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Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age
Debby ApplegatePenguin Random House Higher EducationToday! Wed, 11/10 at 1pm ET join @Debby_Applegate in conversation about her book MADAM: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age. Hosted by @nypl Join the virtual event: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2021/11/10/workcited-episode-11-unlocking-secrets-polly-adler-queen-vice-jazz-age
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears
Farah StockmanPenguin Random House Higher EducationHappy #InternationalWorkersDay! We're celebrating with books about labor history, including HIDDEN AMERICA by @jmlaskas (https://bit.ly/3kvSuwk), BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP by @greenhousenyt (https://bit.ly/3Ly7tSn), and AMERICAN MADE by @fstockman (https://bit.ly/3OLTM4t). https://t.co/rjq0floTWO
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadPenguin Random House Higher EducationHere is @nytimes' 100 Notable Books of 2021 list, including HARLEM SHUFFLE by @colsonwhitehead, A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by @NifMuhammad, LIFE’s EDGE by @carlzimmer, and STRANGE BEASTS OF CHINA by @YanGeMay. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/22/books/notable-books.html
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems
Sandra CisnerosPenguin Random House Higher EducationThursday, 10/13 at 6:30pm CT join Sandra Cisneros, who will be reading from her new book of poems WOMAN WITHOUT SHAME, and in conversation with @TPRNews's Yvette Benavides and Liliana Valenzuela. Find more info about this free event via @Do210: https://t.co/7vOHqGP01d
Paperback, 2015
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance
Hanif AbdurraqibPenguin Random House Higher EducationCongrats to those chosen, including SEA OF TRANQUILITY by @EmilyMandel, A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA by @NifMuhammad, TO PARADISE by Hanya Yanagihara, SILVERVIEW by John le Carré, BLACK CAKE by @charmspen1, VELVET WAS THE NIGHT by @silviamg, & THE GREAT EXPERIMENT by @Yascha_Mounk. https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1551923232327991298
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Antigone
SophoclesPenguin Random House Higher EducationThursday, Feb 23rd at 5pm ET join @TheaterofWar for a dramatic reading of Sophocles’ Antigone to help frame powerful, guided discussions about challenges faced by nurses. Register for this free virtual event here: https://t.co/vhUYOwAejU
Paperback, 1990
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
Steven GreenhousePenguin Random House Higher EducationBEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor by @greenhousenyt is an in-depth look at working people in the U.S., the challenges they face, and the ways in which they can be re-empowered. #MayDay2023 #InternationalWorkersDay https://t.co/AJJjdCz0b1
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Both Flesh and Not: Essays
David Foster WallacePenguin Random House Higher EducationA monumental, canon-defining anthology of three centuries of American essays, from Cotton Mather and Benjamin Franklin to David Foster Wallace and Zadie Smith @VintageAnchor #NationalAuthorsDay https://t.co/JPduzLt6un https://t.co/ZHGzFFxRyI
Paperback, 2013
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America
Nick SeabrookPenguin Random House Higher EducationSunday, 7/17 at 1pm PT join @DrSeabrook for a talk about his book ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America, at @bookpassage, Corte Madera. Find more info here: https://www.bookpassage.com/event/nick-seabrook-one-person-one-vote-corte-madera-store https://t.co/fUUwoZApqB
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Bluest Eye
Toni MorrisonPenguin Random House Higher EducationDon't miss this public reading of Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE, February 23rd and 24th at 7pm ET! https://twitter.com/PRHHigherEd/status/1491789640218513409
Paperback, 2007
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book