Episode · The Book Review · 2017-07-21
Books mentioned on Steve Bannon's Road to the White House
Gilbert Cruz discussed Devil's Bargain by Joshua Green, The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, and Henry David Thoreau by Laura Dassow Walls. Parul Sehgal recommended Cleopatra's Nose by Judith Thurman. John Williams recommended Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood, and discussed Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrère. Greg Cowles discussed The collected stories by Grace Paley. Pamela Paul discussed The Vanity Fair diaries by Tina Brown.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Devil's Bargain
Devil's Bargain by Joshua Green is a journalistic account examining Steve Bannon's political rise, his influence within Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and the broader shifts in modern American conservatism.
Discussed“Joshua green will be here to talk about his new book The Devil's bargain”
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The Fact of a Body
Discussed“Alexandria Marzano lesnevich will be here to talk about her new book the fact of a body a murder and a memoir”
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Henry David Thoreau
Discussed“Laura daa Walls will be here to talk about her new biography Henry David thorough a life”
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Cleopatra's Nose
Cleopatra's Nose is a collection of essays written by cultural critic and author Judith Thurman.
Recommended“I was reading Cleopatra's nose by Judith Thurman have you guys read this”
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Priestdaddy
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood is a sharply witty and unconventional memoir recounting the author's eccentric upbringing in the Midwest as the daughter of a married Catholic priest.
Recommended“I'll be quick because I'm reading I finished priest daddy by Patricia Lockwood which I talked about the past couple of weeks and which I would still just highly recommend”
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Lives Other Than My Own
Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrère is a deeply reflective non-fiction work that explores profound themes of grief, human connection, mortality, and resilience in the wake of tragedy.
Discussed“and now I'm reading something that Jen talked about last week which is Emanuel carer everybody in the office Memoir lives other than my own”
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The collected stories
Discussed“so I am I'm reading I have returned to Grace py uh it's a an addition of her stories at the collected stories that I don't own”
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The Vanity Fair diaries
The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown is a compelling non-fiction chronicle capturing the tumultuous and glamorous years the author spent editing the iconic magazine between 1983 and 1992.
Discussed“the book is Tina Brown's Vanity Fair Diaries and so these are diaries of her years being the editor of Vanity Fair”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the book again is Devil's bargain Steve Bannon Donald Trump and the storming of the presidency by Joshua green”
“the book is called the fact of a body a murder and a memoir by Alexandria Marzano lesnevich”
“Laura daa Walls is the author of a new biography Henry David thorough life”