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On the Origins of War Cover

Donald Kagan

On the Origins of War

He referenced it while discussing his multiple World WarI titles, indicating it as one of his earlier works.

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I have done a number of them I would say The Origins of the War

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He referenced it while discussing his multiple World WarI titles, indicating it as one of his earlier works.

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I have done a number of them I would say The Origins of the War

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Cover

A. T. Mahan

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

He noted that Kaiser WilhelmII kept this classic work beside his bedside table while planning a German navy.

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the work of Admiral Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power on History, allegedly kept it next to his bedside table and was kind of obsessed with the idea that Germany, too, should have a high seas fleet ju...

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He noted that Kaiser WilhelmII kept this classic work beside his bedside table while planning a German navy.

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the work of Admiral Mahan, The Influence of Sea Power on History, allegedly kept it next to his bedside table and was kind of obsessed with the idea that Germany, too, should have a high seas fleet just like the British did

Rocket's Red Glare: A Thriller Cover

James Patterson

Rocket's Red Glare

A Thriller

James Patterson and coauthor Matt Eversmann discussed their upcoming action thriller about America's national security, noting it was slated for release on June8 and was available for preorder.

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Their new novel, Rocket's Red Glare, is out June 8th and available for pre-order right now.

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James Patterson and coauthor Matt Eversmann discussed their upcoming action thriller about America's national security, noting it was slated for release on June8 and was available for preorder.

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Their new novel, Rocket's Red Glare, is out June 8th and available for pre-order right now.

Maybe it starts with Rockets Red Glare. Maybe people read Rockets Red Glare by James Patterson and Matt Eversman and say, you know what? This has been a great thriller by guys who have maintained mostly nonpartisan leanings.

He... put pen to paper and bring it to all of us in rockets, red glare.

And I think in this book, one of the themes that comes out... there's a presidential campaign, Secret Service who come under attack.

We've sold a bunch of books successfully in addition to your military service. And now, this is perfect. All that background sets up perfectly why the two of you decided to coordinate on Rockets Red Glare, just in time for the 4th of July.

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 Kelly praised the book as a wildly successful nonfiction work that received uniformly raving reviews and compared its storytelling quality to fiction, noting its engaging narrative about historical figures and events.

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I do want to talk about my husband Doug's book The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. The reviews have been uniformly raves; it's crushing it, amazing, and it reads like fiction.

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Megyn Kelly praised the book as a wildly successful nonfiction work that received uniformly raving reviews and compared its storytelling quality to fiction, noting its engaging narrative about historical figures and events.

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I do want to talk about my husband Doug's book The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel. The reviews have been uniformly raves; it's crushing it, amazing, and it reads like fiction.

He wrote a very long great review ... the best non-fiction writers are ones who started in fiction because they know how to tell a tale.

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I Cover

Douglas Brunt

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel

Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

Megyn Kelly mentioned this earlier work of Doug Brunt as a successful nonfiction title that helped establish his reputation before the release of his latest book.

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He wrote ... the wildly successful The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel which I praised to the rooftops when it hit.

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Megyn Kelly mentioned this earlier work of Doug Brunt as a successful nonfiction title that helped establish his reputation before the release of his latest book.

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He wrote ... the wildly successful The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel which I praised to the rooftops when it hit.

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Matthew McConaughey

Poems & Prayers

The book was a collection of poems and prayers from McConaughey's teenage years, and it was praised for its thoughtful, reflective tone. Listeners said it made them stop and consider their own life philosophy.

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Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and an Academy Award-winning one at that. He's also a bestselling author. He's a husband, he's a proud dad, and he's a deep thinker who is out with a new book...

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The book was a collection of poems and prayers from McConaughey's teenage years, and it was praised for its thoughtful, reflective tone. Listeners said it made them stop and consider their own life philosophy.

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Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and an Academy Award-winning one at that. He's also a bestselling author. He's a husband, he's a proud dad, and he's a deep thinker who is out with a new book in which he shares decades of reflections. Poems and Prayers is the name of it, and it's out right now.

I love the book. I thought it was so thoughtful. It made me stop, reflect, and be more thoughtful about everything from faith to my own life philosophy in terms of getting after it or downshifting into a lower gear.

