Paige Williams 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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Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Michelle Nijhuis
"Beloved Beasts" by @nijhuism is on my list, once there's time to attack mountain of reading. So eager for this one: https://t.co/OXmvFyugEY
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's Brain
Michael Paterniti
Which the wonderful Paterniti wrote about first here in Harper's https://t.co/6cb1gEYPaY and then in his book Driving Mr Albert https://t.co/1yIs34HNyD https://t.co/MctpJomzTL
Paperback, 2005
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Elizabeth Kolbert
Including the brilliant @ElizKolbert’s UNDER A WHITE SKY: The Nature of the Future. https://t.co/THK3euxajY
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann
Brilliant, dear @DavidGrann on his new book THE WAGER. A riveting conversation about the timelessness of mutinies/rebellions, quests for truth, the importance of smart narrative structure, a resonant thread about misinformation, and what DG looks for in a book project. https://t.co/9884tAAcxl
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
Michael Schulman
Adding this to the logjammed queue. Always a treat to listen to, read, watch @MJSchulman, whose new book, OSCAR WARS, I just preordered. Coming in February: https://t.co/b2J5jiZSur https://t.co/CwKa3PFyMV
Hardcover, 2023
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid
Lawrence Wright
Matt Pottinger, ex-natsec official expected to testify at Thursday's J6 hearing,was subject of @lawrence_wright's "The Plague Year." Larry: in a "very noisy Administration" Pottinger was "one of the most influential people shaping American foreign policy." https://t.co/8CP3LNhmO2
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Storm Is Here: An American Crucible
Luke Mogelson
Nobody is connecting these particular dots the way Luke Mogelson is connecting these particular dots. His January 6 reporting had no equal, and his new book, THE STORM IS HERE, is out now. https://t.co/OqbKurJGZM https://t.co/jy2JVJwDxK
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery
Casey Parks
You'll ❤️ every second of this conversation w/the big-hearted, brilliant journalists @tommytomlinson and @caseyparks, whose book DIARY OF A MISFIT—out this week—I can't wait to read. Here she describes the book as "a fruit salad of every Southern issue." https://t.co/PAjJCZuuhz
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Nature of the Child: Tenth Anniversary Edition
Jerome Kagan
"he’d say, ‘So what have you learned lately?’" Took his class as a NF, loved every remarkable minute. Here's the NYT review of "The Nature of the Child" https://t.co/55JRluB080 https://t.co/novWOt9h4V
Paperback, 2001
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
Joe Keohane
For your radar, @JoeKeohane's wonderful THE POWER OF STRANGERS, now avail for pre-order. Agree w/ fellow blurber @ajjacobs, who calls the book "an important tool in rescuing our tribal, smartphone-obsessed world." https://t.co/G1iTsoshHd
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book