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Steve Rinella introduces David Grann and mentions this as one of his books, describing it as a New York Times bestselling book that he was 'most jealous of because it was one of those books you just see so much you get sick of seeing it' due to its huge success.

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Another book by David Grann mentioned during the introduction, described as being about 'the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.' The book is noted as becoming a movie directed by Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

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David Grann's latest book, which is the main subject of the podcast interview. It's described as 'A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder' and the entire conversation revolves around this book's content about a maritime disaster in the 1700s.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading this book, describing it as 'Dan Floy's very great book, Wild New World, which is an ecological history of the continent.' He discusses how the book begins with the Chicxulub asteroid strike and traces ecological history through time, including sections on Audubon.

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David Grann mentions listening to an audible recording of Moby Dick during his treacherous boat journey to Wager Island in Patagonia, humorously noting it was 'the stupidest thing' to listen to because it was 'completely unsoothing' given the maritime peril he was experiencing.

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Steve Rinella describes this as 'one of my favorite books of all time,' explaining it's about the Battle of Little Big Horn and Custer's death. He praises how the author handles what people include and leave out of their accounts, giving an example of a physician's journal that omits an unflattering incident.