Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-05-23
Books mentioned on The Teen Mental Health Crisis, Part 2
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Under Pressure
Discussed“so a couple years back you wrote this book under pressure and I want to read a quote from it”
Where to get it
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Psychoanalytic diagnosis
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis is a foundational clinical text by psychologist Nancy McWilliams that provides comprehensive guidance on understanding personality structure and clinical assessment.
Recommended“a book I go back to again and again was written by another psychologist Nancy McWilliams it's called psychoanalytic diagnosis”
Where to get it
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Transcendent Kingdom
Transcendent Kingdom is a poignant contemporary novel by Yaa Gyasi that follows a brilliant neuroscientist grappling with faith, science, family trauma, and addiction.
Recommended“personally I actually just finished a book called Transcendent Kingdom by yeah Jesse a novel beautiful but a neuroscientist”
Where to get it
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a critically acclaimed collection of essays in which the celebrated author uses classic Russian short stories to teach the art of reading and writing fiction.
Recommended“and then um my favorite graduation gift so I'm giving it a lot right now is a swim in a pond in the rain by George Saunders which is kind of about Russian literature”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Under Pressure
“she's the author of the emotional lives of teenagers and the book Under Pressure”