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Fred Appel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Publisher @PrincetonUPress, acquiring books in religious studies, Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies, cultural anthropology, and more.

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Book Cover for: Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular, David A. Hollinger

Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular

David A. Hollinger
Fred AppelFred Appel

An illuminating interview with David Hollinger about his new book "Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More Secular" https://t.co/7FgCLZDSKu @PrincetonUPress

Paperback, 2024

$18.95Member price:$17.06 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age, Ayala Fader

Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age

Ayala Fader
Fred AppelFred Appel

Warmest congrats to @AyalaFader for being named finalist for the @SamiRohrPrize in Jewish literature, for her book "Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age." See the announcement here: https://t.co/0ViFBNrAMw @PrincetonUPress Fingers crossed!

Paperback, 2022

$21.95Member price:$19.76 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism, Magda Teter

Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism

Magda Teter
Fred AppelFred Appel

Very positive review of "Christian Supremacy" by @MagdaTeter in @LibraryJournal: “A disturbing read at times, but an important one, especially given the growth of the white supremacy movement in this era.” Book is out May 16. Read the full review here: https://t.co/D1QLi9DLvq

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00Member price:$35.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical, Shaul Magid

Meir Kahane: The Public Life and Political Thought of an American Jewish Radical

Shaul Magid
Fred AppelFred Appel

Is Meir Kahane more mainstream than American Jews will admit? https://t.co/7g5ioVojWB You can order your copy of Shaul Magid's important new biography of Kahane here: https://t.co/i5okS6QDqn @PrincetonUPress

Paperback, 2023

$24.95Member price:$22.45 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher

The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton

Andrew Porwancher
Fred AppelFred Appel

Andrew Porwancher on how efforts in the early American republic to derail Alexander Hamilton’s programs were infused with antisemitism: https://t.co/LIOHAYMMCq Based on Porwancher's new book, "The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton". @PrincetonUPress

Paperback, 2023

$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: What a Mushroom Lives for: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make, Michael J. Hathaway

What a Mushroom Lives for: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make

Michael J. Hathaway
Fred AppelFred Appel

The case for admiring the mighty mushroom: Michael Hathaway, author of "What a Mushroom Lives For," on @cbcradio: https://t.co/CNXhMxn5Su @PrincetonUPress

Paperback, 2023

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York, Nomi M. Stolzenberg

American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York

Nomi M. Stolzenberg
Fred AppelFred Appel

For @NewYorker, Gideon Lewis-Kraus reviews AMERICAN SHTETL, written by @nomideplume1 and @DavidNMyersUCLA. He calls the book “an extraordinary and riveting account”. Read the full review here: https://t.co/xBU4MXR8ss

Paperback, 2024

$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes, Jerry Z. Muller

Professor of Apocalypse: The Many Lives of Jacob Taubes

Jerry Z. Muller
Fred AppelFred Appel

@jerryzmuller’s "Professor of Apocalypse" (publishing 5/24) is a “fascinating, judicious biography," at once "a history of ideas, a gripping psychological melodrama and a study of the surprising power of intellectual charisma to make and unmake lives." https://t.co/HVQfTbHFH8

Paperback, 2024

$27.95Member price:$25.16 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Horizon Work: At the Edges of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change, Adriana Petryna

Horizon Work: At the Edges of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change

Adriana Petryna
Fred AppelFred Appel

@adrianapetryna's book "Horizon Work: At the Edges of Knowledge in an Age of Runaway Climate Change" has just won the Diana Forsythe Prize for exemplifying the spirit of Forsythe's feminist anthropological research on work, science, or technology. Congrats!! @PrincetonUPress

Paperback, 2024

$19.95Member price:$17.96 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains, Lucas Bessire

Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains

Lucas Bessire
Fred AppelFred Appel

Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains by Lucas Bessire was a 2021 #NationalBookAward finalist and will be released in #paperback next week. Grab a copy from your local independent bookstore! https://t.co/MNDC3Xwphc @PrincetonUPress

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book