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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines an...

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The Book of Isaiah: The Vision (The Passion Translation (TPT)) cover

The Book of Isaiah

Brian Simmons

Mentioned 4 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: AOC, Newsom & Hillary’s Biggest Political Meltdowns

Gavin Newsom mentioned he wrote a book, but the speaker suggested it only covered one side of his life, omitting details about his wealthy father funding his early ventures.

He's written a book. And I think it's like the book is telling one side of his life. Like, I lived with this mom who didn't have a lot of money. Don't mention that his dad was super rich and gave him all kinds of safaris to Africa and money to start a business.

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The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library)

Adam Smith

Mentioned 4 months ago

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Trump Tariffs After the Supreme Court: What the Ruling Means for Trade, China & U.S. Jobs

The father of free trade underscored in this book that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things critical to national defense.

Adam Smith, the father of free trade, even underscored in his book, Wealth of Nations, that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things that are critical to national defense.

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The Dozen Dozens

Tom Green

Mentioned 4 months ago

Hour 2 - This is America!

The host recommended that listeners should have all of Bill O'Reilly's dozen or so bestsellers on their bookshelves.

Any of his dozen or so bestsellers, of course. You should have all those on your bookshelves.

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The Odyssey

Homer

Mentioned 4 months ago

Normally Podcast: Olympic Gold Pride, Newsom’s “I Can’t Read” Act, and NYC Subway Chaos

US Olympic hockey player Jack Hughes was mentioned as a big reader who brought a copy of this book to read at the Olympics.

He brought the Odyssey to read at the Olympics.

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Young Man in a Hurry

Gavin Newsom

Mentioned 4 months ago

Normally Podcast: Olympic Gold Pride, Newsom’s “I Can’t Read” Act, and NYC Subway Chaos

Gavin Newsom was on tour promoting his memoir, which the speaker noted was a bit wishful thinking given Newsom's age.

This is his tour for his memoir Young Man in a Hurry, which is a little wish casting because he ain't young no more.

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Manufacturing Delusion: How the Left Uses Brainwashing, Indoctrination, and Propaganda Against You cover

Manufacturing Delusion

Buck Sexton

Mentioned 4 months ago

Team 47 - MAHA Uncensored

The speaker, Buck, mentioned that he caught a typo in his own book, Manufacturing Delusion, while recording the audiobook, specifically when reading page eight.

I caught it when I was doing the audiobook of Manufacturing Delusion, which you should all go download if you have not already.

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By James Fell Lose It Right: A Brutally Honest 3-Stage Program to Help You Get Fit and Lose Weight Without Losing [Paperback] cover

By James Fell Lose It Right

unknown author

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Breaking Big Food, MAHA Movement & America’s Health Crisis

The documentary, which is discussed as if it were a book or source material, explained the failure of the American food system and inspired the filmmakers to open an organic coffee shop and market. The conversation often referred to the documentary's insights as key knowledge points for the audience.

And today they're going to tell us, I think not only how to break big food, but also how to break our addiction. I'm hoping how to break our addiction to big food, because as I was watching their documentary, which I tell you, you should go watch this because it really does explain to you why you just can't eat one potato chip.

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Safety On

Yehuda Remer

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Karol Markowicz Show: Armed & Awake: Yehuda Remer on Jewish Self-Defense, the Second Amendment & Post–October 7 Reality

This was the author's first published book, which focused on introducing children to the world of firearms and firearm safety, taking five years to complete.

So I went online. I was shocked to find that there were no books on the market. I wanted something that I can read to my children as a bedtime book, that there were no books on the market devoted solely to children regarding gun safety.

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27 Words

Yehuda Remer

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Karol Markowicz Show: Armed & Awake: Yehuda Remer on Jewish Self-Defense, the Second Amendment & Post–October 7 Reality

This was the book the author began writing after his first was published, intended as a breakdown of the 27 words of the Second Amendment specifically for children.

And I was writing a book called 27 Words, which is a breakdown of the 27 words of the Second Amendment for children.

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Tell Your Children

Alex Berenson

Mentioned 5 months ago

Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 11 2026

The guest mentioned he wrote this book in 2019 about the strong link between cannabis use, especially when started young, and the increased risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. He noted that the science supporting his claims has become even more developed since the book's publication.

