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Ellen Barry 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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Ellen Barry is a journalist covering mental health. Covering mental health for the New York Times, former Boston, Delhi, Moscow bureau chief. At home in New England. Retweet ≠ endorsement. ebarry@nytimes.com.

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Book Cover for: Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen

Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen
Ellen BarryEllen Barry

RT @susanchira: How Sara Gruen, of Water for Elephants, ended up nearly broke, seriously ill, and fearing for her life in her quest to free…

Paperback, 2007

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling
Ellen BarryEllen Barry

Did you know Rudyard Kipling wrote "The Jungle Book" at the house he designed and built outside Brattleboro, Vermont? And that you can stay there? https://t.co/WUsG20zMWa

Paperback, 2009

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A History of Present Illness, Anna DeForest

A History of Present Illness

Anna DeForest
Ellen BarryEllen Barry

To anyone caring for someone near the end of life, “A History of Present Illness” provides a powerful argument to push back against the juggernaut of the hospital, to wrest control of the process.

Hardcover, 2022

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Commonwealth, Ann Patchett

Commonwealth

Ann Patchett
Ellen BarryEllen Barry

@teri_atthepaper Ann Patchett, anything, but specifically Commonwealth

Paperback, 2017

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel; New, Complete, Uncensored Version, Anatoly Kuznetsov

Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel; New, Complete, Uncensored Version

Anatoly Kuznetsov
Ellen BarryEllen Barry

"One cannot explain it with words. It cannot be told.” @JenLouiseWilson on the reissued notebook of Anatoly Kuznetsov, which chronicles the Nazi occupation of Kyiv and the slaughter at Babi Yar. https://t.co/bhf2jm7Ird

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: To Build a Fire, Jack London

To Build a Fire

Jack London
Ellen BarryEllen Barry

@growingwisdom In "To Build a Fire," Jack London's unnamed character spits to see how cold it is; if it's 50 degrees below zero, spit freezes in the air before it hits the ground. It's not that cold.

Paperback, 2009

$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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