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The Shame
Makenna Goodman
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The Fourth Branch
Daniel Squadron
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The Avoidable War
Kevin Rudd
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What Xi Jinping Wants
The Party's Interests Come First
Joseph Torigian
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What Xi Jinping Wants
The Souls of China
Ian Johnson
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What Xi Jinping Wants
The Beginning Comes After the End
Rebecca Solnit
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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Here Comes the Sun
Bill McKibben
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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
The Glorians
Terry Tempest Williams
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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
The Carbon Wave
Leah C. Stokes
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The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
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The Holocaust and the Nakba
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A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians
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The Plot
A Novel (The Book Series, 1)
He mentioned it as one of three recent novels about writers on book tours, noting its focus on a writer's journey.
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The Plot by Gene Hompf Corlitz... all three novels published in the last few years about writers embarking on book tours, very different stories.
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He mentioned it as one of three recent novels about writers on book tours, noting its focus on a writer's journey.
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The Plot by Gene Hompf Corlitz... all three novels published in the last few years about writers embarking on book tours, very different stories.
Hell of a Book
National Book Award Winner
He listed it among recent fiction about writers touring, emphasizing its engaging narrative.
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Hell of a Book by Jason Mott... all three novels published in the last few years about writers embarking on book tours, very different stories.
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He listed it among recent fiction about writers touring, emphasizing its engaging narrative.
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Hell of a Book by Jason Mott... all three novels published in the last few years about writers embarking on book tours, very different stories.
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017
Spencer Ackerman recommended reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine as an accessible history of the conflict.
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First I would recommend reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by the historian Rashid Khalidi
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Spencer Ackerman recommended reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine as an accessible history of the conflict.
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First I would recommend reading The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by the historian Rashid Khalidi
An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba
Spencer Ackerman called The Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba a shattering book that records personal testimonies of the 1948 Nakba.
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The Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba that's edited by Nahla Abdo and Noor Massalha
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Spencer Ackerman called The Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba a shattering book that records personal testimonies of the 1948 Nakba.
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The Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba that's edited by Nahla Abdo and Noor Massalha
Israel's Secret Wars
A History of Israel's Intelligence Services
Spencer Ackerman recommended the history of Israeli intelligence services titled Israel's Secret Wars.
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Benny Morris and my former Guardian colleague Ian Black's book Israel's Secret Wars, which is a history of the rise of the Israeli intelligence services and their role in statecraft i...
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Spencer Ackerman recommended the history of Israeli intelligence services titled Israel's Secret Wars.
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Benny Morris and my former Guardian colleague Ian Black's book Israel's Secret Wars, which is a history of the rise of the Israeli intelligence services and their role in statecraft in Israel
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Edward W. Said] [Feb-2003]
Peter Beinart highlighted Edward Said's classic The Question of Palestine as a profound critique of Zionism.
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The first is Edward Said's kind of classic book, The Question of Palestine in 1979, which really lays out the Palestinian experience
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Peter Beinart highlighted Edward Said's classic The Question of Palestine as a profound critique of Zionism.
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The first is Edward Said's kind of classic book, The Question of Palestine in 1979, which really lays out the Palestinian experience
A Stranger in the House
A Novel
Peter Beinart mentioned Roger Shihada's memoir Strangers in the House as an intimate glimpse into the Palestinian refugee experience.
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The second is Roger Shihada's memoir, Strangers in the House
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Peter Beinart mentioned Roger Shihada's memoir Strangers in the House as an intimate glimpse into the Palestinian refugee experience.
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The second is Roger Shihada's memoir, Strangers in the House
Hamas Contained
The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures)
Peter Beinart recommended Tariq Bukhoni's book Hamas Contained as a critical analysis of Hamas as a political organization.
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The third is ... Tariq Bukhoni's book Hamas Contained
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Peter Beinart recommended Tariq Bukhoni's book Hamas Contained as a critical analysis of Hamas as a political organization.
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The third is ... Tariq Bukhoni's book Hamas Contained
The Myth of the Wrong Body
Masha recommended the short, translated work as a clear critique of the concept that some bodies are inherently wrong.
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one contemporary book by a Spanish activist intellectual Mikkel Misse called The Myth of the Wrong Body. Short book translated into English a very clear critique of The Myth o...
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Masha recommended the short, translated work as a clear critique of the concept that some bodies are inherently wrong.
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one contemporary book by a Spanish activist intellectual Mikkel Misse called The Myth of the Wrong Body. Short book translated into English a very clear critique of The Myth of the Wrong Body.
CONUNDRUM.
Masha praised Morris's memoir about her latelife transition, calling it a beautiful memoir of that period of her life.
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I love Jan Morris's memoir CONUNDRUM. Jan Morris was the British travel writer the incredible travel writer who transitioned fairly late in life or I think in middle age. And this thi...
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Masha praised Morris's memoir about her latelife transition, calling it a beautiful memoir of that period of her life.
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I love Jan Morris's memoir CONUNDRUM. Jan Morris was the British travel writer the incredible travel writer who transitioned fairly late in life or I think in middle age. And this this is a beautiful memoir of that period of her life.
Divided We Fall
America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation
Ezra Klein noted that David French is the author of this book among several others.
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He's the author of many books, including Divided America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
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Ezra Klein noted that David French is the author of this book among several others.
