๐Ÿ“š 8 Books mentioned in "Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza | Lex Fridman Podcast #463" of Lex Fridman Podcast

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Episode: Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza | Lex Fridman Podcast #463

Published on March 30, 2025

Hereโ€™s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Defeat Into Victory

by Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim

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there's General Slim had this phrase, you know, from defeat into victory.

Douglas Murray mentions a phrase associated with General Slim, which is the title of his famous memoir.

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Life and Fate

by Vasily Grossman

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Vasily Grossman says at the center of "Life and Fate," almost everything that is worth saying about antisemitism

Douglas Murray quotes Vasily Grossman and mentions his book.

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Mein Kampf

by Adolf Hitler

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the numbers of copies of "Mein Kampf" in Arabic in an average Gazan household,

Douglas Murray mentions finding copies of this book in Gazan households as evidence of radicalization.

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On Democracy's Doorstep

by J. Douglas Smith

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As you know, I start "On Democracy and Death Cults" with the flight taken of Ayatollah Khomeini

Douglas Murray mentions starting his new book with a specific historical event.

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The Madness of Crowds

by Douglas Murray

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conversation with Douglas Murray, author of "The War on the West," "The Madness of Crowds," and his new book, "On Democracies and Death Cults."

Lex Fridman introduces Douglas Murray as the author of this book.

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The Satanic Verses

by Salman Rushdie

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And it's actually a scene that appears in "The Satanic Verses" of Rushdie, where that exact same thing happens.

Douglas Murray mentions a scene from this book by Salman Rushdie.

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Tragic Sense Of Life

by Miguel de Unamuno

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Did you ever read the "Tragic Sense of Life," Miguel de Unamuno?

Douglas Murray asks Lex Fridman if he has read this book by Miguel de Unamuno.

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War on the West

by Douglas Murray

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conversation with Douglas Murray, author of "The War on the West," "The Madness of Crowds," and his new book, "On Democracies and Death Cults."

Lex Fridman introduces Douglas Murray as the author of this book.

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