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Smithsonian Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe's “The Raven” was published #OTD in 1845. https://t.co/pXOZVBd7D3

Paperback, 2015

$6.95$3.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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F. 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

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things, Peter Manseau

Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things

Peter Manseau
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@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

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie
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"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

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly, Harriet Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly

Harriet Stowe
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From 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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Book Cover for: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum
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#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

Paperback, Mass Market, 2006

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Book Cover for: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood tried burning the new, fireproof version of her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" with a flamethrower. http://ow.ly/p5JR50JtIms

Paperback, 1998

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ulysses: Second Edition, James Joyce

Ulysses: Second Edition

James Joyce
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“Ulysses” by James Joyce was published #OTD in 1922. https://t.co/5kZTqPTN6G

Paperback, 2022

$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I, Lindsey Fitzharris

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Lindsey Fitzharris
Smithsonian MagazineSmithsonian Magazine

A 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

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV, George Lucas

A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV

George Lucas
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War 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

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book