Rich Baris "The People's Pundit" Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
Robert Middlekauff
@lezleecog @LarrySchweikart Larry mentioned some great ones, but the other two biggies I held up were: "The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution" -- Bernard Bailyn "The Glorious Cause" -- Robert Middlekauff
Paperback, 2007
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sources and Traditions: Types of Compositions in the Talmud of Babylonia (South Florida Studies in the History of Judaism)
Jacob Neusner
Zoom info for the PEOPLE'S PUNDIT Book Club @OnLocals (NOW also @YouTube Members) to discuss "The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution" by Bernard Bailyn, Chapter 2: "Sources and Traditions". https://t.co/YzLFRQTS7h https://t.co/oRfTKGKyvp
Hardcover, 1992
$84.00$59.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
John J. Mearsheimer
Zoom info for the @OnLocals Book Club to discuss "Tragedy of Great Power Politics" by John Mearsheimer Chapter 9: "The Cause of Great Power War". https://t.co/vGCWkhN6Ut https://t.co/nRryLerjvo
Paperback, 2014
$22.50$11.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Risk
John Adams
I could not agree more. It’s unhealthy, unnecessary, avoidable and dangerous to civil unrest. It’s not worth the risk to fair minded people, which is why a large majority opposes this. It sows distrust, often for good reason. Human beings are NOT angels. John Adams, folks. https://t.co/GspRULlEeI
Hardcover, 1995
$190.00$165.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Max Weber
Someone needs to read Max Weber's "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism". The founders' views on free markets cannot be separated from their faith. https://t.co/2LavkDGkHU
Paperback, 2003
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Christmas Carol: The Original Classic Story by Charles Dickens - Great Christmas Gift for Booklovers
Charles Dickens
Okay, time to be even MORE controversial! What's your favorite version/rendition/etc of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"? OH SNAP! I went there. Can be a play, a rewrite, movie, series, etc. Well?
Paperback, 2021
$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Literature of Revolution: Essays on Marxism
Norman Geras
Zoom Info for @OnLocals Book Club: The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Chapter 1: "The Literature of Revolution" https://t.co/OAtv0jraqI https://t.co/fbKU33h6JT https://t.co/EBIJMpCO2D
Paperback, 2017
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Tale Of Two Cities: A Play
Charles Dickens
Okay, time to be even MORE controversial! What's your favorite version/rendition/etc of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"? OH SNAP! I went there. Can be a play, a rewrite, movie, series, etc. Well?
Paperback, 2015
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Myths of Empire: Domestic Politics and International Ambition
Jack L. Snyder
Zoom info for the @OnLocals Book Club at 3PM EST to discuss "Myths of Empire" by Jack Snyder, picking back up in Chapter 7: "America's Cold War Consensus" with "Domestic Politics". https://t.co/fHwpIXZZwB https://t.co/mEBEjStNfV
Paperback, 1993
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Self-Defeating Behaviors
Milton R. Cudney
Zoom Info for @OnLocals Book Club: Tragedy of Great Power Politics at 3PM EST (6-3) --> Today, we're wrapping up Chapter 6: "Great Powers in Action" from "Self-Defeating Behavior?" in "Wilhelmine Germany" to "Conclusion". https://t.co/C3EjYbh51q https://t.co/Qgk9MHwCBL
Paperback, 2010
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book