John McGowan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
" In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost " - Dante Alighieri, "The Divine Comedy: Inferno"
Leather / Fine Binding, 2013
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
“I sank back in the grey, plush seat and closed my eyes. The air of the bell jar wadded round me and I couldn’t stir” Character Esther Greenwood in Sylvia Plath’s novel, “The Bell Jar.”
Paperback, 2005
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Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” -The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Paperback, 2001
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The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration
Jake Bittle
In his book, The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration, author Jake Bittle in responding to climate deniers, sees “a new American geography, one in which our inland cities grow while coastal towns wash away.”
Paperback, 2024
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Run Away
Harlan Coben
“There is a part of everybody that’s hidden.” -From the character, Yvonne, in The novel “Run Away” by Harlan Coben.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2020
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Loyalty
Lisa Scottoline
“Books center is, heal us, and connect us, and I believe that reading is fundamental to democracy.” -Lisa Scottoline, author of the novel, “Loyalty.”
Paperback, 2024
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Win
Harlan Coben
“Human beings always do what is in their self-interest. Always. That’s the sole motivator. People only do the ‘right thing’ when it suits those interests.” -protagonist, Windsor Horne Lockwood III in Harlan Coben’s novel, “Win.”
Paperback, 2021
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A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
“The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one” -Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
Paperback, 2014
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Rights of Man
Thomas Paine
“Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as posses.” -Thomas Paine, “Rights of Man”
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