Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2025-10-17
Books mentioned on Can the Israel-Hamas Deal Hold? | The Ezra Klein Show
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tomorrow Is Yesterday
Tomorrow Is Yesterday by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley is a geopolitical analysis examining the pursuit of peace, conflict, and the breakdown of negotiations in Israel and Palestine.
Discussed“Um, tomorrow is yesterday.”
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Say Nothing
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe is a deeply reported and gripping non-fiction book that explores the turbulent history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, focusing on the abduction and murder of Jean McConville and the broader political violence of the era.
Recommended“A second book that doesn't appear to have much to do with our discussion, but actually really does. It's about Northern Ireland, the dilemmas of struggle and justice and what one kills and dies for. And that's, uh, Say Nothing by Patrick Rat and Keefe.”
Where to get it
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History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an ancient historical account documenting the devastating conflict between Athens and Sparta.
Recommended“So therefore I'm going to suggest a rereading of tusidits the pelponyian wars that explain to you really very accurately very much of the processes that are taking place now.”
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The Man Without Qualities
The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil is a monumental modernist novel that explores the moral, intellectual, and spiritual crisis of European society on the eve of the First World War.
Recommended“The other book that I will recommend is The Man Without Qualities by Robert Mucil.”
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Hollywood Babylon
Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger is an infamous, sensational expose detailing the purported scandals, tragic downfalls, and seedy underground secrets of early American cinema stars.
Recommended“The third book for comic relief is um it's a book that I enjoy reading every now and then even though it's debunked and everybody says it's it's nonsense is Kenneth Angler's Hollywood Babylon.”
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