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Yale Univ Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife, Bart D. Ehrman

Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

Bart D. Ehrman
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

A 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

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Short History of War, Jeremy Black

A Short History of War

Jeremy Black
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

Jeremy Black, author of A Short History of War, shares his 2022 history book recommendations with @AspectsHistory https://t.co/Gni0mkRSoE

Paperback, 2022

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical, Laurie Winer

Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical

Laurie Winer
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

“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

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France, Nina Rattner Gelbart

Minerva's French Sisters: Women of Science in Enlightenment France

Nina Rattner Gelbart
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

"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

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Latecomer State Formation: Political Geography and Capacity Failure in Latin America, Sebastian Mazzuca

Latecomer State Formation: Political Geography and Capacity Failure in Latin America

Sebastian Mazzuca
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

"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

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits, Rob DeSalle

Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits

Rob DeSalle
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

Get to know Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall (DISTILLED), interviewed for our blog about Prohibition, cocktails, and comets: https://t.co/LUKRBWg6DB

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Great Power Rivalries, Bill Thompson

Great Power Rivalries

Bill Thompson
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

"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

$46.99$23.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing, Carl Phillips

My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing

Carl Phillips
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

@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

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes, Noah Charney

These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes

Noah Charney
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

". . . .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

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Sidney Reilly: Master Spy, Benny Morris

Sidney Reilly: Master Spy

Benny Morris
Yale Univ PressYale Univ Press

"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

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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