Zach Dorfman 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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Miami and the Siege of Chicago: An Informal History of the Republican and Democratic Conventions of 1968
Norman MailerZach DorfmanI guess we’re talking about Norman Mailer today so I’ll just say that Armies of the Night and particularly Miami and the Siege of Chicago are superb pieces of political reportage and The Executioner’s Song is on a level of its own.
Paperback, 2016
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where I Was from: A Memoir
Joan DidionZach Dorfman@mattyglesias Joan Didion wrote about it brilliantly in “Where I Was From”
Paperback, 2004
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Human Condition: Second Edition
Hannah ArendtZach Dorfman“In acting and speaking, men show who they are, reveal actively their unique personal identities and thus make their appearance in the human world.” —Hannah Arendt, “The Human Condition
Paperback, 2018
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence
Douglas LondonZach DorfmanRecently finished @douglaslondon5’s “The Recruiter.” Tons of fascinating detail about life inside CIA, and the challenges—and thrill—of HUMINT work.
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
R.I.P: Memorial Wall Art
Martha CooperZach DorfmanRecently finished “The Book of Honor,” about the “nameless stars” on CIA’s Memorial Wall. It’s one of the most moving, humane, and well-reported books I’ve read in a long time. The stories are extraordinary.
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The Crime of Sheila McGough
Janet MalcolmZach Dorfman“This law—with its servants ellipsis, condensation, presupposition, syllogism—makes human communication possible.” —Janet Malcolm, “The Crime of Sheila McGough”
Paperback, 2006
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Executioner's Song
Norman MailerZach DorfmanI guess we’re talking about Norman Mailer today so I’ll just say that Armies of the Night and particularly Miami and the Siege of Chicago are superb pieces of political reportage and The Executioner’s Song is on a level of its own.
Paperback, 2012
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction; Introduction by John Leonard
Joan DidionZach Dorfman@WylieNewmark This is the imaginative supremacy of HUMINT. Didion said, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Cyber, fairly or not, often reads as desiccated and technical, alienated from the drama of human life, which is the key to narrative enchantment.
Hardcover, 2006
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book