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EPISODE · Dec 19, 2025 · 26 MIN

Non-Fiction Books Of The Year With Paschal Donohoe And Lise Hand

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Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director of the World Bank and journalist Lise Hand return to give their non-fiction recommendations of the year. Their choices are below. To catch the full conversation, press the 'play' button on this page.Lise's choices1. Careless People: Sarah Wynn-Williams2. The Secret Life of Leinster House: Gavan Reilly3. I’m Glad You Asked Me That: Terry Prone 4. When the Going Was Good: An Editor's Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines: Graydon Carter5. Kitchen Confidential: Anthony Bourdain (25th anniversary ed.) Paschal's choices1 A Short History of America by Simon Jenkins.2 The World’s Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong.3 Breakneck by Dan Wang4 The Thinking Machine by Stephen Witt5 Speaking My Mind by Leo Varadkar6. Love in a Time of Politics by Katherine Zaponne

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