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Jeremy Olshan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Personal Finance Bureau Chief @WSJ; dad of twin boys; husband of professor. (Previously editor of @marketwatch, hack @nypost)

6 books
Book Cover for: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, Robert D. Putnam

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

Robert D. Putnam
Jeremy OlshanJeremy Olshan

Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone was a depressing read when it came out 20 years ago. The situation seems to have only grown worse, writes @AntonJaegermm: https://t.co/oP7LV5ZywC

Paperback, 2020

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller
Jeremy OlshanJeremy Olshan

My 14-year-old interviewed @MillerMadeline about her novel "The Song of Achilles." His in-depth Q&A was chopped to just two questions in the school paper. Welcome to journalism, kid. https://t.co/N25Ua1SDR8

Paperback, 2012

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why: The Deeper History Behind the September 11the Terrorist Attack on America -- 3rd Edition Hbk, Jw Smith

Why: The Deeper History Behind the September 11the Terrorist Attack on America -- 3rd Edition Hbk

Jw Smith
Jeremy OlshanJeremy Olshan

Hard to believe Greg Smith's "Why I am leaving Goldman Sachs" oped was 10 years ago. @ReporterLeslie spoke to him on the anniversary of his great resignation. https://t.co/77XYbblh4a

Hardcover, 2005

$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Poetics, Aristotle

Poetics

Aristotle
Jeremy OlshanJeremy Olshan

New translation of Aristotle’s Poetics is titled “How to write a story,” proof, among other things it’s never too late to change the headline. https://t.co/9E3bRFTzlJ

Paperback, 2020

$4.99$2.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Rebel: Long Live the Queen, Sai Fox

The Rebel: Long Live the Queen

Sai Fox
Jeremy OlshanJeremy Olshan

I will never tire of reading absurd Amazon reviews of classic works. The below one is for Camus's "The Rebel" (With apologies to the existentialist, every great book ends with a ridiculous user comment.) https://t.co/dnAxXXFdYR

Paperback, 2018

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, Albert Camus

The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

Albert Camus
Jeremy OlshanJeremy Olshan

I will never tire of reading absurd Amazon reviews of classic works. The below one is for Camus's "The Rebel" (With apologies to the existentialist, every great book ends with a ridiculous user comment.) https://t.co/dnAxXXFdYR

Paperback, 1992

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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