Ravi Mirchandani 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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She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer's She Has Her Mother's Laugh 'If you want to know where the DNA revolution is headed, you can’t do better than this book, which is a joy to read because of Zimmer’s lucid exposition and storytelling' Robert Plomin, Evening Standard 'Book of The Week' https://t.co/wC5JGI1IB5
Paperback, 2019
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of Losing
Alice Zeniter
RT @fjrrl: The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter absolutely blew me away. Within a few pages of starting it, I felt this hushed awe, realising…
Paperback, 2022
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
So good to see @praddenkeefe and @Jbrekkie on the President's list, for their wonderful books Crying In H Mart and Empire of Pain. Congratulations to you both! @picadorbooks @Picador_Aus @graceharrison55 @gabrielaquattro https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1471168495312420877
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon
Reading Andrew Solomon's Far From The Tree was for me a highlight of 2021 (I know it was published years ago!) so I am happy indeed to read his advance praise for @kathrynschulz's deeply moving Lost&Found. 2022 has already begun well! @picadorbooks @siobhanslatt_ @Andrew_Solomon https://twitter.com/kathrynschulz/status/1470778114867408906
Paperback, 2013
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
To Paradise
Hanya Yanagihara
Christmas has come early: first hardcover copy of Hanya Yanagihara’s To Paradise… @picadorbooks @greenkatie https://t.co/kyW7DPv7XU
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou
Many congratulations, @JohnCarreyrou on winning the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year for the unputdownable Bad Blood @FT @McKinsey #BBYA18 @picadorbooks @Picador_Aus @PanMacIndia @PanMacmillanSA https://t.co/k4f8qEANPv
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Week
Joanna Ruocco
Carl Zimmer's She Has Her Mother's Laugh 'If you want to know where the DNA revolution is headed, you can’t do better than this book, which is a joy to read because of Zimmer’s lucid exposition and storytelling' Robert Plomin, Evening Standard 'Book of The Week' https://t.co/wC5JGI1IB5
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Vladimir
Julia May Jonas
RT @hopeisreading: 'There’s no chance that @Julia_May_Jonas's darkly funny Vladimir will slip under the radar' Love seeing VLADIMIR in su…
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Silence
Don Delillo
RT @krisjdoyle: The wait is nearly over. Proofs of THE SILENCE by Don DeLillo have arrived and will be making their way into the world this…
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Western Lane
Chetna Maroo
@ahmpreston @ObsNewReview Alex Might I draw your attention to Chetna Maroo's Western Lane and James Hynes's Sparrow (both May), if they are not on your radar screen already? Very happy to send proofs if that would be useful. Ravi
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book