Lee Durkee 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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So-called writer: Stalking Shakespeare (Scribner), The Last Taxi Driver (Tin House), & Rides of the Midway (WW Norton). https://t.co/j8jvQevWAw
Shakespeare: An Ungentle Life
Katherine Duncan-JonesLee Durkee@lithub "Scholar and professional Shakespeare-disser Katherine Duncan-Jones." This description of the late Dr. Duncan-Jones and her scholarship is both tacky and inaccurate. Would it have killed y'all to be less snarky and more generous?
Paperback, 2010
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
John M. BarryLee Durkee@RTMannJr Anybody who thinks we tamed the Mississippi needs to read RISING TIDE by John M. Barry.
Paperback, 1998
$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
West of Rome
John FanteLee Durkee"Death comes to us all," I said, finishing my second drink. John Fante WEST OF ROME
Paperback, 2002
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The English novel: a short sketch of its history from the earliest times to the appearance of Waverley (Fifth Edition)
Walter RaleighLee Durkee"The strongest and best of his [Nashe's] writing . . . merits the highest praise--it is the likest of all others to Shakespeare's prose writing." Walter Raleigh, The English Novel. (Scholars have since admitted that Tom Nashe was a vital collaborator on Shakespeare's plays.)
Paperback, 2019
$27.68Member price:$13.84 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Always Happy Hour: Stories
Mary MillerLee Durkee"Speed Bump" is one of Mary Miller's finest & funniest stories and demonstrates why her next collection is going to be extraordinary. https://t.co/jtYdW3xgqR
Paperback, 2018
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rides of the Midway
Lee DurkeeLee DurkeeJust a reminder that @EricIdle was one of the 12 people who read my first novel Rides of the Midway and was even gracious enough to review it in his blog. https://t.co/np2xrUOn1v
Paperback, 2010
$23.95Member price:$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shakti: Realm of the Divine Mother
VanamaliLee Durkee@noraaholt Recently read a chapter devoted to the sacred plant (and also Hindu goddess) Tulasi in Vanamali's excellent book SHAKTI: REALM OF THE DIVINE MOTHER. Can't recommend that book enough. Each chapter is devoted to a manifestation of Shakti. https://t.co/ZayogfD8e7
Paperback, 2008
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Scribners: Five Generations in Publishing
Charles Scribner IIILee DurkeeWAPO: "Captivating . . . infectious . . . dogged . . . insightful . . . vibrant . . . his words thrill and beguile . . . STALKING SHAKESPEARE is part treasure hunt, part warts-and-all memoir . . . gripping, poignant, and enjoyable." #scribner https://t.co/oCXjQLtkE3
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ramayana
William BuckLee Durkee@noraaholt Just started rereading the Gita two nights ago. FYI if you like Hindu myth I highly recommend William Buck's adaptations of the Mahabharata and Ramayana, two of the most beautiful books ever written in English. Bonus: the Ramayana is choke full of UFOs. https://t.co/VtcYa1TgTi
Paperback, 2021
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Next: A Ten-Minute Play
Mary MillerLee Durkee"Speed Bump" is one of Mary Miller's finest & funniest stories and demonstrates why her next collection is going to be extraordinary. https://t.co/jtYdW3xgqR
Paperback, 2017
$9.95Member price:$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book