Deseret News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Margaret McNamaraDeseret NewsIn honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are some of the best Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. | By Margaret Darby https://t.co/2pxS1hDNG3
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife
Ken JenningsDeseret NewsAs someone who’s made a career out of knowing his facts, there was something especially appealing about the mystery of the great beyond, which @KenJennings explores in his new book, "100 Places to See After You Die." | By @Lotlotej https://t.co/9FGQO2Z0iv
Hardcover, 2023
$27.99Member price:$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mardi
Herman MelvilleDeseret NewsHerman Melville's “Mardi” was heavily influenced by another American volume published in the 1800s — namely, the Book of Mormon. | By Giordano Lahaderne https://t.co/qm8uQluG1W
Paperback, 2017
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
Tom HanksDeseret NewsTom Hanks released his debut novel this week — “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece." | By Margaret Darby https://t.co/N7dGKBAOPM
Paperback, 2024
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moby Dick
Herman MelvilleDeseret NewsBoth a skeptic and a true believer all at once, Melville agonized over how to find truth and how to know the true nature of God, all amid the seeming corruption of modern Christianity. | By Giordano Lahaderne https://t.co/qm8uQluG1W
Paperback, 2011
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Twilight
Stephenie MeyerDeseret NewsWhat started out as a penalty for finishing last in fantasy football turned into a million and a half views on TikTok. | By Lee Benson https://www.deseret.com/2021/9/17/22671680/fantasy-football-twilight-going-viral-on-tiktok-stephenie-meyer?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=dn-social&utm_campaign=twitter&utm_content=deseretnews
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Schizophrenia: Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis and Treatments - Revised Edition - Illustrated by S. Smith
National Institutes of HealthDeseret NewsResearchers in Denmark worked with the U.S. National Institutes of Health on a study which shows a link between cannabis use and schizophrenia in young people, especially young men. | By @HannaSeariac https://t.co/r5wKQGoBBP
Paperback, 2012
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics
Joseph S. NyeDeseret NewsIn a piece he authored in January for the Deseret News, Daniel Runde cites “soft power” as a term coined by political scientist Joseph Nye Jr. that describes power wielded by persuasion, not force. | By @DNTechHive https://t.co/LceMoCElm6
Paperback, 2005
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forever...
Judy BlumeDeseret NewsJudy Blume’s books have become synonymous with adolescence. | By @natalieissa93 https://t.co/PnEr817HbE
Paperback, 2024
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brave New World
Aldous HuxleyDeseret News"We’re not yet the ‘Brave New World’ that Aldous Huxley described in 1932, but we’re getting closer if we allow words like ‘mother’ and ‘family’ to be erased," Cassandra Hedelius writes in @DNewsOpinion. https://t.co/P7h25fCF3S
Paperback, 2006
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book