NEH 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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The Raven
Edgar Allan PoeNEHRead Edgar Allan Poe’s 1845 poem “The Raven” and other works featured in this online archive of digitized rare books and records, at the #NEHgrant-funded “DocSouth” at @UNCLibrary: https://t.co/Zgle4Ki2wm #PoetryMonth #culturegovUS #NationalPoetryMonth https://t.co/iztaNYSdZU
Paperback, 2015
$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
La Traviata: Melodramma in Three Acts, Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave the Piano-Vocal Score
Giuseppe VerdiNEHItalian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi was born #OTD in Italy. Browse this critical edition of Verdi’s complete works, which include “Rigoletto” & “La Traviata,” some of the most popular classical music performed today, with this #NEHgrant-funded resource: https://t.co/HCAYqHByDp https://t.co/N0WbEHVSWX
Paperback, 2001
$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Little Women
Louisa May AlcottNEHNovelist, short story writer, and poet Louisa May Alcott was born #OTD in 1832. View the first film biography of the icon and the woman behind the book “Little Women,” with this #NEHgrant-funded @PBSAmerMasters documentary & resource: https://t.co/NnkhfpSyM9 https://t.co/sqyHywhG9h
Hardcover, 2014
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
1984: 75th Anniversary
George OrwellNEHTomorrow, 2/2 at 12:30pm ET: Learn how to teach George Orwell’s “1984” to first-year students and non-#humanities majors, with this @NEHgov and Teagle Foundation workshop by @purduepolsci Professor @swatisrivast. RSVP here: https://t.co/tdrsPQWjFe https://t.co/XWdbVzY70w
Paperback, Mass Market, 1950
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly
Harriet StoweNEH“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born #OTD in 1811 in #Litchfield, #CT. Read about Stowe’s 19th-century fame as an activist and the work done by the @HBStoweCenter museum to preserve her legacy, via @humanitiesmag: https://t.co/F6WIpMvjuU https://t.co/H03Oy3p5vm
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Walden
Henry David ThoreauNEHLeading transcendentalist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau was born #OTD in 1817. Experiment with living deliberately with this #NEHgrant-funded game based on Thoreau’s experiences at Walden Pond. https://t.co/TfcTLjn50z https://t.co/zAT1iGNqFi
Hardcover, 2016
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Jungle Book
Rudyard KiplingNEHBritish poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling, best known for penning the children’s story THE JUNGLE BOOK, was born #OTD in 1865. Learn about this #NobelPrize-winner and his connection to #Brattleboro, #VT, with this #NEHgrant-funded project: https://t.co/36riF1AFBj https://t.co/uz5GtGsTis
Paperback, 2009
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hamlet
William ShakespeareNEHTomorrow: Learn how @WestPoint_USMA English Professor Elizabeth Samet teaches Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to a new generation of students, in this webinar sponsored by @NEHgov and the Teagle Foundation: https://bit.ly/3xAeQTe Tune in on 12/2 from 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. EST.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2003
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher StoweNEH“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born #OTD in 1811 in #Litchfield, #CT. Read about Stowe’s 19th-century fame as an activist and the work done by the @HBStoweCenter museum to preserve her legacy, via @humanitiesmag: https://t.co/F6WIpMvjuU https://t.co/H03Oy3p5vm
Paperback, Mass Market, 1982
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Passing: The revolutionary novel which inspired Rebecca Hall's powerful film adaptation
Nella LarsenNEH#Highered teachers: Tune in on 9/22 to hear @EmilyEBernard of @uvm_english discuss how she teaches Nella Larsen's "Passing" to first-year students & non-#humanities majors. Register for the @NEHgov & Teagle “Teaching with #TransformativeTexts” webinar: https://t.co/G6rCJV12y5 https://t.co/tQYYlWppwo
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