Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The Chernobyl Disaster in Full
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Midnight in Chernobyl
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham is a gripping historical account documenting the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster.
Recommended“the book again is called Midnight in Chernobyl the untold story of the world's greatest nuclear disaster by Adam higgenbotham”
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Coders
Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World by Clive Thompson is a non-fiction book that explores the culture, history, and profound societal influence of software programmers.
Recommended“she writes about coders the making of a new tribe and the remaking of the world the new book by cve Thompson”
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A night to remember
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord is a classic historical account that meticulously reconstructs the final hours and sinking of the RMS Titanic through survivor interviews.
Discussed“and I was kind of inspired by the fact that I'd recently read Walter Lords and night to remember about the Titanic about the sinky of the Titanic”
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Smarter Than You Think
Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompson is a work of nonfiction that explores how modern digital tools, the internet, and personal technology are fundamentally altering human cognition and improving our minds for the better.
Discussed“you mentioned that Clive Thompson knows this world he um he's the author of another book that looked at technology called smarter than you think how technology is changing our minds for the better”
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Nudist on the Late Shift
Nudist on the Late Shift by Po Bronson is a compelling nonfiction work exploring the eccentricities, pressures, and culture of Silicon Valley during the late twentieth century tech boom.
Recommended“I'd say I mean I'm a sucker for nudist on The Late Shift I loved that one po Bronson”
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Bad Blood
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou is an investigative non-fiction book that exposes the massive fraud behind Theranos, the high-profile Silicon Valley blood-testing startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes.
Recommended“obviously Bad Blood the John Caro”
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Lost and Wanted
Discussed“I've never read any books by n freudenberger have you nor have I”
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Murder by the Book
Discussed“so I'm reading a book called Murder By the book by Claire Harmon”
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The Unwinding of the Miracle
The Unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip-Williams is a deeply moving memoir written by a woman who faced a terminal cancer diagnosis with extraordinary grace and introspection.
Discussed“I think Tina you discussed the unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip Williams”
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a powerful autobiographical memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the intersection of medicine and life.
Recommended“it's a little bit like if when breath becomes air by Paul colony was your thing then then this is for you”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird explores racial injustice and moral growth in the American South through the eyes of young Scout Finch.
Discussed“and the other book that I read and finished last night was To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee”
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Go Set A Watchman
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee is a novel written before To Kill a Mockingbird that follows an adult Scout returning to Maycomb, Alabama, and confronting her aging father's complex racial views.
Discussed“I think that one thing that became clear to me rereading it now too was especially after all of the kind of craziness around goett a Watchmen and all of that you really realize you get a sense of why it was so hard for her to ever write another book”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Sarah I read n freudenberger lost and wanted”
“Sarah I read n freudenberger lost and wanted”
“I read Murder By the book The Crime that shocked Dickens London by Clare Harmon”
“John I read written lives by Javier Marius”
“and I read the unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip Williams and to kill Mocking Bird by Harper leee”
“and I read the unwinding of the Miracle by Julie Yip Williams and to kill Mocking Bird by Harper leee”