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
$17.51
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
$5.60
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

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
$11.66
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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