Penn 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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Applause First Folio of Shakespeare in Modern Type: Comedies, Histories & Tragedies
William ShakespearePennStudents performed scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays at @upennlib to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of ‘Comedies, Histories & Tragedies.’ https://t.co/qhPCD8de1d
Hardcover, 2000
$100.00Member price:$95.00 + Free shipping5% off
The Stratford Shakspere: Comedies
William ShakespearePennStudents performed scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays at @upennlib to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of ‘Comedies, Histories & Tragedies.’ https://t.co/qhPCD8de1d
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The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story
Kermit Roosevelt IIIPennIn a Q&A with @myHNN, Kermit Roosevelt of @pennlaw discusses his new book “The Nation That Never Was,” which reexamines America’s past by challenging the exaggerated mythos of its founding ideals. “It’s the major theme of American history,” Roosevelt says. https://t.co/bChtAKmyYI
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Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
Dorothy RobertsPennA @NYMag profile of PIK Professor @DorothyERoberts points to her “canonical” 1997 book, “Killing the Black Body,” as an early warning where she addresses reproductive justice and the criminalization of pregnancy, which especially impacts poor Black women. https://t.co/YVjSF9o1qI
Paperback, 1998
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before
Erika H. JamesPenn“The Prepared Leader,” a new book by Dean Erika James of @Wharton and @SimmonsUniv President Lynn Perry Wooten, draws on years of experience managing crises like the tumult of 2020. https://t.co/rnqkkz3P0o
Paperback, 2022
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Stratford Shakspere: Histories...
William ShakespearePennStudents performed scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays at @upennlib to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of ‘Comedies, Histories & Tragedies.’ https://t.co/qhPCD8de1d
Paperback, 2012
$31.95Member price:$28.75 + Free shipping10% off
Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century
Jasmine BrownPenn@PennMedicine student Jasmine Brown is the author of the recent book “Twice as Hard,” which recounts the stories of the nation’s first Black female doctors and their fight to become physicians. https://t.co/bhWflz83kb
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Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order--And What We Can Do about It
Tess Wilkinson-RyanPenn@pennlaw professor Tess Wilkinson-Ryan’s new book ‘Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Ourselves and the Social Order―and What We Can Do About It’ explores the psychology of fools, dupes, cons, and morality. https://t.co/VVQlJlnTgK
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Comedies
William ShakespearePennStudents performed scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays at @upennlib to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of ‘Comedies, Histories & Tragedies.’ https://t.co/qhPCD8de1d
Paperback, 2022
$26.95Member price:$24.25 + Free shipping10% off
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William ShakespearePennStudents performed scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays at @upennlib to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of ‘Comedies, Histories & Tragedies.’ https://t.co/qhPCD8de1d
Paperback, 2010
$33.75Member price:$16.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book