John King 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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Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
John King
Two years after up w/@wwnorton, I’m nervously thrilled to say my book Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities has a Nov. 7 publication date. It’s one landmark's history but also much more… (1/3) https://t.co/bYKtkWctgy
Hardcover, 2023
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky
Esther Averill
@ConorDougherty Jenny and the Cat Club, by Esther Averill? From '40s and '50s -- absolutely enchanting
Hardcover, 2003
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey
Try as I might, I couldn't work in a reference to Robert McCloskey's "Make Way For Ducklings. My apologies to @FOPG and all good Bostonians https://t.co/5WKQzqpZeH via @sfchronicle
Hardcover, 1941
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The King of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of A Secret American Empire
Mark Arax
@kurtisalexander The San Joaquin reasserts itself? Looks like an episode from The King of California by Mark Arax
Paperback, 2005
$25.99$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book