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. Ehrman
On @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
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
Dan Flores
On @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
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Asian American Histories of the United States
Catherine Ceniza Choy
On @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
$26.95$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 Perry
On @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
$19.99$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 Rothschild
Journalist 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
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Failure To Appear: Resistance, Identity and Loss
Emily L. Quint Freeman
After 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
Paperback, 2020
$20.95$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong
On @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
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights
Lisa Hajjar
During 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
$48.99$24.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory
Gary Dorrien
On @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
$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
David Maraniss
On @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
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book