Samuel Freedman 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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Samuel G. Freedman is an author, columnist, and professor. Author of nine books, former NYTimes columnist, Columbia J School professor, husband, father, Jew, UW-Madison alum, NY Giants fan

8 books

Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights

Samuel G. Freedman

Samuel Freedman

Glad to see @jbouie writing about Hubert Humphrey's civil rights speech at the 1948 Dem convention. It's the crescendo of my upcoming book "Into the Bright Sunshine." https://t.co/SsNajemQ3A

Hardcover, 2023

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

A Giant Win: Inside the New York Giants' Historic Upset Over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII

Tom Coughlin

Samuel Freedman

Coughlin has delivered far more than the norm: incisive analysis and description of the game itself, empathetic attention to human nature, and a moving comprehension of the tragic nature of life.

Paperback, 2024

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Black Stories Matter

Ramon Gil

Samuel Freedman

My debut as a critic in Virginia Quarterly Review: Black Stories Matter | VQR Online https://t.co/zDc3J0pC3S via @AddThis

Paperback, 2021

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Book Cover for: Continental Drift, Russell Banks

"Continental Drift" is the greatest American novel of the 70 years since "Invisible Man." And it's part of a stunning body of Russell Banks's work. May his memory be not just a blessing but an inspiration to all authors. https://t.co/DOSs2xujO5

Paperback, 2007

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi's Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers

Vince Lombardi

Samuel Freedman

Fittingly enough, the genre of the football autobiography began with the legendary Green Bay Packers, first with Run to Daylight!, the head coach Vince Lombardi’s diary about the 1962 NFL championship team.

Paperback, 2014

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film

Jean Shepherd

Samuel Freedman

If you never knew the origins of "A Christmas Story," meet Jean Shepherd the author. My latest in the WaPo. https://t.co/bhDUN1DsCE

Hardcover, 2003

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

Samuel Freedman

Well-deserved anniversary wishes for Isabel Wilkerson's masterpiece "The Warmth of Other Suns," released three years ago. #IsabelWilkerson

Paperback, 2011

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Rule of the Bone: Novel

Russell Banks

Samuel Freedman

"Continental Drift" is the greatest American novel of the 70 years since "Invisible Man." And it's part of a stunning body of Russell Banks's work. May his memory be not just a blessing but an inspiration to all authors. https://t.co/DOSs2xujO5

Paperback, 1996

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book