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Blog / Editor's Choice
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
"From the best-selling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good , an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change."
Categories: editors-choice, current-events-public-affairs
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Blog / Staff Picks
Constellations: Reflections from Life
Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros
Sinéad Gleeson's essays remind us that pain can strengthen our bodies, minds, and relationships, offering a greater understanding of the glimmering pleasures of life.
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Autonomous Revolution: A Third Social Revolution
By William Davidow, Michael S Malone
“For the third time in history, society is undergoing a social phase change. We are well on our way to creating the Autonomous Revolution. Its two predecessors, the Agricultural and the Industrial Revolutions, have taught us what to expect.”
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | March 24, 2020
By Porchlight
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
By Porchlight
A paradigm-shifting exploration of neurodivergent women—those with autism, ADHD, synesthesia, and other sensory processing differences—offering a timely, provocative examination of why these traits are overlooked in women and how our society can benefit from allowing their unique strengths to flourish.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Great State: China and the World
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
"The book is an epic history of China that I can’t hope to encapsulate in such a brief review, the story of a nation “in international contexts and on global scales.” But the stories Brook tells are those of individuals that played a part in that history, sometimes far outside the borders of the modern Chinese state."
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Staff Picks
Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame
Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros
Commute by Erin Williams inspired our Digital Marketing Specialist, Gabbi, to reflect on collective feelings of loneliness and how to turn that vulnerability into strength.
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Race to the Bottom: What Competition Overdose Does to Our Wallets and Well-Being
By Maurice E. Stucke, Ariel Ezrachi
"Competition sometimes fails to deliver. When it does, it often leaves individuals and society worse off. The invisible hand then becomes nothing more than a sleight of hand."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | March 17, 2020
By Porchlight
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
"We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and humanity with a little more leisure."
Categories: editors-choice