Brian J. Distelberg 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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Editorial Director, History & Social Sciences at @BasicBooks. PhD from @Yale_History. Formerly of @Harvard_Press. Tweets and opinions are my own.
Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet
John G. TurnerBrian J. DistelbergWhat I'm reading: @Harvard_Press's new biography of Brigham Young, by John G. Turner. Come late summer, you can too: http://t.co/cigk76hc
Paperback, 2014
$28.95Member price:$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Island Stories: An Unconventional History of Britain
David ReynoldsBrian J. DistelbergA happy pub day to ISLAND STORIES by David Reynolds, a thought-provoking, often surprising tour through a thousand years of British history, with much to tell us about the UK's place in the world today... https://t.co/jhMHztjvOC @NatFairweather @RCWLitAgency @BasicBooks https://t.co/c0IiCwqt10
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The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Peniel E. JosephBrian J. DistelbergWishing a happy pub day to THE SUM OF THE PEOPLE, by @EconAndrew, and THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD, by @PenielJoseph, excellent books both out today from @BasicBooks! https://t.co/JHI1i8xg44
Paperback, 2021
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
Edward J. WattsBrian J. DistelbergHappy #ElectionDay & happy pub day to MORTAL REPUBLIC, by Edward J. Watts! "This book explains why Rome ... traded the liberty of political autonomy for the security of autocracy. ... No republic is eternal. It lives only as long as its citizens want it." https://t.co/CKFN1A31TH https://t.co/ggWtOVCwYp
Paperback, 2020
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hitler's First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich
Peter FritzscheBrian J. DistelbergPeter Fritzsche gets a *second* rave review in @nytimesbooks for HITLER'S FIRST HUNDRED DAYS! "What makes Fritzsche’s telling so refreshing is that he uses all his skills as a writer and historian to stop us from drifting into [a] sense of foreknowledge." https://t.co/4lXtuFDdyg
Paperback, 2021
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
Joshua D. RothmanBrian J. DistelbergRT @LaraHeimert: Joshua Rothman's "brilliant" (-@Ed_Baptist) book THE LEDGER AND THE CHAIN: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America is co…
Paperback, 2023
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail
W. Jeffrey BolsterBrian J. DistelbergBig congratulations to @Harvard_Press author Jeff Bolster on winning the Bancroft Prize for his "The Mortal Sea": http://t.co/jciJS1PKU1
Paperback, 2014
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book