Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18

Books mentioned on Analyzing Freud

10 books · With George Prochnik, Nancy McLean, Alexander Alter, John Williams, Jennifer Szalai, Concepción de León · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. The limits of liberty

    James M. Buchanan · at 17:09

    Discussed
    “and I ask this because he wrote a book 1975 called the limits of Liberty in which he said despotism may be the only organizational alternative to the political structure that we observe which sort of doesn't sound like libertarianism”
    Where to get it
  2. The Fifth Season

    N. K. Jemisin · at 28:48

    N.K.

    Discussed
    “so she's won for the first novel in the series which it's called the fifth season”
    Where to get it
  3. The Obelisk Gate

    N. K. Jemisin · at 28:54

    The Obelisk Gate is a critically acclaimed fantasy novel by N.

    Discussed
    “and then this year she won for the sequel the Obelisk gate”
    Where to get it
  4. The Stone Sky

    N. K. Jemisin · at 29:00

    The Stone Sky by N.K.

    Discussed
    “and then this week the third book in the trilogy came out and the reviews have come in It's called The Stone sky”
    Where to get it
  5. The friendship code

    Stacia Deutsch · at 31:21

    Discussed
    “the one that girls who code is publishing next week is called the friendship code”
    Where to get it
  6. The Kingdom

    Emmanuel Carrère · at 35:37

    The Kingdom by Emmanuel Carrère is a sweeping and introspective work exploring the origins and early days of Christianity through historical analysis and personal narrative.

    Discussed
    “and his most recent book is called the kingdom”
    Where to get it
  7. Ghost waltz

    Elizabeth McNeill · at 37:11

    Ghost waltz is a deeply personal memoir by Ingeborg Day that chronicles her harrowing upbringing as the daughter of a prominent Nazi official in Austria and her subsequent journey toward healing and understanding.

    Recommended
    “this is a book called ghost Walts by ingaborg day and it was a book that was originally recommended to me again by Barry Goan”
    Where to get it
  8. Pachinko

    Min Jin Lee · at 39:24

    Pachinko by Min Jin Lee is a sweeping historical fiction novel that follows four generations of a Korean family living in Japan.

    Recommended
    “I'm still reading pachenko by m Jin Lee which I am really enjoying and I'm reading it slowly”
    Where to get it
  9. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

    Issa Rae · at 40:37

    Discussed
    “so I started reading her book The Misadventures of awkward black girl which has sort of been on my list for a really long time”
    Where to get it
  10. It Didn't Start with You

    Mark Wolynn · at 43:38

    It Didn't Start with You by Mark Wolynn explores how inherited family trauma shapes identity and how individuals can break recurring cycles of distress.

    Discussed
    “um this one is very different it's it's called it didn't start with you how an inherited family trauma shapes who we are and how to end the cycle”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (13) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Stranger in a Strange Land
“and I should also say he is the author of many books including most recently Stranger in a Strange Land searching for gersam sholam and Jerusalem which came out earlier this year”
Passing Dark Money
“and of course Jane mayor wrote the book dark money but most people probably have not heard of James McGill Buchanan”
Passing Nine and a half weeks
“alongside with the other book which she is much more famous for which was written under pseudonym and it's N9 and a half weeks and so she wrote that under turned into famously the movie turned into the movie of course and she wrote that under the pseudonym Elizabeth mcneel”
Passing Nine and a half weeks
“alongside with the other book which she is much more famous for which was written under pseudonym and it's N9 and a half weeks and so she wrote that under turned into famously the movie turned into the movie of course and she wrote that under the pseudonym Elizabeth mcneel”
Passing Slaughterhouse-Five
“one was the scene in slaughterhouse 5 where he gets into the car to drive”
Passing Catch-22
“and then the other one was in catch too when hungry”
Passing The Paris spy
“so we've got at number 14 the Paris spy by Susan Elia mcneel”
Passing The Good Daughter
“at number seven another debut to the list but not by debut author by the very familiar name to the list Karen Slaughter has the good daughter”
Passing The Last Tudor
“and then another recurring best-selling author Philip a Gregory has a new book The Last tutor at number six”
Passing Barely legal
“two men Stuart Woods also a familiar name on the list and a co-writer Parnell Hall have a new book called barely legal”
Passing Any Dream Will Do: A Novel
“and then at number one again another frequent bestselling author Debbie momer has a new book called Any Dream Will Do”
Passing Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“what's interesting is that Neil Degrassi Tyson who had been knocked off the top of the list is back up at number one with astrophysics for people in a hurry”
Passing Why Buddhism is True
“and then at number four the only debut to the list is by Robert Wright and it is the new book why Buddhism is true”