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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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Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
The grief that comes with climate change is real. But despair is as unhelpful as denial, so we have to hold on to hope, and get to work. A new collection of essays will help.
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The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Phosphorus is a bringer of both life and death, but the balance has been tilted toward the destruction and environmental degradation of many places across the world over the years. Dan Egan explores the history of human activity in securing and using this vital element, and how we can begin to tilt the balance back toward the productive and life-giving qualities of phosphorus that all life on Earth relies upon.
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Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy and the Way to Renew Our Broken System
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
The capitalist component of our democratic-capitalist system is corroding the democratic component. Raymond W. Baker explains how this has happened, why it is a problem, and offers some ways to restore balance between the two.
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Beautiful, Gruesome, and True: Artists at Work in the Face of War
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Some of the most creative work comes out of the most difficult circumstances. This reality is borne out in Kaelen Wilson-Goldie's new book about the work artists are creating in the midst of violent conflicts around the world.
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Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
The escape fantasies of the super-rich have become unfortunately apparent in the way we've all been living our lives in the pandemic era. Douglas Rushkoff explores where "The Mindset" originates and how we can cultivate a more pro-social worldview and lifestyle built on greater connection and community.
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California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—And What It Means for America's Power Grid
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Katherine Blunt's new book looks at energy production and infrastructure in the US, showing us the human cost when it fails and looking at the challenges we must confront in an age of climate change.
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Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
The pain and suffering caused by the opioid epidemic has been profound. Beth Macy does not keep any of it at arm’s length. Her empathy is deep, her feelings raw, her anger righteous, and her reportage in-depth and personal.
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Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Nick Kostov and Sean McLain's excellently reported new book about Carlos Ghosn is a fascinating and fast-moving account of one of the auto industry's most successful executives, his alleged crimes, and his eventual escape from authorities.
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The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Kirk Wallace Johnson's new book documents a troubling history of rampant racism, corporate malfeasance, and industrial pollution along the Gulf Coast. And yet, in the end, it offers hope that a traditional way of earning a living, and making a life, can endure there.
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The Carbon Almanac: It's Not Too Late
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Seth Godin has written many great books and launched many great projects. The Carbon Almanac is both of those things.
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