Larry Weissman 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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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette WallsBooklist says of NOWHERE GIRL by Cheryl Diamond: "Within the autobiographical subset of children-overcoming-adversity that was defined by Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle and Tara Westover’s Educated , Diamond’s tale might just be the most mind-blowing of them all.”
Paperback, 2006
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
Cheryl DiamondBooklist says of NOWHERE GIRL by Cheryl Diamond: "Within the autobiographical subset of children-overcoming-adversity that was defined by Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle and Tara Westover’s Educated , Diamond’s tale might just be the most mind-blowing of them all.”
Paperback, 2022
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul
Michael Fanone"Obviously, if we don't hold these people accountable, we're going to see this type of violence again." HOLD THE LINE by Michael Fanone drops tomorrow. https://t.co/YmP4BoMNnS @CBSNews @atria @simonschuster
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC
Shahan MuftiCatch @shahanmufti today on @nprfreshair talking about his phenomenal book #AmericanCaliph @fsgbooks https://t.co/Y8u9IT9Dvr
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The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
Steven Lee MyersImportant read from @stevenleemyers, the long-time @nytimes Moscow bureau chief and current Beijing bureau chief. His book THE NEW TSAR is the best biography of Putin and key to understanding the thinking behind the madness. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1497967279962738697
Paperback, 2016
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History
Joel Warner"Joel Warner’s “The Curse of the Marquis de Sade” follows the scroll’s journey from the Bastille as it passed into the possession of aristocrats, scholars and thieves, and entered the world of auction houses, appraisers and tax incentives. elites." https://t.co/59wsyKjGZG
Hardcover, 2023
$28.99Member price:$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
Lizzie JohnsonPARADISE by @lizziejohnsonnn is out in paperback today, read it before the film is released! https://t.co/wG1T0cPAcq #kirkusreviews
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies
Jason FagonePremiering tonight, based on the fantastic book THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES by @jfagone https://t.co/PpefaCcajp
Paperback, 2018
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace
Stacey Vanek SmithGiveaway for Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace https://t.co/5YC9QAvmdT
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
Carl L. HartIf you missed DRUG USE FOR GROWN-UPS by @drcarlhart last year, the perspective-altering book even the @WSJ calls "provocative and enlightening" is just out in a beautiful paperback edition. @penguinpress https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/books/review/new-paperbacks.html
Paperback, 2022
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book