Sewell Chan 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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Stalin
Leon TrotskySewell Chan“By the end, Cheney had almost no Republican defenders left. Like Leon Trotsky during the Stalin era, her name had become an all-purpose label to discredit the regime’s dissidents, however mild or imaginary their heresy may be.” @jonathanchait: https://t.co/qnqsgupJjn
Hardcover, 2019
$75.00$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration
Alejandra OlivaSewell ChanListening to @olivalejandra_ discuss her powerful new memoir RIVERMOUTH: A CHRONICLE OF LANGUAGE, FAITH, AND MIGRATION with @jessica_goudeau at @BookPeople. The writer has translated for asylum seekers since 2016. Full of insights. https://t.co/TfmR4imCRE https://t.co/CXL9PrF2Q2
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy
Lani GuinierSewell ChanI met Lani Guinier in 1994 when her book “The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy” was published. Proud to have met this pathbreaking scholar of civil rights. RIP. https://t.co/iffNYD46Qd https://t.co/AZavgeDkZD
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Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History
Jorge RamosSewell ChanEssential excerpt from Jorge Ramos’s “Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History.” Next May 13 will be 20 years since 19 migrants died in a tractor-trailer in South Texas. A full generation + 4 presidents + no action from Congress. https://t.co/JfcQnZ67hh
Paperback, 2006
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran FoerSewell Chan@shershovitz I’m wondering how Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” was translated into Korean.
Paperback, 2006
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tyranny of the Majority: Funamental Fairness in Representative Democracy
Lani GuinierSewell ChanI met Lani Guinier in 1994 when her book “The Tyranny of the Majority: Fundamental Fairness in Representative Democracy” was published. Proud to have met this pathbreaking scholar of civil rights. RIP. https://t.co/iffNYD46Qd https://t.co/AZavgeDkZD
Paperback, 2005
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter
Seamus McGrawSewell Chan.@SeamusMcGraw wrote “From a Taller Tower: The Rise of the American Mass Shooter,” published last year by @UTexasPress. His essay—I won’t give away the conclusion—should be read by everyone, regardless of political persuasion. https://t.co/fZFRCKt84v
Hardcover, 2021
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Les Misérables
Victor HugoSewell ChanTrump and his wife just entered the Mar-a-Lago ballroom with “Do You Hear The People Sing?” from Les Misérables playing. Victor Hugo is rolling over in his grave. (The next song was “Proud to Be American.”)
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Lone Star Nation: Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
H. W. BrandsSewell ChanCalifornia-to-Texas migration is well known. But there’s also a (smaller) “Texodus” of young, affluent, highly educated Texans moving to California. Smart take by Richard Parker, author of “Lone Star Nation,” for @latimesopinion: https://t.co/s6EowOx9DU
Paperback, 2005
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Trayvon Generation
Elizabeth AlexanderSewell ChanIt is such a privilege to hear poet and @MellonFdn president Elizabeth Alexander in dialogue with @PenielJoseph at @texasbookfest. Her book, THE TRAYVON GENERATION, in words and images, is essential. https://t.co/7NmgrVwZKT
Hardcover, 2022
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book