Pete Simon 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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At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf
Bennett Cerf
@JohnHMaher Yep—more or less! From Bennett Cerf’s delightful (at times) book of reminiscences, AT RANDOM: https://t.co/7tr5vTE4cD
Paperback, 2002
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
1964: Eyes of the Storm
Paul McCartney
A stellar review by Charles Taylor of McCartney’s new book of photographs: 1964: Eyes of the Storm! https://t.co/OM92O7b3Sc
Hardcover, 2023
$75.00$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Odyssey: With Introd., Notes, Etc, Volume 2
Homer
Today's discourse, though a bit mean-spirited, has had the heart-warming side effect of reminding me yet again just how many people *really* enjoyed a certain someone's translation of Homer's Odyssey.
Paperback, 2010
$34.75$17.38 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Flowers of Evil: Les Fleurs du mal
Charles Baudelaire
On sale next Tuesday, 12/7: Charles Baudelaire's "The Flowers of Evil" (Les Fleurs du mal), translated by Aaron Poochigian! Book trailer here: https://t.co/8n8IGaAZUD via @YouTube @LiverightPub
Paperback, 2018
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Odyssey
Homer
RT @theodysseytfti: A new adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey from a translation by @EmilyRCWilson 🌊 Performed live and streamed to you by e…
Paperback, 2018
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Revival: The Frustration of Science (1935)
Hall
@BCDreyer July, 1997: Peter Hall’s revival of Waiting for Godot at the Old Vic, starring Alan Howard, Ben Kingsley, Denis Quilley and Greg Hicks. https://t.co/CsO1r2FQ4j
Paperback, 2019
$51.99$26.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Poison for Breakfast
Lemony Snicket
RT @runpunkrun: I am currently listening to Patrick Warburton read Lemony Snicket's Poison for Breakfast and it's the best thing I've ever…
Hardcover, 2021
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homer: Odyssey: XIII-XXIV
Homer
Asked Chat GPT a question about @EmilyRCWilson's translation of Homer's Odyssey. Not bad, AI, not bad! https://t.co/31aEEXLnzb
Paperback, 1998
$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Time Shelter
Georgi Gospodinov
A forthcoming new novel by Georgi Gospodinov, TIME SHELTER (publishing 5/10 from @LiverightPub) provides a great opportunity to reread (or read for the first time) this fantastic short @NewYorker profile by @GarthGreenwell: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-bulgarian-sadness-of-georgi-gospodinov
Paperback, 2024
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire
On sale next Tuesday, 12/7: Charles Baudelaire's "The Flowers of Evil" (Les Fleurs du mal), translated by Aaron Poochigian! Book trailer here: https://t.co/8n8IGaAZUD via @YouTube @LiverightPub
Paperback, 2024
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book