Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on The Life of a Jazz Age Madam
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A house is not a home
Discussed“and she wrote A Memoir a very big best-selling Memoir called A House Is Not a Home published in 1953 and she had a ghost writer”
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Sinner and the Saint
Discussed“well one of my one of my close friends is Kevin Birmingham who just came out with a terrific book called the center and the saint about Crime and Punishment”
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The Last of the Mohicans
Discussed“you're absolutely right the the it's not a kind of recreation of the kidnapping it uses the kidnapping and some of the events that followed as inspiration for the The Last of the Mohicans”
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Killer Cocktails
Killer Cocktails, widely known as The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails edited by David Wondrich with Noah Rothbaum, is an exhaustive reference volume chronicling the history, production, and culture of potable alcohol.
Recommended“I reviewed the Oxford companion to spirits and Cocktails edited by David W with Noah Roth bom”
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Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is a comprehensive reference book edited by David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum that explores the history, culture, and production of alcoholic beverages.
Recommended“I reviewed the Oxford companion to spirits and Cocktails edited by David W with Noah Roth bom”
Where to get it
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Accidental Gods
Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin is a historical exploration of mortals who were elevated to divine status, examining the intersection of religion, empire, and political power across various cultures.
Recommended“and I reviewed accidental Gods by Anna delis subin”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Dante Club
“so you have written a lot of fiction including the bestseller of the Dante Club and many other novels many historical novels”
Passing Diary of a Wimpy Kid
“and you know they say that on any given deal at least one smaller publisher will often compete and that some of the biggest authors in the country are not published by the big five like someone like Jeff Kenny for example who writes Diary of a Wimpy Kid series was published by Abrams”