Episode · The Book Review · 2016-06-24
Books mentioned on Inside The New York Times Book Review: Why Populism Now?
Pamela Paul recommended Chasing the monsoon by Alexander Frater, and discussed Jackson, 1964 by Calvin Trillin, Barkskins by Annie Proulx, The Girls by Emma Cline, and Invisible influence by Jonah Berger. Sam Tanenhaus recommended The end of White Christian America by Robert P. Jones and Engines of Liberty by David Cole, and discussed Going red by Ed Morrissey, Poison Tea by Jeff Nesbit, The Way Back by F. H. Buckley, and Raising the floor by Andy Stern. Alexandra Alter discussed Trump and me by Mark Singer, Lost Tycoon by Harry Hurt III, The making of Donald Trump by David Cay Johnston, Trump Revealed by Michael Kranish and others, Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump and others, Day of the Donald by Andrew Shaffer, and A child's first book of Trump by Michael Ian Black. Greg Cowles discussed City Primeval - High Noon in Detroit by Elmore Leonard and Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. Parul Sehgal discussed Rain by Cynthia Barnett. Also mentioned: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust, Have Space Suit _ Will Travel Digital Graphic Novel by Robert A. Heinlein and others, and MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE by Herman Melville.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Going red
Discussed“one of the books that I review I think it's going red refers to Trump in the past tense”
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Poison Tea
Discussed“therefore a book like uh the one on the big money that goes into the the Tea Party on Tobacco poison te how big oil and big tobacco invented the Tea Party and captured the GOP by Jeff NE bit”
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The Way Back
Discussed“let's talk about another book that comes uh from the perspective of the right the way back restoring the promise of America by FH Buckley”
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The end of White Christian America
The end of White Christian America is a sociological and political non-fiction book by Robert P.
Recommended“there is a book called the end of white Christian America by Robert P Jones who is the CEO of a religion Think Tank Institute”
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Raising the floor
Discussed“because those are the issues that speak to the heroes of another book I reviewed called raising the floor by Andy Stern”
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Engines of Liberty
Engines of Liberty by David Cole is an insightful examination of how citizen activists drive major constitutional change and shape American law.
Recommended“David Cole the author of engines of Liberty the power of Citizen activists to make constitutional law may be the most optimistic book in the group”
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Trump and me
Discussed“so some of the stuff that's coming up soon includes Mark Singer book Trump and me that's coming out on July 5th”
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Lost Tycoon
Discussed“another book that is in the works that's kind of being repackaged is lost Tycoon by the journalist Harry hurt and that was released in 1993 by Norton”
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The making of Donald Trump
Discussed“those include a book called The Making of Donald Trump by David K Johnston he's of course a former times person yes he's a polar surprise winning investigative reporter”
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Trump Revealed
Discussed“and similarly also in August Scribner is publishing Trump revealed which is a book that is being reported by a team of Washington Post journalists”
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J.
Discussed“he noted in a tweet to me that the lurb on Donald Trump's own book art of the deal is this”
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Day of the Donald
Discussed“there is a Thriller Parody called The Day of the Donald by Andrew schaer and that takes place”
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A child's first book of Trump
Discussed“and there's a a child's first book of Trump by the comedian Michael Ian Black which is coming out”
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical fiction novel by Arthur Golden that chronicles the life of a Japanese woman who rises from poverty to become a celebrated geisha in Kyoto before and during World War Two.
Discussed“the summer read that will always stick in my mind is when I read Memoirs of agaa in July of 99”
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye by J.
Discussed“I was 12 years old and I I borrowed from my brother uh a paperback copy of The Catcher And The Ry which I uh brought with me to the beach”
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In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust is a monumental, multi-volume modernist novel that explores memory, time, art, and the profound meaning of human existence through an immersive blend of narrative and philosophical essay.
Discussed“my name is Lindy bullio and I live in a suburb of Chicago and my memorable summer reading took place in 1997 in Brussels I was reading In Search of Lost Time”
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Have Space Suit _ Will Travel Digital Graphic Novel
Have Space Suit, Will Travel is a classic science fiction adventure novel by Robert A.
Discussed“my memorable summer book was Robert hindlin have space suit will travel in the summer of ' 66”
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is an epic American novel that chronicles the obsessive, self-destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the giant white whale that maimed him.
Discussed“the biggest book I could find was Herman Melville's Moby Dick I loved it”
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Barkskins
Barkskins by Annie Proulx is an expansive historical fiction novel that follows several generations of families clearing the great forests of North America.
Discussed“the two biggest books on the hard cover fiction list probably um are both new Annie PR bark skins which is the I I talked about it on the podcast last week”
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The Girls
The Girls by Emma Cline is a critically acclaimed debut novel that explores the dark and mesmerizing allure of a 1960s cult through the eyes of a vulnerable, impressionable teenage girl.
Discussed“and then um the other debut is up at number three Emma Klein's the girls uh is on the list and this a book that got a lot of attention”
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Invisible influence
Discussed“at number 11 uh the the Wharton School Professor uh Jonah Berger has a book called invisible influence that is looking at kind of thought leaders social influence”
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City Primeval - High Noon in Detroit
Discussed“and at the very beginning of this year my friend Charlie uh gave me his book City primeval which is it has the subtitle High Noon in Detroit”
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Get Shorty
Discussed“um and it starts with Get Shorty which i' had seen uh in the movies when it came out um it didn't do much for me as a movie”
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Rain
Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett is an engaging exploration of the physical science, historical impact, and deep cultural resonance of rain throughout human civilization.
Discussed“but um it's a book called Reign a cultural history also to be to be fair I will read a cultural history of anything if that is in the subtitle”
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Chasing the monsoon
Chasing the monsoon is a travel and nonfiction book by Alexander Frater that chronicles his journey following the Indian monsoon.
Recommended“um uh it this book came out I think about 20 years ago but um was called chasing the monsoon do you know this book”
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