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I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here
Jonathan Conyers
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Malala Yousafzai
Defiance
Loubna Mrie
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A daughter's rebellion against a regime and her father
Here We Are
Oliver Jeffers
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A daughter's rebellion against a regime and her father
The Sum of Us
Heather McGhee
Mentioned 5 months ago
Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone
Torn Apart
Dorothy Roberts
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Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone
The Mixed Marriage Project
Dorothy Roberts
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Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone
Black Power
Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)
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Best Of: Mixed Marriage Project / How Racism Costs Everyone
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
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‘Sinners’ Songwriter Raphael Saadiq
American Struggle
Jon Meacham
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‘Sinners’ Songwriter Raphael Saadiq
Fatal Invention
Dorothy Roberts
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Love, Race & the ‘Mixed Marriage Project’
Fear and Fury
Heather Ann Thompson
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Best Of: Fighting for free press in Russia / ‘Fear and Fury’
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The Essential New York Times Cookbook
The Recipes of Record
Seller mentioned that he learned to make his own mayonnaise from the New York Times cookbook while preparing lunch for collaborators. The reference indicated the book as a source of culinary guidance.
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I would make egg salad with my own mayonnaise that I had learned how to make from the New York Times cookbook and serve.
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Seller mentioned that he learned to make his own mayonnaise from the New York Times cookbook while preparing lunch for collaborators. The reference indicated the book as a source of culinary guidance.
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I would make egg salad with my own mayonnaise that I had learned how to make from the New York Times cookbook and serve.
Gulp
Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
The book was referenced when she recalled working on it, indicating it covers the digestive system.
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I know when I worked on Gulp. About the digestive system.
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Episode: Mary Roach On Our Remarkable, Replaceable Bodies
The book was referenced when she recalled working on it, indicating it covers the digestive system.
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I know when I worked on Gulp. About the digestive system.
Palaces for the People
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
The book was referenced as a source for a sociologist discussing social infrastructure and third places.
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Kleinenberg was in Chicago at one point reporting for one of his books called Palaces for the People.
— Episode: This Anti-Social American Life
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Episode: This Anti-Social American Life
The book was referenced as a source for a sociologist discussing social infrastructure and third places.
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Kleinenberg was in Chicago at one point reporting for one of his books called Palaces for the People.
Making It So
A Memoir
Patrick Stewart's new memoir was introduced as the title of his latest book, Making It So, and it was referenced several times throughout the interview.
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This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Patrick Stewart, the British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek TV series, has a new memoir. It's titled, Making It...
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Episode: Actor Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart's new memoir was introduced as the title of his latest book, Making It So, and it was referenced several times throughout the interview.
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This is Fresh Air. I'm Tanya Mosley. Patrick Stewart, the British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the Star Trek TV series, has a new memoir. It's titled, Making It So.
His new memoir is titled Making It So.
Star Trek Picard, season three is now streaming on Paramount+. Coming up, Ken Tucker reviews volume three of the Joni Mitchell archive series covering the years 1972 to 1975. This is Fresh Air. ... His new memoir is titled Making It So.
The Plot Against America
A Novel
The novel was identified as the source material for the HBO miniseries starring Zoe Kazan.
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At the time she was starring in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America based on the novel by Philip Roth.
— Episode: Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint
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Episode: Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint
The novel was identified as the source material for the HBO miniseries starring Zoe Kazan.
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At the time she was starring in the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America based on the novel by Philip Roth.
A Streetcar Named Desire (New Directions Paperbook)
The play was mentioned as one of Kazan's notable directing projects and as the stage version that introduced Brando to the role of Stanley Kowalski.
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He directed Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, and directed East of Eden, Splendor in the Grass, Baby Doll, A Face in the Crowd, and The Last Tycoon.
— Episode: Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint
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Episode: Film Icons: Elia Kazan / Eva Marie Saint
The play was mentioned as one of Kazan's notable directing projects and as the stage version that introduced Brando to the role of Stanley Kowalski.
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He directed Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, and directed East of Eden, Splendor in the Grass, Baby Doll, A Face in the Crowd, and The Last Tycoon.
