Episode · The Book Review · 2017-11-03
Books mentioned on The American Revolution in Six Lives
Pamela Paul recommended Hadji Murat by Лев Толстой and others, and discussed Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom by Russell Shorto, Schlesinger by Richard Aldous, and The age of Jackson by Arthur M. Schlesinger and others. Richard Aldous recommended A thousand days by Arthur M. Schlesinger and others, and discussed The disuniting of America by Arthur M. Schlesinger and others. Lauren Christensen recommended The Power by Naomi Alderman. John Williams recommended Travels with Lizbeth by Lars Eighner.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom
Discussed“Russell sha will join us to discuss his latest book Revolution song a story of American Freedom”
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The age of Jackson
Discussed“his first sort of major book the age of Jackson that came out in 1945”
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The disuniting of America
Discussed“for example the book The disuniting of America”
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A thousand days
Arthur M.
Recommended“my personal favorite though still is a thousand days that I think the way the way in which it Blends Memoir and history the power of so much of the narrative”
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The Power
The Power by Naomi Alderman is a speculative science fiction novel set in a world where teenage girls develop the physical ability to emit deadly electrical shocks, fundamentally upending global power dynamics and patriarchy.
Recommended“Lauren so I am about 3/4 of the way through naomi alderman the power which has just gotten so much attention lately”
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Travels with Lizbeth
Travels with Lizbeth by Lars Eighner is a powerful memoir documenting the author's experience of homelessness on the streets of Austin, Texas, and elsewhere during the late 1980s.
Recommended“it's called travels with Lis beeth three years on the road and on the street by Lars enner”
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Hadji Murat
Hadji Murat by Leo Tolstoy is a powerful late-career novella focusing on a Caucasian warrior caught between conflicting empires.
Recommended“the book I'm reading right now is Leo Tolstoy morat his last book I think it's a Nolla”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he is the bestselling author of The Island at the center of the world among other books”
“Pamela Russell sho's new book is called Revolution song a story of American freedom”
“he of course wrote his own Memoir life in the 20th century”
“Richard Aldis is the author of a new biography of Arthur slesinger Jr Slender the Imperial historian”
“the title is a nod to John Steinbeck's Travels With Charlie which was a travel log with his dog”
“while I was there I read Hillary manal's Memoir giving up the ghost”