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Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impas...

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

She noted she was also reading Wolf Hall, referencing the novel about Tudor England.

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I was also reading Wolf Hall, where everybody's endlessly dying of tuberculosis.

— Episode: Our Lives Are an Endless Series of 'And'

Episode: Our Lives Are an Endless Series of 'And'

She noted she was also reading Wolf Hall, referencing the novel about Tudor England.

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I was also reading Wolf Hall, where everybody's endlessly dying of tuberculosis.

The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

The podcast mentioned the novel as a reference point for Thomas Cromwell's role in Henry VIII's court, using it to illustrate the historical background.

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With the help of Thomas Cromwell as in Wolf Hall.

— Episode: 74. The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Episode: 74. The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The podcast mentioned the novel as a reference point for Thomas Cromwell's role in Henry VIII's court, using it to illustrate the historical background.

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With the help of Thomas Cromwell as in Wolf Hall.

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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10% Happier with Dan Harris

This dense book was suggested as material to read late at night to tire the mind out if one was trying to sleep but was struggling to fall asleep.

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I also find that finding a book that is very dense and that you can find yourself really trying to read and it's a little beyond your capacity at the moment, like a good history novel, maybe something...

— Episode: The Science of Sleep | Dr. Sara Mednick

Episode: The Science of Sleep | Dr. Sara Mednick

This dense book was suggested as material to read late at night to tire the mind out if one was trying to sleep but was struggling to fall asleep.

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I also find that finding a book that is very dense and that you can find yourself really trying to read and it's a little beyond your capacity at the moment, like a good history novel, maybe something with a little bit of math in it or something like this, a little engineering or something of that kind. Something that will make your mind just kind of poop out.

And the second you're reading Wolf Hall or whatever it is that is driving you to drows, close the book, turn off a light and let it take you.

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