Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The History of Race and Racism in America
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
Discussed“you picked poems on various subjects religious and moral by Phyllis Wheatley tell us about this book”
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Poems on various subjects, religious and moral
Discussed“you picked poems on various subjects religious and moral by Phyllis Wheatley tell us about this book”
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Notes on the state of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson is the only full-length book published by the American founding father during his lifetime, serving as a comprehensive compilation of geographical, social, and political observations about his home state.
Discussed“and for the next decade you take a very different tack with Thomas Jefferson's notes on the state of Virginia but you also cite another book which I found fascinating”
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Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Discussed“the interesting Narrative of the life of alaa aquano which I think is relatively well known as a slave narrative but for those who haven't read this book tell us about that”
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An essay on the causes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human species
Discussed“what was the book an essay on the causes a variety of complexion and figure in the human species and why did you choose that”
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David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World
David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World by David Walker is a fiery and foundational nineteenth-century text that fiercely condemned the institution of slavery and called for radical resistance and self-determination among Black people.
Discussed“tell us about the choice you made for the 1820s and appeal to the colored citizens of the World by David Walker that was one of the more difficult selections”
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Hereditary Genius
Hereditary Genius by Francis Galton is an 1869 foundational text of eugenics that attempted to prove human intelligence and success are primarily inherited traits by compiling data on prominent men and their offspring.
Discussed“the principles of biology by Herbert Spencer and hereditary genius by Sir Francis gton tell us about those two books”
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The principles of biology
Discussed“the principles of biology by Herbert Spencer and hereditary genius by Sir Francis gton tell us about those two books”
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The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk by W.
Discussed“and it's interesting because you chose that book Over The Souls of Black Folk by web Deo why did you choose to highlight that book Over The Souls of black folks”
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Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is an epic historical novel set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, focusing on the tumultuous life of Scarlett O'Hara.
Discussed“the next example being Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell for the 1930s”
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The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve by Richard J.
Discussed“um the one that that you ultimately picked is the bell curve which was by Richard hearin and Charles Murray subtitle is intelligence and class structure in American Life a very controversial book”
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Crania americana
Crania Americana by Samuel George Morton is an 1839 historical and scientific text notorious for attempting to classify human races through cranial measurements.
Recommended“I would say crania America but it's not necessarily a fluid read many of these other books but I think that was published in 1839 by Samuel MO”
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On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is the foundational scientific text establishing the theory of evolution by natural selection and detailing its profound impacts on modern biology and human thought.
Discussed“yes and and I think many Americans since they've since they've heard of Charles Darwin in the Origin of Species what they don't recognize is that book in evolutionary theory ended the reign of what was known as polygenesis”
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Beyond the melting pot
Beyond the Melting Pot by Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan is a classic sociological study examining ethnic and racial groups in New York City.
Recommended“I would say Beyond The Melting Pot which was a book that was written in 1963 by Daniel Patrick Mahan and Nathan Glazer”
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is an experimental historical novel that imagines the grief of Abraham Lincoln visiting his deceased son in a cemetery populated by a chorus of ghosts.
Discussed“um George saunders's debut novel Lincoln in the BAU goes right to the top of the hard cover bestseller list uh it's new at number one”
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This Life I Live
Discussed“in non-fiction there's just one new title this week it is by the country singer and songwriter Rory Fe who just won a Grammy last week uh his Memoir is called this life I live”
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“well I'm still broker you thought I was kidding when I said I'd be talking about this book for the next year and a half bad as pamin L mov”
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The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel is a landmark collection of comic strips chronicling the lives, politics, and relationships of a diverse group of queer women over several decades.
Recommended“well every year I reread and it's usually in January I read the collected comic strips of Alison beell that are collected as the essential dkes to watch out for”
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Sabbath's Theater
Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth is a provocative and darkly humorous novel centered on a aging, disgraced puppeteer grappling with grief, mortality, and his own destructive impulses.
Discussed“uh I am still in Sabbath's theater by Philip Roth”
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A horse walks into a bar
A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman is a bleak and darkly comic novel that centers on a tragic stand-up comedy performance in a small Israeli town.
Discussed“in in light of that I also did read a very short um Bleak Jewish comic novel in the past couple of weeks and it is daved Grossman's new novel horse walks A horse walks into a bar which Gary steinart reviews on the cover of our March 5th issue”
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Other mentions in this episode (13) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“through the 1840s and 1850s the books become quite well known you have of course the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas”
“and of Sojourner Truth and Uncle Tom's Cabin um and and On the Origin of Species but when we get to um the the Civil War period with 1860s two books that that focus I believe both on biology and evolution”
“and of Sojourner Truth and Uncle Tom's Cabin um and and On the Origin of Species”
“uh which was also the decade that saw zoril hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Native Son by Richard Wright”
“uh which was also the decade that saw zoril hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Native Son by Richard Wright”
“so my next book is tentatively titled how to be an anti-racist”
“Jonathan Kellerman continues his Alex Delaware series with Heartbreak Hotel that's new at number four”
“and Mark greeny continues his court Gentry series with gunmetal gray down at number 11”
“um not on a yearly basis um I have read The Great Gatsby multiple times”
“for me it's usually those shortish kind of pristin is books that I'll read like William Maxwell so long see you tomorrow”
“I've R and Gilead I've R Marilyn Robinson's book”
“now Alis beell is very famous with fun home and whatnot”
“and I mean it always it would appear kind of alongside Matt graen life in hell”