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Every book Thomas Ricks recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Thomas Ricks has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of June 9, 2017.
- Thomas Ricks has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of June 9, 2017.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of June 9, 2017.
- The 3 books Thomas Ricks has mentioned in the most episodes, as of June 9, 2017: Supreme Command, The General vs. the President and 1984.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Thomas Ricks aired on June 9, 2017.
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Thomas Ricks discussed several notable historical and political titles during podcast appearances on The Book Review. Ricks recommended Eliot A. Cohen's book "Supreme Command" as the single best book ever written on the relationship between military high command and the presidency, noting that the author is a professor at Johns Hopkins. He also suggested H.W. Brands's book "The General vs. the President" as a recommendation for political leaders. While talking with Pamela Paul, Ricks discussed Winston Churchill's reaction to reading George Orwell's novel "1984," noting that Churchill read it twice and loved it. However, he offered a critique of Craig Nelson's book on Pearl Harbor, stating that he unfortunately did not find much new material in Nelson's work when prompted about it during the discussion.
Books recommended by Thomas Ricks
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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 General vs. the President
The General vs.
Recommended“probably uh Bran's book uh MacArthur versus trumman the general versus the president”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“Churchill read 1984 twice and loved it but as you say never met or well remember the hero of 1984 is name Winston”
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Pearl Harbor
Critiqued“what's new in in Craig Nelson's unfortunately I didn't find much new in Craig Nelson's book”
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Books Thomas Ricks wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Franken on Life in the Senate | The Book Review | 2017-06-09 | 1 |
| War Stories | The Book Review | 2016-11-11 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I didn'tbut what happened was when I finished my last book The Generals I was sort of thinking well I'm finished with journalism”