Virginia Tech Liberal Arts 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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Nelson HarrisJoin us tomorrow for @PulitzerPrizes winner and @nytimes best-selling author Viet Thanh Nguyen's talk as part of the Visiting Writer Series! ✍️ #writing #VirginiaTech @acec_vt @vt_crmds @VTenglish https://t.co/055nzWXhLU
Paperback, 2004
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
For All the People: Redeeming the Broken Promises of Modern Media and Reclaiming Our Civic Life
Michael SlabyStarting at 5:30p "Humanities and the Future of our Politics" with Michael Slaby. 👏 Slaby is the author of "For ALL the People: How did we get here? Where do we go from here?" Join us at the Holtzman Alumni Center or virtually. ➡️ https://t.co/Y9nlMIrgTb #VTHumanitiesWeek https://t.co/WicaAC6C2T
Paperback, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Library
Nikki GiovanniHer chapter as a #VirginiaTech professor is ending, but Nikki Giovanni is not putting down her pen. She will publish her newest children’s book “A Library,” this fall at the @librarycongress. Thank you, Nikki, for your contributions to @virginia_tech, and the world. 🧡 https://t.co/jnqQLWWCTI
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lost in Transition: Removing, Resettling, and Renewing Appalachia
Aaron D. Purcell"Lost in Transition" by @VT_SCUA director Aaron Purcell describes Appalachian families' turmoil and heartache when uprooted by the federal government. The book includes a chapter by Katrina Powell, @vt_crmds founding director and a @VTenglish professor. https://t.co/SlkdJuPNep
Hardcover, 2021
$48.00Member price:$45.60 + Free shipping5% off
Calm
The School of LifeAnother former student, Rena Collins, is now a high school teacher. She said Becker was the “calm in the storm” of some of her darkest days. “She has served as a mom away from home and a mentor for all things in life, from academics to mental health."
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