CSPAN 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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The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
Karen TumultyCSPANTONIGHT: @ktumulty discusses her new book "The Triumph of Nancy Reagan" - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/T21Fno8Ev1 https://t.co/RjqvqOMyA9
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Adam Smith's America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism
Glory M. LiuCSPANSUNDAY: Q&A with @miss_glory Liu who talks about her book Adam Smith’s America. She argues that while Smith is widely associated with free market economics, his work on worker rights and inequality has been overlooked – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/6gCDvag5Hc https://t.co/8zhfufjDTc
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first bookNazis on the Potomac: The Top-Secret Intelligence Operation That Helped Win World War II
Robert K. SuttonCSPANTONIGHT: Q&A with Robert Sutton, former chief historian of the National Park Service, on "Nazis on the Potomac - The Top-Secret Intelligence Operations that helped win World War II" - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/dz9g5rDwXq https://t.co/mNn2tZA908
Paperback, 2024
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first bookThe Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid
Lawrence WrightCSPANTonight on C-SPAN Q&A: Pulitzer Prize-winning author @lawrence_wright discusses his latest book, "The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID." 8pmET and 11pmET https://www.c-span.org/video/?514080-1/qa-lawrence-wright https://t.co/E0jsNtOJkS
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first bookProving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer
Kathy KleimanCSPANSUNDAY: Q&A with Kathy Kleiman (@KleimK), author of "Proving Ground" on the six American women who programmed the ENIAC, the world’s first general purpose electronic computer - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/4fcutNIVyY https://t.co/J1PTYhWhj4
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first bookWasps: The Splendors and Miseries of an American Aristocracy
Michael Knox BeranCSPANBooknotes+ Podcast: Author Michael Knox Beran on the power, privilege, and contributions of WASPs in the United States and the eventual backlash against them, their ideas, and their way of life. https://t.co/XawzWD7dSU https://t.co/V7siAcPWCV
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first bookMaster Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Ilyon WooCSPANSUNDAY: Q&A with Ilyon Woo, author of “Master Slave, Husband Wife,” recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848 – 8 & 11pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/MCE14FAgD6 https://t.co/wKBLsj8Rxq
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first bookBehold, America: The Entangled History of America First and the American Dream
Sarah ChurchwellCSPANQ&A with University of London literature professor @sarahchurchwell on her book "Behold America" – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://cs.pn/2QOdxNJ https://t.co/xsTTE9CVwu
Hardcover, 2018
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first bookThe Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism
Matthew ContinettiCSPANSUNDAY - Q&A: Matthew @continetti, author of “The Right," on the history of the American right wing since the early 20th century. He says right-wing populism, dominant today, challenged mainstream conservatism at various times – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/311dHKAgp2 https://t.co/g49jigHDU2
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first bookSilent Spring
Rachel CarsonCSPANTONIGHT: Q&A w/ Historian Douglas Brinkley, author of "Silent Spring Revolution," on American biologist Rachel Carson's work on environmental pollution and the impact her 1962 book "Silent Spring" had on the conservationist movement - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/zjmgasJKVW https://t.co/Luwl3iOCfF
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book