Virginia Postrel 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 Postrel is a writer and columnist. L.A. writer, Smith Inst @ChapmanU. THE FABRIC OF CIVILIZATION @BasicBooks. POWER OF GLAMOUR, SUBSTANCE OF STYLE, FUTURE & ITS ENEMIES. https://t.co/lO0ECCkr3W

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Buzzy: My Adventurous Short Life

Robert Buzzy Sweet

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Last day of Apple's sale on the audio book of The Fabric of Civilization. Look under "History" in their "Buzzy Nonfiction" sale here: http://apple.co/buzzynonfictionabsale

Paperback, 2022

$20.95$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

Iris Chang

Virginia Postrel

@NewLiberalsPod Iris Chang's The Rape of Nanking got a lot of attention, in part because the story was so unknown in the U.S. https://t.co/zhDv8DxExt

Paperback, 2012

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World

Virginia Postrel

It's National Textiles Day (yes, it's a thing). The perfect occasion to read The Fabric of Civilization: https://vpostrel.com/the-fabric-of-civilization https://t.co/fWMnriKtON

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Professor's House

Willa Cather

Virginia Postrel

@AmnaUncensored This conflict is not new. Read The Professor’s House by Willa Cather. American higher ed contains multiple strands, with different goals. https://t.co/CeTsAccg0y

Paperback, 1990

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book