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<i>He/She/They</i> | An Excerpt from the Narrative & Biography Category

Jan 18, 2024

He/She/They | An Excerpt from the Narrative & Biography Category

by Schuyler Bailar

Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes the conversation.

<i>The Coming Wave</i> | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

Jan 11, 2024

The Coming Wave | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

by Mustafa Suleyman

An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that a wave of fast-developing technologies poses to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a cofounder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind.

<i>These Are the Plunderers</i> | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

Jan 11, 2024

These Are the Plunderers | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

by Gretchen Morgenson

Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson and financial policy analyst Joshua Rosner investigate the insidious world of private equity in this “masterpiece of investigative journalism” (Christopher Leonard, bestselling author of Kochland)—revealing how it puts our entire economy and us at risk.

<i>Number Go Up</i> | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

Jan 11, 2024

Number Go Up | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

by Zeke Faux

The harrowing, highly entertaining inside chronicle of how FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and a cast of fellow nerds and hustlers convinced the world to send trillions of dollars of real money to buy useless virtual coins.

<i>Containing Big Tech</i> | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

Jan 11, 2024

Containing Big Tech | An Excerpt from the Current Events & Public Affairs Category

by Tom Kemp

This richly detailed book exposes the consequences of Big Tech’s digital surveillance, exploitative use of AI, and monopolistic and anticompetitive practices. By containing the excesses of Big Tech, we will ensure our civil rights are respected and preserved, our economy is competitive, and our democracy is protected.