Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Dani Shapiro on Her Surprising 'Inheritance'
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer is a comprehensive history of Native America from 1890 to the present, challenging conventional narratives of Indigenous victimhood.
Recommended“David Troyer is the author of the heartbeat of Wounded Knee Native America from 1890 to the present”
Where to get it
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Inheritance
Dani Shapiro's deeply personal memoir Inheritance recounts the author's shocking discovery through a commercial genealogy test that her biological father was not the man who raised her, forcing a profound reexamination of her family history and identity.
Recommended“the book again is called inheritance A Memoir of genealogy paternity and Love by Danny Shapiro”
Where to get it
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown is a groundbreaking historical account that chronicles the systematic subjugation, displacement, and devastation of Native American tribes by the westward-expanding United States government during the nineteenth century.
Discussed“i mean there's also a book uh famous book with with Wounded Knee and the title Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by D Brown from 1970”
Where to get it
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Where Reasons End
Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li is a poignant novel exploring grief, language, and the tragic loss of a child through imaginative dialogue.
Recommended“and part where reasons end and by Yun Le”
Where to get it
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The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson is a candid memoir chronicling one man's quest to lose weight in a culture shaped by excess.
Recommended“it's called the elephant in the room one fat man's quest to get smaller in a growing America”
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