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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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Book Cover for: The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature, J. Drew Lanham

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature

J. Drew Lanham
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, Michael Lewis

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

Michael Lewis
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say, Kelly Corrigan

Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

Kelly Corrigan
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: Much ADO about Nothing, Shakespeare

Much ADO about Nothing

Shakespeare
Bates CollegeBates College

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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Book Cover for: I Color Myself Different, Colin Kaepernick

I Color Myself Different

Colin Kaepernick
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: Olive, Again, Elizabeth Strout

Olive, Again

Elizabeth Strout
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Michael Lewis

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game

Michael Lewis
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: Hoops: A Graphic Novel, Matt Tavares

Hoops: A Graphic Novel

Matt Tavares
Bates CollegeBates College

'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
Book Cover for: Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student, John Spencer

Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student

John Spencer
Bates CollegeBates College

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
Book Cover for: The Metail Economy: 6 Strategies for Transforming Your Business to Thrive in the Me-Centric Consumer Revolution, Joel Bines

The Metail Economy: 6 Strategies for Transforming Your Business to Thrive in the Me-Centric Consumer Revolution

Joel Bines
Bates CollegeBates College

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