Mental Floss Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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1984: 75th Anniversary
George OrwellMental FlossDavid Bowie’s 1974 album 'Diamond Dogs' wasn’t just meant to be a concept album with a few references to George Orwell’s ‘1984.’ https://t.co/qpRwjj0xa4
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
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Sanditon
Jane AustenMental FlossIn 2020, 'Sanditon'—Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel—was turned into a Masterpiece miniseries. Now it's coming back for a second season. #Sanditon https://t.co/GwrbjOBW81
Paperback, 2019
$5.95$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chess: Theory & Practice; Containing the Laws & History of the Game, Together With an Analysis of the Openings, & a Treatise
Howard StauntonMental FlossThe modern chess set is named after Howard Staunton, a chess master who popularized its use. But his lasting contribution to sports might be in one that wasn’t even invented by the time he died in 1874. https://t.co/y8YMfb0dTp
Paperback, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony BourdainMental FlossAnthony Bourdain's 480-page travel guide book, 'World Travel: An Irreverent Guide,' details his favorite spots from around the globe. https://trib.al/jQPCGmM
Hardcover, 2021
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn WaughMental FlossAmerica's current TV golden age might very well have been foreshadowed by 'Brideshead Revisited,' a highly celebrated adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel. https://t.co/tcunyIuLUh
Paperback, 2015
$13.95$6.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moby Dick
Herman MelvilleMental FlossHerman Melville drew on his own sea adventures for his best-selling novels (but 'Moby-Dick' wasn't one of them). https://t.co/uNOwXANz8N
Paperback, 2011
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadMental FlossPlus: Colson Whitehead's 'Harlem Shuffle' Adam Shoalts' 'The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend' Anna von Planta's 'Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks: 1941-1995' And more... https://t.co/3iwMbhBjs4
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Winnie-The-Pooh
A. A. MilneMental FlossPoohsticks Bridge was the site of both many Winnie the Pooh adventures as well as a place author A.A. Milne visited with his son, Christopher Robin. https://t.co/EbNCFBCjKc
Hardcover, 1988
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hate U Give
Angie ThomasMental FlossAngie Thomas’s 2017 debut novel, 'The Hate U Give,' has held its place in our hearts (and the New York Times Bestseller List) for half a decade now. https://t.co/DuJx2OVtL4
Paperback, Large Print, 2022
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
Shel SilversteinMental Floss'The Giving Tree' and 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' author Shel Silverstein, who was born on this day in 1930, was friends with Hugh Hefner and wrote some of his books while staying at the Playboy Mansion. https://t.co/WGcpjo0U9M
Hardcover, 2014
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book