Episode · The Book Review · 2023-09-15
Books mentioned on Elon Musk's Biography and Profiling Naomi Klein
Gilbert Cruz discussed Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, and The Rigor of Angels by William Egginton. Jennifer Szalai discussed Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, and The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive biography detailing the life, ventures, and management methods of the billionaire entrepreneur.
Discussed“and I read big chunks of this very large nude biography of Elon Musk by Walter isacson we are not going to have Elon Musk in a future episode”
Where to get it
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Doppelganger
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein is a piercing work of nonfiction that explores the psychic distortions, political fragmentation, and public confusion of modern life, particularly examining the isolation and paranoia amplified online during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussed“we're also going to talk about a recent profile that Jen wrote for the New York Times magazine about the activist and author Naomi kleene whose new book is titled doppelganger a trip into the mirror world”
Where to get it
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance is a comprehensive biography examining the life, career, and turbulent relationships of the high-profile entrepreneur.
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 a comprehensive biography detailing the life, career, and intense leadership style of the Apple co-founder.
Discussed“Isaacson has the written biographies of Leonardo da Vinci of Henry Kissinger of Steve Jobs and I guess the Steve Jobs one is a book that many listeners might be familiar with already”
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The Beauty Myth
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf is a landmark feminist critique arguing that societal standards of physical attractiveness are weaponized against women to undermine their political and social gains.
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”
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The Rigor of Angels
The Rigor of Angels by William Egginton is an ingenious group biography and philosophical exploration that examines the ultimate nature of reality by weaving together the lives and ideas of Jorge Luis Borges, Werner Heisenberg, and Immanuel Kant.
Discussed“I want to end this conversation by asking you in probably much shorter time than the book deserves to to be honest to talk about one final book that you reviewed so positively recently which was a book called The rigor of angels”
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”