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Bob Young 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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Host of 'Your First Book Podcast,' Father, Grandfather, OnWords Writers Group, Flawsome romance writer, he / him, Biden-Harris, fie on Sen Johnson, Blue #haiku

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Book Cover for: Lord Peter, Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter

Dorothy L. Sayers
Bob YoungBob Young

“…it’s the heart’s office to wait upon the brain.” Lord Peter Wimsey in ‘Gaudy Night’ by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Paperback, 2013

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Black Theology: A Documentary History: 1966-1979, James H. Cone

Black Theology: A Documentary History: 1966-1979

James H. Cone
Bob YoungBob Young

Unless the empirical denominational church makes a determined effort to recapture the man Jesus through a total identification with the suffering poor as expressed in Black power, that church will become exactly what Christ is not.” James Cone, ‘Black Theology and Black Power.’

Paperback, 1993

$44.00Member price:$22.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I Am the Messenger, Markus Zusak

I Am the Messenger

Markus Zusak
Bob YoungBob Young

@okaypoet Pretty good. Talked to my lunchtime waiter about the structure of my murder mystery and he turned me on to ‘I Am The Messenger’ by Markus Zusak. I stopped at the library and took out a copy. A Beta reader suggested, ‘Gaudy Night’ by Dorothy L. Sayers. Reading that, too. Such help

Paperback, 2006

$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Being, Jack Smith

Being

Jack Smith
Bob YoungBob Young

@MarshaBlackburn Such bullroar. Marsha has been busy tweeting of late. I think she's feeling the heat of being on Jack Smith's 1/6 indictment list.

Paperback, 2016

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Black Theology and Black Power: 50th Anniversary Edition, James H. Cone

Black Theology and Black Power: 50th Anniversary Edition

James H. Cone
Bob YoungBob Young

Unless the empirical denominational church makes a determined effort to recapture the man Jesus through a total identification with the suffering poor as expressed in Black power, that church will become exactly what Christ is not.” James Cone, ‘Black Theology and Black Power.’

Paperback, 2019

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama
Bob YoungBob Young

@AuthorGoodwin I tend to read non-fiction to keep my world view sharp. Currently: Michelle Obama’s ‘The Light We Carry.’

Paperback, 2024

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Around the Dark Dial, J. D. Sanderson

Around the Dark Dial

J. D. Sanderson
Bob YoungBob Young

@swoop_de_doop Sci-fi: ‘Around the Dark Dial’ Eleven Sci-fi short stories written in the style of ‘30’s and ‘40’s radio programs by J.D. Sanderson, @ascifiwriter

Paperback, 2020

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right, Sally Denton

The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right

Sally Denton
Bob YoungBob Young

@ceciliaclyra An older book: “The Plots Against the President” By Sally Denton

Paperback, 2019

$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane, Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane

Dorothy L. Sayers
Bob YoungBob Young

@LibrarylinM Dorothy Sayers, ‘Gaudy Night.’

Paperback, 2012

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson
Bob YoungBob Young

@FranWongWrites Any history by Erik Larson. ‘The Splendid and the Vile’ was the last one I read.

Paperback, 2022

$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book