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Book Cover for: The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet, Justin B. Hollander

The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner's Guide to Settling the Red Planet

Justin B. Hollander
Tufts UniversityTufts University

What would Mars look like if people lived there? @TuftsUEP Professor Justin Hollander offers an urban planner’s guide to settling the Red Planet. https://t.co/MzdfzIWFWr https://t.co/orlErtUf7s

Paperback, 2023

$37.99$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blackness: The Life and Times of an Unpopular People, T. Nicole Shockley

Blackness: The Life and Times of an Unpopular People

T. Nicole Shockley
Tufts UniversityTufts University

In her new book, Tufts Professor @lorgia_pena tells the complicated story of Blackness, from the Dominican Republic and the U.S. to Italy. https://t.co/HbPIp5tlWA

Paperback, 2016

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation, Kris Manjapra

Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation

Kris Manjapra
Tufts UniversityTufts University

Congratulations to Tufts Professor Kris Manjapra, whose book "Black Ghost of Empire" has been shortlisted for the @NEIBAbooks Award for Nonfiction. Examining the slow demise of slavery and the failure of emancipation, the book was featured by Tuft Now. https://t.co/pnTeIVaGun

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hyperphantasia, Sara Deniz Akant

Hyperphantasia

Sara Deniz Akant
Tufts UniversityTufts University

Poetry is slippery by nature, resisting clear definitions—but that’s part of what makes it so powerful, says Sara Deniz Akant, professor of the practice of poetry & author of “Hyperphantasia.” https://t.co/9MYfVvbEDL

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Monster in the Middle, Tiphanie Yanique

Monster in the Middle

Tiphanie Yanique
Tufts UniversityTufts University

Tufts alumna @tiphanieyanique has written a romance like no other. "Monster in the Middle" is a novel, collection of linked short stories, and exploration of love, family, identity, trauma, and healing, all in one. https://t.co/kEYYEDU0H8

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann
Tufts UniversityTufts University

In his latest book "The Wager," @FletcherSchool graduate David Grann tells the true-life story of desperation, mutiny, and astounding resilience. https://t.co/MrdJxneOaK

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, Chris Miller

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Chris Miller
Tufts UniversityTufts University

Congratulations to @FletcherSchool Professor Chris Miller, whose new book "Chip War" was named as one of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022. https://t.co/VX4QVU2zpr

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr
Tufts UniversityTufts University

Anthony Doerr's "Cloud Cuckoo Land," Emma Straub's "This Time Tomorrow" and "War and Peace" are just three of the 36 books recommended by members of the Tufts community for reading this summer. See the full list, and let us know what to add ⬇️ https://fal.cn/3qfjr

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family, Kerri K. Greenidge

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family

Kerri K. Greenidge
Tufts UniversityTufts University

Tufts historian Kerri Greenidge’s new book, “The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family,” has been named to the @NYTimes' "15 Works of Nonfiction to Read This Fall" list. https://t.co/N3UQOfhRnG

Hardcover, 2022

$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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