Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on From Transcribing for Obama to Writing Her Own Story
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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Hope never dies
Discussed“what's interesting about Hope Never Dies which is the first in a series of Obama Biden crime novels is that it is not quite a parody”
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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
Ulysses by James Joyce is a monumental modernist novel that chronicles a single day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin, mirroring the structure of Homer's Odyssey.
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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The English and their history
The English and their history by Robert Tombs is a comprehensive, sprawling historical survey that traces the evolution of English identity and national development across the centuries.
Discussed“so I'm reading the English and their history by Robert Toms”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — 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 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”