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Ken Armstrong 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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Reporter @ProPublica. Co-author, Unbelievable. Ex-@MarshallProj @seattletimes. Law school dropout/honorary doctor. Perturbable.

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Book Cover for: The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, 1880-1955, Richard Norton Smith

The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, 1880-1955

Richard Norton Smith
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

@strawburriez Oh, and there were even worse! This is from "The Colonel," Richard Norton Smith's biography of the Tribune's infamous publisher. frate iland tho synagog and the most unforgivable of all..... jaz https://t.co/NaBain0gNY

Paperback, 2003

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Love: 5x5 graph paper For Engineering, Architecture Projects, Math, Science Homework Drawing and Handwriting Practice for te, Jonatan Wistro

Love: 5x5 graph paper For Engineering, Architecture Projects, Math, Science Homework Drawing and Handwriting Practice for te

Jonatan Wistro
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

"Love over hate, equal rights." In Texas, a mother was "appalled" when her 4-year-old found a library book with those themes. "Indoctrination," the mom called it. So she ran for her local school board—and won. @JinATX @propublica @TexasTribune https://www.propublica.org/article/a-push-to-remove-lgbtq-books-in-one-county-could-signal-rising-partisanship-on-school-boards

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Book Cover for: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America, Gilbert King

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

Gilbert King
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

Have always loved that @nsbarsky was inspired to create @MarshallProj by two books: Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" and @Gilbert_King's "Devil in the Grove." Books are good. https://t.co/UU9SgYOweO

Paperback, 2013

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Devil, King

Devil

King
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

Have always loved that @nsbarsky was inspired to create @MarshallProj by two books: Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" and @Gilbert_King's "Devil in the Grove." Books are good. https://t.co/UU9SgYOweO

Paperback, 2019

$12.47$6.24 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893, Michelle Duster

Ida: In Her Own Words: The Timeless Writings of Ida B. Wells from 1893

Michelle Duster
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

What a terrific Q&A with @KarenAttiah and @MichelleDuster about Michelle Duster's great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. https://t.co/q7scP1erhg https://t.co/1oVyvnoOBI

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Book Cover for: Kokomo, Hamilton Thomas D.

Kokomo

Hamilton Thomas D.
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

To understand how KOMO—once a trusted news source in Seattle—has become what you see below, it’s worth revisiting this @KromanDavid story on how the station changed after being bought by Sinclair Broadcast Group. https://crosscut.com/2018/04/how-life-changed-komo-when-sinclair-came-seattle https://twitter.com/choeshow/status/1505286980468281345

Paperback, 2004

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Portrait of a Thief, Grace D. Li

Portrait of a Thief

Grace D. Li
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

Recently read "Portrait of a Thief," by @gracedli, a heist thriller that tackles how museums are now being forced to confront the troubling history of their collections. So many parallels between her novel & this @Ksharpauthor @propublica story. https://t.co/2ysw3hTSsk

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America, Roxanna Asgarian

We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America

Roxanna Asgarian
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

"We Were Once a Family," by @strawburriez, is coming out in March from @fsgbooks. And as bleak and enraging as the subject is, this book is going to the top of my must-read list. https://t.co/QbvzfgzEJx

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Book Cover for: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Michelle Alexander

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

Michelle Alexander
Ken ArmstrongKen Armstrong

Have always loved that @nsbarsky was inspired to create @MarshallProj by two books: Michelle Alexander's "The New Jim Crow" and @Gilbert_King's "Devil in the Grove." Books are good. https://t.co/UU9SgYOweO

Hardcover, 2020

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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