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its been so long. can ijust say im standing here feeling kind ofjealous? why? well, look. and we didnt even put it there. it wasnt even staged. no? no. well, i mean, its selling very well, so why not? and the cover looks good. i think the cover kind of pops. im wondering if you get a bit... you know, ive had it one or two times, books in windows, but you must get it all the time. so, the thing that makes my socks go up and down is not seeing the book in the book store window, but its w...

well, look who it is. what a surprise! as if! i cant believe i found you here! its been so long. can ijust say, im standing here feeling kind ofjealous? why? well, look! and we didnt even put it there! it wasnt even staged. no? no. well, i mean, its selling very well, so why not? and the cover looks good. i think the cover kind of pops. im wondering if you get a bit... you know, ive had it one or two times, books in windows, but you must get it all the time. so, the thing that makes my...

from england and the guy next to me goes... he looks at the book and he says, "i read that book." and i said, "oh." and before i could stop him, he says, "cynical— both laugh we spent... it was a seven—hour flight. seven hours, and hes playing 20 questions, trying to figure out who i was, and he was getting closer and closer and closer. and it was just horrendous! did you manage... by the time you landed, he didnt figure it out? no, he hadnt figured it out. shall we go on in? i mea...

it was a version of this — i sat down to reread my book because i was coming back for the paperback book tour from england and the guy next to me goes... he looks at the book and he says, "i read that book." and i said, "oh." and before i could stop him, he says, "cynical— both laugh we spent... it was a seven—hour flight. seven hours, and hes playing 20 questions, trying to figure out who i was, and he was getting closer and closer and closer. and it was just horrendous! did you...

Youre known for is choosing these subjects that are quite dense, quite nerdy, dont sound on paper. if i was giving, getting the elevator pitch... right. ..i wouldnt think, "oh, yeah, thats a blockbuster subject "that everybody�*s going to want to read about." then you turn them into movies that brad pitt wants to be in. so, its funny you say that, because i have found... its almost a reliable indicator that ive found my next subject. if im at a dinner party and someone says, "what are you work...

Theyll follow that person anywhere. and i knew i needed to explain, like, the mortgage bond market. who wanted to read about the mortgage bond market? but once you were attached to me, they would follow me into the mortgage bond market. and so all these books are just using the same device. so, when you say i write about it in the same way, i think thats true. it sort of tends to be characterfirst, and the character leads you through material, teaches you, gives you insights, all the rest. but a...