Alex Bean 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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H. M. S. Surprise
Patrick O'BrianAlex BeanI read H. M. S. Surprise by Patrick O'Brian https://t.co/hxw8Cl6gRP
Paperback, 2021
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Burr
Gore VidalAlex Bean@snchalmers79 This novel predates Tammany be decades, but Gore Vidal's Burr is an also-excellent rimp about the early days of Tammany.
Paperback, 2000
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Prague Cemetery
Umberto EcoAlex BeanI'm sampling Umberto Eco's The Prague Cemetery, which is narrated by an insane conspiracy theorist from the 19th century, and the narrator's caption on this insert made me cackle with laughter on the Metra. https://t.co/kV0Z35tJf6
Paperback, 2012
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689
Jonathan HealeyAlex Bean5 of 5 stars to The Blazing World by Jonathan Healey https://t.co/Rpyx2a73s8
Paperback, 2024
$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
Adam HochschildAlex BeanAll of this brought to you by me nearing the finish line of Adam Hochschild's American Midnight. https://t.co/tn9byWPDwr
Paperback, 2023
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chicago
John KanderAlex BeanPitch in to make the productions of Chicago at Amundsen High, which is Bob Fosse's alma mater, even more spectacular! https://t.co/ZwR24oK4tY
Paperback, 2014
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York
Francis SpuffordAlex BeanI discovered that Francis Spufford, whose novel Golden Hill I cannot go two weeks without raving, has a new novel coming out next year and it sounds FASCINATING. https://t.co/iw7byGAL2i
Paperback, 2018
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The French Dispatch
Wes AndersonAlex BeanThe Wes Anderson-style videos that are viral on TikTok right now are really cute, but I'm exasperated that a luxury hotel named The Grand did one and used music from The French Dispatch and not The Grand Budapest Hotel. Like...you really missed the layup there, dudes.
Hardcover, 2021
$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadAlex BeanIf/when you read Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, I highly advise doing so while listening to the Miles Davis Quintet.
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
Stacy SchiffAlex BeanI read The Revolutionary by Stacy Schiff https://t.co/8LsBEowJSH
Paperback, 2023
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book