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Hopkins Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Silent Shore: The Lynching of Matthew Williams and the Politics of Racism in the Free State, Charles L. Chavis

The Silent Shore: The Lynching of Matthew Williams and the Politics of Racism in the Free State

Charles L. Chavis
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

Add "The Silent Shore" by Charles Chavis (@Chavis4Change) to your collection of Black history books for February and beyond. Discover more in a piece from the @baltimoresun. https://t.co/Q4IGLLtkNP

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Who Speaks for You?: The Inside Story of the Prosecutor Who Took Down Baltimore's Most Crooked Cops, Leo Wise

Who Speaks for You?: The Inside Story of the Prosecutor Who Took Down Baltimore's Most Crooked Cops

Leo Wise
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

Federal prosecutor Leo Wise talked to @WYPR881FM's Sheilah Kast about his insider's account of the investigation and prosecution of one of the most corrupt police units in recent American history. "Who Speaks for You?" is out now! https://t.co/rBCIiFL45p

Hardcover, 2023

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America, Jordan E. Taylor

Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America

Jordan E. Taylor
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

“Taylor’s erudite and engaging debut vividly demonstrates the challenges of transmitting information in the early modern age.” Jordan E. Taylor's “Misinformation Nation” reviewed in @csmonitor: https://t.co/CDLedzv431

Hardcover, 2022

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

April 10, 1925: F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Barbara Will reflects on what re-reading the classic in uncertain times means to her in South Central Review: https://bit.ly/38qANeX https://t.co/GdLzGBf4Z6

Paperback, 2004

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Aia Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC, G. Martin Moeller

Aia Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC

G. Martin Moeller
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

G. Martin Moeller, Jr., author of the “AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC.,” recommends new and old DC neighborhoods to visit for @usawirenews: https://t.co/0XSlVmeq1Y

Paperback, 2022

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life, Rosanne M. Leipzig

Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life

Rosanne M. Leipzig
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

Widen your doorways, pick low-maintenance flooring, and opt for drawers over cabinets. Rosanne Leipzig, author of “Honest Aging,” gives 9 tips for aging in place at @washingtonpost: https://t.co/y3eNmnNX8b https://t.co/LQnAvXSOU9

Paperback, 2023

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

“America’s Original Sin” by John Rhodehamel is one of @WSJBooks’ top reviews of September. Check it out here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-books-to-read-the-best-reviews-of-september-harlem-shuffle-colson-whitehead-denise-mina-nathaniel-philbrick-11632248676 https://t.co/IHF8t7vzQo

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students, Annie Abrams

Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students

Annie Abrams
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

"Ms. Abrams usefully shakes us out of our complacency about a program that seems good enough only because we expect so little of it." @marksjo1 reviews @anndaraabrams 's "Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students" for @WSJBooks. https://t.co/BbfkCtruqT

Hardcover, 2023

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Supermath: The Power of Numbers for Good and Evil, Anna Weltman

Supermath: The Power of Numbers for Good and Evil

Anna Weltman
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

You can celebrate #PiDay in a *number* of ways: by eating pie, reciting the irrational number's entire sequence, or... picking up a book! Check out @AnnaWeltman's "Supermath: The Power of Numbers For Good and Evil" for more mathematical fun: http://ow.ly/aW0m50DTne7 https://t.co/NLm1vBwPpM

Hardcover, 2020

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Toni Morrison

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Toni Morrison
Hopkins PressHopkins Press

In the latest issue of @Ariz_Quarterly, @raf_walk explores the ways Ernest Gaines’s "The Tragedy of Brady Sims" pulls from - and builds on - Toni Morrison's "Beloved". Read the full analysis, now freely available on @ProjectMUSE: https://bit.ly/3zXCdJH https://t.co/GnJc7P0kUR

Paperback, 2004

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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