Yale Univ Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
Bart D. EhrmanA New York Times best-selling scholar's illuminating exploration of the earliest Christian narrated journeys to heaven and hell Read more about Journeys to Heaven and Hell by Bart D. Ehrman in @nytimes's Best Books of 2022 So Far List https://t.co/HKIu2oDPr8
Paperback, 2021
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Short History of War
Jeremy BlackJeremy Black, author of A Short History of War, shares his 2022 history book recommendations with @AspectsHistory https://t.co/Gni0mkRSoE
Paperback, 2022
$16.00Member price:$15.20 + Free shipping5% off
Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical
Laurie Winer“A charming . . . passion animates [Winer’s] ‘Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical.’" @nytimes reviews Laurie Winer's biography of American lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II @nytimesbooks https://t.co/OfPSSaNatv
Paperback, 2024
$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France
Nina Rattner Gelbart"Minerva’s French Sisters is a fine and eminently readable addition to the literature on female scientists in the French Enlightenment."— Kenneth Loiselle in @HFranceWebsite reviews Minerva’s French Sisters by Nina Rattner Gelbart https://t.co/TVVvvHlka8
Hardcover, 2021
$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Latecomer State Formation: Political Geography and Capacity Failure in Latin America
Sebastian Mazzuca"This book is a sweeping analysis of state formation in Latin America." —Ruth Berins Collier reviews Latecomer State Formation by @SLMazzuca in @PolStudiesAssoc https://t.co/2sTE9BDngB https://t.co/LSZAqC7wYT
Hardcover, 2021
$50.00Member price:$50.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits
Rob DeSalleGet to know Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall (DISTILLED), interviewed for our blog about Prohibition, cocktails, and comets: https://t.co/LUKRBWg6DB
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Great Power Rivalries
Bill Thompson"A New Theory of American Power" in @TheAtlantic discusses The Twilight Struggle: What the Cold War Teaches Us about Great-Power Rivalry Today by Hal Brands https://t.co/kwswr75u23
Hardcover, 1999
$46.99Member price:$46.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing
Carl Phillips@CPhillipsPoet talks with us about his recent Pulitzer Prize win and lasting lessons from his collection with @yalepress, My Trade is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing #pulitzerprize #poetry https://t.co/1QNIzbTY7j
Paperback, 2023
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes
Noah Charney". . . .Charney says his goal is to give aspiring citizen-scientists, as well as naturalists and urban ecologists, the basic investigative skills to read a landscape."— @DailyHampGaz covers @NatureNoah's new book, These Trees Tell a Story @yalepress https://t.co/D9tkmAC0lO
Paperback, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sidney Reilly: Master Spy
Benny Morris"The ethically elusive secret agent and sometime con artist was an inspiration for James Bond." —@WSJ on Sidney Reilly by Benny Morris @jewishlives (1/2) https://t.co/jjI58LwyYq
Hardcover, 2022
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book