Bari Weiss 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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The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Jonathan Rosen
The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen is far and away the best book I've read this year. https://t.co/lz8upA7NQ8
Paperback, 2024
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation
Julie Bindel
I picked up (the wonderful and funny) @bindelj's new book, Feminism for Women, assuming I'd mostly agree with her views. I disagreed with way more than I expected--and that made for a much more interesting conversation. https://t.co/Bkq1HfTdsJ
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jerusalem: The Biography
Simon Sebag Montefiore
The book takes you through 3,000 years of Jerusalem’s history, from King David to Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. It is a must-read. It has sold more than a million copies, and it has just been reissued in paperback.
Paperback, 2012
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Freedom
Sebastian Junger
What did we learn in 2022? Sebastian Junger on underdogs. @thomaschattwill on self-restraint. @AlinejadMasih on freedom. @JenniferSey on marriage. @DrJBhattacharya on the limits of government power. And more @TheFP. https://t.co/XYRl2tMN2r
Paperback, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Longshot: How Political Nobodies Took Andrew Yang National--And the New Playbook That Let Us Build a Movement
Zach Graumann
I’m such a fan of @Zach_Graumann and I can’t wait to read LONGSHOT. https://t.co/7Y3tOxAMxK
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The War on the West
Douglas Murray
Spoke to my brilliant friend @DouglasKMurray about his new, bestselling book THE WAR ON THE WEST. https://www.commonsense.news/p/the-war-on-the-west
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Shards
Bret Easton Ellis
“I never feel optimistic about the future. I don’t even think about it any more. I just read novels. I answer my emails. I keep The Food Network on.” @petersavodnik profiles @BretEastonEllis and his new novel, The Shards, for @TheFP: https://t.co/73M0b5uFd3
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington
James Kirchick
Happy pub day to @jkirchick on his epic book Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington. https://t.co/QFHHvU80X9
Paperback, 2023
$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Who by Fire: War, Atonement, and the Resurrection of Leonard Cohen
Matti Friedman
Happy pub day to the great @MattiFriedman. Highly recommend his new book, WHO BY FIRE, especially to anyone curious about Leonard Cohen or Israel. Episode with Matti coming soon @thehonestlypod. https://t.co/rTfMXkolgo
Paperback, 2024
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
Bryan Caplan
A debate about the most contentious subject in the world: PARENTING! Featuring @FoodieScience ("Hunt, Gather, Parent"), @bryan_caplan ("Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids"), and @CarlaGeorge22 ("How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids"). https://t.co/4h0Z98DZop
Paperback, 2012
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book