Episode · The Book Review · 2018-07-13
Books mentioned on From Transcribing for Obama to Writing Her Own Story
Pamela Paul recommended From the corner of the oval by Beck Dorey-Stein, and discussed Proust's duchess by Caroline Weber and The English and their history by Robert Tombs. Alexandra Alter discussed Battlegrounds by H. R. McMaster, The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and others, and Hope never dies by Andrew Shaffer. John Williams recommended Kokoro. Greg Cowles discussed Ulysses by James Joyce. Lauren Christensen recommended Portrait of a Novel by Michael Gorra, and discussed The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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From the corner of the oval
From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein is a revealing memoir that chronicles the author's experiences transitioning from a young stenographer to a White House staffer working closely during the Obama administration.
Recommended“the book is from the corner of the oval it's a memoir by Beck Dory Stein and everyone here who hasn't read it is very eager to”
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Proust's duchess
Discussed“let's start with the title of this book for those who have not read their PR or not read their PR lately who was PR Duchess”
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Battlegrounds
Battlegrounds by H.
Discussed“they bought HR McMasters book Battlegrounds which is looking at his 34-year career in the Army including his recent 13-month tenure as National Security adviser for the Trump Administration”
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The President is Missing
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson is a high-stakes political thriller that imagines a crisis where the American commander-in-chief suddenly vanishes while dealing with a catastrophic cyberattack.
Discussed“for the past five weeks Bill Clinton and James Patterson's novel the president is missing has been number one on our list”
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Hope never dies
Discussed“it's called hope Never Dies and it is a crime fiction kind of cop buddy comedy starring Barack Obama and Joe Biden as amateur SLO who have teamed up to solve a mysterious death”
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Kokoro
Kokoro by Natsume Soseki is a classic masterpiece of Japanese literature that explores isolation, generational change, and the shifting values of Japan during the Meiji period.
Recommended“so this is the first one I's reading and it's called kokoro k o r o by natsumi soseki who died in 1916”
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Ulysses
James Joyce's landmark modernist novel Ulysses chronicles an ordinary day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, mapping human consciousness and daily existence through a revolutionary stream-of-consciousness technique.
Discussed“people who haven't been listening to the podcast anyway for six months I I'm still reading ulses”
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The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is a classic 1881 novel following the spirited young American heiress Isabel Archer as she navigates European society, independence, and a disastrous marriage.
Discussed“I'm reading portrait of a novel by Michael Gora which is s of a book about a book it's about Henry James's the portrait of a lady”
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Portrait of a Novel
Portrait of a Novel by Michael Gorra is a work of literary criticism that examines the creation, publication, and lasting legacy of Henry Jones's classic novel The Portrait of a Lady.
Recommended“I'm reading portrait of a novel by Michael Gora which is s of a book about a book it's about Henry James's the portrait of a lady”
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The English and their history
The English and Their History by Robert Tombs is a comprehensive historical volume that chronicles the evolution of English identity, politics, and culture over centuries.
Discussed“so I'm reading the English and their history by Robert Toms”
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Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Beck Dory Stein will be here to talk about her new Memoir from the corner of the Oval Office”
“her new book is called PR Duchess how three celebrated women captured the imagination of fantasy La Paris”
“Caroline Weber's new book is called PR Duchess how three celebrated women captured the imagination of fasak La Paris”
“he wrote uh you might know him for his work 50 shames of Earl Gray which is a 50 Shades of Gray parody”
“he wrote an earily prophetic satire called The Day of the Donald Trump Trump's America which came out six months before the 2016 election and predicted Trump's win”
“did you read convenience store woman p”
“I read Kafka on the shore”
“I read the windup bird Chronicle seems to be the one that's most frequently recommended”