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American Purpose Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II, Ian Buruma

The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II

Ian Buruma
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“We learned that there were many shades of gray and that not all heroes were good people and not all collaborators were bad people.” Ian Buruma talks about his latest, "The Collaborators: Three Stories of Deception and Survival in World War II" https://t.co/PUSQkP8zLh

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Book Cover for: Why the Museum Matters, Daniel H. Weiss

Why the Museum Matters

Daniel H. Weiss
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Do museums, founded on Enlightenment-Era ideals, have a future in our changing cultural landscape? JOIN US next week as @metmuseum Prez/CEO Daniel Weiss and @PhillipsMuseum Director Emerita Dorothy Kosinski explore this and more: https://t.co/yfFkr73MX5

Paperback, 2024

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War, Louis Menand

The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War

Louis Menand
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“Menand’s book is something extremely rare: a work of history that is first and foremost a work of art.” Read @mkimmage today in books, on The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War by Louis Menand. https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/menands-cold-war/

Paperback, 2022

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book