jonathan gottschall Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Distinguished Fellow at Washington & Jefferson College. Author of The Storytelling Animal, The Professor in the Cage, and The Story Paradox
Player Piano
Kurt Vonnegutjonathan gottschallI'm a huge fan of audio books, and I've just started Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano. If you are worried about what will happen to us once the robots take all of our jobs, see what one of our greatest sci-fi writers has to say about it. https://t.co/qpIJJ846vC @audible_com . https://t.co/dCZfXm9YtA
Paperback, 1999
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Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Voltairejonathan gottschall@nytimesbooks published a blistering review of my book, The Story Paradox, by @timothydsnyder. I’ve read Snyder in the past with profit and respect. The respect isn’t mutual. At the end, Snyder declares my book inferior to Voltaire’s Candide. That’s true. The rest is a smear. https://t.co/NGOyqWukul
Paperback, 2005
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Stoner
John Williamsjonathan gottschallAnother fantastic book by John Williams (that somehow i didn't know about until recently). STONER. It's not about pot smoking. It's one of the better novels of academia. https://t.co/Hkv8DbJCZa
Paperback, 2006
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A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backmanjonathan gottschallI wanted to dislike Frederik Backman's A MAN CALLED OVE for its sentimentalism. But it broke down my defenses quickly. Such a sweet book. Highly readable. Lots of fun. https://t.co/7D6ukC5q6W
Paperback, 2022
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
Steven Pinkerjonathan gottschallNext Snyder veers into an attack on Steven Pinker’s rigorous and important books the The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. He cherry picks supposed flaws in the books to support a claim that Pinker himself is the cherry picker. Here’s what drew his ire. https://t.co/NVqacJgRgp
Paperback, 2012
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven Pinkerjonathan gottschallNext Snyder veers into an attack on Steven Pinker’s rigorous and important books the The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. He cherry picks supposed flaws in the books to support a claim that Pinker himself is the cherry picker. Here’s what drew his ire. https://t.co/NVqacJgRgp
Paperback, 2019
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The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down
Jonathan Gottschalljonathan gottschallThanks to the brilliant @paulbloomatyale for kind words about my new book The Story Paradox "THE STORYTELLING PARADOX IS PROVOCATIVE AND ORIGINAL AND A DELIGHT TO READ—AND IRONICALLY ENOUGH, JONATHAN GOTTSCHALL IS A HELL OF A STORY TELLER HIMSELF.” https://t.co/XxTBxQ94Do
Hardcover, 2021
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Butcher's Crossing
John Williamsjonathan gottschallFantastic book. Butcher's Crossing by John Williams. Just discovered it. Reminds me quite a bit of Cormac McCarthy's stuff. https://t.co/UrHupGQjY7
Paperback, 2007
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