Lara Heimert Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Publisher, @basicbooks and @sealpress; ardent traveler; compulsive Scrabbler; mother of Maximilian
The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World
Edward ShawcrossLara HeimertVery excited about @EdwardShawcross's new book THE LAST EMPEROR OF MEXICO. "Filled with political intrigue, crisp battle scenes, and a richly textured portrait of Maximilian, this is an entertaining and informative historical page-turner." (@PublishersWkly). Out this week! https://t.co/InOamRco9t
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Judith Lewis HermanLara HeimertJudith Herman’s seminal book “Trauma and Recovery” created a template for her field. Three decades later, she’s published a follow-up to explain how survivors’ needs are still misunderstood. https://t.co/Z5IZclwCxy via @NewYorker
Paperback, 2022
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash
Michael Stewart FoleyLara Heimert"Blood, Sweat and Tears...is the one great record made in support of Black lives by a country music star, even if almost everyone missed its message when it was released." - an excerpt of CITIZEN CASH by @foleyeffect https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/12/johnny-cash-politics-blood-sweat-and-tears.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_source=article&utm_content=twitter_share via @slate
Hardcover, 2021
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World
Dorothy RobertsLara Heimert.@DorothyERoberts' incredibly important book, TORN APART: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World, is coming out with @basicbooks this spring. https://t.co/KXkdXzrY6J
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tailored Brain: From Ketamine, to Keto, to Companionship, a User's Guide to Feeling Better and Thinking Smarter
Emily WillinghamLara HeimertCongratulations to @ejwillingham on the publication of THE TAILORED BRAIN! "In a field characterized by junk science, Willingham offers something radical+unique - a book about improving your brain that layers rigorous science on a moral center of kindness+empathy." - @edyong209 https://t.co/NEoYlnZOqL
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Svante PääboLara HeimertHuge congratulations to @BasicBooks author Svante Paabo! His book NEANDERTHAL MAN is a marvelous exposition of his life's work. https://t.co/uD2mhRla07
Paperback, 2015
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates
Robin Lane FoxLara HeimertTHE INVENTION OF MEDICINE by Robin Lane Fox is one of Air Mail's 10 best books of the year @BasicBooks @Inkwellmgmt https://airmail.news/books/2021/12/air-mails-10-best-books-of-2021?utm_campaign=share&utm_source=share
Hardcover, 2020
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific
Nicholas ThomasLara HeimertCongratulations to Nicholas Thomas! VOYAGERS: The Settlement of the Pacific is one of the Wall Street Journal's 10 best books of 2021. https://wsj.com/articles/the-10-best-books-of-2021-year-fiction-nonfiction-11638382629?reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter @BasicBooks
Hardcover, 2021
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Ijeoma OluoLara Heimert"For many, this book will appear to be a closed fist, but for the keen eye, it is an open hand." A great review by @ProfessorCrunk of @IjeomaOluo's new book MEDIOCRE, out today from @SealPress! https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/books/review/mediocre-ijeoma-oluo.html?smid=tw-share
Paperback, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy
Leslie BrodyLara Heimert"What a lesbian! And what a life! Leslie Brody serves up an almost unbearably gratifying tale in her much-anticipated biography, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIE." --Alison Bechdel on the new biography of Louise Fitzhugh, author of Harriet the Spy Coming next week from Seal Press! https://t.co/dtUPoh4JDF
Hardcover, 2020
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book