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Episode 434: Mirin Fader on Notebooks, Finding the Breakthrough, Biography, and "Dream"

Episode 434: Mirin Fader on Notebooks, Finding the Breakthrough, Biography, and "Dream"

Update: 2024-10-18

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Mirin Fader is a staff writer for The Ringer and the author of Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon.

The book chronicles the personal and professional transformation of a transformational figure in wonderful, lucid detail.

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Show notes: brendanomeara.com

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Episode 434: Mirin Fader on Notebooks, Finding the Breakthrough, Biography, and "Dream"

Episode 434: Mirin Fader on Notebooks, Finding the Breakthrough, Biography, and "Dream"

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