By reza aslan, stephen burt, amanda fortini, nathan heller, melinda henneberger, troy patterson, david plotz, jack shafer, john swansburg, justin taylor, and june thomas friday, may 2, 2008, at 7. Members get bonus segments, exclusive memberonly podcasts, and more. Jacobs, author of the year of living biblically plotz is a genius writer. Blogging the quran is conceived as a yearlong project. More than 200 children were born from this sperm bank between 19801999. The book originated in 2006, as a project called blogging the bible, on slate, where plotz is editor. Good book, by david plotz and recorded by david plotz. Finally i will suggest two more, first, everything i want to do is illegal by joel salatin, an innovative farmer who believes that government regulation gets in the way of truly sustainable farming. An arabian family in the american century, by steve. David plotz is a host of the slate political gabfest and the former ceo of atlas obscura. Today online editor sarah pulliam before good book harper was. Good book ebook por david plotz 9780061972881 rakuten kobo.
In this stunning, eyeopening and hugely entertaining book, david plotz tracks down many of the donors, children and mothers involved, and sheds new light on the fascinating battle between nature and nurture. Reviewing the book for slate, david plotz wrote that the biography is like grants own civil war campaigns. It is also the story of the extraordinary meetings between the children and their donor fathers. Its a polished conversation that often answers specific questions about the details of daytoday life for professions ranging from zumba instructor to used book seller. The gabfest, featuring emily bazelon, john dickerson, and david plotz, is the kind of informal and irreverent discussion washington journalists have.
A likable tour of scripture, though a bit too fauxnaive. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In the end, though, the book is made by the spirit of the writer. Via yayacanada, from bible study for atheists, an interview with david plotz, author of the book good book vl is the interviewer vast leftwing conspiracy, dp is plotz, and ot is old testament. New insights from jewish men on the 54 weekly torah portions rabbi jeffrey salkin, ed. This is the inside, neverbeforetold story of the nobel prize sperm bank, the most radical experiment in human breeding in u. A writer with slate since its inception in 1996, plotz was the online magazines editor from june 2008 until july 2014, 5 succeeding jacob weisberg. Unexpectedly, i found myself a bit slogged in yoder over the past couple weeks not, i think, because i didnt like what i was reading or how it was written, but because, rather than painting an expanded and clarified canvas of the breadth of his thought, i realized it was all bleeding together. Balloon juice page 3556 of 4117 come for the politics. Get book recommendations, fiction, poetry, and dispatches from the. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible. This longrunning show featuring former atlas obscura editor david plotz, the new york times magazines emily bazelon and john dickerson of cbs 60 minutes is at its best when the three. From thrilling and insightful descriptions of grants impact on the civil war to a thoughtful exploration of postwar. He is also host of the popular slate political gabfest podcast.
A book to read if you want a cliffsnotes readthrough of the bible from a mostlysecular point of view. Emily bazelon is a staff writer at the new york times magazine, the author of charged and sticks and. Debra nussbaum cohen posted on the forwards sisterhood blog this week about a forthcoming book from jewish lights publishing. A book to read if you want a cliffsnotes readthrough of. He won the national press clubs hume award for political journalism and has been a national magazine award finalist.
When plotz began writing about the socalled nobel prize sperm bank for slate, where hes a deputy editor, he asked that anyone involved with the experiment contact him. David plotz is the author of good book, an account of his endeavor to read every word of the old testament he used the jewish publication societys translation, dipping into the king james and other versions for variety. Good book explores bibles every word march 10, 2009 the bible has been described in many ways, and now editor david plotz has a few more adjectives to add to the list. Below, our staff has compiled an avalanche of recommended books to get you.
In the early 2000s, slate formed a partnership with national public. Hundreds of theology and spiritual formation classics from philip yancey. As a special gift from the gabfest and audible for both new and existing audible members and gabfest fans, audible and the gabfest gave away free downloads of the audiobook for one week, ending may 29. Booking agency, fee and contact information for david plotz for a personal appearance, speaking engagement or corporate event entertainment. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible ebook. This weeks recommendation comes from our own david plotz recommending the way of all flesh by samuel butler. His forthcoming book is about the worlds last huntergatherers.
