BART 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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George Berkeley
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
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One Book
Gerald Hopman
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
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Behind Barbed Wire: Searching for Japanese Americans Incarcerated During World War II
Paul Kitagaki Jr
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
The Pursuit of Happyness: An NAACP Image Award Winner
Chris Gardner
“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
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss
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
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Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngmana's Giant Book of Jokes
Henny Youngman
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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2 Across
Jerry Mayer
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
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