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John W. Miller 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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Writer/filmmaker. Orioles baseball, creator/director https://t.co/WCXZtU4INg, writing @Americamag, trade @tradedatanews, writing a book abt Earl Weaver, ex-@wsj

27 books
Book Cover for: Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry, Joan Ryan

Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry

Joan Ryan
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

'Intangibles' by @joanryan is a wonderful sports book about teams and team chemistry. Mostly focused on baseball and the Giants, esp. their magical 1989 run, but rich lessons for families, teams, businesses, etc. https://t.co/aYhu67MiOd

Hardcover, 2020

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy, Anthony M. Annett

Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy

Anthony M. Annett
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

On this podcast, I again recommend @tonyannett's excellent new book 'Cathonomics', about the history of Catholic Social Teaching as a reasonable middle ground "between the twin shipwrecks of libertarianism and communism." https://soundcloud.com/jesuitconference/why-journalist-john-w-miller-quit-the-wall-street-journal-and-made-a-documentary

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300, Jason Berry

City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300

Jason Berry
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

A review of Jason Berry's beautiful film about New Orleans jazz funerals 'City of a Million Dreams': https://moundsville.org/2022/03/07/fight-back-with-music-how-new-orleans-dances-with-sorrow/

Paperback, 2021

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Return to Paradise: Stories, James A. Michener

Return to Paradise: Stories

James A. Michener
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

Say what you want about his place in literature but James Michener (1907-1997) wrote 11 books and published seven BETWEEN AGE 79 AND 84. Writing in the morning; research in the afternoon. ā€œThe job of a storyteller is to tell stories.ā€ https://t.co/YSipcRC9pf

Paperback, 2015

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cost of Living: Essays, Emily Maloney

Cost of Living: Essays

Emily Maloney
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

Congratulations to @emilyfmaloney on her important new book ā€˜Cost of Livingā€™ about our awful health care mess, which she presented tonight @cityofasylum @CityofAsylumBks in Pittsburgh. https://t.co/qPFC9E18zv

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Storm Lake: Change, Resilience, and Hope in America's Heartland, Art Cullen

Storm Lake: Change, Resilience, and Hope in America's Heartland

Art Cullen
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

If you liked the @60Minutes piece on local news, make sure to watch the brilliant @StormLakeMovie on PBS&Amazon. Itā€™s the story of the @SLTimes and editor @cullen_art, who cover Storm Lake, IA, pop. 11,000. https://moundsville.org/2022/02/23/storm-lake-shows-how-to-save-local-journalism-do-the-work/

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Place So Deep Inside America It Can't Be Seen: Poems, Kari Gunter-Seymour

A Place So Deep Inside America It Can't Be Seen: Poems

Kari Gunter-Seymour
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

A profile of Ohio Poet Laureate @KGunterSeymour, from "a place so deep inside America it canā€™t be seen." https://t.co/nhiNTbSFfp

Paperback, 2020

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Farm, Wendell Berry

The Farm

Wendell Berry
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

"Miller and Bernabo also keep their cameras trained...on hope. We meet a couple who are using Wendell Berry-style sustainable farming. We meet entrepreneurs at a local kitchen cabinet maker. We hear some ideas, from legalizing weed to expanding tourism." https://t.co/1cBZsfciub

Hardcover, 2018

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Spirit of St. Louis, Charles A. Lindbergh

The Spirit of St. Louis

Charles A. Lindbergh
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

The Moundsville, WV, Walmart was built on an old coal ash dump site near an airfield where Charles Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis on tour in 1927. More on the history of aviation in WV: https://t.co/sFLZV46i6z #Moundsville https://t.co/uQI4cezyqi

Paperback, 2003

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship, Pope Francis

Fratelli Tutti: On Fraternity and Social Friendship

Pope Francis
John W. MillerJohn W. Miller

I'm a reporter, not an activist or theologian, and in telling the stories of people whose lives touch on these essential topics, I wanted to offer some elements others can build on to enable the fraternity Pope Francis talks about in 'Fratelli Tutti'. https://t.co/1RNEUsv87J

Paperback, 2020

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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