WABE News Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema's Greatest Stunts
Scott McGeeWABE NewsAtlanta author and film historian Scott McGee highlights the importance of stunt work with his new book, “Danger on the Silver Screen.” https://t.co/VMJ25Tcias
Paperback, 2022
$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wash Day Diaries
Jamila RowserWABE News“Wash Day Diaries” is a graphic novel chronicling the lives of four Black women living in the Bronx. Author @JamilaRowser joined Friday's edition of "Closer Look" to discuss the importance of Black stories. https://t.co/D637tlepP3
Paperback, 2022
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bible Memory Plan for Women: Morning & Evening Edition
Jean FischerWABE News“Kick Up Some Dust” is the new book by Bernie Marcus, the 93-year-old billionaire and co-founder of Atlanta-based The Home Depot. Marcus sat down with WABE’s “Morning Edition” to discuss the book. https://t.co/RYuzvdTiOS
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The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Ari ShapiroWABE NewsAward-winning journalist and the host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” @arishapiro joined WABE to talk about what readers can expect from his new book, “The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening.” https://t.co/9qcknVZdEL
Paperback, 2024
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sunset Baby
Dominique MorisseauWABE NewsNow on stage at @AExpress through Oct. 16, the play “Sunset Baby” by Dominique Morisseau is the story of one family’s journey through rebellion, abandonment, and reconciliation. https://t.co/vxQfyWRcrk
Paperback, 2013
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Atlanta Record Stores: An Oral History
Chad RadfordWABE News#ICYMI: Atlanta-based music journalist Chad Radford's new book is a collection of first-person accounts exploring how vinyl has survived new technology and why the industry continues to thrive. #RecordStoreDay https://t.co/sunA7aI49L
Paperback, 2023
$23.99Member price:$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
UnReformed
Barry ClayWABE NewsOn Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Atlanta-based journalist @jduffyrice spoke about her new investigative podcast “Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children.” https://t.co/wEEU8qmEHG
Paperback, 2017
$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Michelle ObamaWABE NewsMichelle Obama plans a six-city tour this fall in support of her new book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times." The tour includes a Dec. 3 stop at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. #gapol https://t.co/thAhEkO6R5
Paperback, 2024
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology
Nita A. FarahanyWABE NewsDuke Law professor Nita Farahany joined "Closer Look" to discuss her new book “The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology" and how neurotechnology may pose threats to fundamental privacy rights. https://t.co/uS9az85X5y
Hardcover, 2023
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court
Jessica FletcherWABE NewsBritish actress Angela Lansbury, who starred in films and Broadway musicals before solving endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV series “Murder, She Wrote,” has died. She was 96. https://t.co/uFAkqnJ6FU
Paperback, 2022
$8.99Member price:$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book