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Yashar Ali 🐘 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Yashar Ali is a journalist. HuffPost/NY Mag yasharmail@proton.me Direct Messages Open Text/Call/Signal/Confide/WhatsApp: 310-795-2497. AGENTS: UTA

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Book Cover for: The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie
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After threats escalated against Salman Rushdie in 1989, some bookstores in the US started to pull copies of “The Satanic Verses.” Stephen King called the CEO of B. Dalton books and told him, “you don’t sell The Satanic Verses, you don’t sell Stephen King.” His ultimatum worked.

Paperback, 2008

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn

Coal Miner's Daughter

Loretta Lynn
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Have always loved this performance of Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter because it includes many of my country music favorites. The Judds Reba McEntire Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Carrie Underwood Jennifer Nettles https://t.co/AlArzJ6vzv

Paperback, 2021

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Summer on the Bluffs, Sunny Hostin

Summer on the Bluffs

Sunny Hostin
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RT @GMA: Sunny Hostin talks about her first novel, “Summer on the Bluffs.” The former federal prosecutor, journalist and co-host of @TheVie…

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Devil May Dance, Jake Tapper

The Devil May Dance

Jake Tapper
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With the debut of “The Devil May Dance”, @jaketapper is now a three time NYT bestselling author. https://t.co/MPsgrzkSY0

Hardcover, Large Print, 2021

$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Heartburn, Nora Ephron

Heartburn

Nora Ephron
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Olivia Wilde has posted the salad dressing recipe and it’s from Nora Ephron’s book “Heartburn”. https://t.co/erM6fsVXUR

Paperback, 1996

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: American Marxism, Mark R. Levin

American Marxism

Mark R. Levin
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Mark Levin's forthcoming book "American Marxism" has been in the Amazon top 5 since it went up for pre-order (it's mostly been at #1). Levin has always sold a ton of books but I suspect we'll see a rise in sales as there is a hunger for content among conservatives.

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Brave, Rose McGowan

Brave

Rose McGowan
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If you've tweeted about @rosemcgowan's bravery and been horrified by how she was treated by Weinstein and other Hollywood enablers you should support her decision to speak out and the work she's doing by buying a copy of her new book "Brave". Please. https://t.co/hlnYPG8QAb https://t.co/xrVIggIA59

Paperback, 2019

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: River of Time: My Descent Into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope, Naomi Judd

River of Time: My Descent Into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope

Naomi Judd
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From Naomi Judd’s memoir on depression…it’s called “River of Time” https://t.co/ln2QXxCh9j https://t.co/Z0JCGohgdy

Paperback, 2017

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: All the Demons Are Here: A Thriller, Jake Tapper

All the Demons Are Here: A Thriller

Jake Tapper
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On average, I read around three books a week. I almost always read non-fiction books, but I've really gotten into all of @jaketapper’s novels. His third novel is out now and I read it in a weekend!

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Book Cover for: The First Step Act: S. 2795, U. S. Congress

The First Step Act: S. 2795

U. S. Congress
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The First Step Act passed the Senate 87-12. It passed the House 358-36. Ron DeSantis was no longer in Congress when the final version of this bill passed. DeSantis voted for an early version which didn’t have some key provisions that ended up in the final version. https://t.co/vbO0ApN4hX

Paperback, 2018

$21.10$10.55 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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