Episode · The Book Review · 2017-01-13
Books mentioned on Edward Snowden: Hero, Traitor or Spy?
Gilbert Cruz discussed How America lost its secrets by Edward Jay Epstein. Nicholas Lemann discussed Inquest by Edward Jay Epstein and others. James Ryerson discussed Mere Civility by Teresa M. Bejan and How civility works by Keith J. Bybee. Greg Cowles recommended The North water by Ian McGuire, and discussed The Telomere Effect by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and others, The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston, Huck out west by Robert Coover, and Homesick For Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh and others. John Williams discussed The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Pamela Paul recommended The fall guy by James Lasdun, and discussed Spark Joy by Marie Kondo.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How America lost its secrets
Discussed“Nicholas lemon will be here to talk about Edward J Epstein's controversial new book about Snowden how America lost its Secrets”
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Inquest
Discussed“uh the first book he wrote was called inquest which was one of the first books questioning the findings of the Warren Commission that investigated JFK's assassination”
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Mere Civility
Discussed“the second is mere civility disagreements and the limits of Toleration by Teresa beon um and that is from Harvard University press”
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How civility works
Discussed“and then how civility works by Keith J BBY um which is from a imprint of Stanford University press called Stanford brief”
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The Telomere Effect
The Telomere Effect by Dr.
Discussed“the scientists Elizabeth Blackburn and Alyssa eel have a book out called the tiir effect um it's an anti-aging book”
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The North water
The North Water by Ian McGuire is a gripping historical novel set aboard a whaling ship in the nineteenth century, following a brutal journey into the freezing waters of the Arctic.
Recommended“wa one of our best novels of the Year Ian McGuire's the northwater makes its debut on that list”
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The Magic Mountain
Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain is a monumental early twentieth-century philosophical novel that follows a young engineer named Hans Castorp during an extended, transformative stay at a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps.
Discussed“so I decided to pick up the Magic Mountain and just force my way through it it's about 700 Pages um and I'm about 100 pages into it and loving it”
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
Douglas Preston's The Lost City of the Monkey God is a gripping non-fiction adventure and archaeological narrative detailing a dangerous jungle expedition into the Honduran rainforest in search of a legendary ancient settlement.
Discussed“it's called the lost city of the monkey god and it's um a book about archaeology”
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Huck out west
Discussed“one is Robert cover's new novel couver of course going back almost 50 years is one of the the great postmodernist”
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Homesick For Another World
Homesick for Another World is a striking collection of dark, idiosyncratic short stories by Ottessa Moshfegh that investigates loneliness, grotesque human behavior, and contemporary alienation with biting wit.
Discussed“it's a Story collection called homesick for another world the author is otessa Mos”
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The fall guy
The Fall Guy by James Lasdun is a psychological suspense novel exploring themes of paranoia, betrayal, and professional ruin.
Recommended“what I finished reading was the James lden um the Fall Guy and I highly recommend it”
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Spark Joy
Discussed“so I'm actually reading from cover to cover the book spark Joy um by Mar condo”
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Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and this week he reviews on our cover Ed J Epstein's new book how America lost its Secrets Edward Snowden the man and the”
“the three books that he reviews this month are on civility how civility works by Keith BBY Mir civility by Teresa beon and tolerance among the virtues by John Bolan”
“the three books that he reviews this month are on civility how civility works by Keith BBY Mir civility by Teresa beon and tolerance among the virtues by John Bolan”
“there's a new number one at the top of the uh hard cover fiction list it's by Danielle Steel her new novel is the mistress new at number one”
“and steuart Woods has like the millionth entry in his Stone Bearington series uh called below the belt that's new at number three”
“the book that I was reading right before it was um Paul be's the sellout um which is also very much a book book about kind of America as a colonial power”
“you may remember um that shortly before Christmas I was reading her novel Eileen which came out in 2015”