So, so it's interesting because I wrote a book called Tell Your Children about this in 2019, right? That's seven years ago.

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A Journey to the Center of the Mind

James Fitzgerald

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Inside the Nancy Guthrie Case with James Fitzgerald

James Fitzgerald mentioned that this series consists of four books, which are available as e-books, audiobooks, and regular paperback books. He wrote them in retirement to tell stories, covering his upbringing, police career, FBI years including the Unabomber case, and later cases like the Olympic bombings and the John Bonnet Ramsey case.

So yeah, there it's e-books, audio books, regular paperback books. Go on my website, jamesrfitzgerald.com. Contact me through there. We're glad to set off signed copies to people.

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The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations cover

The Wisdom of Crowds

James Surowiecki

Mentioned 5 months ago

Normally Podcast: Don Lemon Arrest Fallout, School Closures, and the True Cost of Convenience

The speaker mentioned this book in the context of criticizing James Surowiecki's commentary on the Don Lemon arrest, implying the author lacked wisdom regarding the situation described.

James Surowiecki, who wrote a book called The Wisdom of Crowds and like really has none of his own. Um, it tweeted, are you seriously arguing that a journalist who embedded with civil rights protesters in the 1960s while they planned acts of civil disobedience and then accompanied them to cover those acts of civil disobedience would be persecuted for doing so?

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Cover

Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation

How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

This book was mentioned as one that many schools were recommending to parents to help limit how much time kids spend on screens, which was seen as a positive step.

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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt has become a book that a lot of schools are recommending to parents and they're limiting how much kids are allowed to use screens during schoo...

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This book was mentioned as one that many schools were recommending to parents to help limit how much time kids spend on screens, which was seen as a positive step.

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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt has become a book that a lot of schools are recommending to parents and they're limiting how much kids are allowed to use screens during schools as well, which is a great step forward.

The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure Cover

Greg Lukianoff

The Coddling of the American Mind

How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

It was mentioned in relation to the rising rates of suicidal ideation among teenage girls, which was connected to the impact of social media and the internet on genders.

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You know what the data reflects in this anxious generation the Jonathan Haight book women are having high levels of suicidal ideation 30% of teenage women because of they think social media.

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Episode: Hour 2 - Reaction to Butker Controversy

It was mentioned in relation to the rising rates of suicidal ideation among teenage girls, which was connected to the impact of social media and the internet on genders.

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You know what the data reflects in this anxious generation the Jonathan Haight book women are having high levels of suicidal ideation 30% of teenage women because of they think social media.

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Wilson Rawls

Where the Red Fern Grows

It was described as the saddest book ever read by the speaker, due to the ending where dogs die.

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The saddest book I've ever read in my life is Where the Red Fern Grows which ends with dogs dying

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It was described as the saddest book ever read by the speaker, due to the ending where dogs die.

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The saddest book I've ever read in my life is Where the Red Fern Grows which ends with dogs dying

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War Cover

Max Brooks

World War Z

An Oral History of the Zombie War

Kurt Schlichter compared his book's writing style, which focused on individual experiences during an event, to the book World War Z.

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It's if you remember World War Z or World War Three, for that matter, the old John Hackett book from the 80s that really scared the hell out of people about the Warsaw Pact. I use tha...

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Kurt Schlichter compared his book's writing style, which focused on individual experiences during an event, to the book World War Z.

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It's if you remember World War Z or World War Three, for that matter, the old John Hackett book from the 80s that really scared the hell out of people about the Warsaw Pact. I use that style.

In My DNA: My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares Cover

Lindsey Wade

In My DNA

My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares

It was mentioned as a book published just over a year prior to the podcast recording, discussing clinics that are modeled after the Church Health model, and featuring a number of these clinics.

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I have a book that came out just over a year ago called Care, How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System That Talks About A Number of These Clinics.

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It was mentioned as a book published just over a year prior to the podcast recording, discussing clinics that are modeled after the Church Health model, and featuring a number of these clinics.

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I have a book that came out just over a year ago called Care, How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System That Talks About A Number of These Clinics.

