Episode · The Book Review · 2016-01-29
Bill Bryson on The Book Review: books mentioned
Inside The New York Times Book Review: Bill Bryson on Britain
Gilbert Cruz recommended The road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson. Pamela Paul discussed Notes from a small island by Bill Bryson, The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey, Mindful tech, Deep Work by Cal Newport, Pogue's basics by David Pogue, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. Bill Bryson discussed A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson. Jennifer Schuessler discussed 2666 by Roberto Bolaño. Greg Cowles discussed Even dogs in the wild by Ian Rankin, Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning, Warriors of the storm by Bernard Cornwell, Blue by Danielle Steel, Why the Right Went Wrong by E. J. Dionne and others, Dark Money by Jane Mayer, and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The road to Little Dribbling
Bill Bryson's The Road to Little Dribbling offers a humorous, observant travelogue chronicling the author's journey across Britain.
Recommended“I don't think so which is why we're so happy to have him join us to talk about his new book The Road to little dribbling”
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Notes from a small island
Discussed“so it's hard to start talking about this book without mentioning another book that you wrote 20 years ago notes from a small island”
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A short history of nearly everything
A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson is an engaging and accessible popular science journey that breaks down the vast mysteries of the universe, evolution, and human discovery into terms anyone can understand.
Discussed“oh I've thought about I mean because it's a short history of nearly everything I don't want to discourage anyone from going out and buying it”
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2666
2666 is a massive, complex novel by Roberto Bolaño that explores a wide range of themes, most famously centering on the unsolved femicides in a fictional Mexican border city.
Discussed“I recently spent a couple of days in Chicago where the Goodman Theater is preparing an adaptation of his novel 2666”
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The Productivity Project
The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey is a comprehensive guide that explores various tactics, experiments, and mindsets designed to help individuals optimize their time, focus, and energy.
Discussed“we're going to talk about four books about distraction and what it does to our productivity and uh the four books are the productivity project by Chris Bailey”
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Mindful tech
Mindful tech by David M.
Discussed“mindful Tech how to bring balance to our digital lives by David M Levy”
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a productivity and self-help guide that argues for the immense value of cultivating distraction-free concentration in a hyper-connected world, asserting that focused effort is the key to achieving extraordinary professional outcomes and personal fulfillment.
Discussed“deep work work rules for focused success in a distracted World by Cal Newport”
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Pogue's basics
Pogue's basics by David Pogue is a practical guide featuring essential life tips and shortcuts that people often do not learn elsewhere.
Discussed“and poges Basics life essential tips and shortcuts that no one bothers to tell you by David POG”
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R.
Discussed“it's funny because the sort of predecessor to many of these books seems to be to in certain ways um Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”
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Even dogs in the wild
Discussed“the Scottish crime novelist Ian Rankin returns to the list uh he brings his detective John Rebus out of retirement for kind of an ensemble novel called even dogs in the wild”
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Feverborn
Discussed“Karen Marie moaning continues her fever series... it's called fever borne new at number 10”
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Warriors of the storm
Discussed“then at number eight Bernard Cornwell also continues um his series The Saxon Tales this is the ninth book in that series called Warriors of the storm”
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Blue
Discussed“Danielle Steel returns to the list and this is um her second bestseller in the past couple of months... this is a novel called Blue”
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Why the Right Went Wrong
Discussed“EJ Dion JR the journalist and columnist has a book uh about Republican politics kind of looking at how they've evolved since goldwater's time called why the right went wrong”
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Dark Money
Dark Money by Jane Mayer is a landmark investigative work exposing the hidden networks of billionaires and secretive funding channels behind the rise of the radical right in American politics.
Discussed“then at number five another topical book the reporter and New Yorker staff writer Jane mayor uh has written a book called Dark money”
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a profound posthumous memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the human condition.
Discussed“at the top of the list Paul Kony uh stays at number one with when breath becomes air his posterous published account of his battle against cancer”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that was Bill Bryson author of the road to little dribbling Adventures of an American in Britain”
“I think she talks about him a lot in her recent Memoir Avenue M after my story ran yesterday I heard a great anecdote”
“I uh I grew up reading uh Cheaper by the Dozen with the efficiency expert I don't know if he quotes that book”
“the books are deep work by Cal Newport mindful Tech by David Levy the productivity project by Chris Bailey and poges Basics Life by David pog”
“the books are deep work by Cal Newport mindful Tech by David Levy the productivity project by Chris Bailey and poges Basics Life by David pog”
“the books are deep work by Cal Newport mindful Tech by David Levy the productivity project by Chris Bailey and poges Basics Life by David pog”
“this is a look uh kind of from the American perspective at England which revisits the topic of his earlier bestseller notes from a small island”