Shepherd Express 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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The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor DostoevskyShepherd ExpressIn Michael R. Katz’s new translation, Dostoevsky’s irony is more noticeable than in previous English language versions, which tended to muffle the humor. Katz sets the Russian author’s satire in higher relief. https://t.co/J36i5VFiHJ
Paperback, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the Usa, 1975-1983
Jen B. LarsonShepherd ExpressMilwaukee bands are included in a book looking back at the role of women in punk rock. https://t.co/TODudaNjXR
Paperback, 2023
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality
David EdmondsShepherd ExpressDavid Edmonds, coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, has written the first biography of another important 20th century philosopher. https://t.co/WrMgAQpqg5
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life
Brigitta OlubasShepherd ExpressA biography of The Great Fire’s author reveals a woman who married well and was able to live without the pressure of writing on deadline. https://t.co/k5Jyb8cyCj
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine HansberryShepherd Express.@SkylightMusic1 finds the emotional center of a complex story in Raisin--the musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s classic drama. https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/theater/the-musical-heart-of-a-raisin-in-the-sun/
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blue Skies
T. C. BoyleShepherd ExpressT.C. Boyle is among the most meaningful and entertaining American fiction writers to emerge in the late 20th century. https://t.co/gvTmaoMKbK
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution
Tania BraniganShepherd ExpressTania Branigan has composed a masterful, empathetic and vividly drawn account of the Cultural Revolution’s psychic damage. https://t.co/rr5AiJnzi3
Hardcover, 2023
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrShepherd ExpressPulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr speaks about his latest novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land https://shepherdexpress.com/culture/books/separated-by-centuries-bound-by-love/
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
High: A Journey Across the Himalaya, Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and China
Erika FatlandShepherd ExpressAuthor Erika Fatland’s eye for telling detail is apparent on many pages of High, her account of journeying across many borders through the Himalayan mountains. https://t.co/bQB4BT72tT
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan
Alex PappademasShepherd ExpressAuthor Alex Pappademas (“The Big Hit Show” podcast) explores Steely Dan through the lives of its only true members—Walter Becker and Donald Fagen—and the characters (named or unnamed) who live in their songs. https://t.co/rqw8dnP4lY
Hardcover, 2023
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book