Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on 100 Years of Simon & Schuster
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Denial of Death
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning exploration of the thesis that human civilization and behavior are fundamentally driven by the fear of mortality.
Discussed“the denial of death by Ernest Becker what a great way to start a Wednesday”
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Crossword Puzzle Book
Discussed“RW inter aded about Simon and shuster's first bestseller which was a crossword puzzle book and maybe much like today with the New York Times games are very lucrative”
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Did I Ever Tell You?
Did I Ever Tell You? is a deeply personal memoir by Genevieve Kingston that chronicles her family's experiences and the emotional weight of memory and loss.
Recommended“it's called did I ever tell you the writer's name is Genevie Kingston and I think that that's an example of gut”
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Chicka chicka boom boom
Discussed“all right well I'll start with a children's book because it's fun how about Chicka Chicka Boom Boom I think I read that to my child”
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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W.
Discussed“I think that Frederick Douglas by David blight an award-winning historian this was a this was 10 years in the works”
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Why We're Polarized
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein is an incisive political analysis examining the structural forces that drive deep partisan division in the United States by reframing political behavior through the lens of group identity rather than individual irrationality.
Discussed“Ezra Klein why we're polarized this is this is an older book but obviously we need to understand why we're polarized and I think that Ezra has actually written the the signal book on that topic”
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Rage
Rage by Bob Woodward is an investigative journalism book that delves into the inner workings of the Trump administration, focusing heavily on national security crises, race relations, and the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussed“I think last last time in 2020 I was so grateful and privileged to have been able um to publish Bob's book Rage which showed how the Trump Administration handled the covid crisis and showed how Donald Trump specifically lied about covid lied to the American people”
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Is This Anything?
Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld is a collection of the legendary comedian's best material spanning decades of stand-up.
Discussed“and in fact during the pandemic one of the authors I chose to work with was Jerry Seinfeld and he had to record is this anything all by himself in the middle of the pandemic”
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