Episode · Honestly with Bari Weiss · 2025-02-10
Books mentioned on The “Golden Age” for Jews Has Ended | Simon Sebag Montefiore
Bari Weiss discussed Stalin by Simon Sebag-Montefiore, The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Catherine the Great by Simon Dixon, Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore, and The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Stalin
Stalin by Simon Sebag-Montefiore is a sweeping biographical history detailing the life, regime, and inner circle of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.
Discussed“his many books like Stalin the court of the red SAR the Roman no and Katherine the Great to name a few are essential to understanding power politics Revolution dictatorships and above all human nature”
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The Romanovs
The Romanovs by Simon Sebag Montefiore is a sweeping historical work chronicling the three-century reign of Russia's most famous imperial dynasty from 1613 to 1918.
Discussed“his many books like Stalin the court of the red SAR the Roman no and Katherine the Great to name a few are essential to understanding power politics Revolution dictatorships and above all human nature”
Where to get it
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Catherine the Great
Discussed“his many books like Stalin the court of the red SAR the Roman no and Katherine the Great to name a few are essential to understanding power politics Revolution dictatorships and above all human nature”
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem by Simon Sebag Montefiore is an epic historical biography that chronicles three thousand years of the holy city's turbulent existence across multiple religions and empires.
Discussed“most of his books are biographies of people but Jerusalem is a biography of a city a city as he writes that is the house of the one God the capital of two peoples the Temple of three religions and the only city to exist twice in heaven and on Earth the book takes takes you through Jerusalem's 3,000 year”
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The Message
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a book of essays reflecting on politics, storytelling, and the author's travels, including controversial commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Discussed“it's captured in a more aidite way in tanasi coat's recent book the message and it's something that people young people are being educated to in our most elite schools”
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