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The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China cover

The Avoidable War

Kevin Rudd

Mentioned 1 week ago

What Xi Jinping Wants

Ezra Klein noted that Kevin Rudd is the author of this book, highlighting Rudd's work on China and Xi Jinping.

He's also the author of The Avonable War.

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The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping (Stanford–Hoover Series on Authoritarianism) cover

The Party's Interests Come First

Joseph Torigian

Mentioned 1 week ago

What Xi Jinping Wants

Ezra Klein recommended this book about Xi Jinping's father, calling it a great read.

There's a great book by Joseph Torigian, The Party's Interests Come First, The Life of Xi Zhongxin, Father of Xi Jinping. It's a great book and a great read.

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The Souls of China

Ian Johnson

Mentioned 1 week ago

What Xi Jinping Wants

Ezra Klein recommended Ian Johnson's book on the resurgence of religion in modern China, describing it as a great read.

The second is Ian Johnson, The Souls of China, The Return of Religion After Mao. It's about what has occurred on the grounds, in the grassroots with the rise of various forms of Taoism, Buddhism, Protestant Christianity, and other forms of religious belief as a reaction to the uber-materialism of, let's call it, China's ideological orthodoxy. And that is a great read.

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The Beginning Comes After the End

Rebecca Solnit

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

The book was mentioned as a prominent political essay by RebeccaSolnit, suggested as essential reading.

Rebecca Solnit pound for pound maybe our best political essayist and her book The Beginning Comes After the End

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Here Comes the Sun

Bill McKibben

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

The host described it as McKibben's most recent book, framing it as a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.

He writes the subsect of crucial years and his most recent book is Here Comes the Sun, a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.

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The Glorians

Terry Tempest Williams

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

It was highlighted as a great nature essay written by Terry TempestWilliams.

Terry Tempest Williams great nature essayist a book called The Glorians

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The Carbon Wave

Leah C. Stokes

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

It was presented as a new book by Leah Stokes that tells the inside story of the Inflation Reduction Act and her work on utilities.

Leah Stokes maybe our leading expert on utilities played a huge role in getting the IRA through and she tells that story in a book called The Carbon Wave

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Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy cover

Brought to You By

Amy Westervelt

Mentioned 1 week ago

The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

The host cited it as Amy Westervelt's new book exposing how corporations have warped the truth about climate and energy.

Amy Westervelt tremendous freelance reporter on a lot of climate and energy issues and on larger things a new book called Brought to You By How Corporations Have Warped the Truth

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The Holocaust and the Nakba: A New Grammar of Trauma and History (Religion, Culture, and Public Life, 39) cover

The Holocaust and the Nakba

Bashir Bashir

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

Rula said it was very important to understand the current situation and that the book, written before October7th, remained essential.

I decided to choose three books that are related to the conversation that we are having today the first one is The Holocaust and the Nakba edited by good colleagues and friends Bashir Bashir and Amos Goldberg it's very important to understand what's happening now it was written before October 7th and the genocide in Gaza but it's still very important essential book

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States of Denial

Stanley Cohen

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

She described the book as a way to understand collective denial among Israelis and recommended it for insight.

the second is state of denials it's not about Israel Palestine but I claim all the time that the Israelis are suffering from severe denial collective denial and blindness and I'm trying to understand that and I think a lot of people need want maybe to understand and this book States of denial written by Stanley Cohen is very ... book

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Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine cover

Tomorrow Is Yesterday

Hussein Agha

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

Rula mentioned the book as a lesson from past negotiations, recommending it for learning from mistakes.

the third is the Rob Malley book tomorrow is yesterday you know we're doing this as people on the ground who are committing to doing this bottom up work of building the movement and vision but they've been there in the negotiations learning from the mistakes and I think that is a practice we overlook and we need to really do more often learning from our mistakes

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A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers

Mentioned 2 weeks ago

A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

She expressed surprise at the title but said she was grateful to have read it, noting its offgenre nature for her.

the psalm for the wild built it's a genre that I do you know this book ... I didn't expect it to pop up here yeah it's from a different world I which is very kind of off genre for me but I'm so grateful that I have read it

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Tove Jansson Moomin Collection 8 Books Set (The Exploits of Moominpappa,Tales from Moominvalley,Moominvalley in November,Moominsummer Madness,Moominland Midwinter,Finn Family Moomintroll & More) Cover

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Tove Jansson Moomin Collection 8 Books Set (The Exploits of Moominpappa,Tales from Moominvalley,Moominvalley in November,Moominsummer Madness,Moominland Midwinter,Finn Family Moomintroll & More)

She highlighted the series as a sensitive book to read with her children, helping address serious philosophical questions.

