Pronto* Recommends
The following are recent books that I’ve recently received/bought & liked, am considering using for courses, or have been longtime favorites.

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the WorldStealing Buddha's DinnerMadame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of...
by Niall Ferguson
$19.77
This book was recommended by a reviewer on NPR's All Things Considered. From her description, it seem very similar to "Salt" a...
Stealing Buddha's Dinner
by Bich Minh Nguyen

I got this slim little volume from the Penguin sales rep at a conference, mainly just because it looked intriguing. K8 finishe...
Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look a...
by David P. Barash
$7.50
I'm not usually keen on literary analysis, and I'm unsure if the "gimmick" nature of this book works. But it's an intriguing a...
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of ScienceSo Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong PlacesBanana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautifu...
by Natalie Angier
$10.85
This was part of a Valentine's Day gift for K8 which I also secretly wanted for myself. It's written by a layperson interested...
So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An America...
by Elinor Burkett
$13.95
This is a book I almost used for my first-year seminar next semester. I learned about it through my aunt-in-law, who loved it....
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed ...
by Dan Koeppel
$10.88
I'm now a big fan of "commodity history" books after reading "Cod" two years ago. My dream is actually to string together a "g...
Mississippi Solo: A River QuestFragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (P.S.)Travels with a Tangerine: From Morocco to Turkey in the Footsteps of Islam's Greatest Traveler
Mississippi Solo: A River Quest
by Eddy Harris
$10.20
I'm using this book in my first-year seminar next fall at Ole Miss. I thought it was appropriate, for a number of reasons. But...
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders ...
by Neil Gaiman
$10.19
This sat on my bedside table for a while, until I finally started pocking through it. I wish I'd started sooner. Gaiman is a m...
Travels with a Tangerine: From Morocco to T...
by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
$10.17
Another book that I'm using in my first-year seminar next fall at Ole Miss. This book is a tough read because of the author's ...
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