Jer Thorp 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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Artist, writer, educator, birder & nudibranch enthusiast. Adjunct professor at ITP. He/Him. Author of Living in Data (MCDxFSG). @jerthorp@spore.social
The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication
Alberto CairoJer ThorpAlberto Cairo (@AlbertoCairo) is the author of The Truthful Art and How Charts Lie, essential texts for data visualizers, journalists, and people who care about information and disinformation #eyeo2022 https://t.co/htp7QNkCMJ
Paperback, 2016
$49.99$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan DroriJer ThorpIf you're heading to your local bookstore over the weekend, here are a few books that I loved this year: 1) Around The World In 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori I learned so much from this book about the natural & human history of trees. And it is BEAUTIFUL. https://bookshop.org/books/around-the-world-in-80-trees/9781786276063 https://t.co/eVtmvHeZx5
Paperback, 2020
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Day of the Oprichnik
Vladimir SorokinJer ThorpRead this on Putin abd the Ukraine by Vladimir Sorokin and then read Day of the Oprichnik, a book that has lingered in my mind for more than a decade - https://t.co/tP4wup9foI https://t.co/0LnkDZQ0zX
Paperback, 2012
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Far Sector
N. K. JemisinJer Thorp@superkash Lots of great recommendations already. I can't recommend Squirrel Girl enough. The original run of Ms. Marvel is excellent. N.K. Jemisin's Far Sector was incredible: https://t.co/7kRIUH6MuQ
Paperback, 2021
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Feast of the Goat
Mario Vargas LlosaJer ThorpThe Feast Of The Goat is one of the best novels I've ever read. Going to go out and buy this tomorrow. https://twitter.com/nytimesbooks/status/1463662477460361216
Paperback, 2002
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future
Jer ThorpJer ThorpWhen I was starting to write Living in Data I did #1000wordsofsummer. I worked on a novel and not the book I was under deadline for but it was exactly what I needed to build up my strength and stamina. Will you join me this year? https://t.co/jWRjgmItVr
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Boston Cooking School Cookbook: Illustrated
Fannie Merritt FarmerJer ThorpThe Boston Cooking School Cook Book, by Fannie Merritt Farmer. 7th edition, 1944. https://t.co/QX96mepgXt
Out of stock
Fannie Farmer 1896 Cook Book: The Boston Cooking School
Fannie Merritt FarmerJer ThorpThe Boston Cooking School Cook Book, by Fannie Merritt Farmer. 7th edition, 1944. https://t.co/QX96mepgXt
Out of stock
Devil House
John DarnielleJer Thorp@TheBookMaven Finishing up Harsh Times by Mario Vargas Llosa, which is more disjointed than Feast of the Goat but equally fascinating. Starting John Darnielle's Devil House.
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation
Andrew Stobo SnidermanJer ThorpI just ordered Valley of the Birdtail, a book about how two geographically close communities in Manitoba came to exist in worlds that are very far apart. https://t.co/Ufg6uhm8kl (by @StoboSniderman and Douglas Sanderson) https://t.co/f76eegUno0
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book