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This Dark Wolf: Soul Bitten Shifter Book 1 Cover

Everly Frost

This Dark Wolf

Soul Bitten Shifter Book 1

Megyn Kelly referenced the novel as part of Jack Carr's series, mentioning the "dark wolf set" alongside his other titles.

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He mentioned his earlier work, the terminal list and the dark wolf set.

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Megyn Kelly referenced the novel as part of Jack Carr's series, mentioning the "dark wolf set" alongside his other titles.

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He mentioned his earlier work, the terminal list and the dark wolf set.

The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World Cover

Douglas Brunt

The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel

Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World

Megyn said Doug's upcoming book, The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel, was a great story about the clash between Emmanuel Nobel and Joseph Stalin.

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He's like the guy ... The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. How it all went down is a great story.

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Megyn said Doug's upcoming book, The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel, was a great story about the clash between Emmanuel Nobel and Joseph Stalin.

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He's like the guy ... The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. How it all went down is a great story.

Born to Walk: The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy--One Step at a Time Cover

Mark Sisson Bs

Born to Walk

The Broken Promises of the Running Boom, and How to Slow Down and Get Healthy--One Step at a Time

Mark said his earlier book, Born to Walk, described the human need to walk as a foundational movement.

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I created the Primal Blueprint 20 years ago... Born to Walk.

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Mark said his earlier book, Born to Walk, described the human need to walk as a foundational movement.

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I created the Primal Blueprint 20 years ago... Born to Walk.

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Cover

Beth Macy

Dopesick

Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

The hosts praised the book as the source material for the Hulu series, saying it gave a powerful, indepth look at the opioid crisis and urging listeners to read it.

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the author of the book that inspired the series, as well as, separately, the creator of the series, Dope Sick.

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The hosts praised the book as the source material for the Hulu series, saying it gave a powerful, indepth look at the opioid crisis and urging listeners to read it.

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the author of the book that inspired the series, as well as, separately, the creator of the series, Dope Sick.

Welcome back to The Megyn Kelly Show. Joining me now, Beth Macy, journalist and author who wrote the book Dope Sick, which was recently adapted into the TV series that you've been hearing us talk about.

I love your book, Beth, and I love your work. If you've seen the show and you haven't read the book yet, I highly recommend it.

Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic Cover

Barry Meier

Pain Killer

An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic

The book was listed among other titles the host read while researching the opioid epidemic.

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I then went on and got some books that had already been written on the opioid crisis, a book called Painkiller, a book called Dreamland.

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The book was listed among other titles the host read while researching the opioid epidemic.

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I then went on and got some books that had already been written on the opioid crisis, a book called Painkiller, a book called Dreamland.

Policing Domestic Violence (Blackstone's Practical Policing) Cover

Laura Richards

Policing Domestic Violence (Blackstone's Practical Policing)

The presenter mentioned the title as a resource for understanding domestic abuse and the legal frameworks surrounding it.

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It's called policing domestic violence, which is a book that anyone can read to understand the issue.

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The presenter mentioned the title as a resource for understanding domestic abuse and the legal frameworks surrounding it.

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It's called policing domestic violence, which is a book that anyone can read to understand the issue.

The Collapse of Parenting (Vietnamese Edition) Cover

Leonard Sax

The Collapse of Parenting (Vietnamese Edition)

Dr. Sachs described his newly revised edition as a guide for parents, emphasizing how treating children like grownups harms them and offering advice to restore parental authority and healthy family dynamics.

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He, by the way, is the author of the book, The Collapse of Parenting. How we hurt our kids when we treat them like grownups. Which has just been updated this year.

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Dr. Sachs described his newly revised edition as a guide for parents, emphasizing how treating children like grownups harms them and offering advice to restore parental authority and healthy family dynamics.

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He, by the way, is the author of the book, The Collapse of Parenting. How we hurt our kids when we treat them like grownups. Which has just been updated this year.

I'm trying to encourage parents and give parents some guidance. How do you do that in your own home? You've got to create that culture of respect within your own home. And I'm trying to do that in my book, The Collapse of Parenting.

And don't forget, the name of the book is The Collapse of Parenting, the revised edition. You can get it right now and do so.

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Cover

Leonard Sax

Boys Adrift

The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Dr. Sachs mentioned his book that explores why many boys are drifting away from purpose and structure, arguing that cultural changes have left them without clear role models.

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I wrote a book called Boys, called Boys Adrift, and a book for girls, called Girls on the Edge.

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Dr. Sachs mentioned his book that explores why many boys are drifting away from purpose and structure, arguing that cultural changes have left them without clear role models.

