Bates College 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 Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature
J. Drew Lanham
Delivering the Commencement Address, J. Drew Lanham is the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University, a 2022 MacArthur Fellow, and author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature.
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis
Commencement weekend is only two weeks away! Our get to know your 2023 honorands mini-series continues with best-selling author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," Michael Lewis, in this in-depth interview on "Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan." https://t.co/yQ9usb47IA
Paperback, 2011
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
Kelly Corrigan
Commencement weekend is only two weeks away! Our get to know your 2023 honorands mini-series continues with best-selling author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," Michael Lewis, in this in-depth interview on "Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan." https://t.co/yQ9usb47IA
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Much ADO about Nothing
Shakespeare
Fly fishing in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing?" See how Carol Farrell, @BatesTheatre's costume shop supervisor, and Adelle Welch '25 bring The Bard to Maine in this second episode in our series, "Peek Behind the Curtain." https://t.co/X5fcc6S7fA
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I Color Myself Different
Colin Kaepernick
Congratulations to Bates lecturer of religious studies @CFPetrella '06, who served as an editor on Colin Kaepernick's new New York Times-bestselling picture book, "I Color Myself Different." Check out this @npr article to learn more: https://t.co/SZz45IMgCi #FacultyFriday
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout
What a special night. Bestselling author @LizStrout ’77 says goodnight to Hermione Zhou ’21 of Shenzhen, China, after signing Zhou's copy of her new novel, "Olive, Again," shortly following last night's reading and conversation with President @ClaytonAtBates. https://t.co/1bFIybCDAB
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Michael Lewis
Commencement weekend is only two weeks away! Our get to know your 2023 honorands mini-series continues with best-selling author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," Michael Lewis, in this in-depth interview on "Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan." https://t.co/yQ9usb47IA
Paperback, 2004
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hoops: A Graphic Novel
Matt Tavares
'Hoops,' a new graphic novel from @tavaresbooks '97, tells a Cinderella story from Title IX's early days. Read our Bates Magazine cover story on Tavares, now available online: #BatesAlumni https://t.co/q3eyXI89qZ https://t.co/urrzbUspdf
Paperback, 2023
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student
John Spencer
Honoring Clayton Spencer's transformative tenure as Bates’ eighth president, Board of Trustees Chair John Gillespie '80 announces a new $1M gift to endow Bates #PurposefulWork internships and the launch of the 'Celebrating Clayton Spencer' website.
Paperback, 2016
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Metail Economy: 6 Strategies for Transforming Your Business to Thrive in the Me-Centric Consumer Revolution
Joel Bines
In "The Metail Economy," Joel Bines '92 explains how retailers, more than ever before, must focus their attention on understanding who they are to their loyal consumers: https://t.co/tkZnxHcmNq
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book