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

Beekeeper's Apprentice
Laurie R. King
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
Nothing Is Beyond Our Reach: America's Techno-Spy Empire
Kristie Macrakis
@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
A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955
Ronald H. Spector
@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
Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing
John B. Thompson
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)
Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling
Michael Cannell
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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Deep Storm
Lincoln Child
@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
Red Cell
Mark Henshaw
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
One Month
David Flynn
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
Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War's Most Audacious Espionage Operation
Steve Vogel
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
Rise of the Mavericks: The U.S. Air Force Security Service and the Cold War
Philip Clayton 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