Hopkins Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Silent Shore: The Lynching of Matthew Williams and the Politics of Racism in the Free State
Charles L. Chavis
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
Who Speaks for You?: The Inside Story of the Prosecutor Who Took Down Baltimore's Most Crooked Cops
Leo Wise
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
Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America
Jordan E. Taylor
“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
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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
Aia Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC
G. Martin Moeller
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
Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life
Rosanne M. Leipzig
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
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
“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
Shortchanged: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students
Annie Abrams
"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
Supermath: The Power of Numbers for Good and Evil
Anna Weltman
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
Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Toni Morrison
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