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Matthew Cooper Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality, Kathryn Paige Harden

The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

Kathryn Paige Harden
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

Intriguing points from @kph3k. Been enjoying her smart, nuanced, and compassionate new book, “The Genetic Lottery” on @audible_com read by @katherinefvo. https://twitter.com/kph3k/status/1446464378002362369

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism, Derrick Bell

Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism

Derrick Bell
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

To understand the ideas behind critical race theory, turn to “Faces at the Bottom of the Well,” a book of challenging fables by one of its founding thinkers, Derrick Bell. https://t.co/rFYgVDR7vl

Paperback, 2018

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Other America, Michael Harrington

The Other America

Michael Harrington
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

Sixty years after Michael Harrington's "The Other America," the country, obsessed by race, couldn't care less about the poor of all colors. @Anne_S_Kim explains how the nation dropped the child tax credit and lost its way. https://washingtonmonthly.com/2022/02/02/how-america-stopped-caring-about-the-poor/

Paperback, 1997

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hiroshima, John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

@JenSeniorNY @TedGenoways Don’t sell yourself short with “Just.” Would John Hersey say, “It’s just my ‘Hiroshima’ article?”An amazing piece of work!

Paperback, Mass Market, 1989

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Leta McCollough Seletzky

The Kneeling Man: My Father's Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Leta McCollough Seletzky
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

Catching up with one of my favorite Washington @monthly writers, @LaSeletzky! As great IRL as she is to edit. Buy her remarkable book, “The Kneeling Man.” https://t.co/Et6FHnrrG6 https://t.co/GlFNqUPuhZ

Hardcover, 2023

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics (Revised), Thomas Byrne Edsall

Chain Reaction: The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics (Revised)

Thomas Byrne Edsall
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

If you're a fan of @Edsall, as am I, look at one of his older books, Chain Reaction (coauthored with Mary D. Edsall) which deals at length with the potency of crime. https://t.co/u6JfxzmKq8

Paperback, 1992

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine, Anne Applebaum

Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine

Anne Applebaum
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

As war in Europe looms, try to read @anneapplebaum ’s "Red Famine” on Moscow’s Ukraine starvation of the 30s or watch “Mr. Jones” on @Hulu about @nytimes Stalin apologist and @PulitzerPrizes winner Walter Duranty and Gareth Jones who told the truth, by @AndreaChalupa.

Paperback, 2018

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Holodomor: The Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, Philip Wolny

Holodomor: The Ukrainian Famine-Genocide

Philip Wolny
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

Highly recommend Ukraine famine epic, "Mr. Jones," even if it wasn't by my friend @AndreaChalupa, featuring a very creepy @petersarsgaardportrayal of @nytimes"reporter" and Stalin apologist, Walter Duranty, who won @PulitzerPrizes for his denial of the Holodomor. https://twitter.com/benjaminwittes/status/1507888509373370368

Hardcover, 2017

$36.13$18.07 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Prayer Warrior Bible Study: Genesis, Brian L. Stone

Prayer Warrior Bible Study: Genesis

Brian L. Stone
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

Five Best James Caan performances: Thief The Godfather Gardens of Stone Rollerball Brian's Song

Paperback, 2016

$5.85$2.92 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nsfw, Isabel Kaplan

Nsfw

Isabel Kaplan
Matthew CooperMatthew Cooper

This piece by @isabelkaplan is getting a wide readership and deservedly so. Looking forward to her new novel, NSFW. https://t.co/XAvoVo3Sca

Paperback, 2023

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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