UNC College of Arts and Sciences Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation
Eric GarciaUNC College of Arts and Sciences📖 Today! Author Eric Garcia ’14 returns to UNC as the 2022 Burnett Seminar speaker in his lecture: "We’re Not Broken — Changing the Autism Conservation: A Discussion About Academic Success." Oct. 4, 1 p.m. | On-campus & virtual https://t.co/6UHdMCxDc1 @uncwritelearn https://t.co/Zf2hSkTDlv
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Before the Big Bang: The Origin of Our Universe from the Multiverse
Laura Mersini-HoughtonUNC College of Arts and SciencesMersini-Houghton’s book, "Before the Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond" shares her theory that we live in a quantum landscape and that the ripples of the landscape conceal a multitude of other universes that were once linked by quantum entanglement. (2/5)
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey: A Nonfiction Novel
Bland SimpsonUNC College of Arts and Sciences🔎 Detectives, divers and a mysterious disappearance. Our weekend reading recommendation? “The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey” by Bland Simpson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of English & Creative Writing. 📖 Learn more: https://t.co/uBmowdqjLq @UNCECL @UNC_Press https://t.co/ETJfR5PrzY
Paperback, 1993
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Folk Could Fly: Selected Writings by Randall Kenan
Randall KenanUNC College of Arts and Sciences📖 As a writer, Randall Kenan was "best known for his novels and short stories" but brought "wit, heart and eye to his nonfiction..." – NYT Kenan's "Black Folk Could Fly" was named to the NYT 100 Notable Books of 2022: https://t.co/tCqX4yFeGh @UNCECL @nytimesbooks
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gram-O-Rama: Breaking the Rules
Daphne AthasUNC College of Arts and SciencesDesigned for word-lovers and verbal pranksters by longtime English and comparative literature faculty member Daphne Athas, Gram-O-Rama is an evening of comedy, music and linguistic hijinks. Catch the show at UNC on Nov. 29: https://t.co/ALTlHUB61I @UNCECL https://t.co/KmwJCdEsRa
Paperback, 2007
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
Daniel WallaceUNC College of Arts and SciencesNovelist and illustrator Daniel Wallace will address graduates at UNC’s Winter Commencement. Wallace is the J. Ross MacDonald Distinguished Professor of English and is best known for his work “Big Fish,” which was adapted into a movie & Broadway musical. https://t.co/svLviLPOlZ https://t.co/ohRxv50iOF
Paperback, 2012
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White
William SturkeyUNC College of Arts and SciencesCongratulations to @UNChistory assistant professor William Sturkey, whose book “Hattiesburg: An American City in Black and White” received the @ThePublicSquare book prize: http://ow.ly/eQUR50zgnhR
Paperback, 2021
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Grey Bees
Andrey KurkovUNC College of Arts and Sciences📣 Today at 1 p.m., the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies invites you to a conversation with Andrey Kurkov, author of the acclaimed "Grey Bees" and one of Ukraine's most celebrated writers. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeprp_TFPP4UZ890EOFbt_y_yopQko_QJgxt1U66FAT05gqvw/viewform @UNC_CSEEES https://t.co/ASQfwRTdfH
Paperback, 2022
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
Michael SchurUNC College of Arts and SciencesMichael Schur fast facts before the talk begins: 1. Author of “How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question” 2. Creator of “The Good Place” 3. Producer/executive producer and writer of #ParksAndRec and #TheOffice 📺
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Law's Rule: The Nature, Value, and Viability of the Rule of Law
Gerald J. PostemaUNC College of Arts and Sciences"The poet Dante once wrote of justice that it is so lovely that it is loved even by its enemies. The same is true of the rule of law." Gerald Postema, Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, shares about his book, Law's Rule: https://t.co/UzTJHLXiVO @OxUniPress https://t.co/149pYBjxyb
Hardcover, 2022
$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)