RetroNewsNow 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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Archiving the Past
Danny and the Dinosaur
Syd HoffRetroNewsNow📚In 1958, ‘Danny and the Dinosaur’ by Syd Hoff was first published https://t.co/6K4aEfvmyp
Paperback, 1992
$5.99Member price:$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: 5
Edward GibbonRetroNewsNowOn March 5, 1770, eleven American colonists were shot, five fatally, by a small group of British troops in Boston, in what came to be known as the Boston Massacre. After no one would represent the accused troops, John Adams agreed, believing all should have the right to a lawyer https://t.co/Kmi8LjVnH7
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Mike Hammer: Lady, Go Die!: A Mike Hammer Novel
Mickey SpillaneRetroNewsNow📺DEBUT: ‘Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer’ starring Stacy Keach premiered 39 years ago, January 26, 1984, on CBS https://t.co/N6cKICJkdo
Paperback, Mass Market, 2013
$7.99Member price:$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
T-R-O-U-B-L-E: Texas Heat
Sable HunterRetroNewsNow🎶Travis Tritt released his version of ‘T-R-O-U-B-L-E’ 30 years ago, March 13, 1993 https://t.co/KKUGKgcZaa
Paperback, 2017
$10.95Member price:$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldRetroNewsNow📚On April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ was first published https://t.co/p1PrVVY6iP
Paperback, 2004
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Jungle
Upton SinclairRetroNewsNowOn June 30, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the landmark Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act. Both laws were partly a response to the publication of Upton Sinclair's ‘The Jungle,’ which exposed the unsanitary practices in the meat-packing industry https://t.co/P9u9it0IaS
Hardcover, 2018
$18.39Member price:$16.55 + Free shipping10% off
Janis Joplin: Pearl
Leah MooreRetroNewsNow🎶Janis Joplin’s second and final solo studio album ‘Pearl’ was released 52 years ago, January 11, 1971 https://t.co/wWOsBEcx1J
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Tell It to My Heart: How I Lost My S#*T, Conquered My Fear, and Found My Voice
Taylor DayneRetroNewsNow🎶Taylor Dayne released her debut studio album 'Tell It To My Heart' 35 years ago, January 19, 1988 https://t.co/Cpqrd8Abzl
Hardcover, 2019
$28.95Member price:$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskeyRetroNewsNow📚In 1941, Robert McCloskey’s ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ was first published https://t.co/UUHSvNjpRA
Paperback, 1999
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Kevin EastmanRetroNewsNowOn May 5, 1984, the first 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' story was published by Mirage Studios in Eastman and Laird's comic book https://t.co/VZGlihc18r
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book