Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on James Comey and Truth in Government
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Saving Justice
Discussed“it feels like on the surface this new book saving Justice is kind of exactly the same thing”
Where to get it
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A Higher Loyalty
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership is a memoir by former FBI Director James Comey that offers an inside look at leadership, institutional norms, and his high-profile interactions with political figures, including Donald Trump.
Discussed“so the first book a higher loyalty was a kind of hybrid memoir both from his earlier days as a prosecutor in the Department of Justice and then for of his brief period at the doj under Trump”
Where to get it
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An exact replica of a figment of my imagination
An exact replica of a figment of my imagination is a deeply moving memoir by Elizabeth McCracken that chronicles her profound grief, resilience, and emotional journey following the stillbirth of her first child.
Recommended“one book was Elizabeth McCracken's an exact replica of a figment of my imagination”
Where to get it
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A life's work
A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk is an unflinching and provocative memoir that explores the complex, often difficult realities of early motherhood.
Recommended“and the other was a life's work by Rachel kusk”
Where to get it
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Kill Switch - the Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
Discussed“so the book I reviewed is called kill switch by Adam genton”
Where to get it
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“this book is about a young man named Nick who moves East and he's going to work in in finance and he he takes a little house in Long Island next to this big grotesque mansion that is owned by very Mysterious Mr Gatsby Jay Gatsby”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Primary Colors
“Joe you don't need any introduction but for those who are not familiar with Joe he is a for for mer writer for the New Yorker former columnist for Time Magazine author of many many books including perhaps most famously one that did not appear with his uh by line primary colors”
Passing The Running Mate
“primary colors um and a follow-up novel running meat”
Passing Saving Justice
“and this week he reviews for us James comey's second book”
Own book Charlie Mike
“the last book I wrote was called Charlie Mike which is about this generation of veterans and how they're going to be different from veterans in the past”
Passing Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“we don't really look at a book like moobi dick or huin and say like is the writing good”
Passing MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
“we don't really look at a book like moobi dick or huin and say like is the writing good”
Passing The Waste Land and other poems
“and Fitzgerald himself was very influenced by the Wasteland and and by certain kind of thunderous symbolism”
Passing The Great Gatsby
“my dad had recommended this side of paradise and so I remember reading that first and hating it and so I went in with like deeply prejudiced Against The Great Gatsby and I didn't like it when I read it”
Passing This Side of Paradise
“my dad had recommended this side of paradise and so I remember reading that first and hating it and so I went in with like deeply prejudiced Against The Great Gatsby”