Kenneth C. Davis 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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Books include Great Short Books, Don't Know Much About® History and other DKMA titles, In the Shadow of Liberty, More Deadly Than War, Strongman
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony BurgessKenneth C. Davis25 Feb 1917 Born #OTD Anthony Burgess #writer "A Clockwork Orange" (1962) “I first heard the expression ‘as queer as a clockwork orange’ in a London pub before the Second World War.” Among the 58 writers in #GreatShortBooks https://t.co/qq3NHVthTT via @ScribnerBooks Art©Sam Kerr https://t.co/E1enEQj4Kr
Paperback, 2019
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
July's People
Nadine GordimerKenneth C. Davis"You like to have some cup of tea?" (July's People) 20 NOV 1923 Born #OTD in So. Africa Nadine Gordimer, awarded 1991 @NobelPrize She is one of 58 #writers in Great Short Books: A Year of Reading-Briefly via @ScribnerBooks 11/22 https://t.co/VjvudYSPEr (Art©Sam Kerr) #books https://t.co/RPnQAbxLiW
Paperback, 1982
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Red Harvest
Dashiell HammettKenneth C. DavisBorn 27 May 1894 #OTD: Dashiell Hammett-brilliant novelist (Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest,etc.), #WWI and #WWII vet, 1918 flu survivor, jailed for his politics, victim of #bookbanning Read: “When Robin Hood Was Blacklisted” https://t.co/yiRcRV0ay5 #sschat #FReadom
Paperback, 1989
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A Room of One's Own: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition
Virginia WoolfKenneth C. Davis25 Jan 1882 Born #OTD Virginia Woolf “Like most uneducated Englishwomen, I like reading—I like reading books in the bulk.” (A Room of One's Own) An innovative talent, she is among 58 #writers in #GreatShortBooks https://t.co/Ns3AVTYTzF @ScribnerBooks Art ©Sam Kerr #books https://t.co/Z3GSvpniDH
Paperback, 1989
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Death in Venice
Thomas MannKenneth C. DavisB. 6 June 1875 #OTD Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann, author of "Death in Venice” (1912) --“that coquettish, dubious beauty of a city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap.” One of 58 #writers in GREAT SHORT BOOKS (Nov) https://t.co/INQhHuCkRp Image: Sam Kerr via @ScribnerBooks https://t.co/OMtPHxABOH
Paperback, 1999
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Frankenstein
Mary ShelleyKenneth C. Davis1 FEB an auspicious literary date: Born #OTD -1797 Mary W. Shelley (Frankenstein) -1902 Langston Hughes -1918 Muriel Spark Spark is among the 58 writers in #GreatShortBooks https://t.co/Ns3AVTYTzF via @ScribnerBooks #Read #Books https://t.co/0hqzuz9VEC
Paperback, 2017
$12.87$6.43 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing
Nella LarsenKenneth C. Davis30 March 1964 #OTD Writer Nella Larsen died in NYC. A rising star of the Harlem Renaissance, she became a nurse and died in obscurity. "Passing" is among 58 works in #GreatShortBooks: A Year of Reading-Briefly https://t.co/yDr5P42jnQ via @ScribnerBooks Art©Sam Kerr #Read #Books https://t.co/P6oTynRWN9
Paperback, 2003
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Uncle Tom's Children: Novellas
Richard WrightKenneth C. Davis4 Sept 1908 Born #OTD near Natchez, Miss, Richard Wright. A novella from "Uncle Tom's Children" (1938) is among 58 #GreatShortBooks https://t.co/qLtL4EbNMN His "Black Boy" is among frequently banned/challenged books #sschat #FReadom Art © Sam Kerr via @ScribnerBooks Nov 22 https://t.co/zDuMM7SK83
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hiroshima
John HerseyKenneth C. Davis6 August 1945 #OTD "...the soldiers were coming out of the hole, where they should have been safe, and blood was running from their heads, chests, and backs. They were silent and dazed.” -John Hersey, "Hiroshima" (1946) #sschat #WWII https://t.co/PtBlnRDh51 https://t.co/bv26FjScFT
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The Conformist
Alberto MoraviaKenneth C. Davis26 Sept 1990 died #OTD Alberto Moravia (The Conformist, Two Women) During WWII, his books were banned by Fascists and the Vatican. With wife, writer Elsa Morante, he hid on Capri where he wrote "Agostino" -among 58 #GreatShortBooks https://t.co/hb0tets0Sx (Image Public domain) https://t.co/mse4UVbqQE
Paperback, 1999
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book