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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris 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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Lindsey Fitzharris is an author, medical historian, and television host. NYTimes Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor. Children's book: PLAGUE-BUSTERS (Oct 2023)

38 books
Book Cover for: Siege of Dubrovnik: Only the dead have seen the end of war., Dhirubhai Patel

Siege of Dubrovnik: Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Dhirubhai Patel
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

(14/16) Many of these women will feature in my forthcoming book, not only because they are fascinating, but because they were also crucial to the war effort at home and abroad. It was hell for everyone. In the words of George Santayana, "Only the dead have seen the end of war.” https://t.co/3MSHVSZ6Lq

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Book Cover for: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Graeber
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

RT @greg_jenner: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow review – have we got our ancestors wr…

Paperback, 2023

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

Thank you @alokjha for picking #TheFacemaker as one of the @guardian's "Best Science Books of 2022!" There are some other great titles on this list, including one of my favourites, AN IMMENSE WORLD, by @edyong209. Check it out for holiday gift ideas. https://t.co/VX7bsDCySt

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness, Katie Booth

The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness

Katie Booth
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

@Joanne_Paul_ Not a full biography, but The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness by @_katiebooth_ is brilliant. I've also written two.

Paperback, 2022

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I, Lindsey Fitzharris

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Lindsey Fitzharris
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

I'm always fascinated to see how my books are categorized. Is it history? Is it science? Is it biography? Great to see #TheFacemaker on @Waterstones "Best of 2022" under popular science. ❤️ https://t.co/jkiXwFMLA2 https://t.co/YgSSqt9TkJ

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History, Alex Von Tunzelmann

Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History

Alex Von Tunzelmann
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

Wishing all the shortlisted authors best of luck tonight at the #WolfsonHistoryPrize. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for #FallenIdols by @alexvtunzelmann! An important and timely book that every person should read. https://twitter.com/WolfsonHistory/status/1539549998773374982

Hardcover, 2021

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial, Kathryn Mannix

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

Kathryn Mannix
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

Palliative care physician @drkathrynmannix, bestselling author of WITH THE END IN MIND, has a new book out called LISTEN - about life, death, relationships and mental health. She's a thoughtful writer with a powerful message. Highly recommend: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Listen-find-words-tender-conversations/dp/000843543X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= https://t.co/4UymnXkeOi

Paperback, 2018

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel (Good Morning America Book Club), Brendan Slocumb

The Violin Conspiracy: A Novel (Good Morning America Book Club)

Brendan Slocumb
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

RTing because The Violin Conspiracy by @Brendan_slocumb looks AMAZING! Ordering right now. Thanks @Ley_KJ for sharing! https://t.co/H0N5iDcBgh

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: African Europeans: An Untold History, Olivette Otele

African Europeans: An Untold History

Olivette Otele
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

AFRICAN EUROPEANS by @OlivetteOtele deserved to be on more shortlists in 2020. An extraordinary book - meticulously researched and highly readable. Olivette is a first-rate historian whose work deserves a wide readership: https://amzn.to/3uWQHXR https://twitter.com/OlivetteOtele/status/1494604251422728208

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tiny Deaths, Robert Shearman

Tiny Deaths

Robert Shearman
Dr Lindsey FitzharrisDr Lindsey Fitzharris

If you enjoyed my tweet about Frances Glessner Lee, who created true crime scene dioramas to train homicide investigators in the 1940s, check out 18 TINY DEATHS by @bruce_goldfarb: https://t.co/fxA7CNJVXf https://t.co/UsIC52Gq7t https://t.co/5H1sn5rJ5H

Paperback, Mass Market, 2008

$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book