First Blood & The Aviator

Oct 29, 2025
22 mins

Episode Description

Joel Miller is the writer of the popular newsletter Miller’s Book Review, chief content officer at Full Focus, author of the new book The Idea Machine, and an avid reader. He shares with Tsh a beloved book from his childhood and one from adulthood (as well as two extras from both).

* Joel’s newsletter, Miller’s Book Review

* Joel’s new book, The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future

* Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

* First Blood, by David Morrell

* The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

* The Aviator, by Eugene Vodolazkin

* Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips



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