Episode · The Book Review · 2016-09-30
Books mentioned on American Apartheid
Gilbert Cruz discussed Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips. Pamela Paul discussed Blood at the Root - A Racial Cleansing in America by Patrick Phillips and The association of small bombs by Karan Mahajan. Ethan Gilsdorf discussed The Tetris effect by Dan Ackerman, Death by video game by Simon Parkin, and Play anything by Ian Bogost. Melissa Clark discussed SIMPLE by Diana Henry and Mad hungry family by Lucinda Scala Quinn. Greg Cowles discussed Home by Harlan Coben, Hero of the empire by Candice Millard, and Old Filth by Jane Gardam. John Williams discussed Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee and Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Blood at the Root
Blood at the Root is a historical nonfiction book by Patrick Phillips that explores the dark history of racial cleansing and the forced expulsion of African American residents from Forsyth County, Georgia.
Discussed“author Patrick Phillips looks at the chilling history of foresight County Georgia in his new book Blood at the root”
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Blood at the Root - A Racial Cleansing in America
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America is a historical nonfiction book by Patrick Phillips that investigates the expulsion of Black residents from Forsyth County, Georgia, and the subsequent legacy of racial violence.
Discussed“Patrick Phillips has written a new book about its troubled history the book is called blood at the root a racial cleansing in America”
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The Tetris effect
Discussed“the tetris effect the game that hypnotized the World by Dan Akerman”
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Death by video game
Death by Video Game by Simon Parkin is an investigative nonfiction book that explores the danger, pleasure, and obsession found on the virtual frontlines of modern gaming culture.
Discussed“death by video game danger pleasure and Obsession on the virtual Frontline by Simon Parkin”
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Play anything
Discussed“and play anything the pleasure of limits the uses of boredom and the secret of games by Ian bogost”
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SIMPLE
SIMPLE by Diana Henry is an acclaimed cookbook by British food writer Diana Henry that offers effortless recipes featuring big, vibrant flavors for home cooks.
Discussed“so one of my favorite books that addresses that is called Simple effortless food big flavors it's by um Diana Henry who's a British cookbook author”
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Home
Discussed“the big one debuting right at number one is Haren coin's uh latest book home”
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Hero of the empire
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill is a historical nonfiction book by Candice Millard that details the dramatic experiences of Winston Churchill in South Africa.
Discussed“the biggest there is at number five the popular historian Candace Mard um is back with a book called hero of the Empire”
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Disgrace
Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African author J.
Discussed“I just kind of sat in the park most of the day and read was um JM cat's disgrace which I've been meaning to read for a long time”
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Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller is a dark, suspenseful psychological novel that examines obsession, manipulation, and the complex dynamics of female friendship and isolation.
Discussed“and this was uh this is one of those cases where you know the cuts book starts with the affair with the professor and so that put me in mind of this book um Zoe hel's novel what was she thinking parenthesis notes on a scandal”
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Old Filth
Old Filth by Jane Gardam is a celebrated novel that portrays the life of an aging former judge and his complex, deeply buried past within the British Empire.
Discussed“I'm reading the novel old filth by Jane gardom uh which is it's wonderful”
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The association of small bombs
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan is a critically acclaimed novel that takes place in New Delhi and explores the aftermath of violence.
Discussed“then finally I started uh despite those two looming unfinished tasks I did start also reading this week um the book that came out earlier this year by uh Karan Mahajan the association of small bombs”
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Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“can you tell us uh the uh origin of the title which I should mention is not to be confused with blood in the water another excellent book that uh was published recently”
“and you yourself have written a book called fantasy Freaks and gaming Geeks an Epic Quest for reality among role players online Gamers and other dwellers of imaginary Realms”
“this gets into a little bit about the the history of my own book fantasy Freaks and gaming Geeks where I really tried to figure out you know how did we get from this”
“the titles are the tetris effect the game that hypnotized the World by Dan arran”
“death by video game danger pleasure and Obsession on the virtual front line by Simon parin”
“and play anything the pleasure of limits the uses of boredom and the secret of games by even bogost”
“I have a book called dinner changing the game and it's exactly that”
“it's you know think uh Stevens from Remains of the Day the book”
“then I have my uh guilty pleasure of um my Lee bardugo's uh crooked Kingdom the sequel to six crows”