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Every book Conrad Black recommended on podcasts
Conrad Black appeared on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to discuss various historical figures and literary works that shaped his life and intellectual development. During the episode, Black recalled how his father recommended A. G. Macdonell's book Napoleon and His Marshals to him when he was thirteen years old, sparking a lifelong interest in the subject. He also discussed David Chandler's massive and scholarly work, The Campaigns of Napoleon, noting that its detailed and readable nature further fueled his fascination with the French emperor. Additionally, Black mentioned that his father later gave him a copy of Nancy Mitford's novel The Pursuit of Love, which portrays real people with changed names. Reflecting on his early reading habits, Black recalled reading the first volume of General Charles de Gaulle's War Memoirs when they were first published in English. He praised the book for its beautiful writing, specifically highlighting its famous opening line about how he had always thought of France in a certain way, cementing his admiration for De Gaulle as a wonderful writer whose memoirs left a lasting impression on him from a very young age.
Books recommended by Conrad Black
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Napoleon and his Marshals
Napoleon and his Marshals by A.
Recommended“he in particular he gave me when i was 13. he handed me a book and he said obviously it's not for me to tell you what to read but i do recommend this and if you just read a few pages in it i think you will want to continue and it was a.g mcdonald's book napoleon and his”
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The Campaigns of Napoleon
Discussed“david chandler's the campaigns of napoleon a book of 1300 pages of tremendous work of scholarship and very well written in the in the forward credits eg mcdonald and and people who write about napoleon often do it's a tremendously readable book and and and and and it it gave me a a huge interest napoleon that that i've kept”
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The Pursuit of Love
Discussed“some years later two or three years later he he gave me a copy of uh nancy mitford's pursuit of love now it's a novel but about real people but the names changed”
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The War Memoirs
Discussed“i remember reading i remember reading the first volume of general the goals war memoirs when they were first published in english they're the ones that begin all my life i've thought of france in a certain way and uh it's beautifully written by that i mean de gaulle was a wonderful writer”
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Books Conrad Black wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 181. Baron Black of Crossharbour | Lord Conrad Black | The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast | 2021-07-05 | 4 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and that's where my first book came from which which is called uh render unto caesar the life of maurice du plessis”