Perks S11:Ep242 | Ask Big Questions: A Book Rec Episode | 11-6-24
Update: 2024-11-04
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This week our topic is philosophical. No, we’re not discussing those dull philosophy textbooks, but rather novels or nonfiction that ask big questions, such as “Who am I?” and “What is happiness?” and “Do we have free will?”. We will give you 10 books that will get you thinking with your big brains.
Books Mentioned In This Episode:
1- Carrie by Stephen King
2- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
3- Faith, Hope, and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan
4- Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
5- A Book Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Larissa @laralucretia - The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
6- Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville
7- Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
8- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz
9- Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti
10- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
11- How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Any Moral Question by Michael Schur
12- The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak
13- If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
14- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
15- If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg
16- Walking Shadows by Faye Kellerman
Media mentioned—
1- Trap (2024, Max)
2- Carrie (2013, Tubi)
3- Carrie (1976)
4- Penny Dreadful (2014-2016 Pluto)
5- The Little Prince (2015, Pluto)
Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod
Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover.
To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button.
This week our topic is philosophical. No, we’re not discussing those dull philosophy textbooks, but rather novels or nonfiction that ask big questions, such as “Who am I?” and “What is happiness?” and “Do we have free will?”. We will give you 10 books that will get you thinking with your big brains.
Books Mentioned In This Episode:
1- Carrie by Stephen King
2- A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
3- Faith, Hope, and Carnage by Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan
4- Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
5- A Book Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Larissa @laralucretia - The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
6- Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville
7- Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
8- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz
9- Lotería by Karla Arenas Valenti
10- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
11- How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Any Moral Question by Michael Schur
12- The Naked Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak
13- If Cats Disappeared From the World by Genki Kawamura
14- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
15- If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity by Justin Gregg
16- Walking Shadows by Faye Kellerman
Media mentioned—
1- Trap (2024, Max)
2- Carrie (2013, Tubi)
3- Carrie (1976)
4- Penny Dreadful (2014-2016 Pluto)
5- The Little Prince (2015, Pluto)
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