Matt Taibbi 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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Author of GRIFTOPIA, THE DIVIDE, THE BUSINESS SECRETS OF DRUG DEALING, and HATE INC.
The Lottery
Shirley JacksonMatt TaibbiAnti-disinformation America recalls “a very intolerant Midwestern church congregation, in which anybody who speaks about the pastor” is shunned. “We’re back to ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson, ‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Hawthorne,” says @walterkirn https://t.co/I2Z5owftEj
Hardcover, 2008
$34.25Member price:$32.54 + Free shipping5% off
Science
Education ExpertsMatt TaibbiIt's one thing to tell voters they need to defer to "experts" in economics, foreign policy, and medical science. But parenting? Why elitist attitudes about education are destined to fail politically: https://t.co/oEVhS3tXAH
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The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
Nicholas TomalinMatt TaibbiI’ve found so many great books at library sales, as recently as last weekend in Montclair, NJ. They’re great precisely because they’re old, weird titles, like “The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst” or “The Long Walk” or “Just About Everybody vs. Howard Hughes.” https://twitter.com/carrionflower1/status/1515080187851030541
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The Nose
Nikolai GogolMatt TaibbiThe Anthology of Funny: Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose" https://t.co/KPKDhwnXXB
Paperback, 2016
$8.00Member price:$4.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
New Kremlinology: Understanding Regime Personalization in Russia
Alexander BaturoMatt TaibbiThe New Kremlinology: Reading the New York Times, by @mtaibbi https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-new-kremlinology-reading-the?r=5mz1&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Hardcover, 2021
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The Nose
Gogol NikolaiMatt TaibbiThe Anthology of Funny: Nikolai Gogol's "The Nose" https://t.co/KPKDhwnXXB
Paperback, 2017
$6.38Member price:$3.19 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis
Laura KipnisMatt TaibbiIs sex "our era's communist threat"? Interview with Laura Kipnis, author of “Unwanted Advances” and “Love in the Time of Contagion”: https://t.co/EMvzR0gVEj
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Division of Light and Power
Dennis KucinichMatt TaibbiRT @kthalps: Dennis @Dennis_Kucinich talks to #usefulidiotsPod about his new book "The Division of Light and Power", taking on power, liter…
Paperback, 2021
$34.99Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg: in large print
Mark TwainMatt TaibbiNOW w VIDEO: Episode 45: "America This Week," in which @walterkirn and Matt avoid the Russia bait-bucket, discuss the Dem’s pathologizing of dissent, and read Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" https://t.co/ysfBW2woH1 https://t.co/f6ikVW03pg
Hardcover, 2022
$52.90Member price:$27.90 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
Spencer AckermanMatt TaibbiFascinating interview with Reign of Terror author @attackerman on Useful Idiots with @kthalps about the underpublicized catastrophes of the War on Terror period: https://t.co/nHTwSbKw1w
Paperback, 2022
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book