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Tower by Nigel Jones
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Tower: Prisoners, jewels, and animals, oh my! Quick synopsis: The story of the Tower of London. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: It was actually a…
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Todd Doughty Talks the Publishing World and How to Be More Grateful About the Little Things
Let’s be happy! Author and bigwig at Doubleday Books, Todd Doughty, joins me to talk the publishing world and his own book, Little Pieces of Hope: Happy-Making Things in a…
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Strangers in the Land by Michael Luo
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Strangers in the Land: It didn’t get better once the railroads were finished. Quick synopsis: The story of Chinese immigrants who came to America. Fun Fact…
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Scamanda (Hulu)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Scamanda: Giving Amandas everywhere a bad name. Quick synopsis: The story of a woman who faked cancer for nearly a decade. Fact for Non-History People: Factitious…
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Julie Satow joins me to discuss the women who took over fifth avenue!
Let’s go shopping! Julie Satow joins me to discuss her book When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion. Buy When Women Ran Fifth…
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The Rebel Romanov by Helen Rappaport
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Rebel Romanov: Even princesses deserve second acts. Quick synopsis: The life of Jule Saxe-Coburg and her flight from Russian court life. Fun Fact Non-History People…
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Peter the Great by Robert Massie
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Peter the Great: He was enlightened and a drunk. A man after my own heart. Quick synopsis: A (very, very) in depth biography of Peter the…
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Russell Shorto Tells the Story of How New Amsterdam Became New York
Let’s do some renaming! Russell Shorto joins me to talk his book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. Buy Taking Manhattan Check out Russell’s…
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Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Taking Manhattan: Business decisions made at cannon-point. Quick synopsis: The story of how New Amsterdam became New York. Fact for Non-History People: In 1673, during the…
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