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Larry Weissman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Jeannette Walls
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

Booklist 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

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood, Cheryl Diamond

Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood

Cheryl Diamond
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

Booklist 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

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul, Michael Fanone

Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul

Michael Fanone
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

"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

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC, Shahan Mufti

American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC

Shahan Mufti
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

Catch @shahanmufti today on @nprfreshair talking about his phenomenal book #AmericanCaliph @fsgbooks https://t.co/Y8u9IT9Dvr

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin, Steven Lee Myers

The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin

Steven Lee Myers
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

Important 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

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History, Joel Warner

The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History

Joel Warner
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

"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

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, Lizzie Johnson

Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire

Lizzie Johnson
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

PARADISE by @lizziejohnsonnn is out in paperback today, read it before the film is released! https://t.co/wG1T0cPAcq #kirkusreviews

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies, Jason Fagone

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies

Jason Fagone
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

Premiering tonight, based on the fantastic book THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED CODES by @jfagone https://t.co/PpefaCcajp

Paperback, 2018

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace, Stacey Vanek Smith

Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace

Stacey Vanek Smith
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

Giveaway for Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace https://t.co/5YC9QAvmdT

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, Carl L. Hart

Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

Carl L. Hart
Larry WeissmanLarry Weissman

If 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

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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