Richard Dadd 15x17 Black Modern Framed Art Print Titled: Mercy,David Spareth Saul's Life (1854) Cover

Richard Dadd 15x17 Black Modern Framed Art Print Titled

Mercy,David Spareth Saul's Life (1854)

It was mentioned as a bestselling book in 2023, indicating a significant level of public interest in the British royal family, despite it being considered a fairy tale by the speakers.

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I remember when "Spare" came out you made all these arguments and I was like a million people in America are going to buy this book it's like the best book of 2023 bestselling book of 2023

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It was mentioned as a bestselling book in 2023, indicating a significant level of public interest in the British royal family, despite it being considered a fairy tale by the speakers.

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I remember when "Spare" came out you made all these arguments and I was like a million people in America are going to buy this book it's like the best book of 2023 bestselling book of 2023

Harry Potter Hardcover Boxed Set: Books 1-7 (Slipcase) Cover

J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Hardcover Boxed Set

Books 1-7 (Slipcase)

The Harry Potter books were also mentioned, and the host admitted to not having read them, only watching one film.

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I have not read the Harry Potter books.

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The Harry Potter books were also mentioned, and the host admitted to not having read them, only watching one film.

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I have not read the Harry Potter books.

Meditations: A New Translation (Modern Library) Cover

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

A New Translation (Modern Library)

The podcast host mentioned a quote from 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, relating it to the near-assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the nation's subsequent reflection.

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There is a very famous quote by Marcus Aurelius and Meditations, which is Marcus Aurelius's kind of diary, if you will. And a lot of the other or a lot of I should say stoic philosoph...

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Episode: Hour 2 - GOP Becomes the Party of Fun

The podcast host mentioned a quote from 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, relating it to the near-assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the nation's subsequent reflection.

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There is a very famous quote by Marcus Aurelius and Meditations, which is Marcus Aurelius's kind of diary, if you will. And a lot of the other or a lot of I should say stoic philosophers have become very popular in recent years, especially on social media. But the Marcus Aurelius quote is think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life now. Take what's left and live it properly.

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Cover

Dr. Robin DiAngelo

White Fragility

Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

This book was mentioned as an example of content promoted by left-wing wokists, suggesting that white people should be taught to feel guilty for their ancestry's sins.

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If you won't sit there and say White Fragility is a great book, it's not idiotic. It's amazing.

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This book was mentioned as an example of content promoted by left-wing wokists, suggesting that white people should be taught to feel guilty for their ancestry's sins.

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If you won't sit there and say White Fragility is a great book, it's not idiotic. It's amazing.

The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) Cover

F. A. Hayek

The Road to Serfdom

Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2)

Buck Sexton described it as a challenging but essential read, highlighting Hayek's arguments on how government intervention can lead to unintended consequences.

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Road to serfdom is not in that category.

— Episode: Hour 3 - Karol Markowicz

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Buck Sexton described it as a challenging but essential read, highlighting Hayek's arguments on how government intervention can lead to unintended consequences.

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Road to serfdom is not in that category.

But it is essential. And it's because Hayek one is brilliant, and two really takes you through how government intervention in the market begets more government intervention, it just creates this

The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind Cover

Melissa S. Kearney

The Two-Parent Privilege

How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind

It was mentioned alongside 'Get Married' as a source of data demonstrating the advantages of marriage, particularly when raising children.

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One called Get Married by Brad Wilcox who has been on the show in October and one called The Two-Parent Privilege by Melissa Kearney, which I've talked about on the show in previous m...

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It was mentioned alongside 'Get Married' as a source of data demonstrating the advantages of marriage, particularly when raising children.

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One called Get Married by Brad Wilcox who has been on the show in October and one called The Two-Parent Privilege by Melissa Kearney, which I've talked about on the show in previous monologues.

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Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library)

The father of free trade underscored in this book that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things critical to national defense.

"

Adam Smith, the father of free trade, even underscored in his book, Wealth of Nations, that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things that are critical to national defense.

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The father of free trade underscored in this book that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things critical to national defense.

"

Adam Smith, the father of free trade, even underscored in his book, Wealth of Nations, that a country should not depend on its neighbors for things that are critical to national defense.

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Michael Ford

Mein Kampf

A Translation Controversy

It was mentioned as a book that contains language used by Adolf Hitler before World War Two, with the claim that Donald Trump's rhetoric mirrors this language.

