Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-07-05
Books mentioned on Is Kamala Harris Underrated?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Truths We Hold
The Truths We Hold is an autobiographical memoir written by Kamala Harris that details her personal upbringing, career as a prosecutor and politician, and her overarching vision for public service.
Discussed“She Wrote a book when she was in California called smart on crime which really you know you read it it sounds more like a tough on crime book but that was no longer relevant as her advisers told her to her interest in the presidential campaign”
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Smart on Crime
Smart on Crime by Kamala Harris and Joan O'C.
Discussed“She Wrote a book when she was in California called smart on crime which really you know you read it it sounds more like a tough on crime book”
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Southerners, a Journalist's Odyssey
Southerners, a Journalist's Odyssey by Marshall Frady is a reflective work capturing the profound social and cultural transformations of the American South through the eyes of a veteran reporter.
Recommended“so then always our final question what are three books you'd recommend to the audience so the first book I recommend is called Southerners by Marshall Fred”
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Southerners
Southerners by Marshall Frady is a collection of deeply reported political profiles and essays examining key figures and cultural shifts in the American South.
Recommended“so the first book I recommend is called Southerners by Marshall Fred”
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The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles is a 1949 novel that follows a married American couple traveling through the North African desert as they confront existential dread, alienation, and cultural displacement.
Recommended“my second is the Sheltering Sky by Paul Bulls which I would describe as a novel about existential despair if um that entices any listen”
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The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps by Mary McCarthy is a classic mid-century debut novel that explores the intellectual and romantic entanglements of a young, independent woman navigating the bohemian circles of New York City.
Recommended“the third I would recommend um is the company she keeps by Mary McCarthy”
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