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Daniel W. Drezner Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Daniel Drezner is a political scientist and professor. Professor @FletcherSchool. Author of Drezner's World: https://t.co/ruYNki1G1w. Co-host of Space The Nation w/ Ana Marie Cox. Shaker of hands with Mel Brooks.

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Book Cover for: The Last Policeman, Ben H. Winters

The Last Policeman

Ben H. Winters
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

Feeling like the world is gonna end? @anamariecox and I hear you. We talk about Ben Winters' THE LAST POLICEMAN in our latest Space the Nation Ep. You can listen to it right now -- if you're a patron. https://t.co/yPLJLtlLQ4

Paperback, 2013

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The End of October, Lawrence Wright

The End of October

Lawrence Wright
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

To celebrate the start of October, @anamariecox and I talk about Lawrence Wright’s The End of October for Space the Nation! https://t.co/KHSc1FNnVk

Paperback, 2021

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: War and Gold: A 500-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt, Kwasi Kwarteng

War and Gold: A 500-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt

Kwasi Kwarteng
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

Apropos of nothing here’s a link to my 2014 review of Kwasi Kwarteng’s “War and Gold.” https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/books/review/war-and-gold-by-kwasi-kwarteng.html

Hardcover, 2014

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Book Cover for: The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick, Donna Tartt

The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick

Donna Tartt
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

@petersagal “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt.

Paperback, 2004

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Spider-Man: No Way Home: Spider-Man's Very Strange Day!, Calliope Glass

Spider-Man: No Way Home: Spider-Man's Very Strange Day!

Calliope Glass
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

My review is that “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was exactly what I needed to watch during the dark days of December. https://twitter.com/dandrezner/status/1474417035153129477

Hardcover, 2021

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dune, Frank Herbert

Dune

Frank Herbert
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

I like both Frank Herbert’s novel and Denis Villeneuve’s film, but there’s one plot element of “Dune” that drives me nuts. https://t.co/7hzvQuXKVy

Paperback, 2005

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Book Cover for: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Dava Sobel

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Dava Sobel
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

It’s a fascinating tale about how an uneducated craftsman was able to claim a prize that astronomers coveted for themselves.

Paperback, 2007

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Book Cover for: Foundation, Isaac Asimov

Foundation

Isaac Asimov
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

The Bechdel test is one thing; after reading Isaac Asimov’s FOUNDATION, @anamariecox and I discuss a lower bar: does a canonical work of science fiction have at least two women characters uttering dialogue? https://t.co/oGNFQUgYIX

Paperback, Mass Market, 1991

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Book Cover for: History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides

History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

A dramatization of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War. https://t.co/fuKfq222M7

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Book Cover for: Romantic Comedy: Reese's Book Club, Curtis Sittenfeld

Romantic Comedy: Reese's Book Club

Curtis Sittenfeld
Daniel W. DreznerDaniel W. Drezner

Also, I cannot think of a better vacation read than a story about a comedy writer at a Saturday Night Live-type show who falls for a John Mayer-type singer and has to figure out how to overcome her outstanding ability to self-sabotage her romantic relationships.

Hardcover, 2023

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