Smithsonian Magazine 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 Raven
Edgar Allan PoeSmithsonian MagazineEdgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” was published #OTD in 1845. https://t.co/pXOZVBd7D3
Paperback, 2015
$6.95Member price:$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldSmithsonian MagazineF. Scott Fitzgerald is credited with coining the phrase “The Jazz Age” in the title of his 1922 collection of short stories, "Tales of the Jazz Age." The writer died #OTD in 1940. http://ow.ly/lxbz50Hg90C
Paperback, 2004
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things
Peter ManseauSmithsonian Magazine@amhistorymuseum's new exhibition and book, "Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science and Making Sense of Things," explores the intersections of religion, science and technology. https://t.co/soT5ILab0g
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
And Then There Were None
Agatha ChristieSmithsonian Magazine"Mystery House," a detective story, inspired by Agatha Christie’s "And Then There Were None," was the brainchild of pioneering video game designer Roberta Williams, born #OTD in 1953. http://ow.ly/Vl9430saSXr
Paperback, Mass Market, 2011
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly
Harriet StoweSmithsonian MagazineFrom its very first moments in print, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" was a smashing success. #SmithsonianBHM https://t.co/QJ6z8ZboqA
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank BaumSmithsonian Magazine#OTD in 1883, 17 years before he wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Lyman Frank Baum founded a petroleum company with his brother. https://t.co/3xt41bGg38
Hardcover, 2025
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret AtwoodSmithsonian MagazineMargaret Atwood tried burning the new, fireproof version of her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" with a flamethrower. http://ow.ly/p5JR50JtIms
Paperback, 1998
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: Second Edition
James JoyceSmithsonian Magazine“Ulysses” by James Joyce was published #OTD in 1922. https://t.co/5kZTqPTN6G
Paperback, 2022
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
Lindsey FitzharrisSmithsonian MagazineA new book by @DrLindseyFitz, "The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon’s Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I," tells the story of a surgeon who rebuilt the faces of WWI's injured heroes & how it helped usher in modern era of plastic surgery. http://ow.ly/LLjF50JN1N5
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
George LucasSmithsonian MagazineWar movies and hot rod automobiles shaped George Lucas’ young life in Modesto, California in the 1950s. Both interests can be seen in the genesis of the space fighters in "Star Wars." https://t.co/dstp4zsj6y
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book