Michael Taube 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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D. D. Larsen
Incredible! The second no-hitter in World Series history (after Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956). Astros beat Phillies 5-0. World Series is tied 2-2. https://t.co/yo7kefKHf4
Paperback, 2020
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Treasure of the Black Swan
Paco Roca
My Dec. 6, 2022 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) review of Paco Roca's "The Winter of the Cartoonist" and Paco Roca and Guillermo Corral's "The Treasure of the Black Swan." [cc. @paco_roca, @gcorralvandamme, @fantagraphics, @earinc, @Jacq_Cohen] https://t.co/8DQJuw4zGc
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey
Robert Mack McCormick
My Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) book review of Robert "Mack" McCormick's Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey. Appears in the April 11-18, 2023 issue. https://t.co/PKVfvfsy4E
Paperback, 2024
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Age of Palmer: Pro golf in the 1960s, its greatest era
Patrick Hand
My Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) review of Patrick Hand's The Age of Palmer: Pro Golf in the 1960s, Its Greatest Era. It's in the May 16, 2023 issue. https://t.co/gr2xoihTH8
Hardcover, 2023
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Something Within Me: A Personal and Political Memoir
Michael Wilson
My double book review in the March 2023 issue of Literary Review of Canada (@reviewcanada) of Bob Williams's "Using Power Well" and the late Michael Wilson's "Something Within Me." [cc. @NightwoodEd, @utpress] https://t.co/FEO85JcI8t
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bad Detective: The Incredible Cases of Nic Power
Bob Gordon
My September 2022 Literary Review of Canada (@reviewcanada) book review of Bob Gordon's The Bad Detective: The True Story of a Victorian Sleuth. https://t.co/oG2bMfd033
Paperback, 2022
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Snowman: A Classic Children's Book
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs, RIP. Missed this news a couple of weeks ago. He's most well-known for The Snowman, which was adapted into a magnificent Oscar-nominated animated short film (and TV film). He also wrote Father Christmas, Ethel and Ernest, Ug, Fungus the Bogeyman and many others. https://t.co/9FLo7rn6wG
Board Book, 2019
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved
Russell Martin
Quite an amazing story. DNA has proven and disproven many facts about the great composer. (As a spoiler...anyone who read Russell Martin's book "Beethoven's Hair" and saw the documentary is going to be very surprised!) https://t.co/GOs9hMGOGz
Paperback, 2001
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
Eric Jay Dolin
My book review in The New Criterion (@newcriterion) of Eric Jay Dolin's Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution. [cc. @EricJayDolin] https://t.co/Bc9S04bVn8
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Peanuts: A Charlie Brown Christmas Wooden Collectible Set
Charles M. Schulz
ICYMI: @CBSSunday's visit to @SchulzMuseum and wonderful analysis of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts." https://t.co/67soZrCdB0
Paperback, 2018
$10.95$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book