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Douglas Murray

NeoConservatism

Why We Need It

The host noted that Douglas Murray authored a book titled "Neoconservatism, Why We Need It" during a discussion of political terminology.

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Douglas Murray wrote the book called NeoConservatism, Why We Need It.

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The host noted that Douglas Murray authored a book titled "Neoconservatism, Why We Need It" during a discussion of political terminology.

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Douglas Murray wrote the book called NeoConservatism, Why We Need It.

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Glenn C. Loury

Late Admissions

Confessions of a Black Conservative

He said his memoir was released last year and reviewed his life and experiences as a Black conservative.

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I talked about this in my memoir that came out last year, Late Admissions, Confessions of a Black Conservative. I review the bidding of my life and, yeah, I tell a story.

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He said his memoir was released last year and reviewed his life and experiences as a Black conservative.

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I talked about this in my memoir that came out last year, Late Admissions, Confessions of a Black Conservative. I review the bidding of my life and, yeah, I tell a story.

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Scott C. Davis

The World of Patience Gromes

Making and Unmaking a Black Community

He introduced the book, saying it traced the life of Patience Gromes, a Black woman born in the late 19thcentury, and described her family's struggles through the early 20thcentury.

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There's a wonderful book called The World of Patience Gromes, by a man called Scott Davis. Patience Gromes was a woman born in the late 19th century, a black person who owned her own...

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He introduced the book, saying it traced the life of Patience Gromes, a Black woman born in the late 19thcentury, and described her family's struggles through the early 20thcentury.

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There's a wonderful book called The World of Patience Gromes, by a man called Scott Davis. Patience Gromes was a woman born in the late 19th century, a black person who owned her own land, went to piano lessons, married, migrated to Richmond, and the author traces her family life through the early 1960s.

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Malcolm X Alex Haley Ossie Davis

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

He recalled reading the autobiography in high school and noted it was written by AlexHaley, though he wasn't sure how closely it reflected MalcolmX's own views.

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Like all high school students, I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which was written by AlexHaley, but I don't even know if it was written by MalcolmX himself.

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He recalled reading the autobiography in high school and noted it was written by AlexHaley, though he wasn't sure how closely it reflected MalcolmX's own views.

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Like all high school students, I read The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which was written by AlexHaley, but I don't even know if it was written by MalcolmX himself.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

He mentioned Coates's book The Message, saying it covered politics and included a chapter about the author's experience on the West Bank.

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The black American writer, TaNehisi Coates, came out with a book called The Message, in which he describes writing about politics. One chapter describes his experience on the West Ban...

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He mentioned Coates's book The Message, saying it covered politics and included a chapter about the author's experience on the West Bank.

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The black American writer, TaNehisi Coates, came out with a book called The Message, in which he describes writing about politics. One chapter describes his experience on the West Bank.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

Between the World and Me

He noted Coates's bestselling book Between the World and Me, calling it widely praised while also expressing some criticisms of its arguments.

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He published a bestselling book called Between the World and Me, which was very widely praised and widely read. I had deep problems with it, which I discussed at length on the podcast...

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He noted Coates's bestselling book Between the World and Me, calling it widely praised while also expressing some criticisms of its arguments.

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He published a bestselling book called Between the World and Me, which was very widely praised and widely read. I had deep problems with it, which I discussed at length on the podcast.

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Glenn C. Loury

Self-Censorship

He said his upcoming Polity Books publication, titled SelfCensorship, would be released in a couple of months and would address the sanitizing of controversial topics.

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I have a book coming out from Polity Books called SelfCensorship in a couple of months, which makes me aware of the fact that the discussion of controversial and sensitive matters is often sanitized.

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He said his upcoming Polity Books publication, titled SelfCensorship, would be released in a couple of months and would address the sanitizing of controversial topics.

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I have a book coming out from Polity Books called SelfCensorship in a couple of months, which makes me aware of the fact that the discussion of controversial and sensitive matters is often sanitized.

