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CiCi Adams 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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Journalist @NBCBLK 📚 Forthcoming: “BLACK-OWNED: THE REVOLUTIONARY LIFE OF THE BLACK BOOKSTORE” Rep’d @AevitasCreative She/Her | Philly 📧char.adams@nbcuni.com

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Book Cover for: Deep Water, Patricia Highsmith

Deep Water

Patricia Highsmith
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I’ve been reading Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith and BABYYYY this is the white mess I love to see! Lol I’m at the edge of my seat!

Paperback, 2012

$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Love Poems, Nikki Giovanni

Love Poems

Nikki Giovanni
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It’s #NationalPoetryMonth, so I’m wrapping myself in Nikki Giovanni’s love poems❤️ https://t.co/Z3hJJ0S2Rc

Hardcover, 1997

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States, Daniel Immerwahr

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States

Daniel Immerwahr
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While we’re talking about empire, I highly recommend “How to Hide an Empire” by Daniel Immerwahr. It explores the US’ history of imperialism and colonialism. https://t.co/Ki0VMnCMXW

Paperback, 2020

$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Woman: Her Diseases and Their Treatment, John King

Woman: Her Diseases and Their Treatment

John King
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I cackled every time John Boyega said “vedy good” in The Woman King, because he was LEANING into his inner Nigerian father, chile😂😂😂

Paperback, 2010

$34.95Member price:$31.45 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir, Ashley C. Ford

Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

Ashley C. Ford
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"I became convinced that secrets weren’t helping anybody; they were only hurting. I believe in privacy. Privacy is about keeping sacred things sacred. Secrets are about shame"- @iSmashFizzle Ashley C. Ford on her debut memoir, 'Somebody's Daughter' https://t.co/BqxJ3F31T9

Paperback, 2022

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book