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Books recommended by Timothy Garton Ash
British historian and author
British historian and author. Their picks here come from 2 Five Books interviews, on The History of the Present and Free Speech.
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Recommendations
Books Timothy Garton Ash recommends
10 books from 2 sources. Each one links to the place where Timothy recommended it.
The best books on The History of the Present
Five Books interview in which Timothy Garton Ash chooses and discusses five books.
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Histories
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on The History of the Present”.
The best books on The History of the Present Interviewfivebooks.com
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Historical and Critical Essays
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on The History of the Present”.
The best books on The History of the Present Interviewfivebooks.com
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Homage to Catalonia
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on The History of the Present”.
The best books on The History of the Present Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Timothy Snyder
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The Last Days of Hitler
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on The History of the Present”.
The best books on The History of the Present Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2011 Five Books interview “The best books on The History of the Present”.
The best books on The History of the Present Interviewfivebooks.com
The best books on Free Speech
Five Books interview in which Timothy Garton Ash chooses and discusses five books.
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On Liberty
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Free Speech”.
The best books on Free Speech Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Peter Singer
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How to Cure a Fanatic
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Free Speech”.
The best books on Free Speech Interviewfivebooks.com
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Defending My Enemy
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Free Speech”.
Listed in the source as “Defending My Enemy: American Nazis, the Skokie Case, and the Risks of Freedom”.
The best books on Free Speech Interviewfivebooks.com
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Giving Offense
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Free Speech”.
Listed in the source as “Giving Offense: Essays on Censorship”.
The best books on Free Speech Interviewfivebooks.com
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The Master Switch
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The best books on Free Speech”.
The best books on Free Speech Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Daniel Suarez
Written by Timothy Garton Ash
Books Timothy Garton Ash wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
3 books Timothy recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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2recommendersHomage to Catalonia 2 recommendersTimothy Snyder, Timothy Garton Ash
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2recommendersOn Liberty 2 recommendersPeter Singer, Timothy Garton Ash
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2recommendersThe Master Switch 2 recommendersDaniel Suarez, Timothy Garton Ash
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Timothy
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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