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I wrote a book called Boys, called Boys Adrift, and a book for girls, called Girls on the Edge.

Girl on the Edge: (A Novel) Cover

CD Reiss

Girl on the Edge

(A Novel)

Dr. Sachs referenced his book about girls, discussing how modern pressures push them toward perfectionism and how the cultural shift affects their wellbeing.

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I wrote a book called Boys, called Boys Adrift, and a book for girls, called Girls on the Edge.

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Dr. Sachs referenced his book about girls, discussing how modern pressures push them toward perfectionism and how the cultural shift affects their wellbeing.

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I wrote a book called Boys, called Boys Adrift, and a book for girls, called Girls on the Edge.

Why Gender Matters in Economics Cover

Mukesh Eswaran

Why Gender Matters in Economics

Dr. Sachs highlighted his book that argues biological differences between males and females have real implications for education, health, and society.

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And another book called Why Gender Matters.

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Dr. Sachs highlighted his book that argues biological differences between males and females have real implications for education, health, and society.

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And another book called Why Gender Matters.

The Evolution of Childhood: Relationships, Emotion, Mind Cover

Melvin Konner

The Evolution of Childhood

Relationships, Emotion, Mind

Dr. Sachs cited Conner's extensive 800page Oxford University Press work that compares human child development with that of other species, explaining why children need many years of parental teaching.

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We don't have to guess. We have scholars like Dr. Melvin Conner at Emory who spent his entire career, decades, studying this question and published this huge tome, 800 pages, Oxford University Press,...

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Dr. Sachs cited Conner's extensive 800page Oxford University Press work that compares human child development with that of other species, explaining why children need many years of parental teaching.

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We don't have to guess. We have scholars like Dr. Melvin Conner at Emory who spent his entire career, decades, studying this question and published this huge tome, 800 pages, Oxford University Press, titled The Evolution of Childhood, Comparing Development in Our Species with Development in Other Species.

Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up Cover

Abigail Shrier

Bad Therapy

Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

Dr. Sachs mentioned Schreier's recent book that critiques the rise of traumainformed therapy in schools, arguing it is misplaced in a publicschool setting.

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Abigail Schreier wrote a book about this recently, Bad Therapy.

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Dr. Sachs mentioned Schreier's recent book that critiques the rise of traumainformed therapy in schools, arguing it is misplaced in a publicschool setting.

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Abigail Schreier wrote a book about this recently, Bad Therapy.

Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence Cover

Neil Gorsuch

Heroes of 1776

The Story of the Declaration of Independence

Justice Gorsuch promoted his new children's picture book about the Declaration of Independence, noting it told the story of the nation's founding in an engaging, heroic style.

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Justice Neil Gorsuch ... is the author, along with his former clerk, Janie Nitze, of this new children's book, Heroes of 1776, the story of the Declaration of Independence.

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Justice Gorsuch promoted his new children's picture book about the Declaration of Independence, noting it told the story of the nation's founding in an engaging, heroic style.

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Justice Neil Gorsuch ... is the author, along with his former clerk, Janie Nitze, of this new children's book, Heroes of 1776, the story of the Declaration of Independence.

It is The Heroes of 1776 by Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitzi, his coauthor, about Jefferson and Adams and the dramatic events surrounding the Declaration.

The book is Heroes of 1776, The Story of the Declaration of Independence. It's in stores right now. Get a bunch of copies.

I love the idea of this book because it's entertaining the way you've written it. You highlight some heroes of the whole declaration and revolution and some we didn't know as well.

I would do what, with this book, what I'm doing with Joseph Massey's book of poetry, just order a bunch of them and give them out as a housewarming present.

Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose Cover

Joe Biden

Promise Me, Dad

A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

The memoir was referenced as the subject of a legal attempt by President Biden to block the release of audio recordings from his 2017 interviews with his ghostwriter.

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Former President Joe Biden is preparing to attempt to block the release of audio recordings from his 2017 interviews with the ghostwriter behind his memoir, Promise Me Dad.

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The memoir was referenced as the subject of a legal attempt by President Biden to block the release of audio recordings from his 2017 interviews with his ghostwriter.

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Former President Joe Biden is preparing to attempt to block the release of audio recordings from his 2017 interviews with the ghostwriter behind his memoir, Promise Me Dad.

Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking Cover

Mehdi Hasan

Win Every Argument

The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

Megyn Kelly noted that Mehdi Hassan had authored a book titled *How to Win Every Debate* and quipped that a new edition would have to beat Michael Knowles.

