Episode · The Book Review · 2021-12-17
Books mentioned on The Life of a Jazz Age Madam
Debbie Applegate discussed A house is not a home by Polly Adler. Matthew Pearl discussed Sinner and the Saint by Kevin Birmingham and The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Dwight Garner discussed Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails by David Wondrich and others and Killer Cocktails by David Wondrich. Pamela Paul recommended Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson. Jennifer Szalai discussed Accidental Gods by Anna Della Subin.
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”
Where to get it
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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”
Where to get it
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The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper is a classic historical adventure novel set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.
Discussed“and the more I got into these stories when I discovered that the last of the micans was influenced by a real event or events which was the kidnapping of Daniel Boon's daughter jiab Boon”
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Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails
Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is an exhaustive, authoritative reference book edited by David Wondrich alongside Noah Rothbaum that charts the history, culture, and mixology of alcoholic beverages.
Discussed“you know I I read and reviewed this monsterized book it's called the uh Oxford companion to spirits and Cocktails and it's edited by David wondrich who's sort of one of the one of the key figures in the cocktail Renaissance”
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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.
Discussed“you know I I read and reviewed this monsterized book it's called the uh Oxford companion to spirits and Cocktails and it's edited by David wondrich who's sort of one of the one of the key figures in the cocktail Renaissance”
Where to get it
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Home Comforts
Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson is a comprehensive, encyclopedic guide to domestic life that combines practical household instructions with cultural history, scientific explanations, and ethical considerations regarding home care.
Recommended“I feel like this book since you said the author is a former academic is like the night owl to the morning Lark book by a former academic home Comforts The Art and Science of keeping house by Cheryl melson which is a book that I love”
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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.
Discussed“so I reviewed something recently that's a very different kind of book it's called accidental gods and it's by anadel subin”
Where to get it
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