Michael A. Shea 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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Media producer & economist; occasional actor/director/comedian/set designer. We call Virginia a Commonwealth. Let's actually make it a Commonwealth. he/him/his

Connection: How to Have a Relationship with God
Steve Case
No surprise that Steve Bannon objected to chief counsel for the J6 Committee, Kristin Amerling, having a loose connection to a book club. Reading? Informed conversation? Friends? All very alien to Steve Bannon. Prosecution rests contempt case against... https://t.co/wM61lHtBHP
Hardcover, 2009
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Spotlight on America: Civil War
Robert W. Smith
I congratulate Robert C. Smith on perfectly preserving himself, staying unchanged thru 200 years of history. He even uses "carpet bagger" as an insult. If he thinks he has a legal claim, he slept thru law school. No surprise- he slept thru the Civil War. https://t.co/lJznCXIczp
Paperback, 2005
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Mr. Tanner
Harry Chapin
@MitaliPerkins I would say Harry Chapin- Cat's in the Cradle. Also Taxi. But I would also recommend his Mr. Tanner. A reminder that many people we might never hear about lead lives of quiet beauty. https://t.co/6rnr0YXe9a
Hardcover, 2017
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Snoopy: Cannonball!: A Peanuts Collection Volume 15
Charles M. Schulz
Happy 100th birthday, Charles Schulz! A year ago, when I finished putting on a new shed roof, I made it an homage to Snoopy. I discovered this position is actually very uncomfortable, but it always looked like the lap of luxury when drawn by the creator of Peanuts. Great artist. https://t.co/2cMuaAxa7j
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Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Toni Morrison
I am pretty sure that every Virginia high school student who has read Toni Morrison's Beloved was also aware that you have to be 18 yo to vote and that none of them tried to vote illegally on Tuesday. https://t.co/i3Yi10e78k
Paperback, 2004
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The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle Over American History
Jill Lepore
Important reading. Thank you to @chashomans for the research. My recommended pairing- Jill Lepore's 2011 book: The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History. How ‘Stop the Steal’ Captured the American Right https://t.co/wdEnr0JbKw
Paperback, 2011
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
Huge congratulations to Richmond's Shane Rocheleau for being named a Guggenheim Fellow! I go back often the advice Francie's granma gave her in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (the novel by Betty Smith). Rocheleau's art, and now he presents it, exemplifies that spirit to me. https://t.co/D9qsUSiOsg
Paperback, 2005
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Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Christmas Wooden Collectible Set
Charles M. Schulz
Happy 100th birthday, Charles Schulz! A year ago, when I finished putting on a new shed roof, I made it an homage to Snoopy. I discovered this position is actually very uncomfortable, but it always looked like the lap of luxury when drawn by the creator of Peanuts. Great artist. https://t.co/2cMuaAxa7j
Paperback, 2018
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