Jms Dnns's Ghost 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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The artist is nothing without the gift but the gift is nothing without work
Houssam Ouyoussef
@jposhaughnessy @HerbertLui "The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work." ~Émile Zola
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition
Thomas S. Kuhn
@SMartinH1957 In contexts like this, I like to consider the gist of how Thomas Kuhn describes the structure of scientific revolutions (I wrote it up a few years ago to remind myself how it flows) https://t.co/ihxt9czJ4Z
Paperback, 2012
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rights Of Man: Being An Answer To Mr. Burke's Attack On The French Revolution, Part 1
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine, in Rights of Man, argues that: Government's sole purpose is safeguarding the individual and his/her inherent, inalienable rights; each societal institution that does not benefit the nation is illegitimate He even suggests redistribution of wealth! In the 1700's!
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
Stephen Mitchell
"To see things in the seed, that is genius." –Lao Tzu, author of Tao Te Ching "When the mysteries we believe in Aren't dreamed enough to be true Some side with the leaves Some side with the seeds" –Jeff Tweedy, of Wilco
Paperback, 2006
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
White: Simple Black and Matte Cover Notebook - Ideal for Your Daily Notes, Doodles, Sketches, Memories and Any Thoughts You W
Black Sheet
@CreacyHarold @JamesWithers3 This isnt really relevant, but I find it amusing to see yall refer to black republicans as a white, dainty thing thatd look like a klan member if you ever threw a sheet on it *runs out of the room* https://t.co/iZ55aAB9o9
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Tao Te Ching
Lao Lao Tzu
"To see things in the seed, that is genius." –Lao Tzu, author of Tao Te Ching "When the mysteries we believe in Aren't dreamed enough to be true Some side with the leaves Some side with the seeds" –Jeff Tweedy, of Wilco
Paperback, 2001
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Democracy In America
Alexis De Tocqueville
@niftynei i am deeply honored to read this! i should probably credit Alexis de Tocqueville for his exploration of this country way back in the 1830's, when he wrote Democracy In America life changing book for me
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The Federalist Papers, the Ideas That Forged the American Constitution: Deluxe Slipcase Edition
James Madison
I find it offensive the @FedSoc uses James Madison's likeness for their logo while betraying the values he wrote about in The Federalist Papers JM would be disgusted by their religious nature and how many of its members are neoconfederates; literally the opposite of JM's values
Hardcover, 2016
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Childhood's End
Arthur C. Clarke
@generativist should probably add Childhood's End, by Arthur C Clarke, to your reading list
Paperback, Mass Market, 1987
$9.00$4.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein
@FreeManDespair @RBrookhiser @TylerBoliver @Dastardlyb247 @JamesWithers3 @Historycourses @RogerLowenstein And since Roger Lowenstein is here, I LOVED When Genius Failed! Read it while I was working at Bear Stearns in 2007, just before the bank collapsed.
Paperback, 2001
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book