Episode · The Realignment · 2021-07-06
Books mentioned on 139 | George Packer: How America Fractured and the Way Forward
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Unwinding
The Unwinding by George Packer is a narrative non-fiction book that explores the profound political, economic, and social fracturing of America from the late twentieth century through the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis by following the intersecting lives of several ordinary citizens and public figures.
Discussed“he's always somebody who's gotten it read his book 2013 the unwinding”
Where to get it
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Last Best Hope
Last Best Hope by George Packer is a probing examination of contemporary American politics, national identity, and the crises currently facing democratic institutions.
Recommended“you can purchase george's book with a link to our bookshop which is down in the show notes”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Blood of the Liberals
“i've written five books about america now in 20 years the first was called blood of the liberals”
Own book The assassins' gate
“it was a three-generational family story the assassin's gate about the war in iraq which i covered for the new yorker”
Own book Our Man
“our man a biography of richard holbrooke and kind of an account of america from during what's called the american century really the heyday of our power”
Own book Last Best Hope
“and then the waning of it with the uh the post-9 11 wars last best hope is my summation”