Episode · The Book Review · 2020-07-24
Books mentioned on The Yearning for the Unexplained
Pamela Paul discussed The Unidentified by Colin Dickey, The King of Confidence by Miles Harvey, and Ghostland by Colin Dickey. Colin Dickey discussed The book of the damned by Charles Fort. Parul Sehgal discussed Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford. Dwight Garner discussed Eat the Buddha by Barbara Demick, Nothing to envy by Barbara Demick and others, and Hiroshima by John Hersey. Also mentioned: Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump Ph.D. and Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Unidentified
The Unidentified by Colin Dickey is a fascinating exploration of mythical monsters, alien encounters, and humanity's enduring cultural obsession with the unexplained.
Discussed“Colin dicki will be here to talk about his new book the unidentified”
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The King of Confidence
Miles Harvey and his book The King of Confidence received focused attention on The Book Review during the July 2024 episode titled The Yearning for the Unexplained.
Discussed“miles Harvey will join us to talk about his book The King of confidence”
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The book of the damned
Discussed“what was the book of the Damned oh the book of the Damned so Charles Fort is the author of the book of the Damned”
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Ghostland
Discussed“so there's some common ground between this territory and the subject matter of your previous book Ghostland which was about ghosts and hauntings in America”
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Too Much and Never Enough
Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L.
Discussed“and a large majority of those books were too much and never enough”
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Antiracist Baby
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X.
Discussed“so one of the new books that I've sold really well in that category is um the anti-racist baby picture book by ibram kendi”
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Crooked Hallelujah
Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford is a compelling debut novel that explores the complex lives of multiple generations of Cherokee women.
Discussed“and it's her first novel called crooked Hallelujah”
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Eat the Buddha
Eat the Buddha is a poignant and deeply reported non-fiction book by Barbara Demick that explores the tumultuous history, life, and tragic deaths within a Tibetan town under Chinese rule.
Discussed“I reviewed a new book by Barbara demic it's called Eat the Buddha”
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Nothing to envy
Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick is a compelling non-fiction book that explores the lives of ordinary citizens living inside totalitarian North Korea.
Discussed“people who have heard of her work probably know her book about North Korea nothing to Envy”
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Hiroshima
John Hersey's groundbreaking work of narrative reportage, Hiroshima, documents the devastating atomic bombing of the Japanese city through the personal accounts of six survivors.
Discussed“you know it's a form that was really I think perhaps you know best known and sort of attributed to John hery for for Hiroshima”
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