Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-05-25
Books mentioned on 132. Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms
Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with cancer at 22. She made her illness the subject of a New York Times column and a memoir, Between Two Kingdoms.
Steve Levitt recommended The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, and discussed Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Between Two Kingdoms
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad is a compelling memoir chronicling the author's battle with leukemia and her subsequent journey of recovery and reintegration into normal life.
Discussed“her amazing Memoir between two kingdoms tells the story of her battle with cancer as well as the challenges of returning to Everyday Life”
Where to get it
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is an acclaimed young adult novel that follows two teenagers coping with terminal cancer diagnoses who fall in love while navigating the painful realities of mortality.
Recommended“Have you read The Fault in Our Stars?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Fault in Our Stars
“talking to Selica about the book The Vault and Our Stars put me in the mood to revisit the conversation I had a few years back with the author of that book John Green”