Brett Glass - WY7BG Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: One of the Greatest Satires in American Literature
Mark TwainBrett Glass - WY7BG@scalzi I still enjoy "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain, which features a page-long German word.
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Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
Madeleine L'EngleBrett Glass - WY7BG@scalzi IMHO, the most interesting aspect of any artist's work - author, songwriter, director - is what winds up on the cutting room floor. I was fascinated, for example, by the outtakes from Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time."
Hardcover, 2015
$36.05Member price:$18.02 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Odyssey: With Introduction, Notes Etc
HomerBrett Glass - WY7BG@tiffanycli They weren't that smart or thoughtful. Their algorithms failed often; I was once suspended for making a literary reference to Homer's Odyssey! But now things will be even worse.
Hardcover, 2016
$39.95Member price:$35.96 + Free shipping10% off
Maimonides: Guide for the Perplexed on the Torah (Genesis): RAMBAM: Moreh Nevuchim & Chumash (Bereshit)
Moses Ben MaimonBrett Glass - WY7BG82% of Jews support choice - due to scripture, tradition, and the works of the Jewish sages Yehudah Ha-Nasi and medical doctor Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon (also known as Maimonides or by the acronym "Rambam"). To ban abortion is to violate their right of free exercise of religion. https://t.co/agMq7c2wBQ
Paperback, 2020
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hackers
Steven LevyBrett Glass - WY7BG@Yasslad @fsf Nope. Read the book "Hackers" by Steven Levy, in which Stallman expresses his hatred for coders who make a living from their work.
Paperback, 2010
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark TwainBrett Glass - WY7BG@scalzi I still enjoy "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain, which features a page-long German word.
Paperback, 1972
$10.00Member price:$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair LewisBrett Glass - WY7BGIncredibly relevant. “It Can’t Happen Here,” by Sinclair Lewis, adapted as a stage play (and now in the public domain). Essential reading for anyone who cares about civics or democracy. https://t.co/wwGsfq0Wy7
Paperback, Mass Market, 2014
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics
Jacob M. GrumbachBrett Glass - WY7BG"...of amateurish and resource-constrained legislatures, declining local news media, and identity-focused voters.” - Jacob Grumbach, "Laboratories Against Democracy" 2/2
Paperback, 2023
$21.95Member price:$19.76 + Free shipping10% off
A Wrinkle in Time: (Newbery Medal Winner)
Madeleine L'EngleBrett Glass - WY7BG@scalzi IMHO, the most interesting aspect of any artist's work - author, songwriter, director - is what winds up on the cutting room floor. I was fascinated, for example, by the outtakes from Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time."
Paperback, 2007
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inside The Mind of an Introvert: Comics, Deep Thoughts and Quotable Quotes
Oliver Markus MalloyBrett Glass - WY7BG@erikarn “If Fifty Shades is your idea of a good book, you have no idea what a good book is.” Oliver Markus Malloy, Inside The Mind of an Introvert
Paperback, 2017
$7.95Member price:$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book