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Gender Queer
A Memoir
The speaker noted that the left was very upset if seventh graders could not access this book, which allegedly contains comic book depictions of boys performing sexual acts.
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They are very upset. If your local seventh grader isn't available to access Maya Kobabi's Gender Queer in which boys are performing sexual acts on one another in comic book form.
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The speaker noted that the left was very upset if seventh graders could not access this book, which allegedly contains comic book depictions of boys performing sexual acts.
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They are very upset. If your local seventh grader isn't available to access Maya Kobabi's Gender Queer in which boys are performing sexual acts on one another in comic book form.
Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
The book was mentioned as being the one that changed the speaker's life and put him on a track toward Christianity, dispelling the relativism he encountered at university.
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Crime and Punishment is the book that essentially made me a Christian. I mean, that's the book that changed my life. I mean, I was 19 years old. I read that book and all the relativis...
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The book was mentioned as being the one that changed the speaker's life and put him on a track toward Christianity, dispelling the relativism he encountered at university.
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Crime and Punishment is the book that essentially made me a Christian. I mean, that's the book that changed my life. I mean, I was 19 years old. I read that book and all the relativism that was rising through the university system that I was in. I thought, oh, it's all wrong. I get it. It's all wrong.
The Age of Entitlement
America Since the Sixties
The book was mentioned in the context of discussing how the 1964 Civil Rights Act shifted the relationship between the government and the individual, a shift the speaker analogized to what Democrats were seeking now regarding policing reform.
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Christopher Caldwell discusses this in his book The Age of Entitlement. It was really a ground shift in how America saw the role of government.
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The book was mentioned in the context of discussing how the 1964 Civil Rights Act shifted the relationship between the government and the individual, a shift the speaker analogized to what Democrats were seeking now regarding policing reform.
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Christopher Caldwell discusses this in his book The Age of Entitlement. It was really a ground shift in how America saw the role of government.
We Who Wrestle with God
The Benevolent Father and His Fallen Children
It was discussed as Jordan Peterson's upcoming book, set to launch in November, focused on his personal religious journey and interpretation of Old Testament stories.
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We who struggle with God, we wrestle with God, we wrestle with God.
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It was discussed as Jordan Peterson's upcoming book, set to launch in November, focused on his personal religious journey and interpretation of Old Testament stories.
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We who struggle with God, we wrestle with God, we wrestle with God.
The Truth and Beauty
How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus
Andrew Klavan was ready to share what he had found out after years of studying the gospels and trying to find the true meaning in Jesus' words. The book was described as wonderfully written and important for Christians seeking a better understanding of the gospels.
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Order Andrew Klavan's new book: The Truth and Beauty today: https://utm.io/uelgE .
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Andrew Klavan was ready to share what he had found out after years of studying the gospels and trying to find the true meaning in Jesus' words. The book was described as wonderfully written and important for Christians seeking a better understanding of the gospels.
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Order Andrew Klavan's new book: The Truth and Beauty today: https://utm.io/uelgE .
After years of studying the gospels and trying to find the true meaning in Jesus' words, Klavan is ready to share what he has found out.
It's for people who are seeking to find renewed meaning in their faith, or maybe they're striving for belief in a materialistic world. It's really a wonderfully written book.
The book isn't just good. It's really important because frankly, if you're a Christian, you could use a better understanding of the gospels because I think in any faith, you can use a better understanding of your own faith.
If there's ever been a time that Christians need a book like this, it is right now.
The End of Faith
Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The End of Faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape waking up and Islam and the future of tolerance.
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This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The End of Faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape waking up and Islam and the future of tolerance.
LETTER TO A CHRISTIAN NATION
This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The end of faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape waking up and Islam and the future of tolerance.
Waking Up
A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The end of faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape Waking Up and Islam and the future of tolerance.
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This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The end of faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape Waking Up and Islam and the future of tolerance.
Islam and the Future of Tolerance
A Dialogue
This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The end of faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape waking up and Islam and the Future of Tolerance.
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This was listed as one of Sam Harris's five New York Times best-selling books.
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He's written five New York Times best sellers The end of faith led her to a christian nation the moral landscape waking up and Islam and the Future of Tolerance.
The Case for Trump
This was mentioned as Victor Davis Hanson's latest book, linked in the episode description.
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His latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Trump-Victor-Davis-Hanson/dp/1541673549
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This was mentioned as Victor Davis Hanson's latest book, linked in the episode description.
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His latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Case-Trump-Victor-Davis-Hanson/dp/1541673549
Righteous Indignation
Excuse Me While I Save the World!
This book was mentioned as something that provided context on Andrew Breitbart near the end of his life, although the speaker suggested watching his earliest tapes offered a better view of his true character.
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And when they read his book, Righteous Indignation, which is a good book.
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This book was mentioned as something that provided context on Andrew Breitbart near the end of his life, although the speaker suggested watching his earliest tapes offered a better view of his true character.
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And when they read his book, Righteous Indignation, which is a good book.
The Light We Carry
Overcoming in Uncertain Times
This is Michelle Obama's new book, which the speaker found interminable and horrible, criticizing its title for sounding like a mix between other works and its content for being vague, nonsensical, and full of platitudes.
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there is now a new book titled The Light We Carry, which just the title alone makes you wanna shove your head into an oven.
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This is Michelle Obama's new book, which the speaker found interminable and horrible, criticizing its title for sounding like a mix between other works and its content for being vague, nonsensical, and full of platitudes.
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there is now a new book titled The Light We Carry, which just the title alone makes you wanna shove your head into an oven.
So it's like a mixture between Ta-Nehisi Coates' title and Tim O'Brien and The Light We Carry. Oh, it just sounds interminable and horrible.
quote, in The Light We Carry, Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering new paths and new pathways for Prague.
