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Mentioned in 5 episodes

You Dreamed of Empires

Book • 2023
Author
Natasha Wimmer
Author
Álvaro Enrigue

Mentioned by

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 Gilbert Cruz
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 Dan Harris
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 Adam Skolnick
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 Jesse Browner

Mentioned in 5 episodes

Highlighted by Gilbert Cruz as his personal favorite from the fiction list, for its imaginative and psychedelic portrayal of a historical encounter.
192 snips
The Year in Books
Mentioned by Dan Harris as a recently read novel about the fall of the Aztec empire.
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Why Your Brain Turns The Miraculous Into The Mundane—And How To Fix It | Maria Popova
Mentioned by Adam Skolnick , highlighting Dwight Garner's review in the New York Times.
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Roll ON: Journaling, Creativity & Process—Plus Transformative Books, Thoughts on Regenerative Agriculture & Remembering Swimming's Greatest Coach
Mentioned by Dan Harris as a novel he recently read.
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A Buddhist Recipe For Confidence | Ethan Nichtern
Mentioned by Dan Harris as a recently read novel.
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The Science of Handling Uncertainty | Maya Shankar
Mentioned by Gilbert Cruz as an alternative history of the moment when Cortez and his people landed in Mexico City.
Our Book Critics On Their Year in Reading
Recommended by Gilbert Cruz for its hallucinogenic look at the encounter between two cultures.
The 10 Best Books of 2024
Recommended by Jesse Browner as his favorite book of 2024.
Jesse Browner, "Sing to Me" (Little Brown, 2025)

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