Harvard 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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Hand Talk
Jeffrey E. DavisHealing the Soul Wound:Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities, Eduardo Duran (Tiospaye Ta Woapiye Wicasa) Hand Talk:Sign Language Among American Indian Nations, Jeffery E. Davis Native Space:Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism, Natchee Blu Barnd
Paperback, 2010
$52.00Member price:$49.40 + Free shipping5% off
Nature Poem
Tommy PicoPOETRY Nature Poem by Tommy Pico Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry, edited by Joy Harjo Eyes Bottle Dark With a Mouthful of Flowers by Jake Skeets It Was Never going to Be Okay by Jaye Simpson
Paperback, 2017
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moby Dick
Herman MelvilleHarvard’s @HoughtonLib is home to the personal archive of Moby Dick author Herman Melville. In honor of his birthday, check out these samples from the archive, including Melville’s own manuscript for his final book, Billy Budd. 📸 @HoughtonLib https://t.co/jDmC4KLmoL
Paperback, 2011
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities
Eduardo DuranHealing the Soul Wound:Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities, Eduardo Duran (Tiospaye Ta Woapiye Wicasa) Hand Talk:Sign Language Among American Indian Nations, Jeffery E. Davis Native Space:Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism, Natchee Blu Barnd
Paperback, 2019
$36.95Member price:$36.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis CarrollHappy birthday to Lewis Carroll, born #OTD in 1832. Dive into one of his most famous works with this virtual exhibit about Alice in Wonderland from @houghtonlib: https://t.co/HPtux3XZRB https://t.co/RgDergtPil
Paperback, 2010
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry#HBD to Lorraine Hansberry, the author of “A Raisin in the Sun,” which was the first production written by a Black woman to appear on Broadway. Pictured is actor Sidney Poitier portraying Walter Lee Younger in the original production, which opened in 1959. 📸 Fine Arts Library https://t.co/WND51gy38E
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
$8.95Member price:$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
James JoyceHappy birthday to James Joyce, born #OTD in 1882! @HoughtonLib holds early proofs of his most famous work, Ulysses — with Joyce’s own edits. The Harvard Gazette wrote about the proofs several years ago – learn more: https://t.co/U7comy0Zci
Paperback, 1990
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alice: The Classic Victorian Play for Children: Adapted from "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
Lewis CarrollHappy birthday to Lewis Carroll, born #OTD in 1832. Dive into one of his most famous works with this virtual exhibit about Alice in Wonderland from @houghtonlib: https://t.co/HPtux3XZRB https://t.co/RgDergtPil
Paperback, 2015
$8.95Member price:$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Memorial Ride
Stephen Graham JonesCOMICS & ZINES Dakwäkãda Warriors by Cole Pauls Deer Woman, an Anthology, edited by Elizabeth LaPensée and Weshoyot Alvitre Memorial Ride by Stephen Graham Jones and Maria Wolf Come Home, Indio: A Memoir by Jim Terry
Paperback, 2021
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Correspondence: Official Letters Between Washington and Brig. Gen. William Irvine
Consul Willshire ButterfieldOn George Washington’s birthday, explore the thousands of Washington-era records in our ‘Worlds of Change’ collection from colonial North America. You can view his personal correspondence, cabinet papers, and more from America’s first president at https://t.co/JpvwyqiBzj
Paperback, 2019
$42.90Member price:$21.45 + Free shipping50% off your first book