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Every book Barry Gewen recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Barry Gewen has recommended or discussed 9 books on podcasts, as of November 26, 2019.
- Barry Gewen has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 26, 2019.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of November 26, 2019.
- The 3 books Barry Gewen has mentioned in the most episodes, as of November 26, 2019: Hero of the empire, The gloaming and The Rise and Fall of American Growth.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Barry Gewen aired on November 26, 2019.
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Barry Gewen’s most recommended books
- Hero of the empire by Candice Millard
- The gloaming by Melanie Finn
- The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon
- You'll grow out of it by Jessi Klein
- Blood at the Root by Patrick Phillips
- His final battle by Joseph Lelyveld
- The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson
- The Sport of Kings by C. E. Morgan
- The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
Barry Gewen recommended and discussed a diverse selection of fiction and non-fiction books on literary review podcasts. He recommended Melanie Finn's novel The Gloaming about a woman fleeing to Africa after a terrible accident, Robert J. Gordon's demanding book The Rise and Fall of American Growth on the US standard of living since the Civil War, Candice Millard's Hero of the Empire concerning Winston Churchill's escape during the Boer War, and Jessi Klein's book of comic essays You'll Grow Out of It. In addition to recommendations, Gewen discussed C.E. Morgan's sweeping novel The Sport of Kings regarding Kentucky history and horse racing, Patrick Phillips's non-fiction book Blood at the Root about a racial cleansing in a Georgia county, Joseph Lelyveld's His Final Battle focusing on the last month of Franklin Roosevelt's life, and David Wallace-Wells's alarmist non-fiction book The Uninhabitable Earth.
Books recommended by Barry Gewen
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Hero of the empire
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill is a historical nonfiction book by Candice Millard that details the dramatic experiences of Winston Churchill in South Africa.
Recommended“I'd like to mention two other books that are interesting in different ways hero of the Empire the boore war a daring escape and the making of Winston Churchill by Candice Mard”
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The gloaming
The Gloaming is a compelling novel by Melanie Finn that follows a woman whose life is upended following a tragic accident in a Swiss village, leading her on a complex journey.
Recommended“I have one that's maybe a little below the radar um it's a small press uh book called the gloaming by Melanie Finn which is a novel about um a woman who is um involved in this terrible accident in the Swiss Village”
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J.
Recommended“the book I would point to First is not necessarily an easy read but it's one that's gotten extraordinary reviews in The Economist the New York Review and from our own reviewer Paul Krugman and it's called the rise and fall of American growth the US standard of living since the Civil War by Robert Gordon”
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You'll grow out of it
You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein is a humorous and insightful collection of comic essays written by the former head writer of Inside Amy Schumer.
Recommended“the other one is called you'll grow out of it by Jesse kleene which is series of comic essays by the headwriter of Inside Amy Schumer”
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Blood at the Root
Blood at the Root is a historical nonfiction book by Patrick Phillips that explores the dark history of racial cleansing and the forced expulsion of African American residents from Forsyth County, Georgia.
Discussed“there's Patrick phillips' blood at the root which uh is the really stunning story about a um essentially a racial cleansing in a in a Georgia County in America”
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His final battle
Discussed“the other book I want to mention in in a similar vein is Joseph levelt's his final battle the last month of Franklin Roosevelt”
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The British Are Coming
The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson is a detailed historical narrative chronicling the military and political events of the first year of the American Revolution.
Discussed“the second book I want to talk about is Rick Atkinson's the British are coming which is well let me Begin by saying”
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The Sport of Kings
The Sport of Kings by C.
Discussed“and then a bigger book that you know got a lot of attention um was CE Morgan's novel the sport of Kings which uh is a is a very big and sweeping novel about uh Kentucky history”
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The Uninhabitable Earth
The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells is a stark non-fiction book that examines the catastrophic impacts of global warming and climate change.
Discussed“the first book I want to talk about is uh the uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace wills and to continue the green theme of of midnight in Chernobyl this is an alarmist book”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Best Books of 2019 | The Book Review | 2019-11-26 | 2 |
| 100 Notable Books of 2016 | The Book Review | 2016-12-02 | 7 |
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“uh there's blood in the Water by Heather Anne Thompson which is about the uh Attica prison Uprising in the 1970s”
“then we have sing for your life a book that my mother enjoyed a lot so I'll let her have a notable say uh the story of Ryan Speedo green who who just overcame I I saw him speak about this book earlier this year”
“and then two books about the white working class in America white rage the unspoken truth of our racial divide by Carol Anderson”
“and white trash the 400 year Untold History of class in America by Nancy Eisenberg”
“another book I want to mention that's that's also a bit of a tone but will be especially interesting to uh New York readers is City of Dreams the 400-year epic history of immigrant New York by Tyler anbinder”
“she finds these like little undiscovered you know episodes from the history or the story of major figures like she did with TR in river of doubt”
“the first is a book called The Return by hasham matar who is Libyan and whose father was uh disappeared into a Libyan prison in the early 1990s”