NB History 📚 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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A Spy Named Orphan: The Soviet Agent Who Stole the West's Greatest Secrets
Roland PhilippsNB History 📚Drawing on a wealth of previously classified files & family papers, Roland Philipp's A SPY NAMED ORPHAN (@wwnorton) documents the extraordinary story of Donald Maclean, a key member of the infamous “Cambridge Five” spy ring. Learn more on the podcast ⬇️ https://t.co/XNiZIJ2jh9 https://t.co/1G53JsAmhO
Paperback, 2019
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s
Raphael CormackNB History 📚RT @BabaKristian: Raphael Cormack @RaphaelCormack on his new book Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring 20s (@wwnorton @SaqiBooks…
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beyond Slavery's Shadow: Free People of Color in the South
Warren Eugene MilteerNB History 📚RT @SusanLiebell: Dr. @WEMilteer's Beyond Slavery's Shadow:Free People of Color in the South (@UNC_Press) adds needed nuance to our ideas o…
Paperback, 2021
$37.50$18.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tornado God: American Religion and Violent Weather
Peter J. ThuesenNB History 📚🌪️Focusing on the uniquely destructive weather phenomenon of the tornado, @peterjthuesen's new book, TORNADO GOD (@OUPReligion), explores how the weather has shaped theological dialogue in America since the colonial era. 🎙️Thuesen joins @TheeLaneDavis👇 https://t.co/wE2EsuDU93 https://t.co/pKfeyTQ0HJ
Hardcover, 2020
$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pirating and Publishing: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment
Robert DarntonNB History 📚Robert Darnton's new book, PIRATING and PUBLISHING: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment (@OUPHistory), offers a sweeping view of the world of writing, publishing, and especially bookselling in pre-Revolutionary France. Learn more on the podcast 👇 https://t.co/t9WUSGvatX https://t.co/nN8PRHtSam
Hardcover, 2021
$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Suez Deconstructed: An Interactive Study in Crisis, War, and Peacemaking
Philip ZelikowNB History 📚Informed by the newest primary source material & developed by veteran policy practitioners & historians, SUEZ DECONSTRUCTED (@BrookingsInst) offers a novel way to understand a major world crisis. Co-author Philip Zelikov joins us on the #podcast👇#ReadUP https://t.co/WC1soHTAv1 https://t.co/NcM0dgwnYt
Hardcover, 2018
$47.00$23.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
Edward J. WattsNB History 📚Edward J. Watts, author of MORTAL REPUBLIC: How Rome Fell into Tyranny (@BasicBooks) is our guest on the #podcast. He sits down with Mark Klobas to talk about why Romans traded the liberty of political autonomy for the security of autocracy. Tune in 👇 https://t.co/Gml5UgjHyV https://t.co/CH1ern5hEy
Paperback, 2020
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sex, Love, and Letters: Writing Simone de Beauvoir
Judith G. CoffinNB History 📚Judith G. Coffin joins @jmgossard to tell us about SEX, LOVE, and LETTERS (@CornellPress), Coffin's new book that explores the intimate bond between Simone de Beauvoir and her reading public through a treasure trove of letters. Give their convo a listen👇 https://t.co/WotzfG4FqX https://t.co/mflUbbqcNF
Hardcover, 2020
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till
Elliott J. GornNB History 📚LET THE PEOPLE SEE (@OUPHistory) tells the story of the story of Emmett Till's death, examining how responses varied & how public memory of Till’s murder changed over the years. The book's author, Elliott J. Gorn, spoke with @CMLamberson. 👂the podcast ↙️ https://t.co/cWnAIZw85L https://t.co/LrWw5Yrj1t
Paperback, 2020
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lost Girls: Love and Literature in Wartime London
D. J. TaylorNB History 📚📘@djtaylorwriter's new book is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the 20th century English literary intelligentsia. Find out more about THE LOST GIRLS (@Pegasus_Books)--Lys Lubbock, Sonia Brownell, Barbara Skelton, and Janetta Parlade ↙️ https://t.co/l66JA6pWfQ https://t.co/0p2P3KfugD
Hardcover, 2020
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book