GBH News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Excursions. By: Henry David Thoreau and By: Ralph Waldo Emerson: Excursions is an 1863 anthology of several essays by American transce
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau spent a lot of time dining at the Ralph Waldo Emerson household. When you learn what he ate in his cabin, you won't be surprised: https://t.co/wrwr9VVI49
Paperback, 2018
$9.05$4.53 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dust Child
Mai Phan Que Nguyen
"I think we are blessed with a life on this Earth so that we can uplift each other, and I really think every one of us has so much power inside of us that we can use for a good purpose." https://t.co/w7eQYkDSvN
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ghosts of the Orphanage: A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice
Christine Kenneally
A culture of silence, obedience and protecting the Catholic church led to violent and unhinged abuse at a Vermont orphanage, said author @ChrisKenneally. She detailed the abuse in her latest book, "Ghosts of the Orphanage." Watch: https://t.co/qGBK0OEvKz https://t.co/UXDT8clkqo
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Satanic Verses
Salman Rushdie
The world-renowned author Salman Rushdie has long lived under threat because of his writing. The controversy began after he published The Satanic Verses in 1988. https://t.co/nmwBdJyVDu
Paperback, 2008
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
Avi Loeb
"There is something weird about objects coming from interstellar space for me as an astronomer, and I'm doing my best to figure it out," said Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb. https://t.co/5r2sXA62qK
Hardcover, 2023
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bible Memory Plan for Women: Morning & Evening Edition
Jean Fischer
Looking for fun things to do this weekend? One of Boston's favorite Instagrammers, Ameera Hammouda of Boston Uncovered, stopped by Morning Edition to walk us through how she's spending summer days in the city: https://t.co/UoQWJ4LolU
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Big Papi
David Ortiz
Big Papi's on his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame. David Ortiz was the only player voted into baseball's most hallowed club this year: https://t.co/pEqvjb8Gqc
Paperback, 2008
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Christmas Wooden Collectible Set
Charles M. Schulz
On this day in 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" aired for the first time. If you're a fan, you might learn things you didn't know about Peanuts creator Charles Schulz in this story: https://t.co/tN1pYSUYGA
Paperback, 2018
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
#OnThisDay in 1851, Herman Melville's Moby Dick was published. It all started with an epic picnic: https://t.co/76YESYxCqE
Paperback, 2011
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Book and Tree Kit: With Music!
Charles M. Schulz
On this day in 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" aired for the first time. If you're a fan, you might learn things you didn't know about Peanuts creator Charles Schulz in this story: https://t.co/tN1pYSUYGA
Paperback, 2021
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book