WSJ Books Section Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Lincoln Highway
Amor TowlesWSJ Books SectionAmor Towles takes his characters for a ride through mid-20th century America in âThe Lincoln Highwayâ https://t.co/I4FlbHta2b
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyWSJ Books SectionThis week in fiction: @Sam_Sacks reviews Sally Rooneyâs âBeautiful World, Where Are Youâ and Atticus Lishâs âThe War for Gloriaâ https://t.co/rGqpN0aoQm
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie
Gary WeissWSJ Books SectionâRetail Gangsterâ Review: With its gonzo TV ads and an ethos in tune with gritty 1970s New York City, everybody knew Crazy Eddie. Or so they thought. Gary Weiss demonstrates that the lunacy was not confined to the airwaves. https://t.co/gToH5tUy04
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The Bright Side: How Optimists Change the World, and How You Can Be One
Sumit Paul-ChoudhuryWSJ Books SectionAn optimistic outlook can nudge us to take steps to make the world and its futureâour own future includedâa little less terrible... The Bright Side aims to make an argument about the value of optimism generally and also, along the way, to show us how to cultivate optimism in our own lives.
Hardcover, 2025
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrWSJ Books SectionAnthony Doerrâs latest, âCloud Cuckoo Land,â is not only packed with stories, itâs about the life-sustaining power of stories. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cloud-cuckoo-land-anthony-doerr-review-slipping-the-trap-11632858500
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The First Binding
R. R. VirdiWSJ Books SectionCheck out our new science fiction author, Liz Braswell: Reviews of âThe Oleander Sword,â âThe First Bindingâ and âInto the Riverlands.â https://t.co/E6JPB3kjks
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years
Emily OsterWSJ Books SectionEmily Osterâs third book on data-driven parenting âThe Family Firmâ serves up advice on topics from school choice and summer camp to violin lessons, youth soccer, screen time and sleep. Read the review by @mike_luca https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-family-firm-review-data-driven-parenting-11630447514
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us: Who We Become After Tragedy and Trauma
Mike MarianiWSJ Books SectionIn âWhat Doesnât Kill Us Makes Usââthe title itself suggests that things are open-endedâMike Mariani tests Nietzscheâs maxim through the tales of six men and women who underwent horrific traumas in early adulthood, writes Andrew Stark https://t.co/U7L6kedjHV
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The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783
Joseph J. EllisWSJ Books SectionThe author of âFounding Brothersâ tries to capture the breadth of the War for Independence in a single narrative in âThe Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783â https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cause-review-joseph-ellis-revolutionary-answers-american-war-independence-11631893069
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An American Marriage: The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd
Michael BurlingameWSJ Books SectionMichael Burlingameâs âAn American Marriage,â Susan Ronaldâs âThe Ambassador,â âThe Letters of Shirley Jacksonâ edited by Laurence Jackson Hymanâand more. Here are the best book reviews of July https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-books-to-read-the-best-reviews-of-july-11627393183
Paperback, 2022
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book