Now you actually really discovered Marlon Brown for the stage version of that which you directed before directing the film.
The Madhouse Effect
How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy
The producer mentioned that the upcoming episode would feature a book titled "Madhouse," which examines the dysfunction of the current Congress.
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Their book is called Madhouse.
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Episode: A Legal Scholar On 10 Laws 'Ruining America'
The producer mentioned that the upcoming episode would feature a book titled "Madhouse," which examines the dysfunction of the current Congress.
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Their book is called Madhouse.
The Long Goodbye
Ethan Hawke recalled that he would never forget the first time he saw The Long Goodbye, mentioning it alongside other classic films he admires.
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I will never forget the first time I saw Chinatown, or The Long Goodbye, or The Big Lebowski, for that matter, or some of the other Philip Marlowe, Bogart.
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Episode: Best Of: Ethan Hawke / Tim Robbins
Ethan Hawke recalled that he would never forget the first time he saw The Long Goodbye, mentioning it alongside other classic films he admires.
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I will never forget the first time I saw Chinatown, or The Long Goodbye, or The Big Lebowski, for that matter, or some of the other Philip Marlowe, Bogart.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
Michelle McNamara's investigative truecrime book was referenced as a bestseller that was completed after her death.
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It's called I'll Be Gone in the Dark. It was a huge bestseller.
— Episode: Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes
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Episode: Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes
Michelle McNamara's investigative truecrime book was referenced as a bestseller that was completed after her death.
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It's called I'll Be Gone in the Dark. It was a huge bestseller.
Kidnapped (Illustrated)
The 1886 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
The classic novel was mentioned alongside Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as a Stevenson work the reviewer planned to reread.
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I want to reread Robert Louis Stevenson's three great works of fiction, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
— Episode: Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Compl...
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Episode: Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & He...
The classic novel was mentioned alongside Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as a Stevenson work the reviewer planned to reread.
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I want to reread Robert Louis Stevenson's three great works of fiction, Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The Secret History
30th anniversary edition
The 1992 debut novel was mentioned as a point of comparison for Moore's new suspense work.
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Liz Moore's extraordinary new literary suspense novel called The God of the Woods reminds me of Donna Tartt's 1992 debut, The Secret History.
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Episode: Ghanaian Artist Blitz Bazawule Is Breaking Down Do...
The 1992 debut novel was mentioned as a point of comparison for Moore's new suspense work.
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Liz Moore's extraordinary new literary suspense novel called The God of the Woods reminds me of Donna Tartt's 1992 debut, The Secret History.
Unmasked
My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
Paul Holes' memoir detailed his decades of coldcase work and was released in paperback.
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Holes writes about that case and others in a book which is now out in paperback titled Unmasked, My Life Solving America's Cold Cases.
— Episode: Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes
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Episode: Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes
Paul Holes' memoir detailed his decades of coldcase work and was released in paperback.
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Holes writes about that case and others in a book which is now out in paperback titled Unmasked, My Life Solving America's Cold Cases.
His book Unmasked is now out in paperback.
We Were the Lucky Ones
This was a best-selling novel upon which a new Hulu original series was based, telling the extraordinary story of one Jewish family torn apart by World War II.
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Don't miss the gripping new Hulu original series We Were the Lucky Ones, based on the best-selling novel.
— Episode: Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A N...
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Episode: Best Of: Salman Rushdie's Survival / A New Kind Of...
This was a best-selling novel upon which a new Hulu original series was based, telling the extraordinary story of one Jewish family torn apart by World War II.
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Don't miss the gripping new Hulu original series We Were the Lucky Ones, based on the best-selling novel.
The Mars Room
A Novel
Mentioned alongside The Flamethrowers as part of Kushner's body of acclaimed work.
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In acclaimed novels like The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room, Kushner has written about political extremists, motorcycle daredevils, and artists living on cigarettes and turpentine fu...
— Episode: The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs
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Episode: The Unchecked Power Of Sheriffs
Mentioned alongside The Flamethrowers as part of Kushner's body of acclaimed work.
