Lily Rothman 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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Writing History in the Global Era
Lynn HuntLily RothmanFor some context on alternatives to "Uncle Books" I loved Lynn Hunt's Writing History in the Global Era. (Bonus: it's great and by a woman.)
Paperback, 2015
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Grant
Ron ChernowLily RothmanRon Chernow’s WHCD appearance tonight happens to fall on Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday. Here’s something I wrote about Chernow and Grant back in 2017: https://t.co/3U1F9Nqjy4
Paperback, 2018
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On Color
David KastanLily RothmanI learned today that until the 17th century there was no widely used word in English for the color orange; it was just between yellow and red. (One for @qipodcast maybe? From David Kastan’s great “On Color.”)
Paperback, 2019
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
History: Why It Matters
Lynn HuntLily RothmanFor some context on alternatives to "Uncle Books" I loved Lynn Hunt's Writing History in the Global Era. (Bonus: it's great and by a woman.)
Hardcover, 2018
$64.95Member price:$61.70 + Free shipping5% off
The Farthest Shore
Ursula K. Le GuinLily RothmanSo sad about Ursula Le Guin. This one sentence from 'The Farthest Shore' has stuck with me ever since I read it at exactly the right age. https://t.co/iiQS1ohWVb
Paperback, Mass Market, 2001
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book