Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2024-12-20
Books mentioned on "Political War" Coming For Trump in 2025, and Christmas Traditions, with Steve Bannon and Doug Brunt | Ep. 971
Megyn Kelly is joined by Steve Bannon, host of "Bannon's War Room," to discuss how the media is having a meltdown over “President Musk,” why Speaker Johnson has to go after working with Democrats on f
Doug Brunt recommended The Charm School by Nelson DeMille, Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles, and The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman, and discussed A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, Rules of Civility by Amor Towles, and The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Also mentioned: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound psychological novel that explores guilt, morality, and the severe consequences of moral relativism and nihilism.
Discussed“have you read crime and punishment by doovi no I haven't I have”
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The Charm School
The Charm School by Nelson DeMille is a suspenseful thriller novel involving Cold War intrigue and a secret Soviet facility.
Recommended“he wrote a book called the charm school and this came out in 1988”
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A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles is a celebrated historical novel that follows an aristocratic Russian count who is sentenced to spend the remainder of his life inside a luxury hotel by a Bolshevik tribunal.
Discussed“he's written a number of novels that people might recognize a gentleman in Moscow or Rules of Civility or Lincoln Highway”
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Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles is a celebrated historical fiction novel that follows a young woman navigating high society in New York City during the late 1930s.
Discussed“he's written a number of novels that people might recognize a gentleman in Moscow or Rules of Civility or Lincoln Highway”
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The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is a historical novel that follows a young man driving cross-country in 1954 America alongside several unexpected companions.
Discussed“he's written a number of novels that people might recognize a gentleman in Moscow or Rules of Civility or Lincoln Highway”
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Eve in Hollywood
Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles is a collection of novellas and short stories featuring characters from the author's popular universe.
Recommended“it's called Eve in Hollywood and some short stories so it's easy to you know pick up and read a 30 page short story”
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The Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W.
Recommended“and so this is called the Zimmerman Telegram and it's really the biggest reason we got into World War I”
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