Episode · The Book Review · 2019-06-21
Jill Lepore on The Book Review: books mentioned (Jun 2019)
Jill Lepore on the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
Pamela Paul discussed Hasselblad & the Moon Landing by Deborah Ireland, American Moonshot by Douglas Brinkley, The Plaza : The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel by Julie Satow and others, Eloise by Kay Thompson, Digital Renaissance by Joel Waldfogel, and The plague and I. by Betty MacDonald. Jill Lepore discussed The Human Condition by Hannah Arendt. Tina Jordan discussed The only story by Julian Barnes. Shaina Cavazos discussed Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown. Concepción De León discussed Scratch by Manjula Martin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hasselblad & the Moon Landing
Discussed“what's interesting is you started off your review actually talking about the visual specifically and about a book called Hasselblad and the moon landing by Deborah Ireland which looks at the photographs”
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American Moonshot
Discussed“one of the kinds of objections that maybe maybe is least surprising when you think about it sto think about for just a minute is the civil rights movement and that's covered in the in the Douglas Brinkley Book American moonshot John F Kennedy and the Great Space Race”
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The Human Condition
Discussed“this is you know Han in The Human Condition which she writes right after Sputnik in in 1958 talks about this transition after Sputnik”
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The Plaza : The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel
The Plaza : The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel by Julie Satow and narrated by Jefferson Mays is a compelling historical account exploring the rich, dramatic history behind New York City's iconic landmark.
Discussed“Julie satow is here in the studio to talk about her new book The Plaza The Secret Life of America's most famous hotel”
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Eloise
Discussed“we all know Eloise for example and and K Thompson's great picture book”
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The only story
The Only Story by Julian Barnes is a poignant novel that explores the lasting impact of a young man's first love and the bittersweet memories that accompany aging.
Discussed“so I'm reading Julian Barn's last novel The only story which came out last year which I somehow missed when it came out”
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Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret
Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown is an unconventional, kaleidoscopic biography that shatters traditional biographical norms to portray the rebellious and often tragic royal.
Discussed“so I much to my own surprise am tearing through Craig Brown's biography of Princess Margaret called 999 glimpses of Princess Margaret”
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Scratch
Scratch: Writers, Money, and the Art of Making a Living, edited by Manjula Martin, is an insightful anthology that explores the intersections of creativity, finance, and the realities of sustaining a writing career.
Discussed“I'm reading this book called scratch writers money and the Art of making a living by Mula Martin and it combines two of my favorite topics money and writing”
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Digital Renaissance
Digital Renaissance: What Data and Economics Tell Us about the Future of Popular Culture by Joel Waldfogel is a data-driven economic analysis exploring how digital technology has transformed the creation, distribution, and consumption of popular culture.
Discussed“it's called digital Renaissance what data and economics tell us about the future of popular culture by Joel Wald Fogle and he is a professor at Minnesota's Carlson School of Management”
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The plague and I.
Betty MacDonald’s memoir The Plague and I recounts the author’s harrowing yet humorous experiences recovering from tuberculosis in a Washington state sanitarium.
Discussed“so when you said you had moved on to the plague and I I immediately downloaded it on my Kindle”
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Other mentions in this episode (12) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she is the author of many books including most recently this America and before that these truths”
“she is the author of many books including most recently this America and before that these truths”
“the other books that you wrote about include shoot for the moon the space race and the extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 by James Donovan chasing the Moon by Robert Stone and Alan Andre's”
“we mentioned Douglas Brinkley's Book American moonshot John Kennedy and the Great Space Race one giant leap by Charles Fishman Apollo to the Moon by tsil Muir Harmony and Apollo's Legacy by Roger d lonus”
“we mentioned Douglas Brinkley's Book American moonshot John Kennedy and the Great Space Race one giant leap by Charles Fishman Apollo to the Moon by tsil Muir Harmony and Apollo's Legacy by Roger d lonus”
“we mentioned Douglas Brinkley's Book American moonshot John Kennedy and the Great Space Race one giant leap by Charles Fishman Apollo to the Moon by tsil Muir Harmony and Apollo's Legacy by Roger d lonus”
“we mentioned Douglas Brinkley's Book American moonshot John Kennedy and the Great Space Race one giant leap by Charles Fishman Apollo to the Moon by tsil Muir Harmony and Apollo's Legacy by Roger d lonus”
“the other books that you wrote about include shoot for the moon the space race and the extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 by James Donovan chasing the Moon by Robert Stone and Alan Andre's”
“and also mention again that you have your own new book out it's called this America”
“and many of the people he interviewed in In Cold Blood which was the book that was a huge bestseller at the time”
“I read the Egg and I on your recommendation a few months back and really enjoyed it”
“she and her family were placed in internment camp during World War II after the war she went to college became a clinical psychologist and wrote a book on the second generation Japanese American Experience in Seattle as well as her internment camp experience called Nissi daughter which is still assigned reading in schools today”