Well, I'm not surprised to hear that you were a writer because when I read poems and prayers, it was obvious, you know, and the thing that's special about the book is that it's a collection of poems and prayers from back when you were a teenager.

When I went back and saw the earlier ones I was like, oh, good gosh, the shame, the guilt... and then after a while I started to chuckle at those things. That's why I added this point in the book, which isn't a bad point, but it's a very selfserious point of an 18yearold boy asking some big existential questions.

Covet nothing but your superior self. Seek transformation over transaction. Individuality over conformity. Recognize your inadequacies. Then make one step at a time in the right direction and endure. It will be harder than you think because your long road has no arrival until you die.

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Matthew McConaughey

Poems & Prayers

The memoirstyle collection of poems and prayers was praised for its thoughtful reflections on faith, life philosophy and personal growth.

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He's also a bestselling author. He's a husband, he's a proud dad, and he's out with a new book in which he shares decades of reflections. Poems and Prayers is the name of it, and it's out right now.

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The memoirstyle collection of poems and prayers was praised for its thoughtful reflections on faith, life philosophy and personal growth.

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He's also a bestselling author. He's a husband, he's a proud dad, and he's out with a new book in which he shares decades of reflections. Poems and Prayers is the name of it, and it's out right now.

I love the book. I thought it was so thoughtful. It made me stop, reflect, and be more thoughtful about everything from faith to my own life philosophy in terms of getting after it or downshifting into a lower gear.

Well, I'm not surprised to hear that you were a writer because when I read Poems and Prayers, it was obvious it was a collection of poems and prayers from back when you were a teenager. I mean, you were like 18.

On page 77, there's a line that says: "There's a difference between a good man and a nice guy. A good man stands for certain ideals. And when those beliefs are contested, a good man is not a nice guy."

Covet nothing but your superior self. Seek transformation over transaction. Individuality over conformity. Recognize your inadequacies. Then make one step at a time in the right direction and endure.

Poems & Prayers Cover

Matthew McConaughey

Poems & Prayers

McConaughey's new collection of poems and prayers was highlighted as a reflective and thoughtful work that spans his teenage years to his present philosophy.

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He's also a bestselling author... he's out with a new book in which he shares decades of reflections. Poems and Prayers is the name of it, and it's out right now.

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McConaughey's new collection of poems and prayers was highlighted as a reflective and thoughtful work that spans his teenage years to his present philosophy.

"

He's also a bestselling author... he's out with a new book in which he shares decades of reflections. Poems and Prayers is the name of it, and it's out right now.

When I read poems and prayers, it was obvious... the thing that's special about the book is that it's a collection of poems and prayers from back when you were a teenager.

On page 77... there's a difference between a good man and a nice guy. A good man stands for certain ideals.

Covet nothing but your superior self. Seek transformation over transaction. Individuality over conformity. Recognize your inadequacies...

The Wicked Years Complete Collection: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz Cover

Gregory Maguire

The Wicked Years Complete Collection

Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz

The term was used interchangeably with the novel Wicked while discussing its removal from some school districts.

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We did look up the book Wicked, which is based on the alternate look at The Wizard of Oz from the position of the Wicked Witch of the West. That book actually has been removed in some schools.

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The term was used interchangeably with the novel Wicked while discussing its removal from some school districts.

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We did look up the book Wicked, which is based on the alternate look at The Wizard of Oz from the position of the Wicked Witch of the West. That book actually has been removed in some schools.

Michael Jackson Was My Lover: The Secret Diary of Jordie Chandler Cover

Victor Gutierez

Michael Jackson Was My Lover

The Secret Diary of Jordie Chandler

The book was mentioned as a proposed source for a documentary film, containing private information and explicit descriptions of a sexual relationship between Michael Jackson and Jordy Chandler.

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This book is called Michael Jackson Was My Lover, The Secret Diary of Jordy Chandler. And in 2006, when Jackson was broke, they finally got the rights to the book. They wrote four scr...

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The book was mentioned as a proposed source for a documentary film, containing private information and explicit descriptions of a sexual relationship between Michael Jackson and Jordy Chandler.

