Book · 2016 · Biography & Autobiography
United
Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good
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Your book is the memoir of someone raised in an extremely loving and extremely solid two-parent household.
Stephen Dubner · Freakonomics Radio · Mar 2016 What they say about it
- Discusses book contents“writes about race through his own experience”3
The best things said about it
If Cory Booker is indeed a superhero, he just found his kryptonite, writing a book.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Mar 2016 His new book, which is called United, Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Mar 2016 You cite research by the Pew Charitable Trust and the National Research Council.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Mar 2016 In his book United he writes about race through his own experience.
Stephen Dubner Freakonomics Radio · Mar 2016 Why people recommend it
Every mention
Stephen Dubner When we spoke, he was in the throes of a tour for his new book, which is called United, Thoughts on Finding… 6
Discussed
“Today on Freakonomics Radio, if Cory Booker is indeed a superhero, he just found his kryptonite, writing a book. I literally hit the heaviest I've been in my life as I ate my way through the stress of working full long days and then starting at midnight and finishing at four in the morning of trying to write as well.”
Discussed
“When we spoke, he was in the throes of a tour for his new book, which is called United, Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good. All right, question number one, which is more fun, book tour or Senate campaign?”
Discussed
“Most politicians' books are pegged to running for office, most, and you're not running for anything anytime soon that we know of. I'm running from things. I'm running from things. So why, look, you have a great story to tell and you have a lot of things to talk about that you do well in this book, but I am”
Critiqued
“You write about the irony, what you call the irony that Congress passed the so-called Crime Bill of 1995 after crime had begun to decline and you cite research. This is on page 164 of your book. You cite research by the Pew Charitable Trust and the National Research Council”
Discussed
“you write very movingly in the book of your parents you call them your constant mentors my first and greatest teachers you refer to your dad in particular as a superhero to me throughout my life your book is the memoir of someone raised in an extremely loving and extremely solid two-parent household”
Discussed
“today Booker is one of just two African Americans in the U.S. Senate in his book United he writes about race through his own experience chapter one for instance begins the chapter begins I hate Henry Louis Gates because of some very humbling things he did to me”
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Passing
“Senator Booker, thank you so much. Congratulations on the book. It's called United. I very much appreciate the time. Thank you for this great conversation.”