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Charles Leerhsen Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Author of DOWN AND OUT IN PARADISE: THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BOURDAIN and other books. And, weirdly enough, co-wrote Donald Trump's 2nd book.

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Book Cover for: Right Stuff, Tom Wolfe

Right Stuff

Tom Wolfe
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Chuck Yeager, the World War II flying ace who broke the sound barrier & played a major role in Tom Wolfe’s book The Right Stuff, was born on this date in 1923. I had the privilege of co-writing his 2nd book, the NY Times bestseller Press On: Further Adventures in the Good Life. https://t.co/LBsfczF6Pw

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Book Cover for: Press On!: Further Adventures in the Good Life, Chuck Yeager

Press On!: Further Adventures in the Good Life

Chuck Yeager
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Chuck Yeager, the World War II flying ace who broke the sound barrier & played a major role in Tom Wolfe’s book The Right Stuff, was born on this date in 1923. I had the privilege of co-writing his 2nd book, the NY Times bestseller Press On: Further Adventures in the Good Life. https://t.co/LBsfczF6Pw

Paperback, 1989

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson, Kostya Kennedy

True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

Kostya Kennedy
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Thrilled that my friend Kostya Kennedy’s book TRUE: THE FOUR SEASONS OF JACKIE ROBINSON gets a rave in the Washington Post! https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/08/jackie-robinsons-huge-talent-fierce-dedication-civil-rights/

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty, Charles Leerhsen

Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty

Charles Leerhsen
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Ty Cobb was born on this date in 1886. In my book TY COBB: A TERRIBLE BEAUTY I tried to set the record straight about the most vilified baseball player of all time. https://amzn.to/3eaKaPr

Paperback, 2016

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, Elizabeth Taylor

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Elizabeth Taylor
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, published in 1971,by the under-appreciated English novelist Elizabeth Taylor (I suspect she suffered from the same-name thing) is one of the best novels I have ever read. What’s it about? It’s about 190 pages long. https://t.co/fIpDF5gc6Z

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary Edition, Anthony Bourdain

Kitchen Confidential: 25th Anniversary Edition

Anthony Bourdain
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Thread: With the recent deaths of Mark Lanegan, co-writer of the "Parts Unknown" theme & Steven Tempel, a major character in "Kitchen Confidential," Anthony Bourdain's world has clearly begun to shift & fade. I believe I penetrated deeper into that world than any other writer...

Hardcover, 2000

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Books Are Magic: Ten Imaginary Stories, John L. Brown

Books Are Magic: Ten Imaginary Stories

John L. Brown
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Looks like it escaped before it could be released! My DOWN AND OUT IN PARADISE: THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BOURDAIN is hitting bookstore shelves (like those at Brooklyn’s Books Are Magic) a week early! https://t.co/FY8ueQ2oEN

Paperback, 2015

$7.38$3.69 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain, Charles Leerhsen

Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain

Charles Leerhsen
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Delighted that @TheAtlantic’s “weekly guide to the best in books” includes a very kind mention of my DOWN AND OUT IN PARADISE: THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BOURDAIN https://t.co/ZRWiybOB3l

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Riverman: An American Odyssey, Ben McGrath

Riverman: An American Odyssey

Ben McGrath
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

My only regret about reading @mcgrathben’s RIVERMAN: AN AMERICAN ODYSSEY is that I reached the last page. This strange-but-true story of a man who compulsively paddled the rivers of America engages both the mind and heart.

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw, Charles Leerhsen

Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw

Charles Leerhsen
Charles LeerhsenCharles Leerhsen

Five years ago today I was in San Vicente, Bolivia, researching my book BUTCH CASSIDY: THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMERICAN OUTLAW. Butch and the Sundance Kid died in the town in 1908, but they’re not buried in the chaotic cemetery. https://t.co/hn3KmOwVod

Hardcover, 2020

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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