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So we've got lots of things to talk about today. Let's jump right in. But before we do, I would like you to join me for a special moment. I've been sort of bringing you along on this journey in which I've been telling you about my whole book-writing experience. And I wanted to share this moment with you.
The moment is this: I got this box from my publisher, which I understand to have in it the first printed copies of my new book. Now if you've never been an author, you don't know how exciting it is. No matter how many books you write, it is very exciting to see for the first time and hold it in your hand the actual printed final book. And so I thought I would open up my package and share with you my special moment.
Got a bubble wrap. It comes with a little note from my publisher. It says, "Scott, congratulations on your finished book. Ba-ba-boom. Here it is. Available for pre-order now on Amazon and everywhere else that you can pre-order a book. Get yours now." It'll actually be on shelves on November 5th, but if you preorder it now, it's good for me. It boosts it up the bestseller list, and it's good to get there early.
Now compare the final, in all its beauty, to what we call the uncorrected proof. So this first version is what gets sent out to writers and reviewers and people who might say good things about it. So this one comes out early. It's like 98% accurate. And then this one follows. Look how much better the final is. It's shiny. It just looks so much better.
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ay, I hope you all do your pre-orders of that. Let's talk about the news. Number one piece of news is Turkey and the Kurds. Here's what you need to know: we have no idea what's going on over there. If you have a strong opinion about Turkey and the Kurds in Syria, you probably shouldn't, because we really don't know what's happening. It seems to me that the biggest problem over there is that ther…
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