Current Affairs Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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White Fang
Jack LondonCurrent Affairs2. Jack London: London did not only write acclaimed novels like "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang." In 1905, he also wrote a powerful essay on his journey from capitalistic individualism to socialism. https://t.co/NIOQw5B6Xm https://t.co/oKDMmf0REP
Paperback, 2008
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Soul of Man Under Socialism
Oscar WildeCurrent Affairs5. Oscar Wilde Wilde is well known for plays like "The Importance of Being Earnest." Less so for his essay "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." https://t.co/NIOQw5B6Xm https://t.co/g1LtKlxVfH
Paperback, 2016
$5.38Member price:$2.69 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Only the Strong: Reversing the Left's Plot to Sabotage American Power
Tom CottonCurrent AffairsTom Cotton's new book "Only the Strong" is what you get if you lay out U.S. foreign policy with none of the sweeping rhetoric about democracy and freedom. https://t.co/0nsawunJEj https://t.co/GUJuwJXHH8
Hardcover, 2022
$36.00Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Call of the Wild
Jack LondonCurrent Affairs2. Jack London: London did not only write acclaimed novels like "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang." In 1905, he also wrote a powerful essay on his journey from capitalistic individualism to socialism. https://t.co/NIOQw5B6Xm https://t.co/oKDMmf0REP
Paperback, 2008
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Soul of Man
Oscar WildeCurrent Affairs5. Oscar Wilde Wilde is well known for plays like "The Importance of Being Earnest." Less so for his essay "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." https://t.co/NIOQw5B6Xm https://t.co/g1LtKlxVfH
Hardcover, 2022
$40.01Member price:$36.01 + Free shipping10% off
Germinal
Émile ZolaCurrent AffairsIn "Germinal," Émile Zola doesn't shy away from depicting the shocking brutality of labor exploitation. https://t.co/mAua4m0g6T
Paperback, 2008
$8.94Member price:$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
Martin Luther KingCurrent AffairsAs the Supreme Court prepares to rule on voting rights, here are some reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King's "Where Do We Go From Here?" and how to continue his life's work: https://t.co/mPh4sHEzcQ
Paperback, 2010
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Call of the Wild: A Tale about Unbreakable Spirit and the Fight for Survival
Jack LondonCurrent Affairs2. Jack London: London did not only write acclaimed novels like "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang." In 1905, he also wrote a powerful essay on his journey from capitalistic individualism to socialism. https://t.co/NIOQw5B6Xm https://t.co/oKDMmf0REP
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Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America
Wendy A. WolosonCurrent AffairsWhy are Americans surrounded by so many cheap crappy goods? Wendy Woloson joins us to talk about what makes something a piece of crap. https://t.co/bflD2EIkhv https://t.co/tF9w1abFoA
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
J. D. VanceCurrent Affairs"...in J.D. Vance's career-making memoir 'How I Made It To Yale Even Though My Family Are Drug-Addicted Violent Wastrels Who Should Pull Themselves Up By Their Bootstraps' (published in the U.S. as 'Hillbilly Elegy')" https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/04/right-wing-elitism-is-even-uglier-than-liberal-elitism
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