Jessica Halem, MBA π Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Jessica Halem, MBA π on X
Senior Director, @PennEidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, a social innovation hub at @penn // Board of Directors @teganandsarafdn // @jessicahalem.bsky.social

Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
National Academies of Sciences Engineeri
Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation for the National Institutes of Health https://t.co/grjLpP6pWn via @theNASEM
Paperback, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Socioeconomic Effects of Public Sector Information on Digital Networks: Toward a Better Understanding of Different Access and Reuse Policies: Work
National Research Council
Moments like this are when I try to lean into my work. Tomorrow I speak with The New England Region of the National Council of University Research Administrators. There are so many of us coming at this work from different directions. We are in this together. I have hope.
Paperback, 2009
$39.00$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Baam: Black African American
Chaasakawan
The number of Black or African American first-year students increased by 21.0%, to 2,562. Black or African American students made up 11.3% of matriculants (first-year students) in 2021, up from 9.5% last year. https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/medical-school-enrollment-more-diverse-2021
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Pushing Cool: Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette
Keith Wailoo
Pushing Cool : Big Tobacco, Racial Marketing, and the Untold Story of the Menthol Cigarette #medtwitter https://t.co/fNuMoiSMZl
Hardcover, 2021
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Female Husbands: A Trans History
Jen Manion
Utah State Univ: Lecture from Prof Jen Manion at 6 pm on Oct 19. "Female Husbands: A Trans History." People assigned female at birth who, often at great risk, lived as men and married women in the US and UK from the colonial era to the early 1900s. https://t.co/rKmTG1wB6j
Paperback, 2021
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You
Dolly Parton
To paraphrase the proven leader Dolly Parton: If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a positive, energizing leader. https://t.co/4XpA4gK9pJ
Paperback, 2013
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One Size Fits All
Ken Lee
Perhaps the greatest Dr. Ken Mayer (@FenwayHealth) quote ever? βItβs definitely not a one-size-fits-all kind of kind of environment,β Dr. Mayer said. F.D.A. Grants the First Condom Approval for Anal Sex https://t.co/5PmvFUwBOw
Paperback, 2020
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cancer: How I Beat It on a Shoestring Budget!: You Don't Have to be Cancer's Next Victim
Mary Rock
On this date in 2008, I was at the funeral for my friend and mentor, Mary York. She died from cancer at 52. Together, we led the Lesbian Community Cancer Project (I was the Executive Director and she was the Board Chair). So, yeah, it sucked to lose her. She was my rock. https://t.co/xzEXvKf95X
Paperback, 2015
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis
Florence Ashley
Not to be missed event from @ButNotTheCity. Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis https://t.co/5lete1WRRh
Paperback, 2022
$35.95$17.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book