Episode · The Book Review · 2021-09-24
Randall Kennedy on The Book Review: books mentioned
Randall Kennedy on 'Say It Loud!'
Pamela Paul discussed Say It Loud! by Randall Kennedy and The Godfather by Mario Puzo. Mary Roach discussed The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals by E. P. Evans and Fuzz by Mary Roach. John Williams discussed Peril by Bob Woodward and others. Jennifer Szalai discussed Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward and The Contrarian by Max Chafkin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Say It Loud!
Say It Loud! is a compelling collection of twenty-nine essays by legal scholar and author Randall Kennedy that explores the intricate intersections of race, law, history, and culture in America.
Discussed“tell us about the origins of this book which is a collection of 29 essays”
Where to get it
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The Godfather
The Godfather by Mario Puzo is a classic crime novel that chronicles the fictional Corleone mafia family and explores themes of power, loyalty, and corruption.
Discussed“it's from 1969 and it's our review of The Godfather by Mario PUO and it was written by a sports journalist named dick shap”
Where to get it
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The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
Discussed“and then stumbled onto that weird 1906 book the criminal prosecution and capital punishment of animals”
Where to get it
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Fuzz
Mary Roach's Fuzz investigates how the natural world intersects with human law through wild animal behavior and wildlife crime.
Discussed“the case that I talked about in fuzz was this was 1659 in a province of Northern Italy”
Where to get it
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Peril
Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa is a political nonfiction book examining the final days of the Donald Trump administration and the early months of the Biden presidency.
Discussed“so the third book of Woodwards about the Trump presidency is recently out it's called Peril”
Where to get it
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Fear: Trump in the White House
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward is a bestselling investigative work examining the inner workings, chaos, and decision-making processes of the Donald Trump administration.
Discussed“it started with fear which I very foolishly read on a beach in Greece”
Where to get it
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The Contrarian
The Contrarian by Max Chafkin is an investigative biography examining the life, career, and political ideology of tech investor Peter Thiel.
Discussed“so I reviewed the contrarian by Max chafkin and it's a biography of Peter teal”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (14) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he'll join us to talk about his new collection of essays say it loud on Race law history and culture”
“Mary Roach will be here to talk about her new book fuzz”
“Brown versus Board of Education”
“there are strong similarities between Michael coring and an Alexander pornoy”
“she is the author of many books including stiff gulp bunk spook and now fuzz when Nature breaks the law”
“she is the author of many books including stiff gulp bunk spook and now fuzz when Nature breaks the law”
“she is the author of many books including stiff gulp bunk spook and now fuzz when Nature breaks the law”
“she is the author of many books including stiff gulp bunk spook and now fuzz when Nature breaks the law”
“she is the author of many books including stiff gulp bunk spook and now fuzz when Nature breaks the law”
“so I did things like well I did a a middle- grade adaptation of packing for Mars”
“it follows the equally turly titled fear and rage”
“it follows the equally turly titled fear and rage”
“and then you reviewed the second one rage”
“you hearing about this reminds me of when you talked about Tim Alberta's Book American Carnage”