Alex von Tunzelmann 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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Historian & screenwriter. She/her. Latest book, FALLEN IDOLS, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. HISTORY’S SECRET HEROES on Radio 4.
The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality
Angela SainiAlex von TunzelmannReviewed Angela Saini’s fascinating new book, The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule, for The Guardian. https://t.co/eSjsLIrBMC
Hardcover, 2023
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Coin: Coin Grading Tips Charts And Price Guide
James a. YorkAlex von TunzelmannThe Royal African Company did some trading in elephant ivory. Its most significant trade, though, was in enslaved Africans - a trade it formally entered the year this coin was minted, under the governorship of King Charles II’s brother James, Duke of York (later King James II). https://t.co/WmLS70ybcS
Paperback, 2017
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The Siege of Krishnapur
J. G. FarrellAlex von Tunzelmann“First-rate scholarship in really luscious prose” and a glowing comparison to one of my favourite novels, The Siege of Krishnapur: I was already excited to read @childs_jessie’s new book and, after this review, I just cannot wait! https://twitter.com/guardianbooks/status/1532978854549020672
Paperback, 2004
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The Gathering Storm
Winston S. ChurchillAlex von TunzelmannColson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is a terrific book, by the way. But clearly they were hoping for dozens of instances of “yes, we removed The Gathering Storm by Winston Churchill because he was a white man and replaced him with Colson Whitehead,” & they got bupkis
Paperback, 1986
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Beyond Black
Hilary MantelAlex von TunzelmannI’ve read and loved several of Hilary Mantel’s books. My favourite, though, is Beyond Black, a spectacularly imaginative, witty and moving contemporary gothic novel of a psychic fighting her demons around the M25. The audiobook is beautifully read by Anna Bentinck.
Paperback, 2006
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English Constitution
Walter BagehotAlex von TunzelmannWalter Bagehot introduces his section on monarchy in The English Constitution (1867) by acknowledging that “most people” at that time too thought there was too much royal coverage. He disagrees, but he can’t resist a bit of snark. https://t.co/LdDGd0VsL0
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The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
Lindsey FitzharrisAlex von TunzelmannA superb review for @DrLindseyFitz’s new book #TheFacemaker, on a surgeon who reconstructed the faces of soldiers injured in World War 1 - this goes straight on my to-read list. https://twitter.com/drlindseyfitz/status/1533046017666568192
Paperback, 2023
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Cornelia Parker: The Roof Garden Commission
Beatrice GalileeAlex von TunzelmannI was at @Tate today to see the witty, inventive and moving #CorneliaParker exhibition, which I strongly recommend: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/cornelia-parker
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
T. E. LawrenceAlex von TunzelmannIt’s a sublime elegy to imperialism & masculinity. Impossible to make a more perfect film of Lawrence’s The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, except if they’d cast Arab actors rather than Guinness & Quinn. Watch it & listen to @badgayspod on the mystery of Lawrence https://t.co/NQidYslXOn
Hardcover, 2020
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Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The Creation of the Mods and Rockers
Stanley CohenAlex von Tunzelmann@TheOnionGoddess It’s an obsession and not rational. We are in the territory of folk devils and moral panics. (A nod here to Stanley Cohen’s brilliant work.) https://t.co/8Eoodns9Xw
Paperback, 2011
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