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Open up a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf. You would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning.

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It was mentioned as a book that contains language used by Adolf Hitler before World War Two, with the claim that Donald Trump's rhetoric mirrors this language.

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Open up a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf. You would find the Nazi leader describing the mixing of non-Germans with Germans as poisoning.

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William Golding

Lord of the Flies (Penguin Drop Caps)

The book was mentioned as a great one that the hosts remembered reading in school. One host joked about having a friend who constantly analogized everything in life to this single book.

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And remember that's a it's a great book you remember reading Lord of the Flies in school back in the day.

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Episode: Hour 3 - Data That Will Blow Your Mind

The book was mentioned as a great one that the hosts remembered reading in school. One host joked about having a friend who constantly analogized everything in life to this single book.

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And remember that's a it's a great book you remember reading Lord of the Flies in school back in the day.

Lord of the Flies Buck is my argument yeah everybody has one friend who reads like one book and tries to analogize everything that ever happened you know like not somebody who reads a lot of books I had a buddy who read like one book in his whole life and it was Lord of the Flies and he would try he would try to analogize anything that happened to the one book that he had ever read which was Lord of the Flies.

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Cover

Jonathan Haidt

The Righteous Mind

Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

It was recommended by Professor Gary Saul Morson and discussed as a catalyst for the speaker's evolving views on morality and religion, particularly the role of religion in shaping culture.

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Jonathan Haidt is a pretty prominent moral psychologist at least. But also an atheist I think, right? He's an atheist again.

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It was recommended by Professor Gary Saul Morson and discussed as a catalyst for the speaker's evolving views on morality and religion, particularly the role of religion in shaping culture.

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Jonathan Haidt is a pretty prominent moral psychologist at least. But also an atheist I think, right? He's an atheist again.

He has a second part about religion and his ultimate conclusion was that religion is kind of like a super massive gravitational object.

So I ended up being an atheist who respects religious insights now understands the utility of religion but still had that snobby thumbing my nose down at people.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

Team of Rivals

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

The book was mentioned as a comparison point when discussing the composition of the Biden administration cabinet, suggesting that Lincoln had assembled a talented group, unlike Biden's cabinet.

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It is a what did they have the Team of Rivals? I think Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote that great book about all.

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The book was mentioned as a comparison point when discussing the composition of the Biden administration cabinet, suggesting that Lincoln had assembled a talented group, unlike Biden's cabinet.

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It is a what did they have the Team of Rivals? I think Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote that great book about all.

Hunger Games 4-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) Cover

Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games 4-Book Hardcover Box Set (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)

The Hunger Games books were mentioned, and one of the hosts had not read them, but a producer had read all three.

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I have not read The Hunger Games books or seen The Hunger Games movies.

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The Hunger Games books were mentioned, and one of the hosts had not read them, but a producer had read all three.

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I have not read The Hunger Games books or seen The Hunger Games movies.

Producer Allie read all three Hunger Games books.

I guess they are good.

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Robert A. Caro

The Power Broker

Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

It was mentioned positively, as a well-written and highly regarded non-fiction work, specifically a trilogy, that the speaker's father enjoyed.

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that Robert Caro book have you read it that trilogy my dad loves it oh it's so well done one of the best nonfiction works ever

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It was mentioned positively, as a well-written and highly regarded non-fiction work, specifically a trilogy, that the speaker's father enjoyed.

"

that Robert Caro book have you read it that trilogy my dad loves it oh it's so well done one of the best nonfiction works ever

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley) Cover

Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)

LeBron James was quizzed about it on a sports show, and he demonstrated a lack of understanding of the book's content, which was perceived as disingenuous given his public image.

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LeBron James was reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X and like there's all these big LeBron is like one of the fakest people that's ever lived.

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LeBron James was quizzed about it on a sports show, and he demonstrated a lack of understanding of the book's content, which was perceived as disingenuous given his public image.

"

LeBron James was reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X and like there's all these big LeBron is like one of the fakest people that's ever lived.

The sports reporter quizzed LeBron James several years ago on what he had learned so far from reading the autobiography of Malcolm X.

It was I mean, it is amazing.

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