NBC News 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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Climate Optimism: Celebrating Systemic Change Around the World (Environmental Sustainability, Doing Good Things, Book for Activists)
Zahra BiabaniNBC News“My faith is the biggest reason I have for climate optimism,” said Zahra Biabani, 24, an American organizer and author who is of Pakistani and Indian descent. https://t.co/XBUhJnlbaL
Paperback, 2023
$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pageboy: A Memoir
Elliot PageNBC NewsIn his new memoir, "Pageboy," Elliot Page opens up about a secret romance he shared with fellow actor Kate Mara. https://t.co/7M8wMoH3By
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Satanic Verses
Salman RushdieNBC NewsSalman Rushdie's novel "The Satanic Verses" is climbing the bestseller charts after he was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in western New York last week. https://t.co/EKJtXBacmD
Paperback, 2008
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy
Raúl PérezNBC NewsAuthor and sociologist Raúl Pérez researched the intersection of humor, race, power and inequality. Now he has released his first book, “The Souls of White Jokes,” which aims to show how racist humor fuels white supremacy. - @NBCLatino https://nbcnews.to/3zFuJdH
Paperback, 2022
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Venezuela: Treaties and Tax Information Exchange Agreements
U. S. Department of the TreasuryNBC NewsThe Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume “limited” energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions that have curtailed oil and gas profits that have flowed to President Maduro’s government. https://t.co/Wl4MLw8rZc
Paperback, 2014
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Friends Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew PerryNBC NewsMatthew Perry writes about his three-decade addiction struggles in his upcoming memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.” https://t.co/6Q7NmLcVul
Hardcover, Large Print, 2022
$36.99Member price:$36.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Partner Track
Cat WynnNBC NewsArden Cho discusses her role on Netflix's "Partner Track" and using her story to inspire the next generation of Asian American women. https://t.co/4l6onwwDTS
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenNBC NewsIn Joel Kim Booster’s screenwriting debut, Fire Island serves as the colorful backdrop for a thorough examination of race, class and sexuality in a modern-day — and unapologetically queer — take on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” https://t.co/tPUFM8Dejv
Paperback, Mass Market, 2008
$5.95Member price:$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
Sybrina FultonNBC NewsBefore Trayvon Martin became the symbol of a movement, he was a Florida teenager who loved Air Jordans and planes and could “fix anything,” his mother writes in “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin.” - @NBCBLK https://t.co/KYoTBrC1gp
Paperback, 2018
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Matilda
Roald DahlNBC NewsSeveral children’s books by Roald Dahl are being revised to change language that may be offensive to some. Miss Trunchbull, the principal in “Matilda,” no longer has a “horsey” face, and “eight nutty little idiots” are now just “eight nutty little boys.” https://t.co/MUx1B3uHuS
Paperback, 2007
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book