KPFA Radio 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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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
Bart D. EhrmanOn @LettersPolitics, professor Bart D. Ehrman speaks on his book, "Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife." https://t.co/014BTPBe84 https://t.co/D7erFyHhAL
Paperback, 2021
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
Dan FloresOn @UpfrontKPFA, author and professor Dan Flores, discusses his latest book "Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America." https://t.co/5rrqScgPWZ
Paperback, 2023
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Asian American Histories of the United States
Catherine Ceniza ChoyOn @LettersPolitics, author and professor Catherine Ceniza Choy speaks on her latest book, "Asian American Histories of the United States." https://t.co/ZqIwuhkCwr
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani PerryOn @LawAndDis, professor and author @imaniperry speaks on her latest book, "South To America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon Line," and argues that if we want to build a more humane future, we must center our concern below the Mason-Dixon Line. https://t.co/LxQL5jMQjz
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything
Mike RothschildJournalist and author of "The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything," @rothschildmd joins @LettersPolitics to discuss the spread of Qanon and other far-Right conspiracy theories. https://t.co/VAqnbF9xzX https://t.co/jarF0iLpW9
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Failure To Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss
Emily L. Quint FreemanAfter destroying thousands of draft-records during the Vietnam war, Emily L. Quint Freeman was forced into the underground for two decades. She joins @LettersPolitics to talk about her life and the book, "Failure to Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss." https://t.co/8zvhKF5wX9 https://t.co/czF2iqxmwd
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed YongOn @LettersPolitics, author and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer at @TheAtlantic, @edyong209 discusses his new book, "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us," and how humans are forcing creatures into an alien world. https://t.co/3aSi4IwvCi https://t.co/UqYkxKslqC
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights
Lisa HajjarDuring the first years of the “war on terror” little was known about what the US was doing to prisoners, until hundreds of lawyers—challenged the government. On @radioagainst, sociologist Lisa Hajjar describes the legal fight against torture + its legacy. https://t.co/zcIOgyZTW8
Paperback, 2012
$49.99Member price:$47.49 + Free shipping5% off
American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory
Gary DorrienOn @LettersPolitics, professor and author Gary Dorrien speaks on Democratic Socialism in Europe and the US and his latest book, "American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory." https://t.co/ghNc0krlI5 https://t.co/dxdq9RmqX5
Hardcover, 2021
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
David MaranissOn @LettersOfNote, @davidmaraniss speaks on his latest book, "Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe." https://t.co/tUk7HoNn2p https://t.co/PTWrIQU1c4
Paperback, 2023
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book