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a book it's a book by Tova Jansson it's the Moomin series which allows me to first of all read a book to both my four and eight year but a very sensitive book that allows for room for emotions and for...

— Episode: A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palest...

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Episode: A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians

She highlighted the series as a sensitive book to read with her children, helping address serious philosophical questions.

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a book it's a book by Tova Jansson it's the Moomin series which allows me to first of all read a book to both my four and eight year but a very sensitive book that allows for room for emotions and for tackling very serious philosophic questions and fears in a way that helps me be present with my children

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Bill McKibben

Here Comes the Sun

A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

The host described it as McKibben's most recent book, framing it as a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.

"

He writes the subsect of crucial years and his most recent book is Here Comes the Sun, a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.

— Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Clima...

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

The host described it as McKibben's most recent book, framing it as a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.

"

He writes the subsect of crucial years and his most recent book is Here Comes the Sun, a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization.

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Terry Tempest Williams

The Glorians

Visitations from the Holy Ordinary

It was highlighted as a great nature essay written by Terry TempestWilliams.

"

Terry Tempest Williams great nature essayist a book called The Glorians

— Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Clima...

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Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

It was highlighted as a great nature essay written by Terry TempestWilliams.

"

Terry Tempest Williams great nature essayist a book called The Glorians

The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet Cover

Leah C. Stokes

The Carbon Wave

A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet

It was presented as a new book by Leah Stokes that tells the inside story of the Inflation Reduction Act and her work on utilities.

"

Leah Stokes maybe our leading expert on utilities played a huge role in getting the IRA through and she tells that story in a book called The Carbon Wave

— Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Clima...

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

It was presented as a new book by Leah Stokes that tells the inside story of the Inflation Reduction Act and her work on utilities.

"

Leah Stokes maybe our leading expert on utilities played a huge role in getting the IRA through and she tells that story in a book called The Carbon Wave

Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy Cover

Amy Westervelt

Brought to You By

How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

The host cited it as Amy Westervelt's new book exposing how corporations have warped the truth about climate and energy.

"

Amy Westervelt tremendous freelance reporter on a lot of climate and energy issues and on larger things a new book called Brought to You By How Corporations Have Warped the Truth

— Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Clima...

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate

The host cited it as Amy Westervelt's new book exposing how corporations have warped the truth about climate and energy.

"

Amy Westervelt tremendous freelance reporter on a lot of climate and energy issues and on larger things a new book called Brought to You By How Corporations Have Warped the Truth

The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping (Stanford–Hoover Series on Authoritarianism) Cover

Joseph Torigian

The Party's Interests Come First

The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping (Stanford–Hoover Series on Authoritarianism)

Ezra Klein recommended this book about Xi Jinping's father, calling it a great read.

"

There's a great book by Joseph Torigian, The Party's Interests Come First, The Life of Xi Zhongxin, Father of Xi Jinping. It's a great book and a great read.

— Episode: What Xi Jinping Wants

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: What Xi Jinping Wants

Ezra Klein recommended this book about Xi Jinping's father, calling it a great read.

"

There's a great book by Joseph Torigian, The Party's Interests Come First, The Life of Xi Zhongxin, Father of Xi Jinping. It's a great book and a great read.

The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao Cover

Ian Johnson

The Souls of China

The Return of Religion After Mao

Ezra Klein recommended Ian Johnson's book on the resurgence of religion in modern China, describing it as a great read.

"

The second is Ian Johnson, The Souls of China, The Return of Religion After Mao. It's about what has occurred on the grounds, in the grassroots with the rise of various forms of Taois...

— Episode: What Xi Jinping Wants

Get on Amazon
Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: What Xi Jinping Wants

Ezra Klein recommended Ian Johnson's book on the resurgence of religion in modern China, describing it as a great read.

"

The second is Ian Johnson, The Souls of China, The Return of Religion After Mao. It's about what has occurred on the grounds, in the grassroots with the rise of various forms of Taoism, Buddhism, Protestant Christianity, and other forms of religious belief as a reaction to the uber-materialism of, let's call it, China's ideological orthodoxy. And that is a great read.

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