6 must-read museums books like The Manual of Museum Management by Barry Lord

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The Manual of Museum Management

By: Barry Lord

3.57

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

Despite recessions and rapid social change, museums remain highly successful cultural institutions.…

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1. The Haunting of Ashburn House

By: Darcy Coates

3.95

Format: None pages,

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2. Murder in an Irish Village (An Irish Village Mystery Book 1)

By: Carlene O'Connor

4.57

Format: 270 pages,

A little slice of Heaven on the Emerald Isle... In the small village of Kilbane, County Cork, Irela… read more

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3. Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials

By: Marilynne K. Roach

3.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

Six Women of Salemis the first work to use the lives of a select number of representative women as … read more

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4. The Exorcist

By: William Peter Blatty

4.20

Format: 385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Georgetown, Washington D.C. Actress and divorced mother Chris MacNeil starts to experience 'difficu… read more

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"Keep away. The sow is mine."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"The child was slender as a fleeting hope."

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

"In forgetting, they were trying to remember"

-William Peter Blatty, The Exorcist

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5. A House with Good Bones

By: T. Kingfisher

3.69

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explor… read more

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"Like many family dynamics, it didn't have to be healthy, it just had to work."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"He's got an alibi. People with alibis in the first half of the show are always suspicious."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I could research it. I am a champion researcher. It's why they pay me the meager academic bucks."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I understood Grand Mae then, I think. I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

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6. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

By: Shea Ernshaw

3.85

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" ... or are they? Sally Skellington is the official, newl… read more

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"Even if my seams can be broken, that doesn't mean I will be."

-Shea Ernshaw, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

"I was born in Dream Town, but I am also the Pumpkin Queen. I will fight for Jack. I will fight to set things right."

-Shea Ernshaw, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

"It's a ghastly thing to lose an arm--or any part of yourself, really--to feel disconnected from your body. Not quite whole."

-Shea Ernshaw, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

" Your curiosity will kill you , Dr. Finkelstein once told me. Maybe he was right. But instead of killing me, it's taken the man, the skeleton, I love."

-Shea Ernshaw, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

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7. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

By: Dolly Parton

4.03

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of … read more

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"My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be. In my coat of many colors my mama made for me…"

-Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

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8. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

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"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

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9. The Stranger Upstairs

By: Lisa M. Matlin

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than s… read more

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10. How to Survive Your Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Alice Lawrence is the sole witness in her sister’s murder trial. And in the year since Claire’s … read more

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11. The Ghost of Marlow House (Haunting Danielle, #1)

By: Bobbi Holmes

4.01

Format: 258 pages, None

When Danielle Boatman inherits Marlow House, she dreams of turning it into a seaside bed and breakf… read more

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12. The Book of Cold Cases

By: Simone St. James

3.78

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, w… read more

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13. Foundations of Museum Studies: Evolving Systems of Knowledge

By: Kiersten F Latham

3.47

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

This broad introduction to museums benefits all educators who teach introductory museum studies, ad… read more

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  • museums
  • museology
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14. The Manual of Museum Management

By: Barry Lord

3.57

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

Despite recessions and rapid social change, museums remain highly successful cultural institutions.… read more

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  • museums
  • textbooks
  • school
  • museology
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15. Museum as Process: Translating Local and Global Knowledges (Museum Meanings)

By: Raymond Silverman

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The museum has become a vital strategic space for negotiating ownership of and access to knowledges… read more

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  • museums
Cover of The Museum Effect: How Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions Educate and Civilize Society by Jeffrey K. Smith

16. The Museum Effect: How Museums, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions Educate and Civilize Society

By: Jeffrey K. Smith

3.72

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Museums, libraries, and cultural institutions provide opportunities for people to understand and ce… read more

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  • museums
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17. Museum Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century

By: Hugh H. Genoways

3.56

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

What underlying philosophy and mission should museums pursue in the first half of the twenty-first … read more

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  • museums
  • school
  • museology
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18. Positioning Your Museum as a Critical Community Asset: A Practical Guide

By: Robert P. Connolly

3.56

Format: 172 pages, ebook

In this how-to guide, practitioners at cultural heritage venues share their experiences in building… read more

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  • museums

20 best-selling fiction books like A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

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Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

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3.53

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3.94

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