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The Christian Science Monitor Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid

The Last White Man

Mohsin Hamid
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British Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid explores a provocative question: Can white supremacy persist, if no one is white any longer? https://t.co/6Ocnwx4nrW

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times, Azar Nafisi

Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

Azar Nafisi
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Iranian American author Azar Nafisi explores fiction as a means of engaging with the world, rather than retreating from it in “Read Dangerously.” https://t.co/O2qjrJiQF2

Hardcover, 2022

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver
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Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead” re-imagines Dickens’ “David Copperfield” as a story of survival set in the Appalachian Mountains. https://t.co/GZ4uDfJYNq

Paperback, 2024

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
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Anthony Doerr, author of “All the Light We Cannot See,” plots a tale that soars across centuries in “Cloud Cuckoo Land.” https://bit.ly/3CTEvaV

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Librarianist, Patrick DeWitt

The Librarianist

Patrick DeWitt
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Patrick deWitt’s novel “The Librarianist” offers a quirky, affectionate portrait of a retired librarian who discovers friendship and community late in life. https://t.co/RjvuVxrBaq

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How to Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals, Tom Mustill

How to Speak Whale: The Power and Wonder of Listening to Animals

Tom Mustill
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Humankind may be closer to communicating with whales than we think, writes Tom Mustill in “How To Speak Whale.” https://t.co/IlRyVRS65f

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Woman: The American History of an Idea, Lillian Faderman

Woman: The American History of an Idea

Lillian Faderman
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In “Woman: The American History of an Idea,” Lillian Faderman argues that as American women emerged from the home, forces conspired to push them back. https://t.co/NwrpqMlPET

Paperback, 2023

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Congress: A Performance Appraisal, Andrew J. Taylor

Congress: A Performance Appraisal

Andrew J. Taylor
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Georgia’s Republican Party is relying on voters in the state’s northern mountain region as Atlanta suburbs become more diversified. Northern Georgia, which voted Andrew Clyde and Marjorie Taylor Greene into Congress, remains majority Republican. https://t.co/2PrEm18EfM

Hardcover, 2019

$180.00$155.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Happiness in Action: A Philosopher's Guide to the Good Life, Adam Adatto Sandel

Happiness in Action: A Philosopher's Guide to the Good Life

Adam Adatto Sandel
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Adam Adatto Sandel’s “Happiness in Action: A Philosopher’s Guide to the Good Life” points out three keys to lasting satisfaction and joy. https://t.co/vvn9LTXOay

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Arthur Miller: American Witness, John Lahr

Arthur Miller: American Witness

John Lahr
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Arthur Miller’s impact on American theater was seismic. New Yorker drama critic John Lahr delves into Miller’s life, and the plays that made him famous. https://t.co/ptc8uce4Kw

Hardcover, 2022

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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