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Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann
“my favorite novels”
“one of my favorite novels that i read actually when i was in graduate school is thomas mons button brooks and it's the story of a family in lubeck”— guest
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War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
“i'm very moved by tolstoy's war and peace i assign that every year to my students”
“i'm very moved by tolstoy's war and peace i assign that every year to my students that's a big big book”— guest
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The Impossible Presidency (book on how the power of the presidency has changed)
Jeremi Suri
“you've uh written a book about how the role and power of the presidency has changed so has how has it changed since lincoln's time”— Lex Fridman
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Henry Kissinger and the American Century (book on Henry Kissinger)
Jeremi Suri
“speaking of war you wrote a book on henry kissinger it's not a great transition but it made sense in my head who was henry kissinger”— Lex Fridman
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Dr. Strangelove
Stanley Kubrick
“even the film the the filmmaker uh from dr strangelove who's name i'm forgetting uh right stanley kubrick called him kiss up”— guest
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The Graduate
Mike Nichols (inferred)
“this is the scene in the graduate uh where a guy tells dustin hoffman going to plastics money and plastics”— guest
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
David Gelb (inferred)
“it's the giro dreams of sushi making the same freaking sushi over and over and becoming a master that that's that can be truly joyful”— Lex Fridman
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