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Books by Louis Menand mentioned on podcasts

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2 books across 3 episodes on 2 podcasts.

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  1. The Metaphysical Club

    2 mentions · The Tim Ferriss Show, The Book Review

    The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cultural history that explores the origins of pragmatism through the lives of remarkable figures like Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

    Recommended
    “and i read a book that actually i love called the metaphysical club by a person called louis minand who's an amazing amazing writer he's a professor at harvard in the english department book won the pulitzer prize”
    Noah Feldman The Tim Ferriss Show #540: Harvard Polymath Noah Feldman — Deep Focus for Hyper-Productivit… 2021-10-21 Listen at 2:17:18
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. The Free World

    2 mentions · The Book Review

    The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War is a sweeping cultural and intellectual history by Louis Menand that examines how artistic and philosophical ideas evolved in the United States from the end of World War II to the dawn of the turbulent 1960s.

    Discussed
    “he is the author of The metaphysical club and his newest book is called the Free World”
    Gilbert Cruz The Book Review Louis Menand on 'The Free World' 2021-05-14 Listen at 0:58
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible