Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Elon Musk's Biography and Profiling Naomi Klein
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a widely discussed biography detailing the life, ventures, and management style of the high-profile entrepreneur.
Discussed“the cover photograph of the Elon Musk book is essentially the same angle the same Fronton angle with a black backgrounds to have a white background as the Steve Jobs book”
Where to get it
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Elon Musk
Discussed“for example there was a big biography of Elon Musk that was first published in 2015 by Ashley Vance”
Where to get it
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is an acclaimed biography that chronicles the tumultuous life, career, and visionary leadership of the Apple co-founder through extensive interviews and personal access.
Discussed“the cover photograph of the Elon Musk book is essentially the same angle the same Fronton angle with a black backgrounds to have a white background as the Steve Jobs book”
Where to get it
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Doppelganger
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein is a sharp, timely work of nonfiction that uses the author's personal confusion with conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf to examine the psychic distortions and political fragmentation of the pandemic era.
Recommended“I definitely recommend it as well as doppelganger”
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The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf is a landmark feminist critique that argues how societal standards of physical attractiveness are weaponized to control and limit women's social and political advancements.
Discussed“the premise is Naomi kleene describes how over the past decade or so she has frequently been confused with Naomi wolf who is the feminist intellectual who famously published The Beauty myth in the early 1990s”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I read the new Stephen King book Holly we had him on last week's episode check that out if you haven't”
“and Naomi Klein just for those listeners who may not recall author's been around for several decades she's probably most famous for her first book which came out in 1999 no logo”
“uh she's also very well known for a book titled the the shock Doctrine”
“that was my conversation with jenzel our non-fiction book critic about Elon Musk by Walter isacson doppelganger a trip into the mirror World by naomy kin and the rigger of Angels by William eggington”