Dr. Natalie Wright Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Completely Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition
Mark Bittman
@amy_nusbaum For basics, Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and How to Bake Everything are all fantastic. Each recipe has several variations and there’s lots of info on how to create your own variations.
Hardcover, 2017
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Writing Science in Plain English
Anne E. Greene
For a great short book on science writing that includes lots of examples to use for practice, I recommend Writing Science in Plain English by Greene.
Paperback, 2013
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Bake Everything: Simple Recipes for the Best Baking: A Baking Recipe Cookbook
Mark Bittman
@amy_nusbaum For basics, Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and How to Bake Everything are all fantastic. Each recipe has several variations and there’s lots of info on how to create your own variations.
Hardcover, 2016
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Smash the Patriarchy: A totally appropriate self-affirming coloring book
Jen Meyers
My 4yo is crying because “I really want to read a book called Smash the Patriarchy,” but we don’t own any books called Smash the Patriarchy.
Paperback, 2018
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Barnyard Dance!
Sandra Boynton
@BlondeHistorian My kids and I love anything by Sandra Boynton, but especially Dinosaur Dance, Barnyard Dance, and Personal Penguin. Silly stories, fun rhymes with bouncing rhythms. They’re very enjoyable to read out loud, and I never tire of them.
Board Book, 2022
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dinosaur Dance!
Sandra Boynton
@BlondeHistorian My kids and I love anything by Sandra Boynton, but especially Dinosaur Dance, Barnyard Dance, and Personal Penguin. Silly stories, fun rhymes with bouncing rhythms. They’re very enjoyable to read out loud, and I never tire of them.
Board Book, 2016
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dread Nation
Justina Ireland
@KYT_ThatsME I loved Dread Nation by Justina Ireland. Alternative history fantasy, post-civil war Black woman protagonist who kills zombies. Dark but excellent, and the narration for the audiobook was excellent.
Paperback, 2019
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book