Episode · The Book Review · 2019-05-24
Books mentioned on A Trilogy About the American Revolution Begins
Rick Atkinson discussed The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson. Gilbert Cruz recommended The plague and I. by Betty MacDonald, and discussed Ecstatic nation by Brenda Wineapple and The egg and I by Betty MacDonald. Brenda Wineapple discussed Profiles in courage by John F. Kennedy. John Williams recommended Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens. Greg Cowles recommended Our Man by George Packer. Tina Jordan recommended Birds by the Shore by Jennifer Ackerman, and discussed The genius of birds by Jennifer Ackerman and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The British Are Coming
The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson is a detailed historical narrative chronicling the military and political events of the first year of the American Revolution.
Discussed“so the book opens with George III our last king riding to Portsmouth on the south coast of England for a great review of the royal Navy”
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Ecstatic nation
Discussed“your book before that was ecstatic Nation confidence crisis and compromise 1848 to 1877 so you were in this period and and in the 19th century”
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Profiles in courage
Profiles in courage by John F.
Discussed“and John Kennedy in profiles and courage in 1957 and it was a riging view and that height of the Civil Rights Movement”
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Hitch-22
Hitch-22 is a candid and intellectually robust memoir by the late British-American essayist and critic Christopher Hitchens, reflecting on his political evolution, literary friendships, and eventual battle with cancer.
Recommended“and the one I'm sort of the furthest into about 150 Pages or so is Christopher hitch's Memoir hitch 22 which was published in 2010 and has a little preface added a year later when he addresses his illness”
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Our Man
Our Man by George Packer is an acclaimed biography detailing the life and career of the prominent American diplomat Richard Holbrooke.
Recommended“you know in my personal reading I inclined toward fiction and poetry but this week big biography has it hooks in me I'm reading our man by George Packer which is a biography of the Diplomat Richard Holbrook”
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Birds by the Shore
Birds by the Shore by Jennifer Ackerman is a captivating observation of coastal ecosystems and avian life through the lens of a dedicated naturalist.
Recommended“I'm reading something different for me I'm reading Birds by the Shore by Jennifer acrian”
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The genius of birds
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman is an engaging exploration of avian intelligence that challenges long-held assumptions about animal cognition and the structure of the brain.
Discussed“You may remember the book she had a few years ago called the Genius of birds which I loved I think most people in the desk know that I'm a bird watcher”
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The plague and I.
Betty MacDonald’s memoir The Plague and I recounts the author’s harrowing yet humorous experiences recovering from tuberculosis in a Washington state sanitarium.
Recommended“this book is Betty McDonald's the plague and I longtime listeners may remember a while back I read the Egg and I if people are familiar with her name it's probably because of the Mrs pigle wiggle books her children's books which are still in circulation”
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The egg and I
The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald is a humorous and widely celebrated 1945 memoir detailing the author's challenging yet comical experiences running a remote chicken ranch in the rugged mountains of Washington State with her newlywed husband.
Discussed“this book is Betty McDonald's the plague and I longtime listeners may remember a while back I read the Egg and I”
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Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Rick Atkinson will be here to talk about his new book the British are coming how do you impeach a president”
“how do you impeach a president frienda wine Apple will join us to talk about the impeachers the trial of Andrew Johnson and the dream of a just Nation”
“Rick Atkinson's new book is called the British are coming the War for America Lexington to Princeton 1775 to 1777 the first volume in the revolution Trilogy”
“Brenda wineapple is here to talk about her new book The impeachers the trial of Andrew John and the dream of a just Nation Brenda thanks for being here”
“my pleasure Brenda wineapple new book is called the impeachers the trial of Andrew Johnson and the dream of a just Nation”
“of course he's famous for Silence of the Lambs but he was first introduced in Harris's second novel red dragon”
“he had been kind of down on the movies as he put it because of a 1986 film called called Manhunter which was an adaptation of red dragon”
“The Last film was Hannibal Rising I believe that didn't do well at the box office or critically”
“well I lik many things about that book but one amusing thing is that that book has exactly one thing in common with his one of his best friends Martin amos' Memoir experience”
“it's probably because of the Mrs pigle wiggle books her children's books which are still in circulation”