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Humanities Kansas Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane
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Join for a TALK book discussion on "The Red Badge of Courage" 3/16 at 6pm CT at the Dorothy Bramlage Public Library in #JunctionCity https://t.co/2rHvgJJsmk #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/Sdc8qlfllK

Paperback, Mass Market, 1981

$4.95$2.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Burgess Boys, Elizabeth Strout

The Burgess Boys

Elizabeth Strout
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Goodland Public Library hosts Rosemary Kolich for a book discussion on "The Burgess Boys" by Elizabeth Strout. Part of the TALK series, The Modern Family. 3/31 at 1pm CDT. https://t.co/dvObIjD04v #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/uJCTCaf9Ei

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bel Canto, Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

Ann Patchett
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg hosts a book discussion on "Bel Canto" by Ann Patchett, part of the TALK series, Entangled World. 3/15 at 2pm CT at Butler Community College Library & Archives. https://t.co/bJzZFVrAnx #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/ZQlBZBsLXR

Paperback, 2005

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas

The Hate U Give

Angie Thomas
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Join Dennis Etzel at the Shepherd's Center of Kansas City 6/15 at 1pm CDT for a book discussion of "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas, from the TALK series, After the Fact. https://bit.ly/3zGyMXF #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/0LnWunJJQF

Paperback, Large Print, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Overland Park Historical Society hosts Marilyn Klaus for a TALK book discussion on "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 6/27 at 7pm CT. https://t.co/2EMCfPCHwz #HumanitiesEveryday https://t.co/VWiUcm2HJZ

Paperback, 2008

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder
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While Laura Ingalls grew up in the little house on the prairie, Almanzo Wilder was living on a big farm in New York state. Farmer Boy tells the story of Almanzo's childhood. Discuss it with Aldersgate Village in Topeka on 9/19 at 3 PM. https://bit.ly/3znPVlm #HumanitiesEveryday https://t.co/ZgktNeFmCA

Paperback, 2008

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck
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Rosemary Kolich leads a TALK book discussion on "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. 4/24 at 1:30pm CDT in #Francis https://t.co/5XlNHfwaVl #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/9vY4k4HzMy

Paperback, 2006

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum
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Ottawa Library hosts Chris Glasgow as she pulls back the curtain on Frank L. Baum's classic "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with her Speakers Bureau presentation "The Wizard Behind Oz". 2/23 at 1pm CT https://t.co/L9Cu4Vmkdm #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/V39hEyVT0t

Paperback, 2019

$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead
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@AugustaKSLib hosts a TALK series book discussion on "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead. This novel shows the human race at its worst and at its best, and portrays women of true wit and grit. 4/2 at 10:30 CDT. https://bit.ly/3Dw4hUc #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/RL2gBflM1y

Paperback, 2018

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Mama Day, Gloria Naylor

Mama Day

Gloria Naylor
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Leavenworth Public Library hosts a TALK book discussion on "Mama Day" by Gloria Naylor. Part of the TALK series, Community: The Way We Live. Discussion led by Marilyn Klaus. 4/24 at 7pm CDT. https://t.co/wDTIkZzfzn #humanitieseveryday https://t.co/JDvfkk2gjo

Paperback, 1989

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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