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KJZZ Phoenix Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands, Linda Ronstadt

Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands

Linda Ronstadt
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One of Arizona’s favorite daughters is award-winning recording artist Linda Ronstadt. She has a new book. “Feels Like Home” is a joyfully narrated and photographic road trip through the Sonoran desert. https://t.co/rKA3F8ZEga

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Miller's Daughter: Unusual Flours & Heritage Grains: Stories and Recipes from Hayden Flour Mills, Emma Zimmerman

The Miller's Daughter: Unusual Flours & Heritage Grains: Stories and Recipes from Hayden Flour Mills

Emma Zimmerman
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Emma Zimmerman , who co-founded Hayden Flour Mills, is out with a new cookbook called “The Miller’s Daughter.” It’s been nominated for a James Beard Award this year. https://t.co/ldxgR9xQtP

Hardcover, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Skin: A Natural History, Nina G. Jablonski

Skin: A Natural History

Nina G. Jablonski
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Today, we think of our skin as somewhat fragile. But it wasn’t always that way, says @PSU_Anthro's Nina Jablonski. @laurengilger spoke with her to learn how things have changed. https://t.co/HODa7iZgkv

Paperback, 2013

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Power Grid: A Case for Elliott Kern, Andreas Pritzker

Power Grid: A Case for Elliott Kern

Andreas Pritzker
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Katherine Blunt covers renewable energy and utilities for the Wall Street Journal. Her book is called "California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas & Electric — and What it Means for America’s Power Grid." https://t.co/xiHn0x8m1t

Paperback, 2021

$23.90$11.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--And What It Means for America's Power Grid, Katherine Blunt

California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--And What It Means for America's Power Grid

Katherine Blunt
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Katherine Blunt covers renewable energy and utilities for the Wall Street Journal. Her book is called "California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas & Electric — and What it Means for America’s Power Grid." https://t.co/xiHn0x8TR1

Hardcover, 2022

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dinosaurs, Lydia Millet

Dinosaurs

Lydia Millet
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In her new novel "Dinosaurs," @lydia_millet tells the story of a middle-aged oil heir who searches for meaning in his new life in Phoenix. @markwbrodie spoke with her to learn about the work, and why she chose Phoenix as the setting. https://t.co/mAkaLF75YA

Hardcover, 2022

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League, Teresa Strasser

Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League

Teresa Strasser
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The Show spoke to Teresa Strasser about her new book, "Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League," about how she repaired her relationship with her dad. https://t.co/4VWlhCF6xh

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Chandler, Jody A. Crago

Chandler

Jody A. Crago
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The city of Chandler will be holding its annual Ostrich Festival this weekend. It’s a big event featuring rides, live music headliners and more. But why ostriches? The Show speaks with Chandler Museum’s Jody Crago to learn more. https://t.co/Oe49w1tnEj

Hardcover, 2012

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Report, University Of Arizona

Report

University Of Arizona
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Nearly six months after a University of Arizona professor was shot and killed on the Tucson campus, the school has released an independent safety report. https://t.co/7pSBrV87HH

Paperback, 2019

$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Douglas, Cindy Hayostek

Douglas

Cindy Hayostek
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Arizona's first international airport wasn't in Phoenix or Tucson, but near the southern border in Douglas. And preservationists like Cindy Hayostek are working to ensure it sticks around. @markwbrodie spoke with her to learn more about its history. https://t.co/pbe5meGGld

Hardcover, 2009

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book