USC Price School 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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First-Time Home Buyers: Success Guide
Richard Phipps
.@nytimes quoted @LuskCenter Dir. Richard Green (@keynesianr) on first time home buyers purchasing a second home in more affordable areas. Green explains that purchasing rural or suburban homes allows people in pricey metro areas to become homeowners. https://t.co/J6HamFPZ9X
Paperback, 2018
$43.95$21.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
.@BedrosianBook's most recent podcast discusses House of Leaves by @markdanielewski. The novel is ostensibly about a young man who finds a manuscript in a dead man’s apartment, but at the center of Danielewski’s work is the question, “What is real?” http://ow.ly/u4qC50GwyrV
Paperback, 2000
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Behind Closed Doors
A. L. Smith
In the wake of the L.A. City Council scandal, the "Behind Closed Doors" series hosted by @CID_USC, @CABlackFreedom, @LatinoCommFdn and @aapifund explores the entrenchment of racism in our political system. | @MindySRomero @Erika_D_Smith @ERI_USC Watch: https://t.co/4yRdCrGHdJ https://t.co/gAiUG3Twpx
Paperback, 2015
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Not "A Nation of Immigrants": Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
In a recent episode, the @BedrosianBook podcast discussed Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Not a Nation of Immigrants. In her new book, @rdunbaro strives to uncover the why and how of the mythology that pervades political discourse on American history. @AubreyHi https://t.co/JeOGbBfJ9p
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America's Black Cities
Andre M. Perry
ICYMI: Andre M. Perry (@andreperryedu), a nationally known commentator on race, structural inequality, and education, spoke about his book “Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities." View the full video: https://t.co/wIcGd0BGhy @BrookingsMetro https://t.co/5SkmKRLFGQ
Hardcover, 2020
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Complicit: How We Enable the Unethical and How to Stop
Max H. Bazerman
"When we're benefitting from #privilege, we don't notice that the problem even exists," says Max Bazerman (@BazermanMax) in his talk titled "Complicit." Watch the full lecture here: https://t.co/wYpJJBqvRZ @USC | @Harvard https://t.co/euKq1daTvt
Paperback, 2024
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Case for Youth Police Initiative: Interdependent Fates and the Power of Peace
Nina Rose Fischer
ICYMI: Dr. Nina Rose Fischer joins @SCI_USC_Price to discuss her book, The Case for Youth Police Initiative. "...It's a community place-based approach targeted to the needs of specific neighborhoods." Watch: https://t.co/tH9S7PkQsQ @USC https://t.co/wTahpyIcY0
Paperback, 2022
$54.99$29.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
Nicole Eustace
ICYMI: @BedrosianBook podcast discusses Covered With Night by Nicole Eustace, which tells the historical tale of how Pennsylvania colony leaders had to learn to restore peace after two White men murdered a Native American. https://t.co/gbDw1JafxT
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Power Shifts: Congress and Presidential Representation
John A. Dearborn
Join us next week, April 10th, at 11 am for a discussion with Professor Dr. William Resh (@billresh) and Dr. John Dearborn (@johnadearborn) of @VanderbiltU on Dearborn's new book, Power Shifts: Congressional and Presidential Representation. RSVP Here: https://t.co/cdYZJYEfWS https://t.co/ulEyC82kC6
Hardcover, 2021
$113.00$88.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)