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The Pride of a Lion
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Jurassic Park
Michael Crichton
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Fight Club
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Clinton in Exile
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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25
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The Lord of the Rings Illustrated (Tolkien Illustrated Editions)
It was mentioned as one of the biggest franchises together with Harry Potter and Star Wars.
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Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings.
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It was mentioned as one of the biggest franchises together with Harry Potter and Star Wars.
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Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings.
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale was mentioned as the work whose executive producers were behind The Testaments.
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executive producers of The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid's Tale was mentioned as the work whose executive producers were behind The Testaments.
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executive producers of The Handmaid's Tale
Collision of Power
Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST
The host noted that Marty Baron had authored the 2023 book "Collision of Power," which examines the interplay between Trump, Jeff Bezos, and The Washington Post.
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In 2023, you authored the book Collision of Power, Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post.
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The host noted that Marty Baron had authored the 2023 book "Collision of Power," which examines the interplay between Trump, Jeff Bezos, and The Washington Post.
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In 2023, you authored the book Collision of Power, Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post.
Outliers
The Story of Success
He referred to Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers as a possible source for understanding pockets of highachieving people.
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I think that it's Malcolm Gladwell's book. Outliers maybe about pockets of people who form, you know, ice skaters, hockey players, and all the variables that create a grouping of peop...
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He referred to Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers as a possible source for understanding pockets of highachieving people.
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I think that it's Malcolm Gladwell's book. Outliers maybe about pockets of people who form, you know, ice skaters, hockey players, and all the variables that create a grouping of people.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As told to Alex Haley)
One of the speakers mentioned reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X recently and found the book to be a profound experience that made them question many things.
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I just finished reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and I'm still reeling from it.
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One of the speakers mentioned reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X recently and found the book to be a profound experience that made them question many things.
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I just finished reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and I'm still reeling from it.
That book just makes you question everything you thought you knew. It was a heavy read.
Trump
The Art of the Deal
The speakers described it as the first novel in a fivebook romance series that follows four players and their love lives, with a fifth book tying the stories together.
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So the series is five books. It's four players and we follow each one's romantic life. And the fifth book, it's like all of the fours and et cetera, et cetera. And the first one is going to be The Dea...
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The speakers described it as the first novel in a fivebook romance series that follows four players and their love lives, with a fifth book tying the stories together.
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So the series is five books. It's four players and we follow each one's romantic life. And the fifth book, it's like all of the fours and et cetera, et cetera. And the first one is going to be The Deal.
The Iliad
The hosts compared a MMA fighter's situation to the Iliad, saying it felt similar to how McGregor rose, faced challenges, and then achieved a breakthrough knockout.
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Iliad to put it feels to me a bit like the situation where McGregor came in, had some fights against guys that were okay, but was a star, then took that turn where he knocked out Jose Aldo, and then t...
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The hosts compared a MMA fighter's situation to the Iliad, saying it felt similar to how McGregor rose, faced challenges, and then achieved a breakthrough knockout.
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Iliad to put it feels to me a bit like the situation where McGregor came in, had some fights against guys that were okay, but was a star, then took that turn where he knocked out Jose Aldo, and then the sky was the limit for him.
Romeo And Juliet
They noted that they had worked through the turgid prose of Romeo and Juliet using Cliff's Notes, but admitted they only pretended to be interested for the sake of the grade.
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We took through the turgid prose of Romeo And Juliet, but we all had to feign interest for the grade.
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They noted that they had worked through the turgid prose of Romeo and Juliet using Cliff's Notes, but admitted they only pretended to be interested for the sake of the grade.
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We took through the turgid prose of Romeo And Juliet, but we all had to feign interest for the grade.
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Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
They said it inspired them to read the book.
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It inspired me to go read the book. You did? Webster's.
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They said it inspired them to read the book.
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It inspired me to go read the book. You did? Webster's.
Revelation - Bible Study Book with Video Access
Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom
The hosts referenced the Book of Revelation as describing a mythical sea serpent called Leviathan and linked it to a conspiracy about plastic snow and mailin voting.
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I don't mean to be cruel. The book of Revelation has always alluded to a great mythical serpent that is living in our oceans called the Leviathan. Now, if you check Google Maps, and trust me when I sa...
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The hosts referenced the Book of Revelation as describing a mythical sea serpent called Leviathan and linked it to a conspiracy about plastic snow and mailin voting.
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I don't mean to be cruel. The book of Revelation has always alluded to a great mythical serpent that is living in our oceans called the Leviathan. Now, if you check Google Maps, and trust me when I say this, off the coast of Chile, you can make out the head of a snake.