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In acclaimed novels like The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room, Kushner has written about political extremists, motorcycle daredevils, and artists living on cigarettes and turpentine fumes.
The Lovely Bones
The title was listed among Ronan's other films, implicitly referencing the wellknown novel that the movie adapts. It was noted as part of her filmography.
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Her other films include The Lovely Bones, Mary Queen of Scots, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
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Episode: Saoirse Ronan Says Being A Child Actor Shaped Her...
The title was listed among Ronan's other films, implicitly referencing the wellknown novel that the movie adapts. It was noted as part of her filmography.
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Her other films include The Lovely Bones, Mary Queen of Scots, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible
The Surreal Heart of the New Russia
Pomerantsev's earlier work explored the contradictions of contemporary Russia, chronicling a society where truth and possibility coexist in uneasy tension.
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He's also the author of the books Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible and this is not propaganda.
— Episode: What Makes Propaganda Effective?
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Episode: What Makes Propaganda Effective?
Pomerantsev's earlier work explored the contradictions of contemporary Russia, chronicling a society where truth and possibility coexist in uneasy tension.
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He's also the author of the books Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible and this is not propaganda.
Separated
Inside an American Tragedy
Jacob Soboroff described his book Separated, which investigates the familyseparation policy and frames it as an American tragedy, highlighting how the policy was used as a deterrent tool.
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That was ACLU lawyer, legal alert, in the Earl Morris documentary, Separated. And it's based on my guest today, NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff's book, Separated
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Episode: How Communities, Families & The Economy Are Impact...
Jacob Soboroff described his book Separated, which investigates the familyseparation policy and frames it as an American tragedy, highlighting how the policy was used as a deterrent tool.
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That was ACLU lawyer, legal alert, in the Earl Morris documentary, Separated. And it's based on my guest today, NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff's book, Separated.
It is sort of a uniquely American story and it fits into our history. ... I wrote the subtitle of Separated, my book, was Inside an American Tragedy.
Your previous reporting on the child separation policy and the outcome of that really laid this out for us because in your book, you really dig deep into some of the places that people are coming from.
This Republic of Suffering
Death and the American Civil War
The host listed This Republic of Suffering as one of Faust's acclaimed Civil War titles.
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Faust is also the author of several books about the Civil War, including This Republic of Suffering, Death, and the War of Independence.
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Episode: Historian & Former Harvard President Drew Gilpin F...
The host listed This Republic of Suffering as one of Faust's acclaimed Civil War titles.
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Faust is also the author of several books about the Civil War, including This Republic of Suffering, Death, and the War of Independence.
American Carnage
On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
His previous bestseller chronicled the frontline battles of the Republican civil war and traced Donald Trump's ascent to power.
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His previous book is the bestseller American Carnage on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump.
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Episode: How Trump Is Dividing The Evangelical Church
His previous bestseller chronicled the frontline battles of the Republican civil war and traced Donald Trump's ascent to power.
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His previous book is the bestseller American Carnage on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump.
In 2019, you were on a book tour for your book, American Carnage, on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of Donald Trump.
His previous book was the bestseller American Carnage on the front lines of the Republican Civil War and the rise of President Trump.
Where Tyranny Begins
The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy
The book examined how Trump's attacks eroded Justice Department and FBI norms, tracing events from the firing of James Comey to the Jan.6 investigation.
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His new book is Where Tyranny Begins, The Justice Department, The FBI, and the War on Democracy.
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Episode: How Donald Trump Changed Federal Law Enforcement
The book examined how Trump's attacks eroded Justice Department and FBI norms, tracing events from the firing of James Comey to the Jan.6 investigation.
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His new book is Where Tyranny Begins, The Justice Department, The FBI, and the War on Democracy.
His new book is Where Tyranny Begins, The Justice Department, The FBI and the War on Democracy.
His new book is Where Tyranny Begins, The Justice Department, The FBI and the War on Democracy.
His new book is Where Tyranny Begins, The Justice Department, The FBI, and The War on Democracy.
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