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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Lord Peter
Dorothy L. Sayers“…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
Black Theology: A Documentary History: 1966-1979
James H. ConeUnless 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
I Am the Messenger
Markus Zusak@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
Being
Jack Smith@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
Black Theology and Black Power: 50th Anniversary Edition
James H. ConeUnless 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
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle Obama@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
Around the Dark Dial
J. D. Sanderson@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
The Plots Against the President: FDR, A Nation in Crisis, and the Rise of the American Right
Sally Denton@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
Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane
Dorothy L. Sayers@LibrarylinM Dorothy Sayers, ‘Gaudy Night.’
Paperback, 2012
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik Larson@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