Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-06-07
Books mentioned on The Economic Theory That Explains Why Americans Are So Mad
Annie Lowrey recommended A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel, Franchise by Marcia Chatelain, and Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Place of Greater Safety
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel is an immersive historical novel that traces the intense lives, political ambitions, and tragic fates of key figures during the French Revolution.
Recommended“I recently read the best political book that I've ever read which is called a place of Greater safety it is a novelization of the French Revolution”
Where to get it
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Franchise
Franchise by Marcia Chatelain is a meticulously researched historical study examining the rise of fast food chains in America, with a particular focus on the complex relationship between McDonald's, franchising, and Black communities.
Recommended“however there's a really great book that came out a few years ago called franchise the golden arches in Black America by Marsha shelene and it's about McDonald's and franchising specifically about the growth of McDonald's and its role in Black communities and with black consumers”
Where to get it
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Nickel and Dimed
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich is a classic piece of undercover investigative journalism documenting the grueling realities of low-wage work and poverty in America.
Recommended“and then um I was thinking about of the best books about the kind of NE liberal economic deal that we make for a really long time in America that I think that we are just starting to upset and grow past the best book I think about it and it it's a classic is is nickel and died by”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“she's the author of the book give people money”
“I had a sociologist uh on a couple months ago Caitlyn Collins who did this great book looking at parenting and work in a bunch of different countries”