Oxford Academic Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Take a look at the @Pushkin_House #PushkinPrize2021 shortlist, celebrating two OUP titles: ‘The Human Factor’ by Archie Brown, and ‘The Lockhart Plot’ by Jonathan Schneer. We’re excited to see the winner announced next week! https://t.co/vvumNFYxdS

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Congratulations to @SBMost and Marvin Chun on winning the Most Promising New Textbook award by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association, @TextandAcademic! Find out more about Cognition, First Edition here: https://t.co/ZUH0973pPb https://t.co/BjiXGHN0k2 https://t.co/gysrWz6Ao4

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On a freezing December night in 1835, a fire erupted in lower Manhattan. Discover the lives touched by the fire and how New York City rose from the ashes to become a global powerhouse in Daniel S. Levy's book "Manhattan Phoenix" https://t.co/GySJlabRSZ https://t.co/beCp8ZR6Vc

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Herman Melville used peculiar phrasing, weird adverbs, and odd metaphors to add layers of meaning to "Moby-Dick". @HesterBlum explains more in the OUPblog below. https://t.co/MITy1Cbtzt

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From Euripides' "Medea" to Ovid's "Fasti", the world of Classical and Ancient literature is one in which you can experience the whole of human life. Check out our top picks for your reading list on @Bookshop_Org: https://t.co/LwRWpuU8Fa https://t.co/XtrC0hnrTU

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This month we're giving away 10 copies of each edition of the My Reading series, starting with "Charles Dickens" by Annette Federico; a personal response to "Oliver Twist" from a world-leading Dickens expert. Enter before March 24 to win: https://t.co/LfAJdXcTOw https://t.co/9scYU7u8Vo

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"The Pope at War" is the third in a trilogy about the papacy's response to the rise of Fascism and Nazism. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner David Kertzer, this book tells the dramatic story of Pope Pius XII and his secret history with Mussolini and Hitler: https://t.co/c9YJTrxkqV https://t.co/rKVPhmObg9

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With the nights drawing in, it's the perfect time to cosy up with a good book. Browse our picks of Autumnal Reads on @bookshop_org_UK with a wide range of stories from @PhoebeYoungCU's 'Camping Grounds' to Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights': https://t.co/Ytb8bMUrAw https://t.co/xJEus1i73M

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Watch the trailer and read an excerpt from the book's preface of "Vengeance is Mine" to learn more about the 1857 massacre at Mountain Meadows. @PublishersWkly is calling the book "the definitive account" https://t.co/MnDf0yscyh https://t.co/0140oMQaP4

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James Joyce supposedly said that he wrote #Ulysses to keep the professors busy for three hundred years. In this anniversary year, @sbslote explores how misapprehension and error are, in some ways, fundamental to Joyce’s aims. @JoyceFound #Ulysses100 https://t.co/wKxx31KR4Q