De Balie 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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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Peter Frankopan
We are excited for the opening of Forum on European Culture today with @peterfrankopan, author of international bestseller The Silk Roads (2015). In his highly anticipated new book The Earth Transformed (2023) Peter Frankopan revolutionizes how environments have shaped the… https://t.co/4vz0gCybn9 https://t.co/8vRbapvp52
Paperback, 2017
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Earth Transformed: An Untold History
Peter Frankopan
We are excited for the opening of Forum on European Culture today with @peterfrankopan, author of international bestseller The Silk Roads (2015). In his highly anticipated new book The Earth Transformed (2023) Peter Frankopan revolutionizes how environments have shaped the… https://t.co/4vz0gCybn9 https://t.co/8vRbapvp52
Hardcover, 2023
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Utopia
Thomas More
Should literature alert us, congratulate us, or inspire us with hope? Today 20:00 in De Balie, some tickets left. Europe has a long tradition of utopian and dystopical novelists. ‘Utopia’ from the sixteenth century by Thomas More or ‘Brave New World’ from the twentieth century… https://t.co/IUYzZQIcqE https://t.co/0N17QkBMIo
Paperback, 2003
$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Silk Roads: The Extraordinary History That Created Your World - Illustrated Edition
Peter Frankopan
We are excited for the opening of Forum on European Culture today with @peterfrankopan, author of international bestseller The Silk Roads (2015). In his highly anticipated new book The Earth Transformed (2023) Peter Frankopan revolutionizes how environments have shaped the… https://t.co/4vz0gCybn9 https://t.co/8vRbapvp52
Hardcover, 2018
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
Kim Ghattas
Journalist @KimGhattas' new book Black Wave has been included in multiple book of the year lists! @thetimes @Telegraph @FinancialTimes What does her book say on the renewed unrest in the Middle East? She joins us this Friday via videocall. Final tickets https://debalie.nl/programma/arab-uprisings-10-years-later-with-a-o-kim-ghattas-04-12-2020/ https://t.co/xOH98IOXgl
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nights of Plague
Orhan Pamuk
@Childfreelife2 Hey, wat jammer dat je er niet bij kunt zijn. We hebben nog wel een aanrader: Nights of Plague van Orhan Pamuk. 😊
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Utopia
Thomas More
Should literature alert us, congratulate us, or inspire us with hope? Today 20:00 in De Balie, some tickets left. Europe has a long tradition of utopian and dystopical novelists. ‘Utopia’ from the sixteenth century by Thomas More or ‘Brave New World’ from the twentieth century… https://t.co/IUYzZQIcqE https://t.co/0N17QkBMIo
Paperback, 2011
$7.47$3.73 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Adscam
Bob Hoffman
How does online advertising threaten our democracy? Join us for an evening of discussion on Bob Hoffman's book, ADSCAM, and the power of online tracking in today's world. https://t.co/o3nZxywHt3
Paperback, 2022
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
Matthieu Aikins
This is @mattaikins, journalist and author of 'The Naked Don't Fear the Water' in an earlier programme about Afghan refugees. Next week, 27 sept, he'll join us in a conversation about the current (and ongoing) Afghan Crises. Don't miss out, get your tickets at debalie .nl https://t.co/NWTLvgAHyF
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Constructing a Nervous System: A Memoir
Margo Jefferson
Rather than writing a straight forward memoir, Jefferson uses her newest book, Constructing a Nervous System to bring alive a cast of characters. Like Ike Turner, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jay-Z. Jefferson talks perspective and identity, 23th of May⬇️ https://t.co/NyKIdXLV8t
Paperback, 2023
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book