RTD Culture Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby” https://t.co/fPyKs8qb3R
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Tidy Ending
Joanna Cannon
Don't miss "A Tidy Ending" by Joanna Cannon; Scribner (352 pages, $27) ——— Is there anything more delicious than an unreliable narrator? Reading an engrossing story and slowly realizing that https://t.co/lz9OEJBxDK
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Passenger
Cormac McCarthy
FICTION: Cormac McCarthy's electrifying twin novels are a tour de force in a singular career. "The Passenger" by Cormac McCarthy; Alfred A. Knopf (400 pages, $30) "Stella Maris" by Cormac https://t.co/e2vnYcUmys
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari Shapiro
Don't Miss "The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening" by Ari Shapiro; HarperOne (256 pages, $28.99) ——— I don't wonder about the private lives of https://t.co/Oi3HHiMjE7
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fairy Tale
Stephen King
"Fairy Tale" by Stephen King; Scribner (598 pages, $32.50) ——— Early in "Fairy Tale," Stephen King points out that the original "Jack and the Beanstalk" was much darker and more https://t.co/HrAgjDxGd0
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
Matthew Perry
Books in brief "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing" by Matthew Perry; Flatiron Books (250 pages, $29.99) ——— Could Matthew Perry be any more vulnerable? In his bestselling memoir, https://t.co/MD0L9EWHGX
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers
Andrew T. Huse
"The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers" by Andrew T. Huse, Barbara C. Cruz and Jeff Houck; University Press of Florida (162 pages, $24.95) ——— TAMPA, Fla. — Lucky for https://t.co/evSnYjDtwV
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph
Oksana Masters
NONFICTION: Born with a multitude of physical anamolies — including no thumbs or shinbones — Oksana Masters became an enormously successful athlete. "The Hard Parts" by Oksana Masters, with Cassidy https://t.co/ClUA1YcZFl
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America
Beth Macy
NONFICTION: A companion to her prize-winning "Dopesick," Macy's new book explores the fallout of the opioid crisis — and those who try to stem the tide. "Raising Lazarus" by Beth https://t.co/RbwD6WvJW7
Paperback, 2019
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Trackers
Charles Frazier
FICTION: A journey through Depression-era America in search of a missing woman and the truth about her mysterious past. "The Trackers" by Charles Frazier; Ecco (336 pages, $29.99) ——— If https://t.co/wRHUVSb3CX
Paperback, 2024
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book