Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The American Revolution in Six Lives
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“for historians the most important in terms of impact has been has been the age of Jackson”
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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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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 (4) — 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”
Passing Travels with Charley
“the title is a nod to John Steinbeck's Travels With Charlie which was a travel log with his dog”
Passing Giving Up the Ghost
“while I was there I read Hillary manal's Memoir giving up the ghost”