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Referenced when discussing the origin of the poop knife story. Wade Davis, described as an ethnobotanist and anthropologist, was on the Diane Rehm Show promoting this book about ego tourism. The speaker heard the story as a teenager and it inspired him to study anthropology.

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Yvon Chouinard mentions reading a 'brilliant book' by Wade Davis about early attempts at Mount Everest in the 1920s. The book discusses each character's experiences in World War One and the hideous nature of that war. Specific title not provided.