Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Susan Orlean on a Great Library Fire
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Library Book
The Library Book by Susan Orlean investigates a major historical disaster involving a devastating library fire and the intricate inner workings of public institutions.
Recommended“Susan orene joins us from San Francisco where she is on book tour for her latest book the library book Susan thank you so much for being here thanks for having me on before I get started I want to say that everyone who does not own the library book should Google it just to see what it looks like”
Where to get it
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The Orchid Thief
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean is a true-life narrative exploring the eccentric world of orchid poachers and plant obsession in the Florida Everglades.
Discussed“you just dropped such an interesting little tidbit that now I need to know what the original title of the Orchid Thief was you're not going to believe it because it's so different”
Where to get it
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THE ALLIANCE
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, Chris Yeh, and Miguel Marqus Muoz authored The Alliance, a book focusing on modern employee tenure, career management, and how companies can navigate staff departures in the contemporary tech startup landscape.
Discussed“so the first book was the startup of you the second one was the alliance”
Where to get it
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The Start-up of You
The Start-up of You by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha is a business and career guide that applies entrepreneurial strategies to professional development.
Discussed“so the first book was the startup of you the second one was the alliance”
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman is a media theory classic examining how the shift from print to television has degraded public discourse into mere entertainment.
Discussed“most recently I've been rereading a book that I loved as an undergraduate Neil postman's amusing ourselves to death because I've been kind of rethinking what the lessons from that are to the modern world of social media”
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Disgrace
Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African author J.
Discussed“um I mean it it actually reminds me a lot of kota's book disgrace because like that book it takes this individual story and cracks it open to be kind of about history and politics”
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There There
There There by Tommy Orange is a powerful polyphonic novel that follows a diverse group of Native American characters living in modern-day Oakland, California.
Discussed“so over the weekend I read uh they're there by Tommy orange and which I think probably everyone has heard of at this point”
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The Nix
The Nix by Nathan Hill is an expansive, satirical debut novel that follows a disgruntled college professor and failed writer as he reconnects with his estranged mother after she commits a bizarre political crime.
Discussed“I am reading the Knicks by Nathan Hill and for the past couple of years I've been both writing my own novel and I was doing a story about Jonathan Franzen”
Where to get it
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What I Saw at the Revolution
What I Saw at the Revolution by Peggy Noonan is a widely read political memoir and insider account written by Ronald Reagan's former speechwriter.
Discussed“when I was writing my first book long time ago I for reasons not that interesting to go into mostly curiosity I picked up Peggy nunan's what I saw at the Revolution and she has a very particular voice”
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Kim
Rudyard Kipling's classic novel Kim follows an orphaned street urchin raised on the streets of colonial India who becomes embroiled in espionage during the historical political conflict known as the Great Game.
Book club“I started reading redard Kipling Kim for my book club”
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Antifragile
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a book exploring how certain systems, leaders, and ideas actually gain strength, grow, and thrive when exposed to disorder, volatility, and stress.
Recommended“Nicholas talib's antifragile which is how do we build these new systems and which they're robust and you know it's kind of a combination intellectual and Business book”
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The seventh sense
The Seventh Sense by Joshua Cooper Ramo is a strategic business and technology book examining how heavily interconnected networks shape power, security, and modern society.
Recommended“the kinds of other things that I think are interesting in like a business book Arena are like Joshua Cooper Ramos's seventh sense which is kind of networks about howlies the new world of networks and what that means”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“orene's latest book is called the library book probably one of the best titles I can think of Susan thanks again”
“uh I read a few business books but more often it's uh things like sapiens or homodeus you know you've all Harari”
“uh I read a few business books but more often it's uh things like sapiens or homodeus you know you've all Harari”
“I immediately spilled coffee on um had a nice introduction by Jan Morris the wonderful travel writer in which she compared it to Don kote”
“I hated it interestingly in a way that I hated the pck papers which is was also written in serial format”
“I also want to mentioned that you have a co-author on this book and your previous book The Alliance Chris yay”