Editor's Choice
Looking for a new book to dive into? Our in-depth reviews cover some of the best new books being released into the world and use those books to gain a better understanding of the world, helping guide where to go—and what to read—next.
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Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Nicholas Lemann gives us a journalist’s clear view of our country’s last 100 years of economic history, and a powerful argument for how to best realize the American Dream.
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Everything is Figureoutable
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Marie Forleo's new book is a ray of sunshine—a breath of fresh air.
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
You can fight city hall, and upend industries, and you can win. But then what? Mike Isaac’s new book about Uber provides many lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs, technologists and elected officials, and for society as a whole.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Books
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Leah Price's book explores the history of books and our relationship to them, explaining how the books we read have always changed and evolved as we do.
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The Making of a Democratic Economy: How to Build Prosperity for the Many, Not the Few
Book Review by Porchlight
Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard of the Democracy Collaborative offer seven principles for an "equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative" to the economy of, by, and for the one percent, and examples of them being put to work in the world.
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How to Read the Constitution—and Why
Book Review by Porchlight
Kim Wehle writes of the importance of the Constitution and how it is under threat.
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One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Charles Fishman tells "the remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic mission to reach the moon."
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Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet
Book Review by Porchlight
David Kaye's new book addresses how the internet has changed from a decentralized platform for free expression into a stream of propaganda, hate speech, and disinformation, and how to turn back the tide.
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Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World
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Oliver Bullough's investigation into the dark side of globalization and "the crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world" is both terrifying and eye-opening.
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Iterate: Ten Lessons in Design and Failure
Book Review by Porchlight
John Sharp and Colleen Macklin explore iteration and creativity in both an academic and intensely human manner through ten case studies.
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