Gladstone's Library 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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The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
“A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn cloud, like a bloody rag, hung over the spot of its going..." - John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath Picture by Ronnie Hughes. https://t.co/wuvNVI962g
Paperback, 2006
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Hiro Arikawa
The popularity of our recent visitor has us thinking - what's your fondest cat story? We have a soft spot for Max the Detective Cat (by WiR shortlisted @scraphamster), Robert Westall's Blitzcat, Hiro Arikawa's The Travelling Cat Chronicles and the Guest Cat (Takashi Hiraide) https://t.co/7g0RR0BqpD
Hardcover, 2018
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Britain and the American Dream
Peter Moore
How did ‘the West’ get where it is now? Historian Peter Moore explores this question through the eyes of the generation that preceded the Declaration of Independence, at Britain and the American Dream, 1pm to 2pm on Friday 8th September. Details here https://t.co/mNKjSKWrTG https://t.co/UxWbTihAeF
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Britain and the American Dream
Peter Moore
Are you interested in US and UK history and the ways each nation shaped the other? You are invited to Britain and the American Dream with Peter Moore on Friday 8th September at 1-2pm. Book your seat here https://t.co/O2KFYCg87N https://t.co/TS3268Lm3o
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Britain and the American Dream
Peter Moore
Peter Moore's books include Damn His Blood, The Weather Experiment, Endeavour, and, most recently, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. He'll discuss the evolution and interplay of UK and US history on Friday 8th September. Book tickets here https://t.co/xxtPjlybaF https://t.co/7i1WtH0fqO
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street: A Bewitching Tale of Historical Fantasy, Magic, Love and a Clockwork Octopus
Natasha Pulley
We are SO EXCITED to invite Natasha Pulley (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, The Bedlam Stacks, The Half Life of Valery K) back for not one but two events! Join her at a talk OR (perhaps and) a masterclass this September - book here https://t.co/YkC8EWwBF6 https://t.co/6paDi8JI8x
Paperback, 2016
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book