Rabih Alameddine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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In Times Like These
Nellie L. McClung
That seems to be the haunting fear of mankind — that the advancement of women will sometime, someway, someplace, interfere with some man’s comfort. Nellie L. McClung, “In Times Like These” 1915 2/2 https://t.co/oHU2iNuWRW
Paperback, 2015
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The Castle
Franz Kafka
Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self. ― Franz Kafka https://t.co/SU0BFRaIHA
Paperback, 2021
$7.75$3.88 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Change of World: Poems
Adrienne Rich
Today's poem: Twenty-One Love Poems [Poem II] by Adrienne Rich https://t.co/dJFrBpQaW3
Paperback, 2016
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The Niagara River: Poems
Kay Ryan
Five years ago: The Niagara River by Kay Ryan https://t.co/Jb0ZLtU7PN
Paperback, 2005
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Peter Christen Asbjornsen
Kay Nielsen, illustration to "East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales From the North, "1914. https://t.co/knsUs2nD77
Paperback, 2016
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Omar El Akkad
Read this. It’s essential.
Hardcover, 2025
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Egyptian book of the dead: Pappyrus of Ani: Translated by E.A. Wallis Budge
Ani
A Spell to transform a human into a horned snake. The Papyrus of Ani, The Egyptian Book of the Dead. 1275 BCE. https://t.co/0bFuMLcTn3
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The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
Agnes Giberne
Agnes Giberne. Illustration from 'The Story of the Sun, Moon, and Stars'. 1898 https://t.co/3qqTY5Uxnq
Hardcover, 2022
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W.B. Yeats: Poetry
Lauren Arrington
This was the poem of the day eight years ago: The Cold Heaven by W. B. Yeats https://t.co/w2PmcGpQWA
Hardcover, 2019
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No Knives in the Kitchens of This City
Khaled Khalifa
@rebeccamakkai Oh, and for Yemen, read The Hostage by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj and for Syria, I'd recommend No Knives in the Kitchens of This City by Khaled Khalifa. Still, I'd read Minor Detail first no matter where you're going. It's a masterwork.
Paperback, 2016
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