Episode · The Book Review · 2019-03-29
Preet Bharara on The Book Review: books mentioned
Preet Bharara on the Rule of Law
Gilbert Cruz discussed Doing Justice by Preet Bharara. Preet Bharara recommended Truth in Our Times by David E. McCraw. Pamela Paul discussed Bending Toward Justice by Doug Jones. Alexandra Alter discussed The Mueller Report by Robert S. Mueller and others. Dwight Garner recommended The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell, and discussed Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Jennifer Szalai recommended Hattiesburg by William Sturkey. Farhad Manjoo recommended The Trouble with Men by David Shields.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Doing Justice
Doing Justice by Preet Bharara is a thoughtful exploration of legal ethics, fairness, and the American justice system written by the former United States Attorney.
Discussed“prara will be here to talk about his new book doing Justice”
Where to get it
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Truth in Our Times
Truth in Our Times by David E.
Recommended“it's a little bit to to to plug another book which I reviewed in the New York Times recently by David McCraw called the truth in our times it's the undermining of truth”
Where to get it
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Bending Toward Justice
Bending Toward Justice by Doug Jones with Greg Truman is a powerful non-fiction work detailing the Birmingham church bombing that transformed the American civil rights movement.
Discussed“joining us now from Washington senator Doug Jones of Alabama author of a new book bending toward Justice”
Where to get it
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The Mueller Report
The Mueller Report is the official public document detailing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election, compiled by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and subsequently analyzed and published in various editions.
Discussed“yes the hottest book right now to read is the Muller report”
Where to get it
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The Old Drift
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell is an ambitious, multi-generational debut novel tracing the history of Zambia through interconnected families.
Recommended“and I read this novel this week called the old drift by a first novelist she's born in Zambia her name is namwali surel if I'm getting that correctly”
Where to get it
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Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is a celebrated novel by Salman Rushdie that explores the magical realist history of India from its independence and partition onward, touching upon regional themes such as Kashmir.
Discussed“there's a bit of magical realism in the novel people are comparing it to and I think these comparisons are pretty accurate to Salon rushy Midnight's Children”
Where to get it
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark novel that chronicles the multi-generational history of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo and stands as a masterwork of magical realism.
Discussed“and Garcia marquez's 100 Years of Solitude”
Where to get it
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Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg by William Sturkey is a historical study examining the social dynamics, civil rights struggles, and racial history of a Mississippi city through the lens of ordinary and extraordinary lives.
Recommended“so this week I reviewed a book called Hattisburg an American story in black and white by an historian at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill named William sturky”
Where to get it
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The Trouble with Men
The Trouble with Men is a provocative book by David Shields that investigates masculinity, modern culture, and social expectations.
Recommended“I reviewed a new book by David Shields called the trouble with men and big broad diagnostic title”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“this a suitable boy I've just checked with my electronic companion was published in 1993”
“I was reading something about Dila the other day and that someone wrote that you know everyone picked up underworld which is what”
“he's written a bunch of manifestos not my thing reality hunger how literature saved my life”
“the old drift by Nam Wally surel Hattisburg an American story in black and white by Williams jerky”
“Hattisburg an American story in black and white by Williams jerky”
“and the trouble with men by David Shield”