Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Navigating the Maze of Paying for College
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis is an insightful non-fiction account examining the crucial, unseen operations of the federal civil service and the potential dangers of chaotic presidential transitions.
Discussed“it was interesting because of course his last book The Fifth risk was really looking at you know what could happen if the government agencies that are tasked with managing catastrophes fell short”
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The End of October
Lawrence Wright’s novel The End of October explores a catastrophic global pandemic and its profound societal consequences.
Discussed“they of course published his novel which was about a global pandemic and it was called the end of October and really had bizarrely prean and extremely similar plot points”
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Preventable
Discussed“and so his book is called preventable and that'll be coming out this year as well pretty soon”
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The Liar's Dictionary
The Liar's Dictionary is a witty and inventive novel by Eley Williams that alternates between a Victorian lexicographer and a modern-day intern dealing with fictitious entries in a reference project.
Recommended“and you reviewed recently one such book The Liars dictionary by Ellie Williams which I just it's a delightful review”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“I mean such memories you know in 1984 if you were in school in 1984 you were assigned 1984 to read it was just a given”
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that critiques totalitarianism and political corruption through the story of farm animals who overthrow their human farmer.
Discussed“he was perhaps best known for his two dystopian novels Animal Farm in 1984 and to look at the way that his name has sort of come to be synonymous”
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