Virginia Heffernan 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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Virginia Heffernan is a journalist and cultural critic. Journalist @WIRED + elsewhere
Happiness: Daily Habits For Happiness, Positivity & Optimism
Perfect SelfVirginia Heffernan@FillinghamLydia Seems this person teaches it at the Aspen Institute. So happiness itself (w/all the quantified self stuff & focus on âleadershipâ & âproductivityâ) has been made elitist. instead, the Y is the perfect place to offer this, w/a focus on movement, fresh air, maybe nutrition, therapy
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Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and
Aaron GlantzVirginia HeffernanWhat is going on with this demented housing market? For âŠ@ThisCriticalPodâ© I spoke to âŠ@Aaron_Glantzâ©, author of âHomewreckers,â about whether we are in for another housing crisis. https://t.co/6dTM1iO2rl
Hardcover, 2019
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Philosophy: Philosophy: Who Needs It
Ayn RandVirginia HeffernanMy first year at UVa I went to the âPhilosophy Clubâ and it was 24 guys talking about Ayn Rand. Just now I looked for good philosophy newsletters & saw 10 Substacks on how to train my brain to be happier. Is anyone talking about like Hegel or Hume anywhere? @SimonCritchley?
Paperback, Mass Market, 1984
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Pit: A Story of Chicago illustrated
Frank NorrisVirginia Heffernan@DanielTorday Finance: The Pit by Frank Norris (futures trading) and The Financier by Theodore Dreiser Real estate: The Octopus, by Frank Norris
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The Argonauts
Maggie NelsonVirginia HeffernanI spoke to Maggie Nelson of âThe Argonautsâ and âOn Freedomâ about climate, sex, drugs, and hope. https://t.co/gNWIkXpnzy
Paperback, 2016
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David GraeberVirginia HeffernanI did indeed fall into Socratic ecstasy â doubting all my previous beliefs & overjoyed to let them go â while reading The Dawn of Everything, co-authored by the great @davidwengrow
Paperback, 2023
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On Freedom
Maggie NelsonVirginia HeffernanI spoke to Maggie Nelson of âThe Argonautsâ and âOn Freedomâ about climate, sex, drugs, and hope. https://t.co/gNWIkXpnzy
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The Octopus: A Story of California: Premium Edition
Frank NorrisVirginia Heffernan@DanielTorday Finance: The Pit by Frank Norris (futures trading) and The Financier by Theodore Dreiser Real estate: The Octopus, by Frank Norris
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Ulysses
J. JoyceVirginia HeffernanIf you need a breath, we have a great episode @ThisCriticalPod about James Joyceâs Ulysses. With all the new reasons to avoid the news, nowâs your chance to READ it. Episode stars my peerless pop, James Heffernan, of The Great Courses. https://t.co/Rr38XS4YwA https://t.co/miDlLq5wJx
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Ulysses: Second Edition
James JoyceVirginia HeffernanIf you need a breath, we have a great episode @ThisCriticalPod about James Joyceâs Ulysses. With all the new reasons to avoid the news, nowâs your chance to READ it. Episode stars my peerless pop, James Heffernan, of The Great Courses. https://t.co/Rr38XS4YwA https://t.co/miDlLq5wJx
Paperback, 2022
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book