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Book Cover for: The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg, Nicholas Dawidoff

The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg

Nicholas Dawidoff
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

Writer Nicholas Dawidoff ’85 is justly acclaimed for "The Catcher Was a Spy," "The Fly Swatter ," and "The Crowd Sounds Happy." Now, he has produced a monumental, wrenching account of urban inequity, "The Other Side of Prospect" (@wwnorton). https://t.co/7Gdt4CiUFR https://t.co/SouDtKFASn

Paperback, 1995

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Fly Swatter: Portrait of an Exceptional Character, Nicholas Dawidoff

The Fly Swatter: Portrait of an Exceptional Character

Nicholas Dawidoff
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

Writer Nicholas Dawidoff ’85 is justly acclaimed for "The Catcher Was a Spy," "The Fly Swatter ," and "The Crowd Sounds Happy." Now, he has produced a monumental, wrenching account of urban inequity, "The Other Side of Prospect" (@wwnorton). https://t.co/7Gdt4CiUFR https://t.co/SouDtKFASn

Paperback, 2003

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop, Martin Puchner

Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop

Martin Puchner
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

Is there a case for #culturalappropriation? Critic Adam Kirsch finds one in Martin Puchner’s sweeping new book, "Culture: The Story of Us, From Cave Art to K-Pop." @WSJ @martin_puchner @English_Harvard @HarvardExt @HarvardTDM @HarvardArtsHum https://t.co/f3sJ4wLaZN https://t.co/hJhnmnlTTU

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Food, We Need to Talk: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet, and Making Peace with Your Body, Juna Gjata

Food, We Need to Talk: The Science-Based, Humor-Laced Last Word on Eating, Diet, and Making Peace with Your Body

Juna Gjata
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

The first season of Juna Gjata's ’17 podcast, “Food, We Need to Talk,” launched in 2019 by @WBUR. Alongside co-host Edward Phillips of @harvardmed, Gjata rigorously and humorously explores subjects from exercise to food addiction: https://t.co/mkKInwi7Wl

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be, Wendy Fischman

The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be

Wendy Fischman
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

We review: "Race at the Top" by @nkwarikoo (@UChicagoPress); "Breaking Ranks" by Colin Diver (@JHUPress); "The Real World of College" by @wendyfischman and @DrHowardGardner (@mitpress); and "Empires of Ideas" by @BillKirbyHBS (@Harvard_Press). https://t.co/xdnpw37aEM

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Book Cover for: The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World, Paul Fisher

The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World

Paul Fisher
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

John Singer #Sargent seemed the embodiment of an establishment #artist. As American studies professor @Wellesley Paul Fisher ’83 amply documents in his new biography, "The Grand Affair" (@fsgbooks), there were many more backstories to the man: https://t.co/hvvCQaejxt

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Book Cover for: The Crowd Sounds Happy: The Crowd Sounds Happy: A Story of Love and Madness in an American Family, Nicholas Dawidoff

The Crowd Sounds Happy: The Crowd Sounds Happy: A Story of Love and Madness in an American Family

Nicholas Dawidoff
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

Writer Nicholas Dawidoff ’85 is justly acclaimed for "The Catcher Was a Spy," "The Fly Swatter ," and "The Crowd Sounds Happy." Now, he has produced a monumental, wrenching account of urban inequity, "The Other Side of Prospect" (@wwnorton). https://t.co/7Gdt4CiUFR https://t.co/SouDtKFASn

Paperback, 2009

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cry in a Long Night, Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

Cry in a Long Night

Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

William Tamplin, Ph.D. ’20, translated the 1955 Arabic novel "Cry in a Long Night" into English. The translation was published earlier this year by @DarfPublishers. Read about Tamplin's journey learning and translating #Arabic. @arablit https://t.co/rmOS4A2TyC https://t.co/o843rCBRCY

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Looking Up: The True Adventures of a Storm-Chasing Weather Nerd, Matthew Cappucci

Looking Up: The True Adventures of a Storm-Chasing Weather Nerd

Matthew Cappucci
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

Our latest list of #Harvard alumni, faculty, and staff publications includes @MatthewCappucci's new book "Looking Up," @Nouriel's "Megathreats," and much more: https://t.co/PEqJAYH7ej https://t.co/fyDjveJ6fq

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Book Cover for: Breaking Ranks: How the Rankings Industry Rules Higher Education and What to Do about It, Colin Diver

Breaking Ranks: How the Rankings Industry Rules Higher Education and What to Do about It

Colin Diver
Harvard MagazineHarvard Magazine

We review: "Race at the Top" by @nkwarikoo (@UChicagoPress); "Breaking Ranks" by Colin Diver (@JHUPress); "The Real World of College" by @wendyfischman and @DrHowardGardner (@mitpress); and "Empires of Ideas" by @BillKirbyHBS (@Harvard_Press). https://t.co/xdnpw37aEM

Hardcover, 2022

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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