Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-08-09
Books mentioned on Nancy Pelosi on Joe Biden, Tim Walz and Donald Trump
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Art of Power
The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi is a memoir by the prominent American politician detailing her historic career as the first female Speaker of the House and her leadership through major legislative battles.
Discussed“and that ended up flavoring how I read some of your book because you have a very funny chapter actually on Donald Trump that is largely about him being very weird”
Where to get it
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The Art Of The Deal
The Art Of The Deal is a well-known autobiographical business book by Donald Trump that outlines his philosophy of negotiation and real estate development.
Discussed“Trump a book years ago one of the the foundations of his public reputation the art of the deal still he runs saying look I'm a good deal maker”
Where to get it
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How to Read the Bible
How to Read the Bible by James L.
Recommended“what are three books that have influenced you you'd recomend to the me oh I don't know if that influen me um the Bible of course”
Where to get it
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The Island of the Day Before
The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco is a philosophical historical novel set in the seventeenth century that follows a shipwrecked protagonist stranded on a vessel near the international date line.
Recommended“what book led me to what's next was one was um one of the few Umberto Echo books that I could read with great ease called the island of the day before”
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez is a sweeping, multi-decade romantic epic that explores the endurance of unrequited love against the backdrop of turn-of-the-century Colombia.
Recommended“another one is um I read over and over again some multitime some just once of Gabrielle Garcia marquez's books um the one I like like the best is Love in the Time of kalera”
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The Age of Wonder
The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes is a historical narrative that chronicles the Romantic generation of scientists and discoverers who transformed our understanding of the natural world.
Recommended“there's one um I'm all of a sudden blanking on the author age of Wonder have you ever read that oh God it's the best book it talks about”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's a new book coming out the art of power and she came by the times to talk about what she has learned”
“if you read my book you don't see too much shall we say patience with a senator and a senator”
“you read a book about the art of power”
“well here's the thing I as I say in the book there are two things one is um I see um myself as a weaver at a loom”
“as I say in the book you're close to your constituents as nothing more thrilling to me than walk on the floor”
“so that's why I say in the book either he's stupid or he thinks we're stupid it ain't clean”