David Axelrod Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

David Axelrod

.@JasonKander has written a powerful and moving book--Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD--about the unseen wounds of war and his journey of healing. The proceeds from the book's sales go to the Veterans Community Project, which helped him & many other vets.

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On #AxeFiles, @maggieNYT, author of Confidence Man; The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, speaks to what to expect from Trump, if he is elected again. "It's going to be a presidency of spite." Listen to the full Pod here:https://t.co/a8q8vytPL0 https://t.co/oheX1dCpJC

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With Trump & @Mike_Pence playing different DC rooms, and all kinds other stuff busting loose, canpaign warrior @Lis_Smith--author of the new memoir--Any Given Tuesday, joins us for an all new @HacksOnTap! https://t.co/fpdXNuuISt

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In 2010, @Iamwesmoore wrote a bestseller called The Other Wes Moore: One Name; Two Fates, about breaks-good & bad-that separated his life from a young man from Baltimore who shares his name. On #AxeFiles, MD's Gov-elect spoke about their divergent paths. https://t.co/ptgc3CabBS https://t.co/XsDv6YgXUi

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In '19, John Hendrickson of @TheAtlantic interviewed @JoeBiden about his struggle w/stuttering- a neurological disorder Hendrickson shares. The piece set Hendrickson on a path of self-discovery, captured in his powerful new book, Life on Delay. #AxeFiles👉https://t.co/yg1pKnqpl5 https://t.co/lUaMjp8nfm

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Could the 9/11 attacks been averted? The death and suffering caused by COVID greatly reduced? How should leaders assess and prepare for such risks? On #AxeFiles, I asked ret. General Stanley McChrystal, author of a new book, Risk: A User’s Guide. Pod👉 https://t.co/aWoGdCvOMw https://t.co/TuI9nMHgZQ

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Wendell Smith, the celebrated Black sports journalist who played an integral role in the rise of Jackie Robinson, also was an icon to kid in Chicago who would follow in his footsteps--@realMikeWilbon. He explains on #axeFiles: https://t.co/iVt6Ax9rC5 https://t.co/HPEuPlv1dB

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On #AxeFiles, I speak w/ Dopesick author Beth Macy, a remarkable journalist, who writes searingly & lovingly about forgotten, small town America. Take a listen--& read her NEW book Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice & the Future of America's Overdose Crisis. https://t.co/285dJOkEqQ

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Inviting you to join me at @UChiPolitics for a live taping of #AxeFiles w/my pal @CodyKennan, former chief WH speechwriter for @BarackObama & author of a terrific new book: Grace, President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America. Register here👉https://t.co/auYX9Dreli https://t.co/gdLBQi0gKU

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I just read the first truly incisive book on the @realDonaldTrump era. The Death of Truth by Michiko Kakutani is brilliantly reasoned, elegantly written and deeply troubling. You should read it! https://t.co/TSpNmcA5bC This piece captures it: https://t.co/isAtnvzSDw

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