Ben Welsh Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael LewisBen WelshI finally got to Michael Lewis' pandemic book, "The Premonition." While, understandably, Lewis didn't quite know how to end, he has written — surprise, surprise — yet another great book. Charity Dean is an incredible character. Read it. https://t.co/Tmqg59Rlbu
Paperback, 2022
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Play It as It Lays
Joan DidionBen WelshThe @GloriaSteinem review of Joan Didion's "Play It as It Lays," was published by @latimes 50 years ago. During lockdown I typed it up. Read it in full here: https://t.co/Z8Jyvni2Hu One adjective that feels especially of this moment: "doomstruck"
Paperback, 2005
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The Big Clock
Kenneth FearingBen Welsh@harrisj This idea is portrayed exactly in Kenneth Fearing's satirical thriller about the Luce publishing empire, "The Big Clock." Great noir book.
Paperback, 2006
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
George SaundersBen Welsh@ToriMarlan If you're in that mood, George Saunders' new book "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain" is a great summation of his MFA writing instruction and a brisk tour of Russian short fiction. I liked it.
Paperback, 2022
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Gonzo: The Art
Ralph SteadmanBen Welsh🎨A study in @StableDiffusion: "Gonzo portrait of @elonmusk in the style of Ralph Steadman" https://t.co/l4eM0WJkhg
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Johnson: Vanity Of Human Wishes (1876)
Samuel JohnsonBen WelshRain falls on the flatheaded summit of Dùn Cana, where James Boswell, having left Dr. Johnson behind at the hotel, once danced a jig. Today on the Isle of Raasay 🌡️ High 55° F ☁️ Cloudy ☔ Scattered showers https://t.co/eGmrgNXpMq
Hardcover, 2010
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The Soul of a New Machine
Tracy KidderBen WelshTracy Kidder's 1981 book, "The Soul of a New Machine" has some truly epic quotes from the early, MIT-adjacent hackers. Here is Carl Alsing describing dipping down below BASIC to directly code the computer: "I could talk to God, just like IBM." https://t.co/90NwTw2Vy8
Paperback, 2000
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy KidderBen WelshTracy Kidder capturing Farmer’s delivery of a six pack of beer to his patient’s bed is just one memorable passage from "Mountains Beyond Mountains," a great non-fiction book. Read it. https://twitter.com/PIH/status/1495806101769670658
Paperback, 2004
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Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times
Studs TerkelBen WelshThis weekend I finished “Hope Dies Last,” one of Studs Terkel's latter day works. Studs interviewed changemakers, immigrants, rebel priests, teens and old folks. He asked them all: What does hope mean? At the risk of appearing ✨affirmational✨, here's a few answers for you. https://t.co/jJf246vHwc
Paperback, 2004
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The Witches
Roald DahlBen Welsh@MaryJoWebster I def. got a mild intervention at church for being seen reading Roald Dahl's "The Witches."
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