WHYY Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
Jane Wong
Today on #Studio2 at NOON: 🛣️@Afilshill on the rebuild of I-95. 💚@JesseJenkins, professor @EPrinceton and @AndlingerCenter on net zero. 📕@cherrigregg sits down with author @poetjanewong about her memoir “Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City.” 🔗https://t.co/V9O0ChCUaO
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Milk Street: Cook What You Have: Make a Meal Out of Almost Anything (a Cookbook)
Christopher Kimball
Find easy recipes from around the world. Watch Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. on WHYY-TV 12. For more info: https://t.co/L5Pc8hdtJv https://t.co/dqwWdcVWjG
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (and Adults Are Missing)
Emily Weinstein
Bucks County is suing tech giants for their influence on the teen mental health crisis. Today on #Studio2 at noon, @BobHarvie_PA joins us, then "Behind Their Screens" co-author @carrie_james. https://t.co/oMeTHBIVeK
Paperback, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Good Life
David M. McCarthy
She's back! The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane broadcasts every Friday at noon starting today! Marty will talk with the co-authors of a new book, The Good Life, about the longest scientific happiness study. https://t.co/yGnEtVbBSd
Paperback, 2006
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
American Veterans: The Vietnam War And Its Impact: Vietnam War Timeline
Lorita Ching
The third episode in the limited series “American Veteran” will air on Tuesday, November 9 at 9 p.m. on WHYY TV -12. The series illuminates the veteran experience, drawing civilian viewers into an unfamiliar culture. https://bit.ly/2Zat3sQ https://t.co/jIwGkDINbI
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Milk Street: The New Rules: Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook
Christopher Kimball
Find easy recipes from around the world. Watch Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. on WHYY-TV 12. For more info: https://t.co/L5Pc8hdtJv https://t.co/oTkog9ik7D
Hardcover, 2019
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Milk Street: Cookish: Throw It Together: Big Flavors. Simple Techniques. 200 Ways to Reinvent Dinner.
Christopher Kimball
Find easy recipes from around the world. Watch Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. on WHYY-TV 12. For more info: https://t.co/L5Pc8hdtJv https://t.co/AqYLLf8SjE
Hardcover, 2020
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fat Ham
James Ijames
The world premiere of James Ijames' 'Abandon' is at @TheatreExile. Ijames, who won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Fat Ham, joins us. #Studio2 https://t.co/rM4LL5mznb
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sanditon
Jane Austen
Who is excited for the second season of 'Sanditon' to premiere tonight at 9 pm? 🍿 If you give $6/month as an ongoing sustainer, you can receive a Jane Austen Literary Quote mug. You can donate & request the mug here ⬇️ https://t.co/MpejXrKp7s https://t.co/mcoa8lxe9x
Paperback, 2019
$5.95$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sink: A Memoir
Joseph Earl Thomas
Today at noon on #Studio2: 🐶 Animal shelters are in dog flu crisis & @ACCTPhilly needs foster help urgently 📚 Joseph Earl Thomas' memoir "Sink" 🎲 #Studio2Trivia and @TonyaPendleton's scoop on things to do this weekend https://t.co/3a1hlcX3yI
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book