Episode · The Book Review · 2020-01-24
Andrea Bernstein on The Book Review: books mentioned
Andrea Bernstein on 'American Oligarchs'
Gilbert Cruz discussed American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein and Wilmington's Lie by David Zucchino. John Williams discussed Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. Lauren Christensen discussed Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill. Greg Cowles discussed The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Pamela Paul recommended Good Husbandry by Kristin Kimball, and discussed Life isn't everything by Ash Carter and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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American Oligarchs
Discussed“Andrea Bernstein will be here to talk about her new book American oligarchs”
Where to get it
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Wilmington's Lie
Wilmington's Lie by David Zucchino is a historical nonfiction book detailing the violent 1898 white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the subsequent rise of racial terror.
Discussed“David zucchino will be here to discuss his new book Wilmington's lie”
Where to get it
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a landmark twentieth-century American novel that explores the complex themes of identity, race, and societal invisibility through the eyes of an unnamed Black narrator moving from the American South to Harlem.
Discussed“so I picked up recently Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison which I thought you were going to say”
Where to get it
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Dept. of Speculation
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Discussed“I hadn't ever read Department of speculation which was on our 2014 best books list”
Where to get it
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The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is a celebrated 1959 gothic horror novel that tells the chilling story of four individuals staying in a notoriously sinister mansion.
Discussed“I'm reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which you for people who don't know”
Where to get it
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Life isn't everything
Life Isn't Everything by Ash Carter and Sam Kashner is a comprehensive oral history of the acclaimed director Mike Nichols, constructed through the recollections of one hundred and fifty of his closest friends and collaborators.
Discussed“One book is life isn't everything Mike Nichols as remembered by 150 of his closest friends by Ash Carter and Sam cashner”
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Good Husbandry
Good Husbandry by Kristin Kimball is a memoir detailing the author's experiences growing food, finding love, and building a family on Essex Farm.
Recommended“I read Kristen Kimble's Memoir good husbandry growing food love and family on Essex farm”
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