Peter Isackson 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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The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
Pico IyerPeter Isackson@myfairobserver continues our new weekend feature, FO° Books, with an excerpt from Pico Iyer's "The Half Known Life", recounting a quest for the meaning of spiritual peace in lands associated with the world's great religions. Here Pico discovers Jerusalem. https://t.co/nCCfx9KCef
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Simply Lies: A Psychological Thriller
David BaldacciPeter IsacksonFO° Books offers a taste of David Baldacci's latest novel, a deviously complex murder mystery with global implications. The excerpt even reveals the mechanics of US sanctions! @VikramZutshi @panmacmillan @shinieantony @myfairobserver @shinieantony https://t.co/8Bi2zvWC04
Paperback, Mass Market, 2025
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Science, Order and Creativity
David BohmPeter Isackson@NoahsArkPro @myfairobserver @BelZakia @atulabhas That is the wise approach outlined by David Bohm in Science, Order and Creativity. Much needed wisdom.
Hardcover, 2016
$190.00$165.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Music: A Subversive History
Ted GioiaPeter IsacksonAnyone interested in the history, culture & economy of music in the consumer society should watch this long, freestyle conversation between 2 guys who know about music. Rick Beato & Ted Gioia https://t.co/vFJxEnUht3
Paperback, 2021
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ultimate Goal: A Former R&aw Chief Deconstructs How Nations Construct Narratives
Vikram SoodPeter Isackson@Vikram_Sood @myfairobserver Many thanks. May I return the favor? I've just started reading your book The Ultimate Goal. It actually explains why I'm writing this column focusing on language in politics. It's all about constructing narrative. I'm collecting sterling quotes from your book for use elsewhere.
Hardcover, 2022
$23.30$11.65 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mafia Democracy: How Our Republic Became a Mob Racket
Michael FranzesePeter IsacksonMehdi Alavi @myfairobserver sums up the state of democracy in the US. It isn't a question of leftist criticism. Ex-mob boss Michael Franzese, who played the role of corrupter, describes the same system in "Mafia Democracy". https://t.co/3mLjsSBo2e
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David GraeberPeter IsacksonLooking forward to the late David Graeber's new book, "Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity." It sounds like what we need but what nobody wants: freedom from the deterministic shackles that prevent us from understanding that we are taught to misunderstand history.
Paperback, 2023
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In the Lives of Puppets
Tj KlunePeter IsacksonFO° Books this week features a haunting extract from TJ Klune's "In the Lives of Puppets," a novel in which the struggles of robots teach us what it is to be human. @shinieantony @VikramZutshi @panmacmillan @myfairobserver https://t.co/l0FSdU7EM4
Hardcover, 2023
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book