Episode · The Book Review · 2015-11-27
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: ‘Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs’
John Williams discussed Dark matter and the dinosaurs by Lisa Randall, Warheart (Sword of Truth) by Terry Goodkind and others, Rules for a Knight by Ethan Hawke, The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans, The Pharaoh’s Secret by Clive Cussler, All Dressed in White by Mary Higgins Clark and others, The Guilty by David Baldacci, Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum Series #22) by Janet Evanovich, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly, Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade, and Destiny and power by Jon Meacham. Alexandra Alter discussed Iterating Grace by Koons Crooks and others. Pamela Paul discussed In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park and others, A Thousand Miles to Freedom by Eunsun Kim and others, The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee, and Under the same sky by Joseph Kim.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dark matter and the dinosaurs
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by Lisa Randall is a popular science book that explores the fascinating intersection of particle physics, astronomy, and evolutionary history, proposing how dark matter could have influenced the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Discussed“her new book is dark matter and the Dinosaurs the astounding interconnectedness of the universe which is reviewed in this week's issue and Lisa is here to talk about it”
Where to get it
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In Order to Live
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park and Maryanne Vollers is a harrowing memoir detailing the author's dramatic escape from North Korea and her subsequent journey toward freedom.
Discussed“in order to live by Yoni Park”
Where to get it
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A Thousand Miles to Freedom
Discussed“they are a thousand miles to Freedom by yunen Kim”
Where to get it
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The Girl with Seven Names
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee is a compelling memoir detailing a North Korean defector's harrowing escape from her homeland and her subsequent journey to freedom.
Discussed“the girl with seven names by hanso Lee”
Where to get it
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Warheart (Sword of Truth)
Discussed“we'll start at number 16 with warheart by Terry goodkin”
Where to get it
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Rules for a Knight
Discussed“at number 12 there's rules for a night which is a book by the actor Ethan Hawk and it's kind of an odd project”
Where to get it
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The Mistletoe Promise
Discussed“up at number nine Richard Paul Evans who has a Christmas themed book every year around this time has the mistletoe in his latest”
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The Pharaoh’s Secret
Discussed“at number eight the pharaoh's Secret by Clive kusler and Graham Brown”
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All Dressed in White
Discussed“and at number seven Mary Higgins Clark who's had a long career as a bestseller writing books by herself has teamed up with the writer alfair Burke to write a book called all dressed in white”
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The Guilty
Discussed“up at number two is David balchi whose new novel is called the guilty and he is no stranger to the top of the list”
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Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum Series #22)
Discussed“but he's beat out at the very top this week by Janet ivanovich's new book tricky 22”
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All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a celebrated historical novel set during World War II that follows the lives of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France.
Discussed“on the fiction side it is Anthony Do's Unstoppable all the light we cannot see which still hangs in there at number 11 after 81 weeks on the list”
Where to get it
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Killing Reagan
Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard is a popular historical nonfiction book that explores the presidency and the dramatic 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan.
Discussed“up there at the top is Bill O'Reilly and his co-writer Martin duggard and their book Killing Reagan”
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade is a historical non-fiction work examining early American foreign policy and conflict involving the founding fathers.
Discussed“at number two Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates”
Where to get it
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Destiny and power
Destiny and Power by Jon Meacham is a comprehensive presidential biography chronicling the life, career, and political philosophy of former President George H.
Discussed“and at number three which was last week's top seller is John mum's Destiny and power his big new biography of former President George HW Bush”
Where to get it
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