NY Public Library Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
Merlin SheldrakeNY Public LibraryIn 'Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures' by @MerlinSheldrake, Biologist Sheldrake leads a scientific tour of examples ranging from yeast to psychedelics that reveal the complex fungi networks. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/BbJQLgS5jH https://t.co/c4UYlwwdaa
Paperback, 2021
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World
Patrisse CullorsNY Public LibraryIn ‘An Abolitionist's Handbook,’ Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors charts a framework for activists to effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/GcJx2j0so5 https://t.co/9vNenPsiXT
Out of stock
Seven Days in June
Tia WilliamsNY Public LibraryAs teens, Eva and Shane shared one week together and fell madly in love—then never saw each other again. When a twist of fate puts them back in the same room, they must confront their pasts in ‘Seven Days in June’ by Tia Williams. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/5dbVzjW8RT https://t.co/ai4ixnOJhh
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
Simu LiuNY Public LibraryIn 'We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story' by @SimuLiu, the star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film shares how he embarked on a journey that took him far outside of his comfort zone into the world of show business. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/VMQeKehElO https://t.co/oOl2kWERp5
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
Seb FalkNY Public LibraryIn ‘The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science,’ @Seb_Falk takes us on a tour of medieval science through the eyes of one fourteenth-century monk, revealing how medieval ideas continue to shape the world we live in today. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/BBAZaZyOUR https://t.co/wIuCm4aHss
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Michael W. TwittyNY Public Library'Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew' by @KosherSoul is a mouthwatering and engaging exploration of the interplay of food and identity, Twitty traverses the confluence of Black and Jewish cultures. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/CAlDd2feqN https://t.co/oBjoWNgnYC
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Paradise Falls: A Deadly Secret, a Cover-Up, and the Women Who Forged the Modern Environmental Movement
Keith O'BrienNY Public LibraryIn 'Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe' by @KeithOB, A 'New York Times' journalist braids together the stories of a chemical company's poisonous deception. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/bZJ4McVXMm https://t.co/4Q2P7OiMLi
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Horse Barbie: A Memoir
Geena RoceroNY Public Library'Horse Barbie: A Memoir' by Geena Rocero is the heartfelt memoir of a trans pageant queen from the Philippines who went back into the closet to model in New York City—until she realized that her truth was the only way to step into power. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/NqS22hRYlJ https://t.co/fYpWFBmzj2
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie FlaggNY Public LibraryIn 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' by Fannie Flagg, Jim Crow thinking, peri-menopause, old age, love, trains, honey, and occasional murder all come and go, winding their way through the tiny town of Whistle Stop, Alabama. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/v8u3b7rZkE https://t.co/QqTyODcvS1
Paperback, Mass Market, 2016
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Last White Man
Mohsin HamidNY Public LibraryIn 'The Last White Man' by Mohsin Hamid, people across the land awaken in new incarnations. Anders, whose skin turns dark overnight, confides in an old friend turned new lover and finds a chance at a kind of rebirth. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/e9VL9DFaUA https://t.co/n9YwqRL8mH
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book