Short Books 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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Short Books is a publisher of first class, popular non fiction. Bestsellers include @FastDietBook & #GlucoseRevolution, but we try not to tweet our own horn.

How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from the Moth
The Moth
To celebrate the publication of @TheMoth's latest book, HOW TO TELL A STORY, we are giving away two tickets to their Mainstage event at Union Chapel on Monday 26 Sept. To enter, simply retweet and comment below letting us know who you'll be bringing along! @OctoBooksellers https://t.co/1QWuJSmDnd
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Don't Put Yourself on Toast: A Memoir
Freddy Taylor
Words of wisdom from @Freddy_S_Taylor on @BBCRadioLondon (from 1:11:50) about his memoir Don't Put Yourself on Toast & how he coped with his dad's diagnoses with brain cancer: 'find those moments where darkness is approaching and bring some light to it' https://t.co/SKVyCx83QE
Hardcover, 2023
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Korean Book of Happiness: Joy, Resilience and the Art of Giving
Barbara Zitwer
'Why it's never too late to make close friends' – a brilliant piece by @BarbaraZitwer, author of The Korean Book of Happiness, out in The Observer today! @StroudKatherine @Octopus_Books https://t.co/jpQmS6Yd4B
Hardcover, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship
Catherine Raven
Once upon a time, largely rural human cultures valued foxes because they ate crop-ravishing mice... Interesting reading from Catherine Raven, author of the compelling 'Fox and I' (out now!) https://t.co/w1hIYr4kZj
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Share Power: How Ordinary People Can Change the Way That Capitalism Works - And Make Money Too
Merryn Somerset Webb
"Share Power" by Merryn Somerset Webb launches in the US today! 🎉🇺🇸 Discover how shareholders shape the economy, politics, and government – and why shareholder democracy is now more vital than ever. #sharepower @MerrynSW https://t.co/BKQU5ZhILY
Paperback, 2023
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Your Simple Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: The 3-Step Plan to Transform Your Health
Roy Taylor
Brilliant article in @ObserverUK on Professor Roy Taylor and his revolutionising treatment for type 2 diabetes – all explained in his new book: Your Simple Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes https://t.co/Unf72hWRLV
Paperback, 2022
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Power of Women: A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
Denis Mukwege
Short Books is honoured to be publishing Nobel Laureate Dr Denis Mukwege's 'The Power of Women' - today. It will change the way you see the world. https://t.co/yuYBYvBSVA 'Dr. Mukwege, you are a warrior for peace.' - Oprah Winfrey #PowerOfWomen @SLALondon https://t.co/I5R7PBujON
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dance Cure: The Surprising Science to Being Smarter, Stronger, Happier
Peter Lovatt
Great to see @DrPeterLovatt 's The Dance Cure selected by @bookhive as one of the best books of 2020! @guardian https://t.co/BVXPwhCraz
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I Bought a Mountain
Thomas Firbank
@patrick_barkham Hi! I read an old Guardian piece of yours on Thomas Firbank's I Bought a Mountain. I also discovered it while staying in Snowdonia – and loved it so much that we are republishing it. Would you consider writing the foreword for our new edition?! Can we discuss?
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of Repair: Mindful Mending: How to Stitch Old Things to New Life
Molly Martin
Happy publication day Molly Martin! In The Art of Repair, Molly explores the humble origins of repair and how the act of mending a cherished item carefully by hand offers not just a practical solution but nourishment for the soul. Find out more here: https://t.co/pj0qta8oes
Hardcover, 2022
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book