Jamie Todd Rubin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
Matthew F. Delmont
And you can read the book on which the article is based on: HALF AMERICAN by Matthew F. Delmont Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad https://t.co/8XyjfZrUim 3/3
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Magic Of Banking: The Coming Collapse
Godfrey Bloom
This morning’s windy, chilly breakfast reading on the deck double-feature is “The Coming Collapse” by Douglas Fox with photo by Elizabeth Rush in the Nov @sciam and “Anslem Kiefer Goes Big” by @jaycheshes with photos by @SylvainHeraud in the Nov/Dec @SmithsonianMag 1/3 https://t.co/0NaihK2UKZ
Paperback, 2017
$13.50$6.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Including A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. A new ed., With Numerous Additions and Notes: 2
James Boswell
Despite the heavy rain, I donned an umbrella and headed out for my usual 2-1/2 mile morning walk, just after 6am. Saw only 1 other brave soul. Was kept company by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Adam Smith, et. al. featured in THE CLUB by Leo Damrosch.
Paperback, 2018
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Breaking The News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy
James Fallows
This morning’s random selection for my breakfast reading on the deck (where it is about 36 degrees) is “Two New Maps to Notice” by @JamesFallows in his “Breaking the News” newsletter on @SubstackInc 1/3 https://t.co/8bfApSIwlT
Paperback, 1997
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Caves of Steel
Isaac Asimov
@kodermike @PrinceJvstin You know what, back in the early 1950s, John Campbell told Isaac Asimov that you could never have a good science fiction mystery because the writer could simply invent some gadget to help solve the puzzle. As challenge to that, Asimov wrote THE CAVES OF STEEL.
Paperback, Mass Market, 1991
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Candice Millard
@PrinceJvstin So far it is a charming little collection of essays called A PLACE TO READ: LIFE AND BOOKS by Michael Cohen. Runners-up: THIS LIVING HAND: Essays, 1972-2012 by Edmund Morris, & DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC by Candice Millard. But I'll finish another dozen books before the year is out.
Paperback, 2012
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Place to Read: Life and Books
Michael Cohen
@PrinceJvstin So far it is a charming little collection of essays called A PLACE TO READ: LIFE AND BOOKS by Michael Cohen. Runners-up: THIS LIVING HAND: Essays, 1972-2012 by Edmund Morris, & DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC by Candice Millard. But I'll finish another dozen books before the year is out.
Paperback, 2014
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The worst Journey in the World: Antarctic Journey 1910-1913. Volume I+II
Apsley Cherry-Garrard
@scalzi I used to have similar thoughts, and then one winter, I read THE WORST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD by Apsley Cherry-Garrard and wow, that painted a bleak picture!
Paperback, 2019
$59.90$34.90 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Rambler: 2
Samuel Johnson
Despite the heavy rain, I donned an umbrella and headed out for my usual 2-1/2 mile morning walk, just after 6am. Saw only 1 other brave soul. Was kept company by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Adam Smith, et. al. featured in THE CLUB by Leo Damrosch.
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Life Learnings: Lessons Learned Along the Way
Dan Freedman
This morning’s breakfast reading on the deck double-feature includes “Away to Istria” by @TonyPerrottet with photos by @_simonedonati in the Sep. @SmithsonianMag and “16 Life-Learnings from 16 Years of The Marginalian” by Maria Papova (@brainpicker) in @brainpickings 1/3 https://t.co/B6yzB9YhTK
Paperback, 2018
$5.99$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book