Turning the Page Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster
Dominique LapierreTurning the PageTTP is always reading! Our VISTA Billy is reading “Five Past Midnight in Bhopal,” the harrowing story of the worst industrial disaster in history. https://t.co/RPfZggYo92
Hardcover, 2005
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We're Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America
Kevin MattsonTurning the PageJoin DCPL later today as they host author and historian Kevin Mattson as he discusses his book “We’re Not Here to Entertain.” Mattson is a co-founder of Positive Force DC and currently teaches history at Ohio University. https://t.co/Ne02nyJIiB
Hardcover, 2020
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Ibram X. KendiTurning the PageIn celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, @dcpl is welcoming @DrIbram and @KeishaBlain TONIGHT to discuss their new book “Four Hundred Souls.” https://t.co/6fAdPy0MxF
Paperback, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner
Kwame AlexanderTurning the PageDC Family Reads is an @dcpl literacy program for children, including a book that the whole family can enjoy reading together. The next book is The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. https://t.co/FTn6FuU9iE
Paperback, 2019
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Daughter of the Boycott: Carrying on a Montgomery Family's Civil Rights Legacy
Karen Gray HoustonTurning the PageJoin @dcpl tonight for a special conversation with author @kghnewsfoxx about her book “Daughter of the Boycott,” the story of her family’s legacy in the civil rights movement. https://t.co/WBCmv1JalU
Hardcover, 2020
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bei Bei Goes Home: A Panda Story
Cheryl BardoeTurning the PageLearn all about the story of Bei Bei, one of @NationalZoo’s giant pandas in the new book Bei Bei Goes Home, which you can find anywhere books are sold. https://t.co/Q042YiqJh1
Hardcover, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: A Reader's Odyssey
Daniel MulhallTurning the PageTomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses, one of the greatest books of all time. Join DCPL and Irish ambassador Dan Mulhall as he discusses his new book “Ulysses: A Reader’s Odyssey." https://t.co/PzZH62TDsZ
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book