Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Americans on a Financial 'Tightrope'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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World Without Work
Discussed“Daniel sesin joins us now from London his new book is called a world with out work technology Automation and how we should respond”
Where to get it
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Future of the Professions
Discussed“I want to talk about your first book for a minute which was called the future of the professions”
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Serious Noticing
Discussed“sure I reviewed James Wood's new collection called serious noticing which gathers about 30 years of his criticism and essays”
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Cleanness
Cleanness by Garth Greenwell is a deeply evocative novel that explores desire, intimacy, and expatriate life in modern Europe through exquisite prose.
Discussed“and other times I mean in the case of Greenwell and this novel cleanness I'm calling it a novel it just it just holds together like a novel”
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Franchise
Franchise by Marcia Chatelain is a meticulously researched historical study examining the rise of fast food chains in America, with a particular focus on the complex relationship between McDonald's, franchising, and Black communities.
Discussed“I reviewed actually this was last week in the paper a book called franchise by a historian at Georgetown named Mara shadan and it's a history of fast food in America”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing World Without Work
“if in fact you were Daniel susin is the author of a world without work technology automation and how we should respond”
Passing The Outsider
“another thing to consider that could drive sales in a major way is there are a lot of big adaptations of books coming out this year in 2020 including the TV show based on the outsider by Stephen King”
“there's Jenny hans's PS I love you”
Passing The last thing he wanted
“Joan didan the last thing he wanted is coming out Call of the Wild all the right places by Jennifer nen”
Passing Little Fires Everywhere
“little fires everywhere”
Passing The Plot Against America
“the plot against America Secret Garden”
Passing The Secret Garden
“the plot against America Secret Garden”