April 9, 2020

#1655: Rahm Emanuel’s “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World” | The Book Show

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#1655: Rahm Emanuel's "The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World" | The Book Show

00:00 / 29:56

Rahm Emanuel is a former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama. In his new book, “The Nation City: Why Mayors Are Now Running the World,” he offers a firsthand account of how cities, rather than the federal government, stand at the center of innovation and effective governance.

#1709: Sarah Conley “Landslide” | The Book Show

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#1709: Sarah Conley "Landslide" | The Book Show

00:00 / 00:27:40

This week, in Susan Conley’s new novel Landslide, a mother is caring for her two teenage sons while everything else, her marriage and the fishing industry her New England community relies on, threatens to crumble around her.