Douglas Brunt, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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🗓️ 19 September 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Zibby interviews New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt about his fascinating new book, The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. Douglas shares what inspired him to investigate the century-old mystery of Rudolf Diesel, the famous inventor who disappeared from a ship at sea, and the extensive research that brought him to his final theory. He also talks about his journey from burnt-out tech startup CEO to author, the challenges of switching to nonfiction for this book, and his podcast “Dedicated with Doug Brunt,” where he interviews top authors!

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
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1:03.2	Douglas Brent is the author of the mysterious case of Rudolph Diesel, genius, power,
1:08.5	and deception on the eve of World War I. He is also the New York Times
1:12.8	best-selling author of Ghosts of Manhattan, The Means, Trophy Sun, and now the mysterious case of
1:18.3	Rudolph Diesel. He is the host of the top-rated Sirius XM author podcast dedicated with
1:24.2	Doug Brent, a Philadelphia native. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three
1:28.3	children. And by the way, Doug and I work together at Ideal Lab in New York after I transferred from
1:34.0	the Pasadena office back in, oh my gosh, maybe 1999, 2000. And he was one of the first people
1:41.0	I met at that job. And now here it is, what, 22 years later, 23 years later. Very funny. Welcome, Doug. Thanks so much for coming on moms. Don't have time to read books to discuss the mysterious case of Rudolph Diesel, genius, power, and deception on the eve of World War I. Zibi, thanks for, it's an honor to be here. Thanks for having me. Oh, please. Thank you. It's so funny after all these years at Idealab back in the day, you know, rolling around in our errand chairs or whatever. But anyway, here we are.
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