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Nancy Settle-Murphy Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Accomplished facilitator, virtual work/meetings expert, meeting designer, organizational communications consultant, cross-cultural trainer, published author

12 books
Book Cover for: Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver
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@nytimes Demon Copperhead - riveting story, resilient and relatable narrator, realistic dialogue and fantastic writing. Barbara Kingsolver at her best, and that's saying a lot.

Paperback, 2024

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Moonstone: in large print, Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone: in large print

Wilkie Collins
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@AlexAndBooks_ Erik Larson's Devil in the White City, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, Joyce Carol Oates' Them, Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, and so many more...once I love a book, I follow the trail...

Hardcover, 2022

$119.90$94.90 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, Priya Parker

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

Priya Parker
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A hybrid gathering is not one gathering. It's three. 1)   the people in the room 2)   the virtual space (usually with video and chat) 3)   the interaction between the “roomies” and the “Zoomies" Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, makes…https://t.co/MJxyz30vXA

Paperback, 2020

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt
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"A good rule of thumb in decision making is, whenever you cannot decide what you should do, choose the action that represents a change, rather than continuing the status quo.” - Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics Inspirational article in Quartz at…https://t.co/rhyjCATHC5

Paperback, 2020

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole
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Been reflecting on this thought ever since I saw it posted by singer/songwriter Janis Ian. It reminded me of a line from John Kennedy O'Toole's brilliant book, A Confederacy of Dunces. When the main character, a slothful and boorish young man, lost yet…https://t.co/u0HDM7FWra

Hardcover, 2014

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm, Walt Bogdanich

When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

Walt Bogdanich
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Has anyone else read this book? It's a riveting, jaw-dropping, read. I'll never see McKinsey the same way again. "When McKinsey Comes to Town is highly informed, a fascinating read. The authors, New York Times investigative reporters Walt Bogdanich and …https://t.co/pR9pMIiqng

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death, Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five: Or the Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death

Kurt Vonnegut
Nancy Settle-MurphyNancy Settle-Murphy

@AlexAndBooks_ Erik Larson's Devil in the White City, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, Joyce Carol Oates' Them, Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, and so many more...once I love a book, I follow the trail...

Paperback, Mass Market, 1991

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Moonstone: Red Premium Edition, Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone: Red Premium Edition

Wilkie Collins
Nancy Settle-MurphyNancy Settle-Murphy

@AlexAndBooks_ Erik Larson's Devil in the White City, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, Joyce Carol Oates' Them, Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, and so many more...once I love a book, I follow the trail...

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Book Cover for: Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole

Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole
Nancy Settle-MurphyNancy Settle-Murphy

Been reflecting on this thought ever since I saw it posted by singer/songwriter Janis Ian. It reminded me of a line from John Kennedy O'Toole's brilliant book, A Confederacy of Dunces. When the main character, a slothful and boorish young man, lost yet…https://t.co/u0HDM7FWra

Hardcover, 2008

$40.95$20.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Them, Joyce Carol Oates

Them

Joyce Carol Oates
Nancy Settle-MurphyNancy Settle-Murphy

@AlexAndBooks_ Erik Larson's Devil in the White City, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, Joyce Carol Oates' Them, Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone, Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, and so many more...once I love a book, I follow the trail...

Paperback, 2006

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book