Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-02-14
Books mentioned on Part One: Bobby Fischer: Chess Nazi
Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to talk about the most famous chess player the US has ever produced. (Two Part Series) FOOTNOTES: https://www.
Mia Wong recommended Bobby Fischer by Frank Brady, and discussed Animal Farm by George Orwell and 1984 by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer is a comprehensive biography by Frank Brady that explores the remarkable rise and tragic fall of the legendary chess champion.
Recommended“his biographer Frank Brady who who writes a really good book about probably the best like biography of Bobby Fischer called end game Bobby Fisher's remarkable rise and fall that I'm gonna be using so good”
Where to get it
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“so his two favorite books in this period are 1984 an animal farm”
Where to get it
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“so his two favorite books in this period are 1984 an animal farm”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I have a book called After the Revolution you can buy it by typing it in to any place that sells books Amazon or bookshop.org or whatever that place is”