Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.

Everything on a Waffle: (Newbery Honor Book)
Polly Horvath
@alixabeth Do you know Polly Horvath's Everything on a Waffle? Brilliant book along these lines: https://t.co/Mly70MMvNX
Paperback, 2008
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dark Is Rising
Susan Cooper
@JeffSharlet The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper or the Chronicles of Prydain. But read the Cooper first yourself. It didn’t bother me or my kids at all but one of my adult friends found it terrifying.
Paperback, 2023
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Blue Sword
Robin McKinley
@Rebecca_Content @jbf1755 The Hero and the Crown won the awards, but I preferred the Blue Sword. I'm a huge fan of Robin McKinley (and Polly Horvath, if that's your style).
Paperback, 2000
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hero and the Crown
Robin McKinley
@Rebecca_Content @jbf1755 The Hero and the Crown won the awards, but I preferred the Blue Sword. I'm a huge fan of Robin McKinley (and Polly Horvath, if that's your style).
Paperback, 2000
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Native Tongue
Carl Hiaasen
@JenMierisch One of the reasons I like Carl Hiaasen's Native Tongue is because of the "sweet" little old lady in it. Incredible proper... and so ruthless she makes all the bad guys cower.
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sorry Not Sorry
Alyssa Milano
RT @Alyssa_Milano: I’m trending! No clue why… but I thought I’d jump on board the trend to let you know that my book, Sorry Not Sorry, by…
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Manifest Destiny and Mission in American History: A Reinterpretation
Frederick Merk
@cjcmichel Frederick Merk's Manifest Destiny and Mission in American History is ancient, but important. Sets out the different ideological threads of it, and how they informed American incursions into Mexico and the ensuing war.
Paperback, 2012
$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
@paulwaldman1 All I can think of is Shirley Jackson's The Lottery. It's lovely so long as it's someone else.
Hardcover, 2008
$34.25$17.13 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show
Jonathan Karl
RT @tribelaw: Jonathan Karl's new book, "Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show," reports that former COS Kelly said the Jan. 6 riot was…
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book