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Dave Davies 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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Dave Davies is a guest radio host. Contributor and fill-in host on Fresh Air with Terry Gross; until recently Senior reporter at WHYY-FM.

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Book Cover for: Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage., Jeff Guinn

Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage.

Jeff GuinnDave DaviesDave Davies

… Jeff Guinn has written a detailed account of the Branch Davidian confrontation and its legacy, drawing in part on interviews with federal agents who were barred from talking to reporters for years after the incident, and have some harsh criticisms of the operation.

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850, Andrew J. Torget

Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850

Andrew J. TorgetDave DaviesDave Davies

@emilyinsatx I had the same question - the authors rely mainly on a 2015 book, Seeds of Empire by Andrew Torget- many records of Stephen Austin lobbying Mexico for tolerance of slavery. thx for listening...I gotta try your kolaches next time I'm Texas!

Paperback, 2018

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream, Richard Antoine White

I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream

Richard Antoine WhiteDave DaviesDave Davies

One of my favorite interviews ever: Richard Antoine White @Rawtuba shares his amazing story - from sleeping in abandoned houses as a kid to becoming an accomplished musician. His book is I'm Possible - worth your time. https://t.co/bnJxHpA4vH

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, Deborah Feldman

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

Deborah FeldmanDave DaviesDave Davies

If you found the Netflix series, Unorthodox riveting, you'll want to hear Deborah Feldman's true story that inspired the series, today on @nprfreshair - including her account of living within an arranged marriage https://t.co/IDRy3MmbeC

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob, Russell Shorto

Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob

Russell ShortoDave DaviesDave Davies

I read a lot of books for @nprfreshair - Smalltime, the memoir by @RussellShorto about his grandfather, a mob boss in a Western PA steel town, is one of my favorites. Hear him today on the show.. https://t.co/tn5BsH3qj2

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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