Erik Larson 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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Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Andrew RobertsErik LarsonChurchill's own works make fascinating reading, but must be read with caution, ideally with a rock-solid book like Andrew Roberts' "Churchill: Walking with Destiny," by your side. https://t.co/T6HwD0ygq3
Paperback, 2019
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley JacksonErik LarsonI'm delighted that "Devil in the White City" made USA Today's list of the 12 scariest books, alongside such masterworks as Stephen King's "Misery" and Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House." Happy Halloween all! https://t.co/DWfpaezmx2
Paperback, 2006
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell HammettErik LarsonHa. No. (Though "The Maltese Falcon," by Dashiell Hammett, is one of my all-time favorite novels.) https://t.co/xD7SQg6IXW
Paperback, 1989
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic about the Outbreak of World War I
Barbara W. TuchmanErik LarsonThat is so nice to hear. I felt the same way the first time I read Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August." https://t.co/kLurjswgY4
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice MillardErik LarsonGreat to hear. And I share your endorsement of Ms. Millard's HERO OF THE EMPIRE. She has a knack for finding the untold stories in the lives of history's favorite sons. Another: RIVER OF DOUBT. https://twitter.com/MikeHeatwole/status/1496627973625040896
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
Erik LarsonErik LarsonI returned last night from touring various parts of the country (in person!) to launch the paperback of my Churchill book, The Splendid and the Vile. I've been intrigued by how readers now are finding resonance between it and events in Ukraine. Eg. https://www.thedailybeast.com/winston-churchill-could-be-vile-but-he-is-still-our-template-for-wartime-heroism
Paperback, 2022
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jurassic Park
Michael CrichtonErik LarsonI am delighted to be mentioned in the same breath as Michael Crichton. JURASSIC PARK is a model of well-managed suspense. But my favorite remains THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, which I read in high school. https://t.co/66ndQyeVVO
Hardcover, 2012
$27.90$13.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The River King
Alice HoffmanErik LarsonJust finished re-reading Alice Hoffman's THE RIVER KING. Love its mood, dark climax, and denouement, and as always, her clear clean prose. And that silver thread of magic woven through all. (Note: I neither know Ms. Hoffman, nor share her publisher.) https://t.co/wPUMbpE1NP
Paperback, 2001
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leave the World Behind
Rumaan AlamErik LarsonJust finished reading Rumaan Alam's LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND. Wow. Fantastic, gripping, deeply troubling; impressive narrative architecture. (No agenda here. I don't know the guy, and we have different publishers.) @Rumaan
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Buzz BissingerErik LarsonA college classmate of mine, Buzz Bissinger, tells me his new book, The Mosquito Bowl, is just out. Yes, THAT Buzz Bissinger, but with a wholly different kind of football saga, this one set on Guadalcanal during World War II. Read on! https://t.co/OPcugwfDtc
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book