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Abigail Thorn Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Actress & Playwright. Jess in DJANGO (Sky); Iona in LADHOOD (BBC3); Hotspur in THE PRINCE (Nebula). Also Philosophy Tube and @KillJamesBond ✨👑

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Book Cover for: What We Owe the Future, William Macaskill

What We Owe the Future

William Macaskill
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Also in this video - my thoughts on William MacAskill’s bestselling book “What We Owe the Future"!

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus

Mary Shelley
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Here’s a question: I say “Mary Shelley” and you think “Frankenstein,” or I say “Jane Austen” and you think “romantic author” When I say “Simone de Beauvoir” you think… ?

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Book Cover for: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley
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Here’s a question: I say “Mary Shelley” and you think “Frankenstein,” or I say “Jane Austen” and you think “romantic author” When I say “Simone de Beauvoir” you think… ?

Paperback, 2003

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal, Heather Widdows

Perfect Me: Beauty as an Ethical Ideal

Heather Widdows
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@Chican3ry I really enjoyed Heather Widdows' book "Perfect Me," it doesn't mention trans people but it's about beauty and plastic surgery and gave me a lot to think about and guided my final decision a bit

Paperback, 2020

$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Importance of Being Earnest, O. Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

O. Wilde
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If you’re at the Edinburgh Fringe this year then “The Importance of Being… Earnest?” is genuinely one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen anywhere - it’s not Wilde but it is WILD https://t.co/vLaXa7xIpa

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