MPR News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Velveteen Rabbit: The Classic Children's Book
Margery WilliamsMPR News"To engage children's interest in anything you have to be keenly interested in that thing yourself," Margery Williams Bianco wrote in 1925. Her story endures because it connects to so many people. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/12/npr-as-the-velveteen-rabbit-turns-100-its-message-continues-to-resonate
Hardcover, 2014
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Amalia's Mesoamerican Table: Ancient Culinary Traditions with Gourmet Infusions
Amalia Moreno-DamgaardMPR NewsAmalia Moreno-Damgaard, author of “Amalia's Mesoamerican Table” joined Appetites this week with some ideas for your World Cup spread, including her take on the shucos, or hot dogs. https://t.co/gGyYcV3QiB
Hardcover, 2021
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Israel
United States House of RepresentativesMPR NewsRep. Dean Phillips, who is Jewish, butt heads with Rep. Ilhan Omar over her past comments on Israel. But he defended her ahead of a vote this week to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He joined All Things Considered to talk about why. https://t.co/NjQQlM2JNO
Paperback, 2017
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
Jonathan LarsonMPR NewsTheatre 55, which features cast members aged 55 and up, takes a look at Jonathan Larson’s “Rent.” The musical is set during the AIDS crisis and looks at a bohemian community in Manhattan — stories that many in the cast share and even lived. https://t.co/1NfV3u2zud
Paperback, 2008
$16.99Member price:$16.14 + Free shipping5% off
Golden Age
Wang XiaoboMPR News@alexveecee @kellygordonmn @tabithacarvan @jessicabtweets @EmilyKBright @MaggieShipstead @wtmcgrath .@toddmelby newscaster and author of "A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere" had 3 tied for first place. “The Golden Age,” by Wang Xiaobo “Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview and Other Conversations” and “Wastelands: The True Story of Farm County on Trial," by @CorbanAddison. https://t.co/SqrEzvmmjS
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
Jon MeachamMPR NewsIn “And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle,” historian Jon Meacham wasn't just interested in looking at what Lincoln did when it came to pursuing emancipation — he wanted to know why he did it. https://t.co/mxDcEpJ2V7
Paperback, 2023
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cinema: The Archaeology of Film and the Memory of a Century
Jean-Luc GodardMPR NewsFrench media say director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French New Wave film who revolutionized popular 1960s cinema, has died. He was 91. https://t.co/FyabaYuUKw
Hardcover, 2000
$150.00Member price:$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta LynnMPR NewsLoretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died. Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. She was 90. https://t.co/hfDMrL1ZrR
Paperback, 2021
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Turning the Feather Around: My Life in Art
George MorrisonMPR NewsThe American Indian Center in Minneapolis is undergoing a massive renovation, but what will become of Ojibwe artist George Morrison’s iconic “Turning the Feather Around” mural? https://t.co/7BwzbfRbnP
Paperback, 1998
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Company of Grace: A Veterinarian's Memoir of Trauma and Healing
Jody LulichMPR NewsMPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota veterinarian Jody Lulich about the power of animal companionship and his new book, “In the Company of Grace: A Veterinarian's Memoir of Trauma and Healing.” https://t.co/MGQHUY9Bqt
Paperback, 2023
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book