![]() ![]() On this occasion each bundle you purchase will go towards two copies of the workout book, hopefully keeping up with demand from incarcerated readers. And each time Books Through Bars has quickly exhausted that supply. Since 2020, we have featured the Men's Health Best: Weight-Free Workout four different times, amassing nearly 500 copies. Rounding these out is Ghosts of the Old West: an exploration of the myths that power all good Westerns, especially as they relate to other worldly elements.Īpril 2023's pick spotlights mind and body health, essential resources for incarcerated readers: $30 for five books*Following our March campaign (collecting 270 books!) that focused on the natural world and creatures great, small, and sometimes scary, we go back to a perennial concern for those behind bars: staying healthy. A bestseller and book club at publication, Outlawed is a rollicking story of the Hole in the Wall Gang that is "a provocative blend of alt-history and feminist consciousness" ( Washington Post). While Anna North reevaluates the myth of the Old West through the lens of women gunslingers in Outlawed. Here is a chronicle of the West that need not strictly be of the white experience. Percival Everett's fiction is finally getting its due in the book press, and Half an Inch of Water demonstrates his range-not to mention his ability to blast through being pigeon holed as a writer. Rather than picking from the above writers' backlist, which can contain some very problematic depictions of indigenous peoples, we chose a variety of titles that represent different interpretations of the American West, both modern and mythic. But the fact remains that classics by Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and William Johnstone are in almost as high demand for escapism as genre fiction from Stephen King, John Grisham, and Clive Cussler. That might be a reflection of where we are located and the fact New York book consumers do not make up the usual demographic for tales of derring do on the high prairie. ![]() įollowing our campaign (collecting 415 books!) that focused on staying fit, physically and mentally, we delve into a genre that incarcerated readers always desire but that Books Through Bars almost never gets donated: the Western. If you wish to purchase one of these titles for yourself, you can go to. *Each purchased bundle will be delivered directly to Books Through Bars so that they can fulfill requests from incarcerated readers. ![]() And we round these out with a title from the Draw 50 series-art instruction remains one of the most in-demand topics-featuring how to draw other vehicular conveyances: trains, ships, and fighter planes. On the aeronautics side, Empires of the Sky tells the dramatic story of the early 20th century battle between airships and airplanes for dominance in international travel (concluding with the fiery crash of the Hindenburg). Here we include a beginners guide on Auto Repair and Maintenance to inspire those budding mechanics. A steady subset of requests amongst incarcerated readers are manuals for learning a trade. Following our campaign (collecting 204 books!) that focused on game play and honing thought and strategy, we hit on a transportation theme. ![]()
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