Sam Freedman 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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Write about politics + policy on my Substack (https://t.co/bcjXR0ncfL). Columnist at Prospect and TES. 'Think-tank guru' according to The Sun.
The Death of Consensus: 100 Years of British Political Nightmares
Phil TinlineSam FreedmanFinishes with a reference to @phil_tinline's new book "the death of consensus". Are we reaching a breaking point where a party can win by offering something previously considering politically unpalatable?
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winds of Change
L. C. MarklandSam FreedmanReading Peter Hennessy's magisterial "Winds of Change" on Britain in the early 60s (the third in his series on postwar Britain). I hadn't clocked before quite how strongly Labour (and Gaitskell) came out against EEC membership (as it was then) when first proposed by Macmillan.
Paperback, 2019
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Auto Da Fay
Fay WeldonSam FreedmanRIP the author of the best named memoir ever ("Auto da Fay") https://t.co/9qPKwo5hzH
Paperback, 2004
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Different Seasons: Four Novellas
Stephen KingSam FreedmanBoth twins avidly reading the Stephen King books I gave them so this holiday is already a triumph ("It" for boy twin; "Different Seasons" for girl twin).
Paperback, 2016
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
Roald DahlSam Freedman@JohnRentoul Noel Streatfield's "The Painted Garden" which was my absolute favourite as a child and no one else has heard of. (Also "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" which is the best Dahl and least well known.)
Hardcover, 2000
$22.45$11.23 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II
Svetlana AlexievichSam FreedmanReminds of reading The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich - an oral history of woman who fought in the Soviet army in WW2. One of the rawest books about war you'll ever read.
Paperback, 2018
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gorbachev: His Life and Times
William TaubmanSam FreedmanIf you want a brilliant and balanced assessment of Gorbachev, and to understand why he's widely disliked in Russia and admired in the West, then read William Taubman's biography. Just happens to be 99p on the kindle at the moment too.
Paperback, 2018
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them
G. Elliott MorrisSam FreedmanI reviewed @gelliottmorris's "Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why we Need Them" for The Guardian https://t.co/StLUjpJlfQ
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War
Louis MenandSam FreedmanNew post just gone out - Monthly Digest - Edition 4 My favourite links from the the past month plus a short review of Louis Menand's amazing "The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War" https://t.co/QsVDgilY6q
Paperback, 2022
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Quincunx
Charles PalliserSam FreedmanIf you're looking for a big fat incredibly enjoyable and compulsive read for the summer I'd really recommend The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. It's been around for decades but surprisingly poorly known given how fun it is. Read it a couple of Christmases ago and was so good.
Paperback, 1990
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book