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This book is called Michael Jackson Was My Lover, The Secret Diary of Jordy Chandler. And in 2006, when Jackson was broke, they finally got the rights to the book. They wrote four screenplays for this movie.

I love the way you said that. And I completely agree with you. Andrew Hamill, thank you so much for writing this piece. Again, it's at Quillette. If you Google it, you'll find it. But the name is Never, Neverland, the new Michael Jackson biopic and the campaign to whitewash the king of pop's reputation by Andrew Hamill.

It's all about L.O.V.E.: Michael Jackson stories you were never meant to read Cover

Brigitte Bloemen

It's all about L.O.V.E.

Michael Jackson stories you were never meant to read

It was a book presented as Jordy Chandler's secret diary that detailed alleged sexual encounters with Michael Jackson, which World of Wonder Productions sought to adapt into a film.

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This book is called Michael Jackson Was My Lover, The Secret Diary of Jordy Chandler.

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It was a book presented as Jordy Chandler's secret diary that detailed alleged sexual encounters with Michael Jackson, which World of Wonder Productions sought to adapt into a film.

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This book is called Michael Jackson Was My Lover, The Secret Diary of Jordy Chandler.

Entitled: Read the full story of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s fall in the Sunday Times bestselling ‘most devastating royal biography ever written’ (Daily Mail) Cover

Andrew Lownie

Entitled

Read the full story of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s fall in the Sunday Times bestselling ‘most devastating royal biography ever written’ (Daily Mail)

The book was presented as a new, updated paperback that revealed explosive new allegations about Prince Andrew's conduct and relationships within the royal family.

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Andrew Loney is a royal biographer and investigative journalist. And he's making some explosive new claims that must have Buckingham Palace absolutely freaking out. The book talks about Prince Andrew'...

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The book was presented as a new, updated paperback that revealed explosive new allegations about Prince Andrew's conduct and relationships within the royal family.

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Andrew Loney is a royal biographer and investigative journalist. And he's making some explosive new claims that must have Buckingham Palace absolutely freaking out. The book talks about Prince Andrew's hatred for King Charles, new accounts of Andrew's alleged predatory behavior, including requests for 16yearold blondes. It's called Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.

Just to clarify for the audience, you released the book in August, but you've updated it for the paperback with a bunch of new reporting. The book is called Entitled, The Rise and Fall of the House of York.

It's a new, new book... called Entitled, The Rise and Fall of the House of York. It's a mustread summer book, to say the least.

The book points something out that's actually very sad... I'm a bit nervous about putting it in. The book is Entitled Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York.

I've added a bunch of new reporting to the paperback edition of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York, including relationships amongst the younger royals once Harry got together with Meghan.

Entitled: Read the full story of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s fall in the Sunday Times bestselling ‘most devastating royal biography ever written’ (Daily Mail) Cover

Andrew Lownie

Entitled

Read the full story of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson’s fall in the Sunday Times bestselling ‘most devastating royal biography ever written’ (Daily Mail)

The hosts highlighted the book as a new, explosively detailed account of Prince Andrew's alleged misconduct, noting that a paperback edition had been released with additional reporting and new material.

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Andrew Loney is a royal biographer and investigative journalist. And he's making some explosive new claims that must have Buckingham Palace absolutely freaking out. The book talks about Prince Andrew'...

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The hosts highlighted the book as a new, explosively detailed account of Prince Andrew's alleged misconduct, noting that a paperback edition had been released with additional reporting and new material.

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Andrew Loney is a royal biographer and investigative journalist. And he's making some explosive new claims that must have Buckingham Palace absolutely freaking out. The book talks about Prince Andrew's hatred for King Charles, new accounts of Andrew's alleged predatory behavior, including requests for 16yearold blondes. It's called Entitled, The Rise and Fall of the House of York.

Just to clarify for the audience, you released the book in August, but you've updated it for the paperback with a bunch of new reporting. The book is called Entitled, The Rise and Fall of the House of York.

I'm talking about a new book, new updated book by Andrew Loney called Entitled, The Rise and Fall of the House of York. That's the book we're discussing now.

The book points out that Andrew really didn't get along with many people. He loved his mother, but he didn't get along with Harry or William. All of that is documented in the book.

