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Barth Keck 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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English teacher (Connecticut), columnist for @CtNewsJunkie, media-lit crusader, football coach, O's fan, dog lover, triathlete, husband, father, grandpa.

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Book Cover for: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood
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One quality that defines classic literature is timelessness. This fits the bill: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/6125/the-handmaids-tale-by-margaret-atwood-introduction-by-valerie-martin/

Paperback, 1998

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, Neil Postman

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Neil Postman
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@JohnGallivan11 @TJBreen “What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.” - Neil Postman, “Amusing Ourselves to Death”

Paperback, 2005

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Saluting the Flag: West Virginia State Board of Education V. Barnette, Susan Dudley Gold

Saluting the Flag: West Virginia State Board of Education V. Barnette

Susan Dudley Gold
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@lutzfernandez Yup: “In West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), the Supreme Court invalidated a compulsory flag salute law in public schools and established that students possess some level of First Amendment rights.” https://t.co/Dde0VLegmM

Paperback, 2014

$24.51$12.26 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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