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New Book Alert: February 17-21, 2020

Posted on February 22, 2020August 14, 2023 By Sammy Younan

My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

Jack and Old Jewry: The City of London Policemen Who Hunted the Ripper by Amanda Harvey-Purse (Mango Books; on sale April 1, 2019): “Donald Swanson the Scotland Yard Detective in charge of Jack The Ripper case took secret of killer’s identity to the grave.” This is what made Fincher’s Zodiac so potent: it wasn’t the crimes as much as it was the emotional toll serial killers create for a wide and devastating ripple effect. #NewBookAlert for February 17, 2020.

These 3 true-crime books from our publishing partner, @MangoBooksUK, ought to get your blood pumping!

Read about 21 YEARS OF JACK THE RIPPER by the Whitechapel Society and more: https://t.co/SlYrjLnS9A pic.twitter.com/g3htMqLWuG

— Indiana University Press (@iupress) July 9, 2019

Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear by Patrick Boucheron (& Willard Wood Translator) (Other Press; Handle Your Business on sale February 11, 2020): Just because a narrative is popular doesn’t mean it’s correct. History is litany of apologies: oh we were wrong about this person. Machiavelli is no different. Your feelings are not facts. #NewBookAlert for February 18, 2020.

The @nytimes weighs in on MACHIAVELLI. https://t.co/TTxmplufte

— Other Press (@otherpress) February 12, 2020

Tiger Woods’s Back and Tommy John’s Elbow: Injuries and Tragedies That Transformed Careers, Sports, and Society by Jonathan Gelber (Sports Publishing; on sale October 1, 2019): Penny and Grant Hill broke our hearts. Hopefully Tiger Woods finds his way back to utter dominance. His greatness is missed. #NewBookAlert for February 19, 2020.

My new book is now out and you can order it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore!

Tiger Woods’s Back and Tommy John’s Elbow: Injuries and Tragedies That Transformed Careers, Sports, and Societyhttps://t.co/lirAxlvP38 pic.twitter.com/RLf0ICYzUk

— Jonathan Gelber, MD, MS (@JonathanGelber) October 2, 2019

The CIA UFO Papers: 50 Years of Government Secrets and Cover-Ups by Dan Wright (Red Wheel Books; UFOs on sale September 1, 2019): “The secret CIA papers that prove that the government has been tracking UFOs and extraterrestrials for over 50 years.” It’s popular to talk about mental health now; cheap retweets and worthless virtue signalling. There was a time were we callously dismissed people’s trauma; mocking them instead of helping them. Are UFOs real? I dunno: pain and suffering is though. #NewBookAlert for February 20, 2020.

So exited to be the first to offer you “The CIA UFO Papers: 50 Years of Government Secrets” by Dan Wright!!
Get you copy soon! This is a must-have book for those fascinated by the history of UFO sightings and those interested in government secrets and cover-ups. pic.twitter.com/l0QnhEGy55

— Mutual UFO Network (@mufon) July 31, 2019

Open Book by Jessica Simpson (Dey Street Books; Memoir on sale February 4, 2020): It’s Friday! So: Why do blondes have TGIF on their shoes? Toes go in first! Jessica Simpson’s memoir is out now from Dey Street Books. #NewBookAlert for February 14, 2020.

OPEN BOOK Audio by @JessicaSimpson – Hear her inner monologue and most intimate struggles in her voice. Includes six new songs by Jessica Simpson, available exclusively in this #audiobook edition. Download OPEN BOOK today: https://t.co/fsTducM0es @HarperCollins @deystreet pic.twitter.com/3A4EkWiStN

— HarperAudio (@HarperAudio) February 10, 2020

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