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Every Book Val Has Ever Recommended to Someone - Page 13

In 30 years of being a book nerd and 9 years of being a bookseller, these are the books I can remember reading and telling someone else that they should read. Arranged in reverse alphabetical order by age group: picture books, middle grade, young adult, adult nonfiction, adult fiction.
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The Ghost Map (Steven Johnson)
The Ghost Map
481
Steven Johnson
Gay New York (George Chauncey)
Gay New York
482
George Chauncey
The Future of Whiteness (Linda Martin Alcoff)
The Future of Whiteness
483
Linda Martin Alcoff
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
484
Alison Bechdel
From Colony to Superpower (George Herring)
From Colony to Superpower
485
George Herring
Frederick Douglas in Brooklyn (Frederick Douglass, Theodore Hamm)
Frederick Douglas in Brooklyn
486
Frederick Douglass, Theodore Hamm
First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961 (Carl Szferrazza Anthony)
First Ladies: The Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961
487
Carl Szferrazza Anthony
The Fire This Time (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time
488
Jesmyn Ward
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
489
James Baldwin
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Michael Wolff)
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
490
Michael Wolff
Fighting for Life (S. Josephine Baker)
Fighting for Life
491
S. Josephine Baker
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
492
Betty Friedan
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life (Amy Krouse Rosenthal)
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
493
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe
494
The Economy of Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Economy of Cities
495
Jane Jacobs
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady (Susan Quinn)
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady
496
Susan Quinn
The Devil Finds Work (James Baldwin)
The Devil Finds Work
497
James Baldwin
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
498
Erik Larson
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
499
Candace Millard
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole
500
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Death in Yellowstone (Lee H. Whittlesey)
Death in Yellowstone
501
Lee H. Whittlesey
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock (Donald Spoto)
The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
502
Donald Spoto
Dark Money (Mayer)
Dark Money
503
Mayer
Custer Died for Your Sins (Vine Deloria, Jr.)
Custer Died for Your Sins
504
Vine Deloria, Jr.
A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassinat
A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassinat
505
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
506
Carl Sagan
Collapse
Collapse
507
The Classic Slave Narratives (Henry Louis Gates Jr)
The Classic Slave Narratives
508
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America (Rachel Hope Cleves)
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America
509
Rachel Hope Cleves
A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1980 (Robert B. Ray)
A Certain Tendency of the Hollywood Cinema, 1930-1980
510
Robert B. Ray
The Celluloid Closet (Vito Russo)
The Celluloid Closet
511
Vito Russo
Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Thomas Piketty)
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
512
Thomas Piketty
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
513
Dee Brown
Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America (Kathleen Belew)
Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
514
Kathleen Belew
Brave Hearts: Indian Women of the Plains (Joseph Agonito)
Brave Hearts: Indian Women of the Plains
515
Joseph Agonito
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
516
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
517
Tina Fey
Bloody Crimes (James L. Swanson)
Bloody Crimes
518
James L. Swanson
The Blood of Emmett Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmett Till
519
Timothy B. Tyson
Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder
520
Hampton Sides
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