Episode · The Book Review · 2020-05-22
Books mentioned on Immigration Reform, Past and Present
Giin Yang discussed The Price of Peace by Zachary D. Carter, The uprooted by Oscar Handlin, and A nation of immigrants by John F. Kennedy. Gilbert Cruz discussed Simply Living Well by Julia Watkins, Overkill by Paul Offit, Project 333 by Courtney Carver, and Simplify your life by Elaine St. James. Dwight Garner recommended Hillbilly Elegy by J D Vance and Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner, and discussed Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld. Jennifer Szalai recommended How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and others, and discussed Dark Mirror by Barton Gellman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Price of Peace
The Price of Peace by Zachary D.
Discussed“his book is called the price of peace and it's an intellectual biography of John Mayor KES The Economist and it comes at the same dat by total fluke from Random House different publisher”
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The uprooted
Discussed“this historian Oscar handland who wrote a book that came out in the early 50s called the uprooted which one pullit surprise for a while I think it was assigned in a lot of schools”
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A nation of immigrants
A Nation of Immigrants by John F.
Discussed“that fed into JFK's book a nation of immigrants”
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Simply Living Well
Discussed“the first is called simply Living Well a guide to creating a natural low-waist home by Julia Watkins”
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Project 333
Discussed“um for the moment project 333 the minimalist fashion challenge that proves less is so much more by Courtney Carver”
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Simplify your life
Discussed“it was a big bestseller at the time it was called simplify your life it was this little square cornflower blue book”
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Rodham
Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld is an imaginative alternative history novel that explores what might have happened to Hillary Clinton's life and career had she declined a marriage proposal from Bill Clinton.
Discussed“you know I reviewed rodom Hillary rodom Clinton”
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Dark Mirror
Discussed“I reviewed a book called dark mirror and it's by Barton Gman who is or who was I should say one of the journalists whom Edward Snowden leaked that Trove of top secret classified documents to back in 2013”
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How Democracies Die
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt is a political science book that examines how elected leaders can gradually dismantle democratic institutions from within.
Recommended“this book called How democracies die which is a very dramatic Title by Daniel ziblat and Steven litzky who are two professors”
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Recommended“and then the obvious one is JD Vance's hillbilly elery”
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner is a monumental American novel exploring family trauma, ambition, race, and the heavy burdens of the past in the deep South.
Recommended“the other book I'll mention and this comes from from far left field is William Faulkner's Absalom Absalom”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“it was like you know it's a it in the way that people bought A Brief History of Time the Steven Hawking book like they just wanted to own it and nobody read it”
“remember girdle eser Bach remember that book on everybody's p table and I don't know a single person who ever read it”
“and as you both know Curtis seld wrote a previous novel called American Wife and it was told from the perspective of character who was very very much like Laura Bush”