Episode · The Book Review · 2020-02-21
Books mentioned on Unjust America
Gilbert Cruz discussed Supreme Inequality by Adam Cohen. Pamela Paul recommended Feel Free by Zadie Smith and The cost of living by Deborah Levy, and discussed Imbeciles by Adam Cohen, We the corporations by Adam Winkler, and Grand Union Stories by Zadie Smith. Tina Jordan recommended Vanity Dies Hard by Ruth Rendell. Also mentioned: The Ones We've Been Waiting For by Charlotte Alter.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Supreme Inequality
Supreme Inequality by Adam Cohen is a rigorous nonfiction examination of how the Supreme Court has over fifty years systematically advanced policies creating a more unjust America.
Discussed“Adam Cohen will join us to talk about his new book Supreme inequality”
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Imbeciles
Imbeciles by Adam Cohen is a historical non-fiction work subtitled The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck, detailing a dark chapter of legal and medical history in the United States.
Discussed“I want to get into that in a moment but I want to start first with your last book before this imbeciles because it also looked at some pretty Grim history in American Court history”
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We the corporations
Adam Winkler's non-fiction work We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights offers a comprehensive historical look at the long view of corporate rights in America.
Discussed“a book came out a couple of years ago that I'm sure you're familiar with we the corporations by Adam Winkler which looked at kind of the Long View of history of Corporations”
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Vanity Dies Hard
Vanity Dies Hard by Ruth Rendell is a psychological suspense novel by the renowned British author known for her intricate plotting and deep character studies.
Recommended“so I'm reading a very old Ruth Rendell novel called vanity dies hard which I actually picked up at my library's most recent book sale”
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The Ones We've Been Waiting For
The Ones We've Been Waiting For by Charlotte Alter is a political non-fiction book that explores how a rising generation of millennial leaders is poised to transform American politics and governance.
Recommended“so I decided to lean into politics and I'm reading the ones we've been waiting for how a new generation of leaders will transform America by Charlotte alter who is a Time Magazine political reporter”
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Feel Free
Feel Free by Zadie Smith is a wide-ranging collection of essays offering sharp cultural, literary, and political commentary from one of contemporary literature's most distinctive voices.
Recommended“so one of the books that I read was Zade Smith's essay collection from 2018 feel free”
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Grand Union Stories
Zadie Smith's collection Grand Union was featured across multiple episodes of The Book Review in July 2024.
Discussed“I talked in a recent podcast about her Story collection Grand Union”
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The cost of living
The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy is a deeply reflective memoir that explores the realities of middle age, independence, and female identity following the dissolution of a marriage.
Recommended“it's the cost of living by Deborah Levy and Levy has been talked about on this podcast before”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“I think and I know most people think of Z Smith in terms of her novels you know n w and on beauty and of course the white teeth”
“I think and I know most people think of Z Smith in terms of her novels you know n w and on beauty and of course the white teeth”
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