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This other book that that we read sort of like in conjunction with this to get a full picture was this book called Fear City by Kim Phillips Fine.

Are you familiar with the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover?

Lady Chatterley's Lover is a novel written by the British author D.H. Lawrence in 1928. The plot revolves around an affair between an upperclass woman, Lady Chatterley, and a workingclass man, Oliver Mellors, her gamekeeper.

It was controversial for that explicitness. Lady Chatterley's Lover was subjected to bans in different countries for being indecent or obscene, and British readers could not actually buy the novel legally until 1960, when it finally became a bestseller.

One senator stood on the Senate floor and stated that Lady Chatterley's Lover was so disgusting, so dirty, and vile that the reading of one page was enough for me.

Senator Bronson Cutting from New Mexico supported an amendment to eliminate the censorship. He listed titles like Joy Stories, Paris Nights, Hot Dog, Hot Lines for Flaming Youth, Jim Jam Gems, and Whiz Bang.

This is Claire Hoffman, author of Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson.

Claire Hoffman's book is called Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson. It is such a fun read. It's packed with lots of juicy details that we couldn't fit into this episode, so you should definitely check it out.

He had recently published a book called The Electronic Library, in which he argued that technology was changing the way people used information, and therefore changing the role of librarians.

This is science writer Carl Zimmer, who has written an amazing new book called AIRBORNE, all about the life that is wafting about in the air all around us.

Carl Zimmer's book is a scientific history of the air and its relationship to disease.

Carl Zimmer, thank you so much for talking with me. I enjoyed the book so much. There's so many details in the book that we didn't cover, but I just, so I encourage people to read it.

Alistair Gordon is a journalist and critic whose book Naked Airport chronicles the evolution of aviation infrastructure. He says that O'Hare actually became known as Cardiac Alley because of the epic journey that passengers had to take to get from check-in to boarding.

if you listened to our show last year, you may have heard the voice of Elliot Kalin, who was my cohost for a series we did on the book The Power Broker.

after we did so much to put some money in Robert Caro's pockets.

The book is called Joke Farming, How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense.

I love this book. I loved learning how your mind works a little bit more. My hope is that first you enjoy it, first that you laugh. It's a funny book. It is.

A writer named William H.H. Murray, or Adirondack Murray, arguably kickstarted the outdoor recreation industry in 1869 when he published a guidebook called Adventures in the Wilderness, or Camp Life in the Adirondacks.

On the cover of his 1885 book, Hunting Trips of a Ranch Man, Teddy Roosevelt was posed like a rugged, anachronistic hunter from the previous century in a buckskin suit.

So can you tell me what this is? This is a book project called Crafted With Pride. It's a directory of Made in USA clothing, footwear, and accessories.

Crafted With Pride is a really cool resource. It's printed in yellow, like a phone book. There's 1,400 companies represented.

Simon Parkin has a book about the history of the Dreamcast called Sega Dreamcast Collected Works. It's rich and beautiful and has even more details about Sega Gaga that we could not fit into the story.

Marijam ... has a great book on a similar subject to our series. It is called How Video Games Are Changing the World. It's full of amazing stories. You should totally read it.

We spent a good chunk of last year on a special series breaking down The Power Broker by Robert Caro, the incredible biography of New York City planner Robert Moses.

So it was like from The Power Broker book, where do you place the beginning of the sort of borrowing money for services that seems to be the sort of the thing that starts the downfall here?

this other book that that we read sort of like in conjunction with this to get a full picture was this book called Fear City by Kim Phillips Fine.

Are you familiar with the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover? ... D.H. Lawrence wrote it in 1928 and the plot revolves around an affair between an upperclass woman, Lady Chatterley, and a workingclass man, Oliver Mellor, her gamekeeper.

It was controversial for its explicitness; it was banned in several countries and U.S. readers could not legally buy it until 1960, when it finally became a bestseller.

In 1930 the Senate debated how obscene the book was, with one senator calling it "disgusting, dirty, and vile" and demanding that all such obscene books be kept out.

Senator Bronson Cutting from New Mexico supported an amendment to eliminate censorship, arguing that censors trampled on freedom of thought, while his opponent claimed he would rather have a child use opium than read such books.

Senator Reed Smoot of Utah denounced the novel as "beastly" and his opposition was captured in headlines like "Smoot smites smut".

This is Claire Hoffman, author of Sister Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson. As you can imagine from the title of Claire's book, there's a lot more to McPherson's story than just being a preacher.

Claire Hoffman's book is called Sister, Sinner, The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Amy Semple McPherson. It is such a fun read. It's packed with lots of juicy details that we couldn't fit into this episode, so you should definitely check it out.

Dowling was all about the internet. He had recently published a book called The Electronic Library, in which he argued that technology was changing the way people used information, and therefore changing the role of librarians.

This is science writer Carl Zimmer, who has written an amazing new book called AIRBORNE, all about the life that is wafting about in the air all around us.

Carl Zimmer's book is a scientific history of the air and its relationship to disease.

I enjoyed the book so much. There's so many details in the book that we didn't cover, but I just, so I encourage people to read it.

He writes this book called The Antitrust Paradox. And, you know, it is a kind of bestseller, if you will, for a policy book. And it has this incredible influence across the right and even to some degree among Democrats.

In The Antitrust Paradox, Bork argues that for decades, American antitrust claimed to be about protecting competition and consumers. But in reality, antitrust only protected inefficient companies and punished the successful ones. And this paradox, he said, actually harmed consumers because it led to higher prices.