The Eclectic Reader

Episode 17: Recommendations for Reading Husbands, answering listener questions and recommending books for readers who like journalism, history, espionage, fantasy, and sports


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In this week’s episode, Chelsey and Curtis have way too much fun giving recommendations to listeners who want to find the perfect books for their husbands. It’s a puzzle! It’s a challenge! It’s a chance to be a little bossy! These are Chelsey and Curtis’ favorite things. Honestly, why didn’t they start this podcast sooner? Anyway, listen in and you just might pick up a recommendation for yourself or a unique reader in your life.

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Show Notes:

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward

41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush

American Fire by Monica Hesse

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History by Mike Pesca

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman

Ghost Wars by Steve Coll

Directorate S by Steve Coll

The Way of the Knife by Mark Mazzetti

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth

Spy Game Movie

Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio Mendez

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre

October Sky by Homer Hickam

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The Martian by Andy Weir

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Leguin

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Saga Graphic Novels

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Black Count by Tom Reiss

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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