Amanda Mull 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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staff writer @TheAtlantic, shop steward @theatlunion. I write Material World, a column on consumerism. repped by @cheneyagency. Georgia native, Georgia Bulldog.

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe
@kevinf280 I loved "Worn: A People's History of Clothing" by Sofi Thanhauser and "Say Nothing" about The Troubles by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Paperback, 2020
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Worn: A People's History of Clothing
Sofi Thanhauser
@kevinf280 I loved "Worn: A People's History of Clothing" by Sofi Thanhauser and "Say Nothing" about The Troubles by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture
William R. Leach
@Marri @yourewrongabout I'm unsure of what made the final cut, but I mentioned two during recording—Satisfaction Guaranteed by Susan Strasser and Land of Desire by William Leach. Both are amazing!
Paperback, 1994
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food
Catherine Price
@anamariecox @jduffyrice I haven't! but it's on my list. I did a little reporting about this topic last year, and also really recommend the book Vitamania by Catherine Price. https://t.co/nkoD0lToh3
Paperback, 2016
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
Benjamin Lorr
I finished reading @BenjaminLorr's THE SECRET LIFE OF GROCERIES over the weekend and can't recommend it enough—entertaining, fascinating, meticulously reported, and resistant to easy narratives. https://t.co/i2t6TOz5xi
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy
Henry Kissinger
here's a guy: 60ish man in an arcteryx rain coat reading henry kissinger's leadership book while standing up in the waiting room of my sports medicine doc. there were plenty of empty chairs
Paperback, 2024
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book