Episode · The Book Review · 2019-02-15
Books mentioned on A Class in ‘Dreyer’s English’
Gilbert Cruz discussed The Great Dictionary English - Dutch by Benjamin Maximilian Eisenhauer and Landfall by Thomas Mallon. Benjamin Dryer recommended Woe is I by Patricia T. O'Conner and Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins by Theodore Menline Bernstein. Thomas Mallon discussed Henry and Clara by Thomas Mallon and Dewey defeats Truman by Thomas Mallon. Alexandra Alter discussed Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson, The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn, and The oldest April by Sarah Litsey. John Williams recommended The Nun. by Diderot. Translated from the French. ... of 2; Volume 1 by Denis Diderot. Tina Jordan recommended The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams. Pamela Paul discussed Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Dictionary English - Dutch
Discussed“Benjamin dryer will be here to discuss his bestselling guide to writing Dryer's English”
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Landfall
Discussed“Thomas malan will be here to talk about his latest book landfall”
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Woe is I
Woe Is I is a widely popular and accessible guide to grammar and usage written by Patricia T.
Recommended“I Like Woe Is I and I love a book by Theodore Bernstein called Miss thistle Bottom's hob goblins”
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Miss Thistlebottom's hobgoblins
Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins is a classic exploration of English usage and stubborn grammatical superstitions written by Theodore Menline Bernstein.
Recommended“I Like Woe Is I and I love a book by Theodore Bernstein called Miss thistle Bottom's hob goblins which is really one of the best books about being in the trenches with writing”
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Henry and Clara
Discussed“I actually found that to be the opposite If Only from a reader's point of view because the further you go back the less the reader knows as well as the writer knows and in some ways I found it easier to write about the Civil War in an old novel of mine called Henry and clar”
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Dewey defeats Truman
Discussed“that was the novel I wrote before Dewey defeats Truman which was set in the late 40s and I didn't have any living memory of the Truman years”
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Merchants of Truth
Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson is a journalistic exploration of the transformation of major news organizations in the digital age.
Discussed“and then last week we had the question surrounding Joel abramson's book Merchant of Truth”
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The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window by A.
Discussed“and then this week I was looking at new questions about Dan mallerie who is the author of the bestselling Thriller the woman in the window”
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The oldest April
Discussed“there is another book that was extremely similar to his book The Woman in the window and that was saving April which was published in March of 2016 several months before Mr mallerie sold his novel”
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The Nun. by Diderot. Translated from the French. ... of 2; Volume 1
The Nun by Denis Diderot is an 18th-century epistolary novel that chronicles the harrowing experiences of a young woman forced into a convent against her will.
Recommended“I'm reading a novel called the nun from a very long time ago by Deni dito the philosopher novelist art critic maybe most famously encyclopedist”
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The Unwinding of the Miracle
The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams is a deeply moving memoir written by a woman who faced a terminal cancer diagnosis with extraordinary grace and introspection.
Recommended“so I'm reading a cancer Memoir called the unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip Williams”
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Master of the Senate
Master of the Senate by Robert A.
Discussed“my main book is Robert Caro's master the Senate which is the third volume in his LBJ biography”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Benjamin Dryer's book is called Dryer's English an utterly correct guide to Clarity and style”
“all right well a trip back to the early a with landfall by Thomas Malon”