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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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Editor-in-Chief @LiverightPub. Everywhere else: just some guy.

12 books
Book Cover for: At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf, Bennett Cerf

At Random: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf

Bennett Cerf
Pete SimonPete Simon

@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
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Book Cover for: 1964: Eyes of the Storm, Paul McCartney

1964: Eyes of the Storm

Paul McCartney
Pete SimonPete Simon

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)
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Book Cover for: Odyssey: With Introd., Notes, Etc, Volume 2, Homer

Odyssey: With Introd., Notes, Etc, Volume 2

Homer
Pete SimonPete Simon

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
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Book Cover for: The Flowers of Evil: Les Fleurs du mal, Charles Baudelaire

The Flowers of Evil: Les Fleurs du mal

Charles Baudelaire
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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
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Book Cover for: The Odyssey, Homer

The Odyssey

Homer
Pete SimonPete Simon

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
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Book Cover for: Revival: The Frustration of Science (1935), Hall

Revival: The Frustration of Science (1935)

Hall
Pete SimonPete Simon

@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)
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Book Cover for: Poison for Breakfast, Lemony Snicket

Poison for Breakfast

Lemony Snicket
Pete SimonPete Simon

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
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Book Cover for: Homer: Odyssey: XIII-XXIV, Homer

Homer: Odyssey: XIII-XXIV

Homer
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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
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Book Cover for: Time Shelter, Georgi Gospodinov

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov
Pete SimonPete Simon

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
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Book Cover for: Flowers of Evil, Charles Baudelaire

Flowers of Evil

Charles Baudelaire
Pete SimonPete Simon

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
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