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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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Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Paula DiPerna writes beautifully about the moral bankruptcy of how value is assigned in our society, and of the sensible, sustainable ways we can flip the script to repair our economics and environment.
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Korea: A New History of South and North
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo offer readers a solid foundation on the histories of North and South Korea that will add much-needed context to any conversation on Korean politics and culture.
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All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Rainesford Stauffer reminds us that it is not enough to be ambitious, and just how harmful personal ambition can be. The question is: what are we ambitious about?
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The Case for Good Jobs
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
Good jobs can be hard to find. But, as I learned early in life, they can also be found in the most unexpected of places. MIT Sloan professor Zeynep Ton has a new book explaining how they're created.
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The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
"Let's get real or let's not play." Seth Godin's new manifesto for teams is about working well, leading well, and playing well with others.
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Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
By introducing new categories of changemakers, Dorcas Cheng-Tozun encourages readers to identify their passions and then leverage them to create change, rather than abiding by a one-size-fits-all ideal.
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The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
"The idea behind this book," writes Felix Salmon, "is that the unexpected isn’t over." A pronouncement like that offers both great hope and caution, and acts as an important reminder.
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Birth: Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
“This is the birth system that most expectant mothers encounter in America,” Rebecca Grant writes in the opening of her new book, Birth. “But what if it could be different?”
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Courage Out Loud
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
While I started reading this book with a reviewer’s eye, thinking of how it could benefit a child, I couldn’t help but be inspired to engage in some childlike whimsy myself.
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The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems—And What to Do about It
Book Review by Jasmine Gonzalez
The Microstress Effect is a great read for anyone, but especially for the person who wants to understand where their mental energy is going and how best to rebuild and protect it.
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