Josh Marshall

Josh Marshall's Book Recommendations

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Josh Marshall is an American journalist and political commentator. He is the founder and editor of Talking Points Memo (TPM), a political news website. Based on his book recommendations, he seems to have wide-ranging interests including history, politics, and investigative journalism.

6 books recommended

πŸ“š Books Recommended by Josh Marshall 6

The Protestant Temperament

The Protestant Temperament

by Philip J. Greven

"A wonderful book."

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"@yeselson @agordonreed a bit distant from this but there’s a wonderful book called the Protestant Temperament. About evolving theories of child rearing in the 17th/18th. Never really got respect in the history field because it was so psych based. But a quite wonderful book that gets at some of this."

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Catch and Kill

Catch and Kill

by Ronan Farrow

"Man, it is a really, **really** good book."

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"Just finished reading Ronan Farrows Catch and Kill book for a book project I’m working on. Man, it is a really, **really** good book. Not even talking abt the original reporting, which we know abt, but just as a piece of writing & story-telling. Like masterful."

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Greek and Roman Artillery

Greek and Roman Artillery

by Sean Wilentz

"Definitely the first book that has brought together my interest in ancient history, ancient languages and woodworking."

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"This is definitely the first book that has brought together my interest in ancient history, ancient languages and woodworking."

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Chants Democratic

Chants Democratic

by Sean Wilentz

"@yeselson @NicholasGuyatt Basically agree on all this thread. And Sean's career arc is remarkable. I mean, Chants Democratic is an incredibly important book. I agree on the accusation of Ahabism, though I do think his critics here undermine themselves by digging on the causes of the rev argument."

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The Republic of St. Peter

The Republic of St. Peter

by Thomas F. X. Noble

"Wait, you're across the hall from Tom Noble? His Republic of St. Peter book is awesome."

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