D. W A T K I N S Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments
D. Watkins
Available wherever books are sold !!! Thank you @Tramon_WBAL šŖš¾šŖš¾šš¾ #BlackBoySmile Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments https://www.amazon.com/dp/0306924005/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_7WVWCF5F42HP3F84PS1K https://t.co/pzWOWTzRx6
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Silver Sparrow
Tayari Jones
@likaluca But nah, Iām really reading āKillāem and Leaveā by James McBride and āSilver Sparrowā by Tayari Jones
Paperback, 2012
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
James McBride
@likaluca But nah, Iām really reading āKillāem and Leaveā by James McBride and āSilver Sparrowā by Tayari Jones
Paperback, 2016
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Y. Davis
Iām not an expert on Abolition but I know that jail doesnāt and will never work. @dereckapurnell has a BRILLIANT book on the topic called āBecoming Abolitionistsā that I recommend. āAre prisons obsoleteā by Angela Davis is really great too ā¦
Paperback, 2003
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics
Stephen Breyer
RT @BookWorld: TODAY Mon 10/4 EDT 6PM Justice Stephen Breyer on "The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics" online & in-person @ā¦
Hardcover, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
More Than One Thing Can Be True: A Story of Survival
Caroline Brunne
Not sure why people donāt understand that a person can be great at designing sneakers and making music why KNOWING absolutely nothing about social and political issues. Itās totally okay, more than one thing can be true.
Hardcover, 2022
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sula
Toni Morrison
@likaluca Inheritance by @baynardwoods and rereading Sula by the great Toni Morrison and Residue Years by my big bro @MitchSJackson as I prep to pen this novel
Hardcover, 2002
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wire: The Complete Visual History: (The Wire Book, Television History, Photography Coffee Table Books)
D. Watkins
D. Watkins: The Wire: The Complete Visual History (with Nathan Corbett) Tickets, Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite https://t.co/SteMIm7ppb
Hardcover, 2022
$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese Laymon
Was thinking about the brilliance of @KieseLaymon ās āHeavy,ā and it being an American memoir. OurAmerica is so important. So I wrote this American storyā edited by @baynardwoods with photos by @byDVNLLN (Baltimore triangle offense) https://t.co/hxHaQRXxtX
Paperback, 2019
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s
Jeff Pearlman
Reading @jeffpearlman āShow Timeā is the best part of my mornings, Iām sick because Iām almost at the end! If you love @HBO #WinningTime , the NBA or just a great story composed of high level reporting , I HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Paperback, 2014
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book