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Philip Shackelford Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Christian. Author of RISE OF THE MAVERICKS, new from @USNIBooks. Library Director of @SouthArkLibrary. Host of @modscholarpod. Loves coffee.

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Book Cover for: Beekeeper's Apprentice, Laurie R. King

Beekeeper's Apprentice

Laurie R. King
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

The BEEKEEPER’S APPRENTICE is one of those vividly immersive books that’s best to read all at once or in considerable chunks, enough to have you blinking at the odd unfamiliarity of reality when you reemerge from the pages. 1/ @LaurieRKing #PhilipsBookADay https://t.co/aCDzzEZtMH

Hardcover, 2014

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach: America's Techno-Spy Empire, Kristie Macrakis

Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach: America's Techno-Spy Empire

Kristie Macrakis
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

@WarInstitute @ArmyCyberInst @SMH_Historians @milwarsociety @DigitalWarJnl @UnivNebPress @JennyElaineG @ericnost @AynneKokas @OUPAcademic @JJFForest @USNIBooks @Maxwsmeets Finally, NOTHING IS BEYOND OUR REACH from the late Dr. Kristie Macrakis @Georgetown_UP @WWIPhD @SocIntelHist. Sadly Dr. Macrakis passed away last November, leaving an impressive body of scholarship, including this latest addition, which is releasing in April. 6/7 https://t.co/SiwUW4WP1B

Hardcover, 2023

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955, Ronald H. Spector

A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955

Ronald H. Spector
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

@JaneFriedman @UChicagoPress Next is A CONTINENT ERUPTS from Dr. Ronald Spector @wwnorton. I’m intrigued by the period of focus, looking at the earlier history of the conflict in Southeast Asia, leading up to the period most of us are familiar with. @SMH_Historians 3/7 https://t.co/UXm0KHNsk8

Paperback, 2023

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing, John B. Thompson

Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing

John B. Thompson
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

I’m always interested in the publishing world—I know, I know—librarian, historian, it comes with the territory. Very interested in BOOK WARS by John B. Thompson, exploring the effect of digital technology on publishing. @politybooks https://t.co/6tOFRbfmvz

Hardcover, 2021

$89.95$64.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling, Michael Cannell

Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling

Michael Cannell
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

Calling all #truecrime enthusiasts! Listen to @michaelcannell talk about his book INCENDIARY and about the process of writing #truecrime. #truecrimecommunity #history #podcast https://t.co/Xha4McRp8p

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Book Cover for: Deep Storm, Lincoln Child

Deep Storm

Lincoln Child
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

@L_Historienne I’ve been enjoying Lincoln Child recently - outlandish, maybe - but intriguing and entertaining. “Deep Storm” is the first one in the series.

Paperback, 2011

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Red Cell, Mark Henshaw

Red Cell

Mark Henshaw
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

I always love it when I find a new series—a great read with the promise of more from an author that does a great job! Such was the case several years ago when I discovered the RED CELL series by Mark Henshaw. #PhilipsBookADay https://t.co/rZTjf8RHWW

Paperback, Mass Market, 2015

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: One Month, David Flynn

One Month

David Flynn
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

ONE MONTH from today! This book helped me get the “writing bug” at a very young age. Now it’s happening, thanks to my parents' love and dedication reading to me and gifting me such a close relationship with books. The countdown begins! @USNIBooks @SMH_Historians @SocIntelHist https://t.co/dy5jxaRbN8

Paperback, 2022

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation, Steve Vogel

Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation

Steve Vogel
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

Today’s book is BETRAYAL IN BERLIN. This is a riveting account of one of that conflict’s most daring escapades—the construction of a tunnel underneath the city, from the American sector to the 1/ #PhilipsBookADay @steve_vogel @SMH_Historians @SocIntelHist https://t.co/GDTveEWPOW

Paperback, 2020

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rise of the Mavericks: The U.S. Air Force Security Service and the Cold War, Philip Clayton Shackelford

Rise of the Mavericks: The U.S. Air Force Security Service and the Cold War

Philip Clayton Shackelford
Philip ShackelfordPhilip Shackelford

Honored by an enthusiastic review of #RiseoftheMavericks in @dodreads! Thank you to Chad Manske for the kind review, and I'm glad you enjoyed the book! @USNIBooks @NavalInstitute @padcarlin @SMH_Historians @SocIntelHist https://t.co/jsC7eIU3Cz https://t.co/yTZYXXwP1M

Hardcover, 2023

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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