Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Life of George H. W. Bush
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Destiny and power
Destiny and power is a detailed biography exploring the life, career, and political journey of former United States President George H.W.
Recommended“his new book is Destiny and power the American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush”
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Avenue of Mysteries
Discussed“we start at number five with John Irving's new novel Avenue of mysteries which is in some ways a very typical John Irving novel”
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The Crossing
The Crossing by Michael Connelly is a gripping crime thriller that continues the bestselling adventures of the popular fictional investigator Harry Bosch alongside the author's other notable legal character, the Lincoln Lawyer.
Discussed“at number two Michael Connelly continues his Harry Bosch series uh with a new novel called The Crossing”
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King is a compelling story collection featuring a mix of newly published tales alongside previously released works.
Discussed“the final new title on the fiction side of things this week is uh by our old friend Stephen King who has a new Story collection um kind of a new and collected some have never been published before uh some have the name of the book is the bizarre of bad dreams and that's new at number one”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Trump: The Art of the Deal
“you know um all of his earlier books were very optimistic books um the art of the deal which you know lasted almost a year on the hard cover list”
Passing George Washington's secret six
“at number three another familiar name the uh Fox News host Brian kilme has written a book with Don jger they wrote an earlier book that was also a bestseller called George Washington's secret 6”