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Happy to say I won the debate, even though Mehdi wrote a book called How to Win Every Debate. Very happy to say, well, there will be a new edition. How to win every debate except against Michael.

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Megyn Kelly noted that Mehdi Hassan had authored a book titled *How to Win Every Debate* and quipped that a new edition would have to beat Michael Knowles.

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Happy to say I won the debate, even though Mehdi wrote a book called How to Win Every Debate. Very happy to say, well, there will be a new edition. How to win every debate except against Michael.

The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation Cover

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The Michael Jackson Tapes

A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul in Intimate Conversation

The book was cited as the source of a recording in which Michael Jackson described his father's abusive behavior.

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This is from a recording made for the book, The Michael Jackson Tapes, and I heard him there saying his dad used to hit him with an ironing cord.

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The book was cited as the source of a recording in which Michael Jackson described his father's abusive behavior.

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This is from a recording made for the book, The Michael Jackson Tapes, and I heard him there saying his dad used to hit him with an ironing cord.

Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided Cover

Jonathan Alpert

Therapy Nation

How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided

Megyn Kelly introduced the newly released book, noting it examines how therapy culture has spread across America and argues it has increased anxiety and division.

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Modern therapy culture has made its way out of the therapist's office and seeped into everyday American life. Today, it's everywhere. ... He's psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert and he is the author of t...

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Megyn Kelly introduced the newly released book, noting it examines how therapy culture has spread across America and argues it has increased anxiety and division.

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Modern therapy culture has made its way out of the therapist's office and seeped into everyday American life. Today, it's everywhere. ... He's psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert and he is the author of the brand new book, Therapy Nation, how America got hooked on therapy and why it's left us more anxious and divided.

You also write, as I point out in the book, Therapy Nation, it's called by Jonathan Alpert, how America got hooked on therapy and why it left us more anxious and divided about the division.

Again, the book is Therapy Nation. Well worth your time. The author is Jonathan Alpert, my guest now.

The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World Cover

Douglas Brunt

The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel

Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World

The book narrated the rise of Emmanuel Nobel's Russian oil empire and its clash with Stalin's Bolsheviks, framing it as a dramatic family saga of forgotten industrial titans.

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He's author of the brand new book out today called The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. Romanov's revolutionaries and the forgotten titan who fueled the world.

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The book narrated the rise of Emmanuel Nobel's Russian oil empire and its clash with Stalin's Bolsheviks, framing it as a dramatic family saga of forgotten industrial titans.

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He's author of the brand new book out today called The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. Romanov's revolutionaries and the forgotten titan who fueled the world.

Here's the big book. I love the cover, The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. I have to say, every single word was poured over and I really like who fueled the world.

Doug Brunt is back with me. He's the author of the brand new book, The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. Out today. Go and get it now.

He built an oil enterprise that was the largest in the world. By the time World War I started, his oil enterprise was larger than Rockefeller.

All the people who read this will love how Emmanuel Nobel's story shows the first oil war and its lasting impact on modern energy politics.

Nonfiction Phonics Readers SET 1: Short Vowels, Blends & More (Single-Copy Set) Cover

Liza Charlesworth

Nonfiction Phonics Readers SET 1

Short Vowels, Blends & More (Single-Copy Set)

Brunt's debut nonfiction work explored the obscured legacy of Rudolf Diesel, explaining why his revolutionary engine fell into historical oblivion.

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And Doug's first book, First Nonfiction, explains why that happened to Diesel.

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Brunt's debut nonfiction work explored the obscured legacy of Rudolf Diesel, explaining why his revolutionary engine fell into historical oblivion.

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And Doug's first book, First Nonfiction, explains why that happened to Diesel.

He built rifles and undersea lines. Nobel did all this. Nobel did all this. Stalin and the communists took it all.

Behind the Doors of Justice: The Murdaugh Murders Cover

Rebecca "Becky" H. Hill

Behind the Doors of Justice

The Murdaugh Murders

The book was noted as a coauthored work about the highprofile case, and it was reported to have generated about $100,000 in profit, most of which went to Hill and her husband.

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After the verdict, Hill coauthoring a book about the case titled "Behind the Doors of Justice, the Murdaugh Murders." Her coauthor later told NBC the book generated about $100,000 in...

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The book was noted as a coauthored work about the highprofile case, and it was reported to have generated about $100,000 in profit, most of which went to Hill and her husband.

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After the verdict, Hill coauthoring a book about the case titled "Behind the Doors of Justice, the Murdaugh Murders." Her coauthor later told NBC the book generated about $100,000 in profits, 65% of which went to Hill and her husband.

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