Stan Prager 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 Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
Christopher Clark
You cannot hope to understand Europe today without studying the Europe that blew itself up 109 years ago this summer... Review of: The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 by Christopher Clark – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/Ub0VuznxFJ
Paperback, 2014
$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine
Jim Downs
For Day 7 of Black History Month, an outstanding contribution to the historiography ... Review of: Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine, by @jimdowns1 Jim Downs https://t.co/8NBbU9bjik via @stanprager
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The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation
Daina Ramey Berry
For Day 2 of Black History Month--An essential read, especially as laws are being passed every day making it illegal to teach the truth about slavery ... Review of: The Price for Their Pound of Flesh, by @DainaRameyBerry Daina Ramey Berry https://t.co/pFveOHqTAL
Paperback, 2017
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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Sven Beckert
For Day 16 of Black History Month, a critically important book that should be required reading for all ... Review of: Empire of Cotton: A Global History, by @Sven_Beckert Sven Beckert https://t.co/TvAsQskwn7
Paperback, 2015
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The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality
Angela Saini
The one book everyone should read this year ... Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/HXoCPWo5Zg
Hardcover, 2023
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard
Celebrating female historians for Women's History Month with this outstanding book ... Review of: Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill, by @candice_millard Candice Millard – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/7E00XewHep
Paperback, 2017
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The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
Serhii Plokhy
1/2 What are you currently reading? Right now I'm reading: The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans — Cynthia Barnett; The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine — Serhii Plokhy; After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in the World Transformed —Andrew Bacevich https://t.co/AopmtErNKi
Paperback, 2021
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
Another novel by the author of "All the Light We Cannot See" & "Cloud Cuckoo Land" ... Review of: "About Grace," by Anthony Doerr https://t.co/ctRB66vXoQ
Paperback, 2022
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Grant
Ron Chernow
Outstanding general, not a great president, but deserves credit for trying to rescue Reconstruction & protect the formerly enslaved from Andrew Johnson's villainy ... Review of: Grant, by Ron Chernow – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/F7atNXsHnO
Paperback, 2018
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Karen Abbott
Review of: Liar Temptress Soldier Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, by Karen Abbott – Regarp Book Blog https://t.co/gfJBEMes7w
Paperback, 2015
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book