Episode · Timcast IRL · 2021-12-08
Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #422 - Biden Threatens US Deployment If Russia Invades Ukraine w/Steve Bannon
Tim, Ian, Luke, and Lydia join the iconic Steve Bannon once again, this time to discuss Biden's threatening of Russia in a tense phone call, the GOP senator who says we can't rule out possible nuclear
Steve Bannon recommended The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. Vol. 2. [-3-4]. by Edward Gibbon, “The” History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam, and Lincoln by Gore Vidal.
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. Vol. 2. [-3-4].
Edward Gibbon’s monumental historical work, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, details the trajectory and ultimate collapse of Roman civilization across multiple volumes.
Recommended“gibbons you got to reinvent the extended versions a little long you definitely should read that”
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“The” History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon is a monumental multi-volume historical work chronicling the trajectory of the Roman world from the height of the empire to its eventual collapse.
Recommended“gibbons you got to reinvent the extended versions a little long you definitely should read that”
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The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam is a historical account examining the hubris, elitism, and institutional groupthink of American policymakers that led the United States into the Vietnam War.
Recommended“uh i would read the uh i would read the best and the brightest about the kennedy in the in the in the vietnam war definitely read that”
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Lincoln
Lincoln is a historical novel by Gore Vidal that portrays the life and presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
Recommended“if you want to read about a tremendous individual right i think the greatest president we've ever had and probably the greatest individual we've ever had in this country lincoln you can read gore vidal's novel lincoln about how people make tough decisions under under tough situations”
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