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Unsolicited Book Reviews episodes
- Mona Susan Power, Brian Duren, Paul Brannigan, and Lucille Ball walk into a bar...
Mona Susan Power, Brian Duren, Paul Brannigan, and Lucille Ball walk into a bar... and I review their books: A Council of Dolls, The Gravity of Love, Birth School Metallica Death and Into the Black, and Love, Lucy.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Mona Susan Power A Council of Dolls - https://amzn.to/3uAQrzv
- Brian Duren The Gravity of Love - https://amzn.to/40ZqBkM
- Paul Brannigan Birth School Metallica Death, Volume 1 - https://amzn.to/3RjVMEm
- Paul Brannigan Into the Black: The Inside Story of Metallica, 1991-2014 - https://amzn.to/3uv5ElB
- Lucille Ball Love, Lucy - https://amzn.to/46HFqtA
13 min - David Graeber and David Wengrow, Kate Summerscale, Allie Brosh, Shehan Karunatilaka, and David Macaulay walk into a bar...
David Graeber and David Wengrow, Kate Summerscale, Allie Brosh, Shehan Karunatilaka, and David Macaulay walk into a bar... and I review their books: The Dawn of Everything, The Book of Phobias and Manias, Solutions and Other Problems / Hyperbole and a Half, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Motel of the Mysteries.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- David Graeber and David Wengrow The Dawn of Everything
- Kate Summerscale The Book of Phobias and Manias
- Allie Brosh Solutions and Other Problems / Hyperbole and a Half
- Shehan Karunatilaka The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
- David Macaulay Motel of the Mysteries
17 min - Anna Wiener, Bill Bryson, Blake J Harris, Edward Powys Mathers, and Dennis Duncan walk into a bar...
Anna Wiener, Bill Bryson, Blake J Harris, Edward Powys Mathers, and Dennis Duncan walk into a bar... and I review their books: Uncanny Valley: A Memoir, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Console Wars, Cain's Jawbone, Dennis Duncan Index, a History of the.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Anna Wiener Uncanny Valley: A Memoir
- Bill Bryson At Home: A Short History of Private Life
- Blake J Harris Console Wars
- Edward Powys Mathers Cain's Jawbone
- Dennis Duncan Index, a History of the
17 min - Steven Levy, Miguel Cervantes, Peter Wohlleben, Kristal Leebrick, and Michelle Obama walk into a bar...
Steven Levy, Miguel Cervantes, Peter Wohlleben, Kristal Leebrick, and Michelle Obama walk into a bar... and I review their books: Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Don Quixote, The Hidden Life of Trees, Thank You for Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores, and The Light We Carry.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Steven Levy Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
- Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote
- Peter Wohlleben The Hidden Life of Trees
- Kristal Leebrick Thank You for Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores
- Michelle Obama The Light We Carry
17 min - James Bridle, Lucy Cooke, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Donovan Hohn, and Tamar Adler walk into a bar...
James Bridle, Lucy Cooke, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Donovan Hohn, and Tamar Adler walk into a bar... and I review their books: Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence, Bitch: On the Female of the Species, The Five Wounds, Moby-Duck : the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea, and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools-- including the author-- who went in search of them, and The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- James Bridle Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
- Lucy Cooke Bitch: On the Female of the Species
- Kirstin Valdez Quade The Five Wounds
- Donovan Hohn Moby-Duck : the true story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea, and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools-- including the author-- who went in search of them
- Tamar Adler The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z
16 min - Bono, Cody Cassidy, Dana Spiotta, James Spooner, and Manuel Gonzales walk into a bar...
Bono, Cody Cassidy, Dana Spiotta, James Spooner, and Manuel Gonzales walk into a bar... and I review their books: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, Who Ate the First Oyster?, Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview, The High Desert, and The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Bono Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
- Cody Cassidy Who Ate the First Oyster?
- Dana Spiotta Kurt Cobain: The Last Interview
- James Spooner's The High Desert
- Manuel Gonzales' The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories
19 min - Very special clip show, with a bonus (never aired) review! My 4 favorite books I read this year.
Year end review. Year in review? Either way? Both ways. These are the reviews of my favorite books that I read in 2023.
- David Graeber and David Wengrow The Dawn of Everything: https://amzn.to/47MOAG5
- James Bridle Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence: https://amzn.to/3MXDypu
- Anna Malaika Tubbs Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation: https://amzn.to/3R6ezld
- Gabrielle Zevin Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: https://amzn.to/3N8XgyI
What made your list?Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
19 min - Quentin Tarantino, Iain Gately, Vidya Krishnan, Alexandra Lange, and Brian Cook walk into a bar...
Quentin Tarantino, Iain Gately, Vidya Krishnan, Alexandra Lange, and Brian Cook walk into a bar... and I review their books: Cinema Speculation, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol, Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, Meet Me by the Fountain, and Butts on things.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Quentin Tarantino Cinema Speculation
- Iain Gately's Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol
- Vidya Krishnan Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History
- Alexandra Lange Meet Me by the Fountain
- Brian Cook Butts on things
19 min - Email bag, Q&A, including the "Unsolicited Book Review" song in its entirety
Email bag, Q&A, including the "Unsolicited Book Review" song in its entirety
No book reviews for this "very special" episode. But, I just wanted to answer the three questions I got in my inbox:
- what's the song that plays at the beginning, between reviews, and at the end of each episode?
- is the format going to change? Would ever include another person or interview an author?
- how long is a season? Will you keep doing this?
I answer them in reverse order, and then play the song in its entirety.
Connect with me at http://www.michaelmacbride.com or via social media.
Thanks for listening!
15 min - Sinéad O'Connor, Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr, T. Colin Campbell, Steve Stewart-Williams, and Shannon Chakraborty walk into a bar...
Sinéad O'Connor, Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr, T. Colin Campbell, Steve Stewart-Williams, and Shannon Chakraborty walk into a bar... and I review their books: Rememberings, The Panic of 1907 (2nd Edition), The Future of Nutrition, The Ape That Understood the Universe, and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
What can you expect? Quick unsolicited book reviews of whatever Michael David MacBride is reading and has enjoyed recently. Typically 3-5 minutes per review, and typically 3-5 reviews per episode.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/
Links to the books:
- Sinéad O'Connor Rememberings
- Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr The Panic of 1907 (2nd Edition): Heralding a New Era of Finance, Capitalism, and Democracy
- T. Colin Campbell The Future of Nutrition
- Steve Stewart-Williams The Ape That Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve
- Shannon Chakraborty The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
25 min
About Unsolicited Book Reviews
From the publisher's feed
Unsolicited Book Reviews is a weekly podcast, hosted by author Michael David MacBride. Books are selected from things he's recently read and enjoyed. Each review is typically 3-5 minutes, and there are usually 3-5 reviews per episode. If and/or when you read the books, let him know what you think of them.
Michael's webpage: https://www.michaelmacbride.com/