James LaPorta 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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Aluminum Alley: The American Pilots Who Flew Over the Himalayas and Helped Win World War II
Rory LavertyJames LaPortaI had lunch today with my mentor and occasional writing partner @rorylaverty so I could get my signed copy of his new book: “Aluminum Alley: The American Pilots Who Flew Over the Himalayas and Helped Win World War II” - you can pre-order his book here: https://t.co/KILulxv4HL https://t.co/DwUVjyDrj0
Hardcover, 2023
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
George LucasJames LaPortaBecause it’s @starwars day, I present my favorite clip. George Lucas saying that when he was writing the original Star Wars movies, he was thinking about the Vietnam War. #MayThe4thBeWithYou https://t.co/8wXgLAo8p5
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aviation: Status of DOT's Actions to Address the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee's Recommendations
Government Accountability OfficeJames LaPortaRelated: we found a December 1975 report from the Government Accountability Office detailing how dumping fuel into the ocean was a common practice for Navy vessels. Congress requested information after the USS Independence dumped 8,900 gallons of aviation gasoline off the coast… https://t.co/u3QO2scsil
Paperback, 2014
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Treasurys framework for deciding to extend TARP was sufficient, but could be strengthened for future decisions: report
U. S. Government Accountability OfficeJames LaPortaRelated: we found a December 1975 report from the Government Accountability Office detailing how dumping fuel into the ocean was a common practice for Navy vessels. Congress requested information after the USS Independence dumped 8,900 gallons of aviation gasoline off the coast… https://t.co/u3QO2scsil
Paperback, 2017
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy Seals
David PhilippsJames LaPortaReminder: ‘ALPHA’ hits shelves Today. I'll be discussing the book with its author, @nytimes correspondent @David_Philipps in an online discussion hosted by Washington's @eastcitybooks shop. Please join us tomorrow on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, at 7:00 PM EDT https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-event-david-philipps-alpha-in-conversation-with-james-laporta-tickets-162555324351
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Use of Life
John LubbockJames LaPorta“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” John Lubbock, The Use Of Life https://t.co/U2Erch71C9
Paperback, 2014
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ivanhoe
Walter ScottJames LaPorta“Our earliest written evidence for 'freelance' comes from Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, in which a lord refers to his paid army of 'free lances.’” via @MerriamWebster
Paperback, 2000
$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee, Legendary Editor of the Washington Post
Jeff HimmelmanJames LaPortaI’m reading “Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee, Legendary Editor of The Washington Post” by Jeff Himmelman. This passage is interesting. President Johnson didn’t like Bradlee’s style of journalism. https://t.co/w8dCyLI6o6
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
AP Foreign Correspondents in Action: World War II to the Present
Giovanna Dell'ortoJames LaPortaI want to be a war reporter like @Kathygannon when I grow up. Here’s what Afghanistan was like from her perspective at the beginning of the U.S. war there. (From AP Foreign Correspondents in Action: World War II to the Present) https://t.co/wGvxDHSN2z
Paperback, 2015
$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wilmington's Lie (Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize): The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
David ZucchinoJames LaPortaI’m reading ‘Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy’ by @davidzucchino - the book won the 2021 @PulitzerPrizes - this passage about J.W. Murchison stood out to me because today, the Murchison building in Wilmington is now an IPA bar I go to. https://t.co/5ErZhx3GjZ
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book