Patrick Chovanec 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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Private sector economic advisor. Author of the upcoming book “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”. Visit me at https://t.co/vhcQrJq9n3. #avgeek
The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China
James M. ZimmermanPatrick ChovanecI stopped by @jmzbeijing’s event for his book “The Peking Express”, here in NYC. Great job by @Lingling_Wei as moderator, as well. Check it out: https://t.co/BNw0VX69ZZ https://t.co/HB1hiuDfsu
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Babylon Berlin: Book 1 of the Gereon Rath Mystery Series
Volker KutscherPatrick ChovanecI’m also reading “The Fatherland Files” by Volker Kutscher, the fourth in the “Babylon Berlin” series of detective books set in pre-war Berlin. This one takes place in 1932, on the eve of the Nazi takeover. https://t.co/bn95eKHXH9
Paperback, 2018
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
Buddy LevyPatrick Chovanec@greenshane1987 Buddy Levy (“Conquistador”) cites several sources in his endnotes, including David Noble Cook (“Born to Die: Disease and the New World Conquest”).
Paperback, 2009
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Way of a Ship: A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail
Derek LundyPatrick ChovanecI’m reading “The Way of a Ship” by Derek Lundy, the detailed recreation of a voyage of a square-rigger sailing ship in the 1880s. Chock full of explanatory details of all kinds. https://t.co/EF5CqOaLS7
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland
Troy SenikPatrick ChovanecI'm reading "A Man of Iron" by Troy Senik. Because shouldn't we all read more about Grover Cleveland? https://t.co/MN3yS4IM6k
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldPatrick ChovanecTommy Hitchcock Jr. was the scion of a wealthy American family, a star polo player, and a friend of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Some believe he was the model for Tom Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby". https://t.co/gm1RlvtpVO
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
George Washington Carver: Level 1.8.3 ABV LV
ReadPatrick ChovanecGeorge Washington Carver kicked ass. Not only was he a scientist, he taught himself to read and to paint. https://t.co/xQEWMDiTtZ
Paperback, 2006
$14.80$7.40 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City
Andrew LawlerPatrick ChovanecThere’s a related book that I’ve been meaning to read: Under Jerusalem by Andrew Lawler. https://t.co/HBw3DAoK7D
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Andrea WulfPatrick ChovanecI’m reading “Magnificent Rebels” by Andrea Wulf, about the German romantics in Jena. Finally I’ll be able to tell my Schillers from my Schlegel from my Schillings. https://t.co/SMPP4wO4Z6
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Default: The Untold Story of FDR, the Supreme Court, and the Battle Over Gold
Sebastian EdwardsPatrick ChovanecThere's even a book on this by Sebastian Edwards called "American Default". You can never go wrong reading more economic history https://t.co/1EmafUidXF
Hardcover, 2018
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book