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Book Cover for: Crassus: The First Tycoon, Peter Stothard

Crassus: The First Tycoon

Peter Stothard
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The life of Crassus is worth remembering--especially on the ides of March. Check out Carolynn Roncaglia's review of Peter Stothard's *Crassus: The First Tycoon*: https://t.co/UGXWSXXKoZ

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives, Adolph L. Reed

The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives

Adolph L. Reed
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A Marxist political scientist, and a member of the last generation to experience segregation, tells his story. John Fea reviews Adolph Reed Jr.'s *The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives*: https://t.co/gRe9PoU3Uy

Paperback, 2025

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Blue Skies, T. C. Boyle

Blue Skies

T. C. Boyle
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We need eye-opening speculative fiction more than ever. Check out Christina Bieber Lake's review of T.C. Boyle's *Blue Skies*: https://t.co/0jqPGVvNwP

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The World Cannot Give, Tara Isabella Burton

The World Cannot Give

Tara Isabella Burton
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*The World Cannot Give* shows us Gen Z through a decidedly religious lens. Check out Jacob Lupfer's review of Tara Isabella Burton's recent novel. https://t.co/5GhGWskZfd

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy, Alex Mar

Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy

Alex Mar
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"'Nana Really Wants Me to Do This'." Check out M. Elizabeth Carter's review of Alex Mar's *Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy*: https://t.co/4tVnNoUMcB

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Candy House, Jennifer Egan

The Candy House

Jennifer Egan
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Do you think #ChatGPT can write a novel? Check out Christina Bieber Lake's review of Jennifer Egan's novel, *The Candy House*: https://t.co/m1SBtVu525

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood, Jessica Grose

Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

Jessica Grose
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If you can't "have it all," what can you have? Check out Agnes Howard's review of Jessica Grose, *Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood*: https://t.co/S4UjC1e5oj

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Rings of Saturn, W. G. Sebald

The Rings of Saturn

W. G. Sebald
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Jon Boyd, the keeper of the @Current_Pub1 bookmarks, offers a taste of W.G. Sebald's *The Rings of Saturn*: https://t.co/CYfrUjijJR

Paperback, 2016

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, Bono

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Bono
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If Bono is a picture of our moment, he’s also used his faith to shape it. Check out Russell Arben Fox's review of Bono's *Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story*: https://t.co/2xPzAz8UYT

Hardcover, 2022

$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ignorance: A Global History, Peter Burke

Ignorance: A Global History

Peter Burke
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Choose what you know wisely. Check out Benjamin Aldes Wurgaft's review of Peter Burke's *Ignorance: A Global History*: https://t.co/8Ci1Hk2hG6

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