No Comps Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Justice of the Pies: Sweet and Savory Pies, Quiches, and Tarts Plus Inspirational Stories from Exceptional People: A Baking Book
Maya-Camille Broussard
A Pie Shop on Chicago’s South Side Serves More Than Dessert With her first brick-and-mortar bakery, Justice of the Pies, the pastry chef Maya-Camille Broussard focuses on creativity — and inclusivity for people with disabilities https://t.co/AN9BU3N0uC https://t.co/v38Lx9wTtP
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Souls of Black Folk
W. E. B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Prescient Masterpiece ‘The Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation’ '@RutgersUPress’ engaging, accomplished interpretation of The Souls of Black Folk confirms it as W.E.B. DuBois’ most prescient and indelible work.' https://t.co/KlhkLb4sDS via @popmatters https://t.co/o46APWXvAm https://t.co/2r9o6xteHc
Paperback, 2009
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bitter
Akwaeke Emezi
Shelf Life: Akwaeke Emezi The National Book Award finalist and author of Dear Senthuran and Bitter takes our literary survey. https://t.co/qb5zKmLoQL
Paperback, 2023
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
An opera based on an Octavia Butler novel has been decades in the making '"Parables of the Sower," developed by Toshi Reagon and her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, heads to Lincoln Center this week.' https://t.co/0CyyUwFVNl
Paperback, 2019
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy
Damien Lewis
'In “Agent Josephine,” Damien Lewis makes the case that the legendary cabaret star was a daring World War II-era spy.' https://t.co/jde0DfEstP
Paperback, 2023
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
Mike Davis
“City of Quartz” wasn’t just read, however. It was devoured. Mike Davis, ‘City of Quartz’ author who chronicled the forces that shaped L.A., dies https://t.co/jlcapZL4BT
Paperback, 2018
$21.95Member price:$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ted Kennedy: A Life
John A. Farrell
'Two books about the late senator are out. John Farrell's book is called, Ted Kennedy: A Life. Neal Gabler's book is titled, Against the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism, 1976-2009.' https://t.co/DWAjk16TJZ https://t.co/Zax20YZ1L5
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Out of Darkness
Ashley Hope Pérez
Ashley Hope Pérez: 'Young people have a right' to stories that help them learn https://t.co/4HOjJY4AQL
Paperback, 2019
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Band of Gold
Mark Bego
Freda Payne performing "Band of Gold" on #SoulTrain https://t.co/2UBymkmkth
Paperback, 2021
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing
Nella Larsen
Gloria Naylor on the 'American Dream' and Nella Larsen's 'Passing' | @PBSAmerMasters https://t.co/qlQOFlB2kA
Paperback, 2003
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book