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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What to Do with Your Money When Crisis Hits: A Survival Guide
Michelle SingletaryCSPANQ&A with Michelle Singletary (@SingletaryM) on her book "What To Do With Your Money When Crisis Hits" and how people should react financially during an economic downturn - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/MphFgWlDsO https://t.co/pHvs4y594p
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--And What They Mean for America's Future
Jean M. TwengeCSPANQ&A with @jean_twenge on her book “Generations,” about the differences between the six generations - The Silents, Baby Boomers, Gen. X, Millennials, Gen. Y and “The Polars” - currently living in the U.S. close - NOW on C-SPAN https://t.co/lk16KqaZyr https://t.co/TM7V5XQDeT
Hardcover, 2023
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History
Nicholas WadeCSPAN.@RepKweisiMfume to "A Troublesome Inheritance" author Nicholas Wade: "I am absolutely offended that you would have the opportunity take this platform and to add anything of significance to it." Wade: "I'm sorry, too, that Mr. Mfume didn't like my book. I am not a racist..." https://t.co/LiTen6MkZ8
Paperback, 2015
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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
Paperback, 2024
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Proving 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 book
The Family Roe: An American Story
Joshua PragerCSPANTONIGHT: Q&A with Joshua Prager, author of "The Family Roe," on the 1971 abortion case and the complicated life and times of Norma McCorvey, aka "Jane Roe" – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/xnBV3ehVzW https://t.co/BLcMY4oKT8
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It
John AgrestoCSPANQ&A with John Agresto on his book “The Death of Learning,” which looks at the state of liberal arts education in the United States and the divide between the academy and the rest of the country - 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/DL3vjd9OMc https://t.co/UsXgLYJyuW
Hardcover, 2022
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments
Erin L. ThompsonCSPANSUNDAY: Q&A with Erin Thompson (@artcrimeprof), author of “Smashing Statues,” talks about the history of American monuments, the motivations for putting them up, and the current debates over which ones should be taken – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/iY8AwdxmdV https://t.co/3xGipw4TxX
Hardcover, 2022
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America
Chris ArnadeCSPAN"If you are in a forgotten community, and you do feel humiliated, then you want dignity. There are political ramifications for a lot of people feeling that way." Q&A with @Chris_Arnade on his book "Dignity" – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/kMRIxlFamz https://t.co/usTXwCsdQa
Hardcover, 2019
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lost and Broken: My Journey Back from Chronic Pain and Crippling Anxiety
Congressman Adam SmithCSPANTONIGHT: Q&A with @RepAdamSmith, author of “Lost and Broken,” talks about his decades-long struggle living with chronic pain and anxiety and discusses his efforts to find the right treatment – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/zqbzGqHfS8 https://t.co/anAmbu0ZBq
Paperback, 2023
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book