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James Traub, veteran journalist and the author of TRUE BELIEVER, talks about the legacy of Hubert Humphrey and the 1968 Democratic convention and election year versus this year's. Listen on WNYC 🎙's The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast Show ⤵️ #HubertHumphrey wnyc.org/story/hubert-h…
Harald Jähner's "VERTIGO is outstandingly readable. It is an entertaining map of 15 crucial years of Europe's history, but it also functions..." Available September 3! Read more on The Telegraph ⤵️ #Germany telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fict…
.Frank Guridy's THE STADIUM "is an insightful read that emphasizes the role these structures have played in shaping our country—often in surprising or forgotten ways.” Available now! Read more Columbia Daily Spectator ⤵️ #Stadium columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-cultu…
.Mario Livio & Jack Szostak's "IS EARTH EXCEPTIONAL? is the biggest human quest, to understand our place in the Universe. I highly recommend this book...it is exceptional." —Adam Riess, Nobel Laureate Available September 10. Learn more: bit.ly/3MjhLYM #Cosmiclife
Until 6 Sept, 25% off preorders of the US edition of my book at Barnes & Noble @BNPreorder Basic Books barnesandnoble.com/w/immaculate-f…
Happy Publication Day to Harald Jähner's VERTIGO 🎉 This is the dramatic and consequential history of Germany’s short-lived experiment with democracy between the world wars Learn more: bit.ly/3X5iD8q "Vertigo is outstandingly readable"—The Telegraph (5-star) #Germany
“Outstanding…A gripping account of a nation’s experiment in democracy.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Available now! Learn more: bit.ly/3X5iD8q #Germany
Just got my hands on Bruce Gordon’s new history of the Bible with Basic Books. It’s an absolutely gorgeous book with color photos and—more importantly—a truly global scope that looks at the Bible’s history in both Western & non-Western contexts. #Bible amazon.com/Bible-Global-H…
Exciting news 🎉 From 9/4 - 9/6, Barnes & Noble Rewards Members can get 25% off when they preorder IS EARTH EXCEPTIONAL? 🌍 Membership is free. Use code: PREORDER25 Learn more and grab your copy here: bit.ly/3XsBoE8 Barnes & Noble Basic Books #BNPreorder
“There have been countless books written about the Vietnam War but, until now, no comprehensive military history. Geoff Wawro capably fills that gap with his new book. An essential read.” —Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 Available October 1! Learn more: bit.ly/4cGOh1G #VietnamWar
“Robin Waterfield’s faithful, clear, and endlessly readable new translation of AESOP'S FABLES is a buffet of the wild, weird, hilarious, and profound.” —Maria Adelmann Maria Adelmann Available October 1! Learn more: bit.ly/4g3Kbnb #folktales #mythology
Today, tomorrow, and Friday, Sept 4-6, B&N Reward members can take 25% off my forthcoming Vietnam War, use code PREORDER25 Barnes & Noble Basic Books barnesandnoble.com/w/the-vietnam-…
“...most histories of the Weimar years are dominated by politics, with Hitler and his cronies...But Jähner’s account is more unconventional, more surprising and, frankly, more enjoyable…” Available tomorrow! Read more on The Times and The Sunday Times ⤵️ #Germany thetimes.com/culture/books/…
Why wait to pre-order More Than Words when Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off with the code, PREORDER25? Only valid through Friday? Act now! Basic Books #BNpreorder. barnesandnoble.com/w/more-than-wo…
Russell Maroon Shoatz FreedomFighterExtraordinaire avery kidd waddell Kanya DAlmeida Bold Type Books Jeremy Arthur Little, Brown and Co Running Press Iris Johansen Grand Central Pub Neil Lawrence PublicAffairs Little, Brown Young Readers VERTIGO by Harald Jähner read by Sam Peter Jackson from our friends at Basic Books
“This extraordinary book is both a stupendous intellectual achievement and a marvelously accessible guide that will delight everyone interested in how the Christian texts became the Bible” —Andrew Pettegree Available September 17! Learn more: bit.ly/3SycsIk #Bible
