Jay Hancock 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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Former reporter pursuing the past. Writing book on language history. Substack on history, economics, stuff. 2020 Pulitzer finalist for investigative journalism.

4 books

The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of Dna's Double Helix

Howard Markel

Jay Hancock

@EricTopol @Nature @matthewcobb @nccomfort There really was a conspiracy to deny her credit, as Howard Markel shows in The Secret of Life (2021) — wonderful book. New evidence for this surfaced in January in letters at a Christie’s auction. https://t.co/SVm3kkCiqi

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

DNA: The Story of the Genetic Revolution

James D. Watson

Jay Hancock

70 years ago today James Watson had a brainstorm that solved the structure of DNA. He would have gotten nowhere w/out the work of Rosalind Franklin, whose contribution was belittled & suppressed for years. Newly found letters show just how much. @kzernike https://t.co/SVm3kkCiqi

Paperback, 2017

$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Found: Not Quite a Billionaire, Book 3

Rosalind James

Jay Hancock

70 years ago today James Watson had a brainstorm that solved the structure of DNA. He would have gotten nowhere w/out the work of Rosalind Franklin, whose contribution was belittled & suppressed for years. Newly found letters show just how much. @kzernike https://t.co/SVm3kkCiqi

Paperback, 2016

$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Hiroshima

John Hersey

Jay Hancock

A potent taboo stands between Putin & the potential use of nukes in Ukraine, as @NinaTannenwald has shown. How did it start? With John Hersey’s shocking revelation of atomic devastation in Hiroshima. Here's how journalism helped keep nukes in the silos. https://t.co/ch6N04JJTj

Paperback, Mass Market, 1989

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book