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.
The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of Dna's Double Helix
Howard MarkelJay 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
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DNA: The Story of the Genetic Revolution
James D. WatsonJay Hancock70 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
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Found: Not Quite a Billionaire, Book 3
Rosalind JamesJay Hancock70 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
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hiroshima
John HerseyJay HancockA 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
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book