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Richard Luck 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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Book Cover for: Rock's Diamond Year: Celebrating London's Music Heritage, David Sinclair

Rock's Diamond Year: Celebrating London's Music Heritage

David Sinclair
Richard LuckRichard Luck

It's Atheist Advent time again and worry not, ladies and gentlemen, there are still plenty of copies of Rock's Diamond Year: Celebrating London's Music Heritage (featuring yours truly) to go around! Indeed, here's the @AuroraMetro sales link! https://t.co/QF8WVIi82V https://t.co/eoUx18zl4p

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: I Am (Not) a Number: Decoding the Prisoner, Alex Cox

I Am (Not) a Number: Decoding the Prisoner

Alex Cox
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Loved writing about Moviedrome Year Six - the season Alex Cox screened Escape From Alcatraz. As the film co-stars Patrick McGoohan, Alex used his intro to discuss his passion for The Prisoner, the subject of his book I Am (Not) A Number (@OldcastleBooks ). Alas... /1 #moviedrome https://t.co/DCvj3cYeZH

Paperback, 2018

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Woodlanders..., Thomas Hardy

The Woodlanders...

Thomas Hardy
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Some interesting films have just been added to @BritBox_UK's impressive selection - The Plague Of The Zombie, The Pillow Book, When The Wind Blows, Trojan Eddie, and Thomas Hardy adaptation The Woodlanders, a film made possible by the National Lottery... https://t.co/7mWRBQP4Jm

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Book Cover for: Ragman's Son, Kirk Douglas

Ragman's Son

Kirk Douglas
Richard LuckRichard Luck

A FREE Substack post - the first in a new strand, Have You Read...? First up, Kirk Douglas's The Ragman's Son. https://t.co/v2MTRie8UG

Paperback, 2011

$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Yes Man, Danny Wallace

Yes Man

Danny Wallace
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Please add your own favourites. First person to mention Danny Wallace in Yes Man buys the drinks. https://t.co/W6Cq96VNoU

Paperback, 2006

$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Moby-Dick, Herman Melville

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Herman Melville's Moby-Dick was published in the US #onthisday in 1851. James Ellroy's summary of the novel's central message? "You don't fuck with the white whale." #mobydick https://t.co/fpzXQiARTK

Paperback, 2017

$28.56$14.28 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Kindness (a User's Guide), Ali Catterall

Kindness (a User's Guide)

Ali Catterall
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Just one of the many good reasons to pick up a copy of Kindness: A User's Guide by @LadyFaversham and @AliCatterall. https://t.co/1kHz2McIHj

Hardcover, 2022

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Music of Chance, Paul Auster

The Music of Chance

Paul Auster
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Since it's Paul Auster's birthday, here's a Premium Substack piece about great movie cameos; what with the acclaimed author delivering a particularly fine turn in the adaptation of his novel The Music Of Chance. #PaulAuster https://t.co/A70WX3BIzw https://t.co/NPFV7Lh75K

Paperback, 1991

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Moby Dick: The White Whale, Herman Melville

Moby Dick: The White Whale

Herman Melville
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Herman Melville's Moby-Dick was published in the US #onthisday in 1851. James Ellroy's summary of the novel's central message? "You don't fuck with the white whale." #mobydick https://t.co/fpzXQiARTK

Paperback, 2022

$52.50$27.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: JFK: The Book of the Film, Oliver Stone

JFK: The Book of the Film

Oliver Stone
Richard LuckRichard Luck

Many happy returns, Jay O Sanders. And a reminder that, this week on As Luck Would Have It, my Premium Substack, I'll be recounting the making and near-breaking of Oliver Stone's JFK. #JFK #OliverStone https://t.co/V6LxJmUgdp

Paperback, 2000

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book