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He's the author of many books, including Divided America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
Radicals for Capitalism
A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement
Stephanie recommended the book as a freewheeling history of the modern libertarian movement.
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I would recommend the book Radicals for Capitalism by my Reason magazine colleague Brian Doherty. It is a freewheeling history of the modern libertarian movement.
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Stephanie recommended the book as a freewheeling history of the modern libertarian movement.
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I would recommend the book Radicals for Capitalism by my Reason magazine colleague Brian Doherty. It is a freewheeling history of the modern libertarian movement.
Pax
A Moving and Compelling Fox Story About Love, War, and a Journey to Find Home Again
Ezra Klein highlighted the book as a popularhistory narrative about the peak of the Roman Empire, praising Holland's enthusiastic voice.
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One is Pax, Pax by Tom Holland, not SpiderMan, the British popular historian writing about the peak of the Roman Empire. He's got a fantastic narrative voice and he's...
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Ezra Klein highlighted the book as a popularhistory narrative about the peak of the Roman Empire, praising Holland's enthusiastic voice.
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One is Pax, Pax by Tom Holland, not SpiderMan, the British popular historian writing about the peak of the Roman Empire. He's got a fantastic narrative voice and he's one of those historians who really has a way to make his enthusiasm for the subject matter in the period jump off the page.
The Enchanters
A novel
He called it a dark, pessimistic novel that exposes the seedy side of America with an infectiously bleak voice.
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His newest book is The Enchanters. He's got this infectiously pessimistic, downoneverything voice. He's kind of like the seedy side of it all exposed, using language in a really inter...
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He called it a dark, pessimistic novel that exposes the seedy side of America with an infectiously bleak voice.
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His newest book is The Enchanters. He's got this infectiously pessimistic, downoneverything voice. He's kind of like the seedy side of it all exposed, using language in a really interesting way.
Shakespeare in a Divided America
What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future
Klein noted that French is the author of many books, including this title about the secession threat to the United States.
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He's the author of many books, including Divided America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
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Klein noted that French is the author of many books, including this title about the secession threat to the United States.
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He's the author of many books, including Divided America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
Lower Ed
The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy
Ezra mentioned that Tressie McMillan Cottom also wrote The Troubling Rise of ForProfit Colleges in the New Economy.
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She is the author of Lower Ed, The Troubling Rise of ForProfit Colleges in the New Economy and the National Book Award nominee, Thick.
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Ezra mentioned that Tressie McMillan Cottom also wrote The Troubling Rise of ForProfit Colleges in the New Economy.
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She is the author of Lower Ed, The Troubling Rise of ForProfit Colleges in the New Economy and the National Book Award nominee, Thick.
Real Self-Care
A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and BubbleBaths Not Included)
Ezra highlighted that Pooja Lakshmin was the author of Real SelfCare, a book proposing an internalwork approach to wellness.
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Pooja Lakshmin is a psychiatrist and the author of Real SelfCare. She argues that selfcare isn't about lighting a candle or making more time for yoga.
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Ezra highlighted that Pooja Lakshmin was the author of Real SelfCare, a book proposing an internalwork approach to wellness.
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Pooja Lakshmin is a psychiatrist and the author of Real SelfCare. She argues that selfcare isn't about lighting a candle or making more time for yoga.
When you read this book, it's like years and years of work. I've been open on Instagram about how after this book launch, I burnt out. I wrote the book Real SelfCare, and then I promptly burnt out.
Living Resistance
An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
The guest recommended Living Resistance, describing it as a beautiful bedside read that helps you feel more connected to yourself.
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The first book is called Living Resistance by Caitlin Curtis. It's just, it's beautiful. It's the type of book that you have by your bedside and you read a chapter before you go to be...
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The guest recommended Living Resistance, describing it as a beautiful bedside read that helps you feel more connected to yourself.
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The first book is called Living Resistance by Caitlin Curtis. It's just, it's beautiful. It's the type of book that you have by your bedside and you read a chapter before you go to bed and then you wake up the next morning and you feel a little different, just a little bit more connected to yourself.
The Promise of Access
Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope
Emily recommended Dan Greene's *The Promise of Access* as a solid analysis of what libraries can do and why they need to be discussed.
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the first book that i want to suggest is a book about libraries i think it's just fantastic by dan green called The Promise of Access and he's got a chapter about the library that jus...
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Emily recommended Dan Greene's *The Promise of Access* as a solid analysis of what libraries can do and why they need to be discussed.
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the first book that i want to suggest is a book about libraries i think it's just fantastic by dan green called The Promise of Access and he's got a chapter about the library that just is some of the most solid analysis of what libraries can do and how we need to talk about them
How Beautiful We Were
A Novel
Emily praised *How Beautiful We Were* by Imbolo Mbue as the best book she read that year, saying it knocked her socks off.
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the last recommendation have you read when we were beautiful by imbolo mbue yes i have oh knocked my socks off the best book i read this year the first chapter of that book should be required reading
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Emily praised *How Beautiful We Were* by Imbolo Mbue as the best book she read that year, saying it knocked her socks off.
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the last recommendation have you read when we were beautiful by imbolo mbue yes i have oh knocked my socks off the best book i read this year the first chapter of that book should be required reading
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