Sidewalk
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The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I
Economic Writings 1
Among the political literature on the shelves, the complete works of Rosa Luxemburg were noted.
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the complete works of Rosa Luxemburg, The Rise and Fall of Swedish Social Democracy.
— Episode: 877: The Making Of
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Episode: 877: The Making Of
Among the political literature on the shelves, the complete works of Rosa Luxemburg were noted.
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the complete works of Rosa Luxemburg, The Rise and Fall of Swedish Social Democracy.
Pete and Alice in Maine
A Gripping Debut of Marriage, Betrayal, and Resilience in Pandemic-Era Maine
The book was mentioned as the latest release by Caitlin Chatterley.
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The latest book is Pete and Alice in Maine.
— Episode: 255: Our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
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Episode: 255: Our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
The book was mentioned as the latest release by Caitlin Chatterley.
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The latest book is Pete and Alice in Maine.
Naked in Death
Jake mentioned Naked and Death as another romance by Jane Ann Krentz that his grandmother read, describing its premise of a woman coping with trauma through a liaison with a mysterious businessman.
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She wrote the book Naked and Death, where a woman somehow works through her past trauma by sleeping with a hot and mysterious Irish businessman.
— Episode: 878: New Lore Drop
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Episode: 878: New Lore Drop
Jake mentioned Naked and Death as another romance by Jane Ann Krentz that his grandmother read, describing its premise of a woman coping with trauma through a liaison with a mysterious businessman.
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She wrote the book Naked and Death, where a woman somehow works through her past trauma by sleeping with a hot and mysterious Irish businessman.
Correction
The host identified Ed Austin's most recent published work as Correction, a book about the parole system.
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Ed Austin is a writer in Chicago. His most recent book is Correction about the parole system.
— Episode: 878: New Lore Drop
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Episode: 878: New Lore Drop
The host identified Ed Austin's most recent published work as Correction, a book about the parole system.
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Ed Austin is a writer in Chicago. His most recent book is Correction about the parole system.
T*Witches
The Power of Two
Jake recounted reading the Twitches series as a teen, noting the books featured twin witches who discover they are adopted and gain magical powers.
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The ones where I was like, oh, like these were the ones that really caused a crisis for me. There was this series of books called Twitches, which were about twin witches. And they were like, the cover...
— Episode: 878: New Lore Drop
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Episode: 878: New Lore Drop
Jake recounted reading the Twitches series as a teen, noting the books featured twin witches who discover they are adopted and gain magical powers.
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The ones where I was like, oh, like these were the ones that really caused a crisis for me. There was this series of books called Twitches, which were about twin witches. And they were like, the covers were like those old school, early 2000s photo shoots, where they would do like stock image photo shoots of two teenage girls.
Be a Great Stand-up
How to master the art of stand up comedy and making people laugh (Teach Yourself - General)
Sharif handed a worn paperback titled Be a Great Stand-Up, showing it was filled with handwritten notes that he used while in prison to write and develop his standup material.
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He handed me a paperback book with a worn cover.
— Episode: 879: A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into...
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Episode: 879: A Christian and a Muslim Walk Into a Bar
Sharif handed a worn paperback titled Be a Great Stand-Up, showing it was filled with handwritten notes that he used while in prison to write and develop his standup material.
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He handed me a paperback book with a worn cover.
Be a Great Stand-up is the name of the book. Wow, it's covered in handwritten notes. This is your notes?
This is my notes. This is me writing standup in the inside.
I read here some gem, Never, Never Speak the Plan.
Sidewalk
The book was noted as documenting several years in the lives of street vendors and later became a documentary film of the same name.
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His book, documenting several years in the lives of the vendors, is called Sidewalk. That book became a documentary film with the same name.
— Episode: 208: Office Politics
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Episode: 208: Office Politics
The book was noted as documenting several years in the lives of street vendors and later became a documentary film of the same name.
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His book, documenting several years in the lives of the vendors, is called Sidewalk. That book became a documentary film with the same name.
The Fraud
A Novel
The late David Yakoff was said to have turned this story into his first book, titled Fraud.
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The late David Yakoff. He put a version of this story into his first book which is called Fraud.
— Episode: 208: Office Politics
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Episode: 208: Office Politics
The late David Yakoff was said to have turned this story into his first book, titled Fraud.
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The late David Yakoff. He put a version of this story into his first book which is called Fraud.
The Baby-sitters Club #1-7 Graphic Novel Box Set
A vendor joked about missing the Babysitter's Club while evaluating a pile of books.
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Oh, look over here. You used to miss the Babysitter's Club.
— Episode: 208: Office Politics
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Episode: 208: Office Politics
A vendor joked about missing the Babysitter's Club while evaluating a pile of books.
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Oh, look over here. You used to miss the Babysitter's Club.
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