This hippie, dippy new age crap is just so, oh, it's so boring.
Quote, I've learned it's okay to recognize that self-worth comes wrapped in vulnerability and that what we share as humans on this earth is the impulse to strive for better, always and no matter what.
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Napoleon the Great [Hardcover]
The speaker mentioned reading a biography of Napoleon by Andrew Roberts over the weekend, using it as an example of historical material that he was not under the impression was currently in the room or alive.
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I read over the weekend a biography of Napoleon by Andrew Roberts. I'm not under the impression that Napoleon is still in the room somewhere.
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The speaker mentioned reading a biography of Napoleon by Andrew Roberts over the weekend, using it as an example of historical material that he was not under the impression was currently in the room or alive.
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I read over the weekend a biography of Napoleon by Andrew Roberts. I'm not under the impression that Napoleon is still in the room somewhere.
Liberal Fascism
The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg discussed the topic extensively in his book. The speaker noted that many on the left in the US were complimentary of Mussolini and Stalin during the Great Depression era.
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The same thing was true of Stalin and even Hitler I mean Hitler was featured as Time magazine's man of the year in 1936 the the Walter Durant ease of the world were still going over to the Soviet Unio...
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Jonah Goldberg discussed the topic extensively in his book. The speaker noted that many on the left in the US were complimentary of Mussolini and Stalin during the Great Depression era.
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The same thing was true of Stalin and even Hitler I mean Hitler was featured as Time magazine's man of the year in 1936 the the Walter Durant ease of the world were still going over to the Soviet Union and talking about how wonderful things were over there and Jonah Goldberg talks about this at length in in his book Liberal Fascism [00:09:02.640 --> 00:09:12.840]
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
This book was mentioned as a really good source detailing how big data companies, often working with the government, were gaining significant power and influence.
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And there's a great new book out, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. I'm not sure if you guys have read it yet by Shoshana Zuboff.
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This book was mentioned as a really good source detailing how big data companies, often working with the government, were gaining significant power and influence.
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And there's a great new book out, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism. I'm not sure if you guys have read it yet by Shoshana Zuboff.
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
The book's author, Edward Luce, was cited for writing that he had never encountered a political force more nihilistic, dangerous, and contemptible than today's Republicans, which was then agreed upon by Michael Hayden.
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Edward Luce is a left-wing columnist. He is the associate editor of the Financial Times and author of The Retreat of Western Liberalism. And he wrote, I've covered extremism and viole...
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The book's author, Edward Luce, was cited for writing that he had never encountered a political force more nihilistic, dangerous, and contemptible than today's Republicans, which was then agreed upon by Michael Hayden.
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Edward Luce is a left-wing columnist. He is the associate editor of the Financial Times and author of The Retreat of Western Liberalism. And he wrote, I've covered extremism and violent ideologies around the world over my career, have never come across a political force more nihilistic, dangerous and contemptible than today's Republicans. Nothing close. Never.
Jawbreaker
This was noted as a forthcoming novel by Christina Wyman, who wrote an opinion piece discussed in the podcast.
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There's a piece from Christina Wyman, who is author of the forthcoming novel Jawbreaker.
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This was noted as a forthcoming novel by Christina Wyman, who wrote an opinion piece discussed in the podcast.
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There's a piece from Christina Wyman, who is author of the forthcoming novel Jawbreaker.
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
The book's author was referenced in relation to putting out a chart about wind and solar energy performance in Texas.
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Alex is the co-founder of thoughtful dot community and he's author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
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The book's author was referenced in relation to putting out a chart about wind and solar energy performance in Texas.
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Alex is the co-founder of thoughtful dot community and he's author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Midnight Cowboy ( 1st/1st ~ Film )
Voight secured the role in this film because he read the book and had an insight into the character, which he shared with director John Schlesinger and writer Waldo Salt. He felt the character was lonely, insecure, and searching for a place in society, which also provided humor and heart to the role.
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And then that led finally to me getting Midnight Calvary because I met Dustin Hoffman there, we became friends in a way and when I read Midnight Calvary sent him the book, I was probably one of 20 peo...
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Voight secured the role in this film because he read the book and had an insight into the character, which he shared with director John Schlesinger and writer Waldo Salt. He felt the character was lonely, insecure, and searching for a place in society, which also provided humor and heart to the role.
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And then that led finally to me getting Midnight Calvary because I met Dustin Hoffman there, we became friends in a way and when I read Midnight Calvary sent him the book, I was probably one of 20 people who sent him the book because the character was so possible for him
I said this fellow is lonely he's so insecure. He doesn't know who he is exactly and he's trying to find a place for himself in society and he's trying to you know what people have told him about him you know I'm really good lover and all that stuff. He's trying to that's the energy. He's he's really at risk in every scene and that loneliness will provide a lot of humor and it will also touch your heart. That's what I said.
I got that part because I had an insight into that role by the time I did the screen test because I'd read the book and I got the role because I was talking John Schlesinger
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Full Color Edition (Classic Seuss)
The prosecutor reportedly concluded their case by referencing this book, making an emotional appeal to the jury about the cause of George Floyd's death.
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So here is the prosecutor concluding with, I don't know, something from Dr. Seuss's The Grinch. You were told, for example, that Mr. Floyd died, that Mr. Floyd died because his heart was too big. You...
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The prosecutor reportedly concluded their case by referencing this book, making an emotional appeal to the jury about the cause of George Floyd's death.
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So here is the prosecutor concluding with, I don't know, something from Dr. Seuss's The Grinch. You were told, for example, that Mr. Floyd died, that Mr. Floyd died because his heart was too big. You heard that testimony. And now having seen all the evidence, having heard all the evidence, you know the truth. And the truth of the matter is that the reason George Floyd is dead is because Mrs. Chauvin's heart was too small.
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