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Books That Made Me
Tim Gunn
Ep. 2
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Find us on patreon! Tim and Aidan compete for who's the biggest dork while sharing their love for Mary Beard, Robert Massie, and Diana Vreeland. Also discussed: Schitt's Creek, weird Etruscan urns, snakes in academia.
Books that made Tim Gunn:
- SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Mary Beard
- Peter the Great: His Life and World, Robert K. Massie
- D.V., Diana Vreeland
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Also discussed!
- Twelve Caesars, Mary Beard
- Emperor of Rome, Emperor of Rome
- Greek and Roman Art galleries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, Robert K. Massie
- Nicholas and Alexandra, Robert K. Massie
- Schitt’s Creek
- Big Mistakes
- 30 Rock, S1 E12: "Black Tie”
- Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
- Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work, Tim Gunn
- Diana Vreeland Bazaar Years: Including 100 Audacious Why Don’t Yous...?
- Memos: The Vogue Years, 1962–1971, Diana Vreeland
- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson
- Adam’s Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form, Michael Sims
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