Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Robert Gottlieb on ‘Garbo’ and ‘Babbitt’
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Saga of Gosta Berling
Discussed“first of all she knew who she was which was a uneducated peasant girl from Sweden who lucked in through catching the attention of a very famous director Mar Stiller who featured her in the biggest movie ever made in Sweden up till that time The Saga of ghost barley”
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MAIN STREET
MAIN STREET by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel about provincial American life that exposes the narrow-mindedness and cultural conformity of small-town existence.
Recommended“then they can go on to read Main Street and babbit and dodsworth and Aerosmith”
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Arrowsmith
Discussed“so when some years later they awarded it to him for I believe it was aosmith he turned it down”
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Babbitt
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel that exposes the vacuum of middle-class American conformity, commercialism, and complacency through the hollow life of real estate broker George F.
Recommended“then they can go on to read Main Street and babbit and dodsworth and Aerosmith”
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Dodsworth
Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis is a classic American novel that examines expatriate life, marriage, and industrial ambition through the journey of a retired automobile manufacturer traveling through Europe.
Recommended“then they can go on to read Main Street and babbit and dodsworth and Aerosmith”
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Elmer Gantry
Discussed“but when you think about the books that are still read today babbit Main Street Aros Smith Elmer Gantry it can't happen here dodsworth”
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It Can't Happen Here
It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis is a 1935 political satire novel that explores the rise of fascism and authoritarianism within the United States during a fictional political campaign.
Discussed“but when you think about the books that are still read today babbit Main Street Aros Smith Elmer Gantry it can't happen here dodsworth”
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American Marxism
American Marxism is a political commentary by conservative author and media host Mark R.
Discussed“so only two books and maybe three once everything's all counted are expected to hit a million print copies sold those are a new dog man book a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book and American Marxism by Mark Levan all appearing together on the same Shelf at your nearest independent book seller”
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Breakfast with Seneca
Discussed“so what brought me to it was a book called breakfast with senica by David Fidel who's a philosopher”
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a popular modern guide providing daily meditations, historical insights, and ancient philosophies for cultivating resilience and self-control.
Discussed“so for example Ryan holiday who the big breakthrough book in 2014 he wrote the obstacle is the way and then subsequently wrote The Daily stoic and he's written a bunch of books about the philosophy”
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular book on stoic philosophy that explores how to turn everyday trials into advantages.
Discussed“so for example Ryan holiday who the big breakthrough book in 2014 he wrote the obstacle is the way and then subsequently wrote The Daily stoic and he's written a bunch of books about the philosophy”
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How Civil Wars Start
How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F.
Discussed“I reviewed a book recently called how Civil Wars start and how to stop them by a political scientist named Barbara Walter”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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