Episode · The Book Review · 2016-09-02
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Attica Uprising
Gilbert Cruz discussed Blood in the water by Heather Ann Thompson and others and Patient H. M. - A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets by Luke Dittrich and others. John Williams discussed Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Craig Seligman discussed Netherland by Joseph O'Neill, The Times of My Life by Max Frankel, and The Times of My Life and My Life with The Times by Max Frankel. Pamela Paul discussed Woman with a Secret by Sophie Hannah. Also mentioned: For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway and The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Blood in the water
Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson is an exhaustive historical investigation into the 1971 Attica prison uprising, its brutal suppression by law enforcement, and its enduring legal and social legacy.
Discussed“Heather Anne Thompson will join us to talk about her new book Blood In The Water law enforcement goes in there”
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway is a classic novel centered on the Spanish Civil War and the harrowing experiences of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer attached to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
Discussed“it wasn't until I was out of college that for some crazy reason I picked up For Whom the Bell TOS by Hemingway I was blown away”
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The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov's science fiction masterpiece, The Foundation Trilogy, chronicles the epic fall and rise of a galactic empire through the lens of psychohistory.
Discussed“They wanted me to read Isaac azimoff's Foundation Trilogy so they recorded it and presented it to me in two shoe boxes full of set tapes”
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Patient H. M. - A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets is a compelling non-fiction book written by Luke Dittrich, featuring narration by George Newbern, that investigates the tragic medical history of Henry Molaison and the complex family dynamics surrounding his famous brain surgery.
Discussed“he is the author of the panic virus most recently and this week in the book review reviews patient hm a story of memory Madness and family secrets by Luke ditrich”
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Absolute Beginners
Discussed“the one that not many have is called absolute beginners it's by a British writer named Colin McKinnis”
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“the other book that I finally got to uh was The Great Gatsby which is obviously very late in life to be reading it”
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Netherland
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill is a critically acclaimed contemporary novel that reimagines the classic themes of The Great Gatsby through the lens of a post-9/11 New York City cricket community.
Discussed“that paragraph actually Rems me of a book that um draws very much on the influence of The Great Gatsby which is Joseph O'Neal's Netherland”
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The Times of My Life
Discussed“and that's um max frankl's Memoir uh the times of my life and the subtitle is and my life at the Times”
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The Times of My Life and My Life with The Times
Discussed“and that's um max frankl's Memoir uh the times of my life and the subtitle is and my life at the Times”
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Woman with a Secret
Discussed“the book is Sophie Hannah's woman with a secret um which is um part of a kind of ongoing world of Thrillers”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I remember the Wind in the Willows was required reading early on and my well-meaning mother took one look at the book and said I didn't have to trudge through it”
“so my father took us all my sisters and I had a copy of The Godfather and we read it throughout the trip”
“he is the author of the panic virus most recently and this week in the book review”
“it actually it has sort of Echoes of you know the American version might be the catcher and the Ry but this is a little more for adults”
“Michael cranes and Mark fiser have written a book called Trump revealed”