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BART Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Works: Account Of His Life And Letters..., George Berkeley

Works: Account Of His Life And Letters...

George Berkeley
BARTBART

They met up for brunch at Le Bateau Ivre in Berkeley. First as friends, the relationship quickly became romantic. Three years later, George proposed to Crystal at Le Bateau Ivre. They married in 2011. Now, Crystal works as an attorney for BART. https://t.co/6BSPeBBLVo

Paperback, 2012

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: One Book, Gerald Hopman

One Book

Gerald Hopman
BARTBART

The Bay Area is a rich hub for literature, and reading on the train is a classic pastime for BART riders. BART is excited to honor that tradition with a new @BARTable book club for riders: One Book, One BART. https://t.co/IvH2prEvsO

Hardcover, 2008

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Behind Barbed Wire: Searching for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II, Paul Kitagaki Jr

Behind Barbed Wire: Searching for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II

Paul Kitagaki Jr
BARTBART

Inside San Bruno BART Station, a new exhibition, “Tanforan Incarceration 1942: Resilience Behind Barbed Wire,” covers one of the walls. Sixteen panels cover the history of the Tanforan detention center, with photographs from Dorothea Lange and Paul Kitagaki Jr. and others. https://t.co/7YGmGVrKeC

Hardcover, 2019

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Pursuit of Happyness: An NAACP Image Award Winner, Chris Gardner

The Pursuit of Happyness: An NAACP Image Award Winner

Chris Gardner
BARTBART

“The Pursuit of Happyness” follows Chris Gardner (@CEOofHappYness ) as he struggles to make ends meet in San Francisco in the 1980s. (Pictured: Gardner and BART engineer Otto Gonzales) https://t.co/RuJSFyVMKX

Paperback, 2006

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Oh, the Places You'll Go!, Dr Seuss

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr Seuss
BARTBART

George chats everything from iDogs (remember those?) to Dr. Seuss's "Oh! The Places You'll Go" in this iteration of 10 Questions. Read the full interview here: https://t.co/eDARyTjNc0

Hardcover, 1990

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngmana's Giant Book of Jokes, Henny Youngman

Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngmana's Giant Book of Jokes

Henny Youngman
BARTBART

If memes existed in the late 1980s, comedian Henny Youngman would undoubtedly have become one with these four words – a take on his signature phrase, “Take my wife, please.” https://t.co/reJ235kj61

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Book Cover for: 2 Across, Jerry Mayer

2 Across

Jerry Mayer
BARTBART

Two strangers meet on an empty BART train. Both are working on a crossword. What happens next is the premise of “2 Across,” a play by Jerry Mayer set entirely on a BART train. https://t.co/H8azPudk7Z

Paperback, 2017

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book