Plotz, an american journalist, has been a writer with slate since its inception and was designated as the online magazines editor in june 2008. Amid the wisecracks, the author raises some good points, especially this one. Malcolm and i come out of book and magazine writing, and the. He has written for the new york times magazine, harpers, rolling stone, the new republic, the washington post, and gq, and is the author of the genius factory.
From the former editor of slate and ceo of atlas obscura comes the unbelievable story of the nobel prize sperm bank and the children it produceda superb. Still, plotz writes, one of the revelations ive had in reading the bible is that its most famous passages are almost always its most loving ones. Dylan has worked as a documentary filmmaker, is the author of atlas obscura. Its cliff notes for scripturescreenplay by plotz, story by god. Political gabfest with emily bazelon, john dickerson, and. Eight great very long books you finally have time to read. Stephen colbert says everybody should listen to the slate political gabfest. Atlas obscuras midwinter reading list atlas obscura. Follow david plotz and explore their bibliography from s david plotz author page. Before joining atlas obscura in 2014, plotz was editor in chief of slate, where he won two national magazine. The atlantabased rabbi salkin gives a nod toward jewish feminist scholarship, and writes in.
The secret history of the nobel prize sperm bank by david plotz, stefan rudnicki read by online at alibris. Voted favorite political podcast by apple podcasts listeners. David plotz on the existential horror of elephant and piggie. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring. At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of religion on american politics has never been greater, when many americans still believe in the bibles literal. By david plotz narrated by stefan rudnicki 10 hours 3 minutes from the former editor of slate and ceo of atlas obscura comes the unbelievable story of the nobel prize sperm bank and the children it produceda superb book about the quest for genius and, ultimately, family malcolm gladwell, author of the tipping point and talking. The gabfest hosts, david plotz, emily bazelon, and john dickerson, analyze the news of the week with thoughtful analysis. One without silly creation myths, inaccurate history, outdated morality.
This is the podcast for people who are curious about the world around them. Lee good book the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible por david plotz disponible en rakuten kobo. Slate editor david plotz was desperately bored at his cousins bat mitzvah. You dont know me but you dont like me book by nathan. Creative, mystical and curious podcasts 99% invisible. What happens when an ignoramus reads the good book. Get our latest book recommendations, author news, competitions, offers, and other information right to your inbox. Good book central arkansas library system overdrive.
Before the blogs proper start, zia has written three introductory pieces. Our first show was the slate political gabfest, with john dickerson, emily bazelon, and david plotz. The genius factory by david plotz penguin random house audio. Expand the sections to see my book recommendations. The 45 best law enforcement books recommended by, shireen mazari, susan. We had a really good time and got to do all kinds of crazy, fun stuff. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible plotz, david on. Slates david plotz blogs about the bibles many surprises. The original work discussed here is not available on this platform. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading the entire. I picked this book up on a friends recommendation, and ive gotten a few others reading it now. Good book the free library of philadelphia overdrive. David plotz writes insightfully and colorfully about the history and human relationships created through the sperm bank, about the meaning of family, and the drive to understand the genetic and experiential components of identity. David plotz, john dickerson and emily bazelon discuss president trumps potential to destroy the twoparty system, criticism of hillary clintons new book and franklin foer joins in to talk about the power and influence of large technology companies.
David writes this book in a chapter by chapter approach. We cofounded a database of the worlds,000 most hidden and obscure places, atlas obscura. David plotzs chapterbychapter, versebyverse riffs on the hebrew bible are by turns entertaining, serious, shallow, profound, literalminded. David plotz made the choice to read his jewish bible for the first time. The result was a series of emails, which, in turn, led to the series of articles that form the basis of this, his first book. This was a new experience for him as he had forgotten most of the things he learned in hebrew school. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. Plotz is an editor at, he speaks our language, and hes a. One thing i really wasnt prepared for was how explicit the ot was about how the israelites were to barge into other peoples land, kill them, and take it over. The best plotz images and discussions of march 2020. Why good people are divided by politics and religion. David plotz born january 31, 1970 is an american journalist and current ceo of atlas obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration.
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