Episode · The Book Review · 2016-11-11
Books mentioned on War Stories
Pamela Paul recommended The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi and The Tea Party and the remaking of Republican conservatism by Theda Skocpol, and discussed Thundersticks by David J. Silverman, Pax Romana by Adrian Goldsworthy and others, The Spartan Regime by Paul Anthony Rahe, The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta by Paul Anthony Rahe, God's Armies by Malcolm Lambert, Braxton Bragg by Earl J. Hess, Blitzkrieg : Myth, Reality, and Hitler's Lightning War by Lloyd Clark, Commander In Chief by Nigel Hamilton, The Good Occupation by Susan L. Carruthers, Pearl Harbor by Craig Nelson, The General vs. the President by H. W. Brands, Stiffed by Susan Faludi, and The Vegetarian by Han Kang. Thomas Ricks recommended Supreme Command by Eliot A. Cohen. Alexandra Alter discussed The Unwinding by George Packer, Listen, Liberal by Thomas Frank, Strangers in their own land by Arlie Russell Hochschild, Hillbilly Elegy by J D Vance, Crippled America by Donald J. Trump, and Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump and others. Maria Russo recommended My Name Is James Madison Hemings by Jonah Winter and others, Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol, Penguin problems by John Jory and others, King Baby by Kate Beaton, The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon and others, and Still life with tornado by A. S. King, and discussed Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan, In the Shadow of Liberty by Kenneth C. Davis, The Plot to Kill Hitler by Patricia McCormick, Sachiko by Caren Stelson, and When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin. Greg Cowles discussed The wrong side of goodbye by Michael Connelly and Gunslinger by Jeff Pearlman. John Williams discussed Swing Time by Zadie Smith.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Thundersticks
Discussed“which was Thunder sticks firearms and the violent transformation of Native America by David Silverman”
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Pax Romana
Discussed“the first is pox Romana War peace and Conquest in the Roman World by Adrien goldsworthy than the Spartan regime its character Origins and Grand strategy by Paul rahy and God's armies Crusades and Jihad Origins history and aftermath by Malcolm Lambert”
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The Spartan Regime
Discussed“the first is pox Romana War peace and Conquest in the Roman World by Adrien goldsworthy than the Spartan regime its character Origins and Grand strategy by Paul rahy and God's armies Crusades and Jihad Origins history and aftermath by Malcolm Lambert”
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The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
Discussed“the first is pox Romana War peace and Conquest in the Roman World by Adrien goldsworthy than the Spartan regime its character Origins and Grand strategy by Paul rahy and God's armies Crusades and Jihad Origins history and aftermath by Malcolm Lambert”
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God's Armies
Discussed“the first is pox Romana War peace and Conquest in the Roman World by Adrien goldsworthy than the Spartan regime its character Origins and Grand strategy by Paul rahy and God's armies Crusades and Jihad Origins history and aftermath by Malcolm Lambert”
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Braxton Bragg
Discussed“and then Braxton Bragg the most hated man of the Confederacy by Earl Hass”
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Blitzkrieg : Myth, Reality, and Hitler's Lightning War
Discussed“starting with blitz cre myth reality and Hitler's lightning war France 1940 by Lloyd Clark”
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Commander In Chief
Discussed“then commanderin-chief FDR's battle with Churchill 1943 by Nigel Hamilton”
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The Good Occupation
Discussed“um the good occupation American soldiers and the hazards of Peace by Susan KS”
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Pearl Harbor
Discussed“so I'm going now back to Pearl Harbor from infamy to Greatness by Craig Nelson coming up on the 75th anniversary”
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The General vs. the President
The General vs.
Discussed“and then the general versus the president MacArthur and Truman at the brink of nuclear war by HW Brands”
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Supreme Command
Supreme Command by Eliot A.
Recommended“probably uh Bran's book uh MacArthur versus trumman the general versus the president but overall I'd say the single best book ever written on the relationship between military High command and the presidency is by Elliot Cohen uh a professor at John's Hopkins called Supreme command”
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The Unwinding
The Unwinding by George Packer is a narrative non-fiction book that explores the profound political, economic, and social fracturing of America from the late twentieth century through the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis by following the intersecting lives of several ordinary citizens and public figures.
Discussed“so some of the books that we're seeing Rising on Amazon include the unwinding by George Packer that was a national book award winner a couple of years ago”
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Listen, Liberal
Listen, Liberal by Thomas Frank is a critical examination of how the Democratic Party abandoned the working class in favor of professional elites.
Discussed“some other books that are coming up on Amazon include listen liberal by Thomas Frank author of what's the matter with Kansas”
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Strangers in their own land
Strangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild is a sociological study that investigates the deep-seated political beliefs and emotional realities of conservative communities in Louisiana through years of immersive fieldwork.