You released it as a paperback with a bunch of new reporting, adding more detailed accounts of the alleged scandals involving Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars Cover

Alan C. Mack

Razor 03

A Night Stalker’s Wars

The book was noted as Alan's 2022 publication detailing his experiences as a Night Stalker, and it was highlighted during the interview.

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In 2022, he wrote the book Razor 3, A Night Stalker's Wars.

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The book was noted as Alan's 2022 publication detailing his experiences as a Night Stalker, and it was highlighted during the interview.

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In 2022, he wrote the book Razor 3, A Night Stalker's Wars.

Chinooks in the Dark: MH-47s, And The 160TH SOAR Night Stalkers Cover

Alan C Mack

Chinooks in the Dark

MH-47s, And The 160TH SOAR Night Stalkers

The upcoming August release was mentioned as Alan's new book about his Night Stalker missions, and listeners were encouraged to preorder it.

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And he has a new book out in August called Chinooks in the Dark.

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The upcoming August release was mentioned as Alan's new book about his Night Stalker missions, and listeners were encouraged to preorder it.

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And he has a new book out in August called Chinooks in the Dark.

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Stephen Coonts

Flight of the Intruder

The novel was referenced when Alan compared a past story to a movie, noting that there was also a book titled Flight of the Intruder.

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But there's a movie, a book really, Flight of the Intruder.

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The novel was referenced when Alan compared a past story to a movie, noting that there was also a book titled Flight of the Intruder.

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But there's a movie, a book really, Flight of the Intruder.

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Annette Gordon-Reed

The Hemingses of Monticello

An American Family

The book was highlighted as a fabulous and important work about the Hemmings family at Monticello.

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the great historian on this is Annette GordonReed, who has a fabulous and important book called The Hemmings Family of Monticello.

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The book was highlighted as a fabulous and important work about the Hemmings family at Monticello.

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the great historian on this is Annette GordonReed, who has a fabulous and important book called The Hemmings Family of Monticello.

The Fall of the FBI: How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy Cover

Thomas J. Baker

The Fall of the FBI

How a Once Great Agency Became a Threat to Democracy

The new book was noted as being authored by the guest, who was the first FBI agent on the scene of the 1981 attempted assassination.

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He is author of the new book, The Fall of the FBI, and also gives us an inside look on what transpired that day, to the impact it had for years to come, and right up to the FBI today.

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The new book was noted as being authored by the guest, who was the first FBI agent on the scene of the 1981 attempted assassination.

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He is author of the new book, The Fall of the FBI, and also gives us an inside look on what transpired that day, to the impact it had for years to come, and right up to the FBI today.

The Gabriel Plan: 10 Points to Recover Our Nation Cover

Ginny Burton

The Gabriel Plan

10 Points to Recover Our Nation

The host introduced Jenny Burton as the author of The Gabriel Plan, noting it as a book she wrote that outlines her systemic change program.

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Welcome back to Positively Legal, and we are so privileged right now to have joining us Jenny Burton. She's a systems change agent. She's also the author of the book The Gabriel Plan.

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The host introduced Jenny Burton as the author of The Gabriel Plan, noting it as a book she wrote that outlines her systemic change program.

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Welcome back to Positively Legal, and we are so privileged right now to have joining us Jenny Burton. She's a systems change agent. She's also the author of the book The Gabriel Plan.

Jenny Burton ... she is also the author of the book The Gabriel Plan.

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 Kelly highlighted the newly released paperback, noting it was selling well and receiving strong reviews as a compelling modern Russianhistory narrative.

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He had on my husband, Doug Brunt, who has just published a new book called The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel... The book is doing very well.

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Megyn Kelly highlighted the newly released paperback, noting it was selling well and receiving strong reviews as a compelling modern Russianhistory narrative.

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He had on my husband, Doug Brunt, who has just published a new book called The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel... The book is doing very well.

If you are looking for a grand story on modern Russian history, if you are interested in a crash course on the rise of Soviet communism, or if you are simply seeking a good read that connects so much into one great history epic, The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel is the book for you.

The Lost Empire of Emmanuel Nobel is a gripping read.

I can't wait to read this book. I know it just came out, but I'm definitely going to read it.

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