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Cixin Liu

The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series, 1)

The host mentioned the novel as a fascinating Chinese sciencefiction work and noted it was one of the top books in its genre.

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I don't know if you've ever read the science fiction book Three Body Problem. No. It's fascinating. It's a, one of the tops Chinese science fiction.

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The host mentioned the novel as a fascinating Chinese sciencefiction work and noted it was one of the top books in its genre.

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I don't know if you've ever read the science fiction book Three Body Problem. No. It's fascinating. It's a, one of the tops Chinese science fiction.

Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family--How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations Cover

James E. Hughes Jr.

Family Wealth

Keeping It in the Family--How Family Members and Their Advisers Preserve Human, Intellectual, and Financial Assets for Generations

She described the book as a wonderful guide that teaches families how to collaborate and support each other's financial and personal goals.

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There is a wonderful book called Family Wealth by a guy named James Hughes. It basically teaches a family how to conspire together, have a dinner once a month, talk about what's in yo...

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She described the book as a wonderful guide that teaches families how to collaborate and support each other's financial and personal goals.

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There is a wonderful book called Family Wealth by a guy named James Hughes. It basically teaches a family how to conspire together, have a dinner once a month, talk about what's in your heart, and help each other be successful at whatever your passion is.

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Adam LeBor

Tower of Basel

The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World

He called it a wonderful book that documents the history of the Bank of International Settlements and its role in global finance.

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There's a wonderful book called the Tower of Basel by a wonderful Hungarian journalist where he documents and describes the whole history of the Bank of International Settlements.

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He called it a wonderful book that documents the history of the Bank of International Settlements and its role in global finance.

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There's a wonderful book called the Tower of Basel by a wonderful Hungarian journalist where he documents and describes the whole history of the Bank of International Settlements.

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George Friedman

The Storm Before the Calm

America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond

He mentioned that he had written The Storm Before the Calm, noting that they were currently in the storm and that after it a very different, more pleasant place would emerge.

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I wrote a book called The Storm Before the Calm. We're in that storm. And after the storm, we enter a very different place.

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He mentioned that he had written The Storm Before the Calm, noting that they were currently in the storm and that after it a very different, more pleasant place would emerge.

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I wrote a book called The Storm Before the Calm. We're in that storm. And after the storm, we enter a very different place.

We wrote a book called The Storm Before the Calm. We're in that storm. After the storm, like in the 50s, we enter a very different place. And a much more pleasant place. And a much more profitable place.

The first problem that I said in the book, and this was published in 2020, I think, was the universities. The universities are the engine of our social structure.

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Robert Timberg

The Nightingale's Song

The book was described as an amazing Vietnamrelated work that the speaker rereads every few years.

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He had me read two books, The Nightingale Song. Yeah. About... Amazing book. It's an amazing book. I still go and read it every couple of years.

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The book was described as an amazing Vietnamrelated work that the speaker rereads every few years.

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He had me read two books, The Nightingale Song. Yeah. About... Amazing book. It's an amazing book. I still go and read it every couple of years.

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James H. Webb

Fields of Fire

The book was highlighted as a favorite Vietnam novel by the guest, noting Jim Webb as one of his personal heroes.

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He had me read Fields of Fire by Jim Webb. Oh my gosh. And Jim Webb is one of my personal heroes. Those are both Vietnam books.

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The book was highlighted as a favorite Vietnam novel by the guest, noting Jim Webb as one of his personal heroes.

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He had me read Fields of Fire by Jim Webb. Oh my gosh. And Jim Webb is one of my personal heroes. Those are both Vietnam books.

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Curt Weldon

Countdown to Terror

The Top-Secret Information that Could Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack on America--and How the CIA Has Ignored It

He said he had written the book in 2005, focusing on Iran and arguing that the Iranian people were not the enemy, and noted that it was endorsed by several former intelligence officials and became a bestseller after being published in Farsi.

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I wrote this book in 2005, Countdown to Terror. It's all about Iran. It says that the people of Iran are not our enemy. It was endorsed by Jim Wolsey with a threepage letter, former C...

