Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on War Stories
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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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The Great Transformation
The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi is a classic work of economic history and sociology that examines the rise of the market economy and its societal impacts.
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 by Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson is a 2013 political study examining the origins 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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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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My Name Is James Madison Hemings
My Name Is James Madison Hemings by Jonah Winter and Terry Widener is a picture book biography that tells the 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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Leave Me Alone
Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol is a children's picture book about a grandmother who seeks solitude away from her many demanding grandchildren in order to finish her knitting.
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Penguin problems
Penguin Problems by Jory John and Lane Smith is a humorous picture book that follows a grumpy penguin dealing with everyday grievances in the Antarctic.
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 by Kate Beaton is a humorous picture book about a demanding infant who rules over the household like an absolute monarch.
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 young adult contemporary novel exploring 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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The wrong side of goodbye
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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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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”