Internet Archive Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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What If? Signed Edition: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe
It was a sold-out event at the @InternetArchive where 450 people came to hear @xkcd talk about his bestselling book "What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" https://t.co/TeYBZDuTgz https://t.co/r3UBcNdCpD
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Around the World in 80 Days
Jules Verne
Board game, anyone? The beautiful board of The World Circler (ca. 1890), based on Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days #boardgames #vintageboardgames #archive https://t.co/54US3hf6sA https://t.co/UhoX2YqDxx
Hardcover, 2024
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
🎧 Some excellent holiday listening: A Christmas Carol, recorded for @librivox by Glen Hallstrom. His plummy English accent makes this Dickens ghost story come alive. Reviewers say "This was an absolutely perfect reading of A Christmas Carol!" 🎄Enjoy! https://archive.org/details/christmascarol_librivox/christmas_carol_stave01_dickens_gmh.mp3 https://t.co/kGjbJZjJ2t
Paperback, 2020
$5.99$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information
Sarah Lamdan
If you weren't able to catch yesterday's #booktalk with author Sarah Lamdan about her latest work, Data Cartels, the session recording is now available for viewing: https://t.co/VDQVkxdWWU https://t.co/zuBDzR9yHU
Paperback, 2022
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sugarloaf: The Mountain's History, Geology, and Natural Lore
Melanie Choukas-Bradley
Peer back into hiking & mountaineering history through this one-of-a-kind photo album from the Angora Hiking Club. Pictured here: summit photos from "Sugar Loaf" (Sugarloaf Mountain, Oregon), ca. 1928. https://archive.org/details/aghc.photoalbum.1928/page/n7/mode/2up https://twitter.com/3wadarch/status/1514624945195986948 https://t.co/eapQAg1x8m
Paperback, 2003
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle
🐘Visionary illustrator & author, @ericcarle has died at 91. Over his long career, Carle created "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and 70 other children's classics. You can borrow books by Eric Carle, about him, & his interviews, essays & introductions here: https://t.co/6EuCgWa1tf https://t.co/E0SZlxh6Zr
Board Book, 1994
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In One Hour: ... Babylon will fall
Raymond McCullough
IN ONE HOUR: Join our book talk for AGAINST PROGRESS with author Jessica Silbey (@JSilbey) 👇 https://t.co/PaqDQWgZMH
Paperback, 2019
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: Second Edition
James Joyce
The US has a long history of banning books. James Joyce's classic "Ulysses" was banned for a decade+ as obscene. @MookseGripes, an avid collector, is working w/ @InternetArchive to digitize every version known to exist. Today he brought in a 1st edition for scanning. #bannedbooks https://t.co/VvJ6QCDQhA
Paperback, 2022
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us
Lucy Bernholz
What's the best way to give to charity for maximum social impact? Find out in our upcoming book talk with Lucy Bernholz, author of bestseller, "How We Give Now." August 10 @ 11am PT Register: https://t.co/YLmJEUiuz5 #booktalk #authors https://t.co/UnQbsBMetc
Paperback, 2023
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization
Deanna Marcum
NEXT WEEK: Join @brewster_kahle in conversation with authors @DeannaMarcum1 & @rschon about their new book, "Along Came Google: A History of Library Digitization." 12/2 @ 1pm PT / 4pm ET Registration is free for the virtual event: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l5GP3iqhT161wbADpCSD2A https://t.co/KTp7Rxc3OR
Paperback, 2023
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book