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He said he had written the book in 2005, focusing on Iran and arguing that the Iranian people were not the enemy, and noted that it was endorsed by several former intelligence officials and became a bestseller after being published in Farsi.

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I wrote this book in 2005, Countdown to Terror. It's all about Iran. It says that the people of Iran are not our enemy. It was endorsed by Jim Wolsey with a threepage letter, former CIA director, and Al Caravelli; it became so popular that the people of Iran published it in Farsi and it became a bestseller in Iran.

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Anson Frericks

Last Call for Bud Light

The Fall and Future of America's Favorite Beer

He authored the book to explain the decline and future of Bud Light, detailing the corporate missteps and cultural controversies that led to the brand's crisis.

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Last Call for Bud Light, which is the book that we just released on this this past month.

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He authored the book to explain the decline and future of Bud Light, detailing the corporate missteps and cultural controversies that led to the brand's crisis.

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Last Call for Bud Light, which is the book that we just released on this this past month.

The Boniface Option: A Strategy For Christian Counteroffensive in a Post-Christian Nation Cover

Andrew Isker

The Boniface Option

A Strategy For Christian Counteroffensive in a Post-Christian Nation

Andrew mentioned having written a controversial book called The Boniface Option, noting its mixed reception.

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you've written a book about this called The Boniface Option, which was controversial, but also loved like all good things.

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Andrew mentioned having written a controversial book called The Boniface Option, noting its mixed reception.

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you've written a book about this called The Boniface Option, which was controversial, but also loved like all good things.

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Anne Case

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

The book was cited as evidence that the American working class now lives about eight years shorter lives due to alcohol, drugs, and suicide.

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Angus Deaton and Anne Case did a book called Death of Despair that demonstrated that these people now live on average about eight years shorter lives.

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The book was cited as evidence that the American working class now lives about eight years shorter lives due to alcohol, drugs, and suicide.

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Angus Deaton and Anne Case did a book called Death of Despair that demonstrated that these people now live on average about eight years shorter lives.

Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace Cover

Matthew C. Klein

Trade Wars Are Class Wars

How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace

The book was mentioned as a tenyearold work that discusses the impacts of trade and class conflict.

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He wrote a book 10 years ago called Trade Wars or Class Wars with a guy named Matthew Klein.

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The book was mentioned as a tenyearold work that discusses the impacts of trade and class conflict.

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He wrote a book 10 years ago called Trade Wars or Class Wars with a guy named Matthew Klein.

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Richard Herrnstein

The Bell Curve

Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life

They mentioned the book as a controversial work on meritocracy that included a chapter on race, noting its impact on discussions about intelligence and social outcomes.

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they wrote a book on it dick hernstein and and murray um and it was called The Bell Curve and it had a chapter on race in it which was you know made a lot of people mad it was a joke...

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They mentioned the book as a controversial work on meritocracy that included a chapter on race, noting its impact on discussions about intelligence and social outcomes.

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they wrote a book on it dick hernstein and and murray um and it was called The Bell Curve and it had a chapter on race in it which was you know made a lot of people mad it was a joke ... it described what i just said which is the meritocracy produces an outcome that you may not be ready for ...

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Linda Melvern

Conspiracy to Murder

The Rwandan Genocide

The guest referred to Melvin's book about Rwanda, which she said described a meeting between American diplomats and Rwandan officials in the leadup to the genocide.

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She wrote a book called Conspiracy to Murder which is about I think she lived in Rwanda and she's a journalist and she wrote about what happened and she writes about a meeting must ha...

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The guest referred to Melvin's book about Rwanda, which she said described a meeting between American diplomats and Rwandan officials in the leadup to the genocide.

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She wrote a book called Conspiracy to Murder which is about I think she lived in Rwanda and she's a journalist and she wrote about what happened and she writes about a meeting must have been a party in Washington between American diplomats and government officials from Rwanda in the runup to the genocide.

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