Discussed“strangers in their own land which is National book award finalist in non-fiction this year that's by Arley Russell Hai that's up to number 24 it was number 263 and um yeah that book is getting a ton of attention”
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Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D.
Discussed“and so is Hillbilly elegy a memoir by JD Vance and he grew up in a steelt town in Ohio that was thriving and has you know fell on hard times and so he looked you know talking to his own Community his own family members um really did an astute analysis of the white underclass”
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The Great Transformation
The Great Transformation is a seminal historical and economic study by Karl Polanyi that examines the social and economic origins of the modern industrial era.
Recommended“um one is the great transformation by Carl Palani which looks at um how economic upheaval gives rise to social counter movements ranging from socialism to Communism to Fascism”
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The Tea Party and the remaking of Republican conservatism
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism is a political science book by Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson that investigates the origins, structure, and influence of the Tea Party movement within American politics.
Recommended“there's a 2013 book by Thea uh scopal and Vanessa Williamson called the tea party and the remaking of Republican conservatism”
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Stiffed
Stiffed by Susan Faludi is an exploration of the cultural, economic, and emotional crises facing American men amidst the decline of traditional manufacturing industries.
Discussed“another book that I think was an early look at this uh that came out in 1999 was Susan fud's book stiff about the Betrayal of the American man”
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Crippled America
Crippled America by Donald J.
Discussed“and his policy Book Grade again is up to 69”
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J.
Discussed“there are many of Donald Trump's books that are up quite a bit now we have the art of the deal his uh best seller from the 80s which is at 13 it was at 52 and his policy Book Grade again is up to 69”
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Freedom Over Me
Discussed“there's a wonderful book called Freedom Over Me by Ashley Brian who is just you know a beloved and Veteran illustrator and author”
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My Name Is James Madison Hemings
My Name Is James Madison Hemings is an illustrated children's picture book written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Terry Widener, telling the life story of the son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.
Recommended“there's another one that I really like that was absolutely devastating called my name is James Madison hemings”
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In the Shadow of Liberty
Discussed“there's a book by Kenneth C Davis the popular historian don't know much about history series called in the shadow of Liberty the hidden history of slavery four presidents and five black lives”
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The Plot to Kill Hitler
Discussed“you know this is the plot to kill Hitler it's a biography really of diatric Bon Hofer the German pastor and Spy Who conspired several times to assassinate Adolf Hitler”
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Sachiko
Discussed“at the same time there's also a new book uh saiko Nagasaki bomb Survivor this is a wonderful very illustrated book”
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Leave Me Alone
Leave Me Alone is a charming and humorous children's picture book written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol, featuring a determined grandmother seeking solitude.
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Penguin problems
Penguin Problems is a humorous and empathetic children's picture book written by Jory John and illustrated by Lane Smith.
Recommended“and then my other favorite picture book is penguin Problems by Jory John illustrated by the great Lane Smith”
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King Baby
King Baby is a humorous children's picture book written and illustrated by Kate Beaton that playfully captures the autocratic reign of a newborn in a household.
Recommended“and then my other favorite picture book is King Baby written and illustrated by Kate Beaton”
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When the Sea Turned to Silver
Discussed“it's called when the sea turned to Silver by Grace Lynn”
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The Sun is Also a Star
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is a contemporary young adult novel that explores fate, romance, and the lives of two teenagers in New York City over the course of a single day.
Recommended“for realistic fiction there's the sun is also a star which has you know immediately parked on the bestseller list”
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Gunslinger
Discussed“that book is called Gunslinger and it's new at number 13 in non-fiction”
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Swing Time
Swing Time by Zadie Smith is an intricate novel that explores themes of race, class, friendship, and cultural identity through the lens of young girls dreaming of becoming tap dancers.
Discussed“and then I just started Zade Smith's new novel swing time which is um I'm only about 25 pages in so it'd be kind of foolish to talk about it yet”
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The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian by Han Kang is a haunting South Korean novel that explores a woman's sudden decision to stop eating meat, which triggers a devastating psychological and familial crisis.
Discussed“the vegetarian by Han Kang a young uh Korean writer”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“some other books that are coming up on Amazon include listen liberal by Thomas Frank author of what's the matter with Kansas”
“she's a sociologist out of Berkeley and she did the second shift and um a number of other books that kind of explain the way we live now”
“The Book Thief for example have been bestsellers for years and still have a devoted following”
“Vera brasal wrote a really terrific graphic novel for older readers called Ana's ghost a few years ago”
“she was the author of everything everything which another bestseller”