Management. At our firm, we are readers, and we believe books provide us a huge power
0:31.2	to shape informed investors. In this podcast, we speak to great authors about their writing.
0:35.5	The late great Charlie Munger prescribed using multiple mental models and analysis. We analyze these works through the lens of business,
0:42.8	markets, and people. Thank you to our listeners for joining us for this episode. We will talk
0:47.6	about the power of books in society and conflicts. After reading this book, I think a phrase
0:53.5	should be changed. It can now be stated that to
0:57.2	the victors, go the books. Andrew Pettigree is joining us to discuss his newly released title,
1:03.1	The Book at War, How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict-shaped Reading. Little background on
1:08.5	Andrew. He is a professor of modern history at the university of
1:11.5	st andrews mr pedigree is a leading expert on the history of book and media transformations he
1:16.7	has published numerous books including his 2021 title that he co-authored the library of fragile history
1:23.4	he joins us from his home in scotland Andrew, thank you for joining me today.
1:28.3	Well, it's a real pleasure to be with you.
1:30.3	So I kind of gave away part of the punchline to the next question I'll ask in your bio.
1:35.3	But we always love asking authors, what inspired them to write this book?
1:40.3	And, you know, what role do you think that inspiration kind of played in these periods?
1:44.4	Because you kind of have certain periods you cover particularly.
1:47.7	Well, there's really two jumping off points here, I could say.
1:52.5	One is the library book that I wrote with a younger colleague, Arthur DeVadren.
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