Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2023-W43

“And that's where this self-help book called Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together is really helpful. Who wrote this?”

“George Orwell has this preface, I believe it was for 1984; I'm not sure of the exact details now—it was around the time of World War II—and it was kind of considered heretical because its argument was that we think about tyranny in these melodramatic terms”

“The thing that really struck me in 'Behave' is the sections on Game Theory, and I wanted to start talking about it because, first of all, the terminology is strange.”

“One of the things that happens if you're face-to-face with people, as opposed to virtual, is that's the key importance of hospitality, which is very much stressed in the Old Testament and in traditional communities.”

“For example, I was reading the book of Abraham, as I'm writing a book on biblical stories, and God promises Abraham that if he abides by the central covenant, his descendants will outnumber everyone else's descendants.”

“The books are called 'Adam and Eve After the Pill' and 'Adam and Eve After the Pill Revisited,' because there is a lot of paradoxical fallout.”

“I rely here on the work of a sociologist named Lionel Tiger, who wrote a book in 1999 called 'The Decline of Males.' Again, Tiger is not a religious thinker; he even noted his view that religion is toxic.”

“For example, Melissa Carney’s new book, 'The Two-Parent Advantage,' examines this from a policy wonk perspective, lacking substantial ideological biases.”

“I had Melissa Carnie, who wrote 'The Two Parent Advantage,' on recently, and I think her book comes out today, actually.”

“and and you know the book that I got coming out it made me made me remember a lot of things you know not that I forgot but it just brings a lot more things fresher in your mind yeah and kind of re I don't it's not like I sit around and reflect about what I've done in my”

“These are science fiction novels; the first is called 'Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits,' and the second is 'Zoe Punches the Future.' The first two are available on Kindle Unlimited, which means they can be read for free, but otherwise, you can find them at used bookstores for cheap.”

“Yeah, now, um, so Rachel, your latest book, Prequel, is, um, is a bit of a cautionary tale, yes?”

“Well, maybe what might be even more apt, um, uh, the another book that you wrote, Bagman, um, correct me if I'm wrong, is the Spiro Agnew, um, that there was a a deal offered him, uh, that may or may not potentially be a precedent for what could shape the possible conclusion of any sort of Trump sentencing!”

“Dr. Chris Van Tulleken, you wrote a book titled 'Ultra-Processed People.' I know from firsthand experience that writing books is a painful journey that takes a long time.”

“Now, I've adjusted the book to have sections titled 'hopefully helpful,' but the reality is that the solutions will be multifaceted and complex.”

“Yeah, well today we're talking about your incredible new memoir.”

“Oh, I've been reading Octavia Butler, and I’m embarrassed to say I hadn't read her before.”

“I've been reading more novels lately; both of Octavia Butler's books are novels, but also, Our Wide Under the Sea was tremendous, and Brandon Taylor's new novel—I’m trying to remember if it's called The Last Americans—I might be getting the name wrong.”