Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘America’s Bitter Pill’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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America's bitter pill
America's Bitter Pill by Steven Brill is an investigative non-fiction book that scrutinizes the immense monetary interests, political maneuvering, and behind-the-scenes negotiations involved in the creation and implementation of modern American healthcare reform.
Discussed“he is the author of America's bitter pill money politics back room deals and the fight to fix our broken Health Care System”
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Outline
Outline by Rachel Cusk is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel known for its minimalist style and unique narrative structure where the protagonist reveals herself primarily through the stories told to her by others.
Recommended“um the book again is Outline by Rachel kusk”
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Redeployment
Phil Klay's Redeployment is a powerful and critically acclaimed short story collection that captures the raw realities and psychological aftermath of the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Discussed“so but anyway the publisher is describing it as redeployment which is Phil's short Story collection meets No Easy Day and number four”
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The yellow birds
The Yellow Birds is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel by Kevin Powers that offers a harrowing, lyrical portrayal of the realities of military service and the psychological toll of the Iraq War.
Discussed“we've already seen some incredible literature coming out of those Wars with Phil cly's redeployment he won the national book award and with Kevin Po's yellowbirds”
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War of the Encyclopaedists
Discussed“one is the war of the encycloped it's coming out in May from scrier and what's stricking about that is it's co-authored by a veteran and a poet”
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Green on Blue
Green on Blue by Elliot Ackerman is a gripping debut novel written by a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghan wars, offering an intense look at the realities of modern conflict through the eyes of an orphaned Afghan boy who joins a local militia.
Discussed“one is green on blue it's a novel by Elliot acrian he's a decorated veteran of the Iraq and Afghan Wars and a White House fellow”
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No Easy Day
No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer is a firsthand account of the military raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
Discussed“so but anyway the publisher is describing it as redeployment which is Phil's short Story collection meets No Easy Day and number four”
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A life's work
A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk is an unflinching and provocative memoir that explores the complex, often difficult realities of early motherhood.
Discussed“We know her again to the extent that we do in this country as a memoirist because of aftermath because of a life's work”
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Aftermath
Discussed“We know her again to the extent that we do in this country as a memoirist because of aftermath because of a life's work”
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A Visit from the Goon Squad
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan is a critically acclaimed novel exploring time, aging, and the music industry through an interconnected series of narratives.
Recommended“I feel when I read this book I felt the same way that I felt when I read um Jennifer Eagan a visit from the Goon Squad”
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The Rosie effect
Discussed“that book is the rosie effect by Graham ssian which is a follow-up a sequel uh to his debut novel The Rosie Project about a genetics Professor who has asp Burgers syndrome”
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The Rosie Project
Discussed“that book is the rosie effect by Graham ssian which is a follow-up a sequel uh to his debut novel The Rosie Project about a genetics Professor who has asp Burgers syndrome”
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No Fortunate Son
Discussed“at number 11 Brad Taylor continues his Pike Logan series with a book called No Fortunate Son about a um shadowy and far-reaching terrorist organization”
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Rain on the Dead
Discussed“then at number nine Jack Higgins continues his Shawn Dylan series with a book called rain on the dead”
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The Assassination Option
Discussed“then at number seven um web Griffin and his son William E Butterworth IV have a book called the assassination option”
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Die again
Discussed“and finally Tess garritson who writes the risoli and Isles series which has been now turned into a TV series as well um has the latest book in that series called die again”
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Don't give up, don't give in
Discussed“over on the non-fiction list there's just one new title uh at number nine it's called don't give up don't give in the author is uh Louie Zamperini written with David renson”
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Unbroken
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is a biographical non-fiction book that chronicles the extraordinary life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete and World War II survivor.
Discussed“Zamperini I'm sure most of our listeners and readers will recognize is of course the um subject of Laura Hillen Brand's unbroken”
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