Dr. Seuss's Beginner Book Boxed Set Collection
The Cat in the Hat; One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish; Green Eggs and Ham; Hop on Pop; Fox in Socks
The hosts referenced Dr. Seuss's classic children's book while joking about rhyme and rap, noting its famous repetitive lines. They treated the book as an example of early playful language.
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Dr. Seuss does that.
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Episode: Local Hour: Our First Phones
The hosts referenced Dr. Seuss's classic children's book while joking about rhyme and rap, noting its famous repetitive lines. They treated the book as an example of early playful language.
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Dr. Seuss does that.
One fish, two fish. Red fish, blue fish. Me fish, you fish.
Jaws
A Novel
They referenced the movie quote, noting that the boat was overfilled like in the story of Jaws.
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Like they said in Jaws because he's invited.
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They referenced the movie quote, noting that the boat was overfilled like in the story of Jaws.
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Like they said in Jaws because he's invited.
Presumed Guilty (Presumed Innocent, 3)
They noted the show was "really good" and referenced it as a standout example while discussing other series.
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Presumed Innocent was really good.
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They noted the show was "really good" and referenced it as a standout example while discussing other series.
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Presumed Innocent was really good.
Presumed Innocence earlier in the week ... Presumed Innocence, excellent.
The Notebook
The panel compared the emotional intensity of a Super Bowl locker room to a scene from The Notebook, using the novel as a cultural reference point.
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It is like a group reviewing of the movie, The Notebook.
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The panel compared the emotional intensity of a Super Bowl locker room to a scene from The Notebook, using the novel as a cultural reference point.
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It is like a group reviewing of the movie, The Notebook.
The Shining
They compared his wiener to Jack Nicholson's appearance at the end of The Shining.
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My wiener looks like Nicholson at the end of The Shining.
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They compared his wiener to Jack Nicholson's appearance at the end of The Shining.
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My wiener looks like Nicholson at the end of The Shining.
It is just like Nicholson at the end of The Shining.
The Catcher in the Rye
It was mentioned sarcastically that when Jordan Love threw an interception, he went back to read this book.
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When Jordan Love threw an interception, he went back to read Catcher in the Rye.
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It was mentioned sarcastically that when Jordan Love threw an interception, he went back to read this book.
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When Jordan Love threw an interception, he went back to read Catcher in the Rye.
Fight Club
The host mentioned it as the first DVD he ever bought and called it his favorite movie of all time.
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Fight Club, the very first DVD I ever bought.
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The host mentioned it as the first DVD he ever bought and called it his favorite movie of all time.
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Fight Club, the very first DVD I ever bought.
Obama's Wars
The hosts highlighted Woodward's new book, noting it was his sixteenth numberone bestseller and that it detailed Trump's disdain for the military. They repeatedly referred to the title as "War" throughout the interview.
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He's got two Pulitzer Prizes that he shared, and his new book, War, is his 16th number one bestseller.
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The hosts highlighted Woodward's new book, noting it was his sixteenth numberone bestseller and that it detailed Trump's disdain for the military. They repeatedly referred to the title as "War" throughout the interview.
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He's got two Pulitzer Prizes that he shared, and his new book, War, is his 16th number one bestseller.
and it is called War.
War, Bob Woodward, as I told you, is an accomplished journalist, historical icon, really.
The name of the book is War.
Open
An Autobiography
The book was described as the best sports biography the speaker had ever read. The discussion highlighted Agassi's growth, the wisdom he accrued from life, and the pain he lived with toward the end of his tennis career.
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Andre Agassi, I believe, had the best sports biography I have ever read.
— Episode: Hour 2: Now We're Pondering, Boys!
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The book was described as the best sports biography the speaker had ever read. The discussion highlighted Agassi's growth, the wisdom he accrued from life, and the pain he lived with toward the end of his tennis career.
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Andre Agassi, I believe, had the best sports biography I have ever read.
The book was a revelation for a number of different reasons.
I read the first chapter when he was in pain.
Catch-22
50th Anniversary Edition
Lewis Black's father was reading this book and laughing, leading him to read it and telling him it would explain everything about working in the real world.
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And that's really what I learned from her, you know, to, you know, how to use the, your words as a knife. And from my father, I learned that you don't stab someone with a knife. And that's really what...
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Lewis Black's father was reading this book and laughing, leading him to read it and telling him it would explain everything about working in the real world.
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And that's really what I learned from her, you know, to, you know, how to use the, your words as a knife. And from my father, I learned that you don't stab someone with a knife. And that's really what, because my father's the one who said, in his effect on me was he said, he was reading Catch-22.
He goes, this book, it's really, it's very funny. And I said, should I read it? He said, yeah, it'll tell you everything you need to know about working in the real world.
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