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DPLA Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Brown Neon, Raquel Gutiérrez

Brown Neon

Raquel Gutiérrez
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Have you registered for our next Book Talk yet? On Tuesday, Oct 18 at 3p ET, join us as we host Brown Neon author Raquel Gutiérrez (@raquefella) in conversation with Lou Cornum. Find out more and register here: https://t.co/fM1C8U8udE https://t.co/1wbxt4trXK

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Night, Elie Wiesel

Night

Elie Wiesel
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Teachers: Looking for ways to help students learn about the #Holocaust? Our #primarysource set, Elie Wiesel's Night + the Holocaust, includes survivor accounts, art, artifacts + a helpful #teaching guide--all for free. Find it here: https://t.co/wlYfKFb0ki 📷: @RecollectionWi https://t.co/xChIcOFSCu

Paperback, 2006

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge, Richard Ovenden

Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge

Richard Ovenden
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IN ONE WEEK: On June 5, at 1p ET, we'll host @richove of @bodleianlibs to talk about his book, Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge, with moderator @jenny8lee and intro from @RobertDarnton. RSVP to join us: https://t.co/UuEetNXCx3 https://t.co/N7hYXMntpQ

Paperback, 2022

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass
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On #DouglassDay, read his memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, for #free from #PalaceBookshelf: https://t.co/gL7n9iq8P5 https://t.co/EnsaS71t4A

Paperback, 1995

$4.50$2.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Buy Now: How Amazon Branded Convenience and Normalized Monopoly, Emily West

Buy Now: How Amazon Branded Convenience and Normalized Monopoly

Emily West
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TOMORROW AT 1p ET: Join us as we partner with the @mitpress for a *free* Book Talk with author @westemilye in conversation with @cindycpaa about Buy Now: How #Amazon Branded Convenience and Normalized Monopoly. Find out more and register here: https://t.co/fx4SHcOvey https://t.co/9YOqTDZ6v3

Paperback, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better, Jennifer Pahlka

Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better

Jennifer Pahlka
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We are excited to announce the next DPLA Book Talk! On July 24 at 1p ET, we'll talk with Jennifer Pahlka (@pahlkadot) about her new book (released today!), Recoding America, which @ezraklein calls, “The book I wish every policymaker would read." RSVP: https://t.co/gmnFS0BC0P https://t.co/ohCmYWVZCM

Hardcover, 2023

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
DPLADPLA

There's still time to sign up for tomorrow's Book Talk with Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (@IBJIYONGI) at 1 pm ET . We'll be talking about her book The #DisorderedCosmos, her career studying the universe, equity in STEM + much more! RSVP here: http://bit.ly/dplabooktalk2 https://t.co/z1YoDVt3V7

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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