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Cover reveal…ONE DAY FREE!
The extraordinary account of @vkaramurza's career, persecution, and resistance as Vladimir Putin transformed Russia from a flawed democracy to a full-fledged dictatorship.
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Happy publication day to LEVEL UP!
“A compelling roadmap for building organizations where collaboration flourishes and performance follows.” —Kyle McDowell, author of Begin with WE
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Thoroughly enjoyed talking to CBC about “The First Ghetto” alongside the other @CundillPrize finalists - do have a listen!
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Publishers Weekly praises THE GREAT ATOM DEBATE:
"Halpern... delivers a solid account of two Austrian physicists who famously debated the existence of atoms in the late 19th century. [I]ntriguing intellectual history... [and] an accessible look at a critical scientific era."
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I have a new book out today, sort of! The 20th anniversary revised edition of The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom.
Here's the new preface, explaining why ancient wisdom is even more important today:
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The world depends on a tangle of underwater cables and pipes on the ocean floor. As award-winning security expert Elisabeth Braw reveals in her latest book, UNDERSEA WAR, an invisible battle over those cables and pipelines is just ramping up.
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✈️ THE FLIGHT NURSES’ WAR is out TODAY!
To celebrate publication day, author and historian Leah Garrett shares one of her favorite unsung stories about one brave combat nurse sent into the Pacific Theater.
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Updated Book Alert: The Impossible Will Take a Little While, by Paul Loeb. A collection of stories and essays on how activist political movements can change the world paulloeb.org/take-awhile/ @PaulLoeb, @BasicBooks @SocialJustice @Activism @socialchange @democracy @resistance
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Five fascinating books that bring ancient Mesopotamia to life, recommended by historian Dr. Moudhy Al-Rashid: fivebooks.com/best-books/boo…
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New episode! It's okay to play with punctuation. @FlorenceHazrat tells us about the history of the marks we use, and who the heavy hitters were.
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It's been around nine years since I first wrote The Socialist Manifesto. It was fun to go back through the text and consider the new moment we've found ourselves in. Thanks to @BasicBooks for putting out a new edition! hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
In the updated edition of THE SOCIALIST MANIFESTO, @jacobin founder and @thenation president Bhaskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) offers an introduction to democratic socialism, and an argument for its power to drive positive change.
Out 10/6. Learn more: hachettebookgroup.com/titles…
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Join @DeanneStillman2 on 11/13 at the TwentyNine Palms Book Festival for a conversation about her book, DESERT RECKONING, a true story of obsession, survival, and justice.
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🎊 Delighted to announce that THE FIRST GHETTO is a *finalist* for the 2026 @CundillPrize !
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Perhaps an even truer test is how you act when things are going well. Most leaders relax, but the toughest ones double down on accountability, digging in to understand what's really working. #JohnBaird @MattHunterCoach @BasicVenture amzn.to/4AJEyVK #ad #StevosNovelIdeas
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Available now: TOUGH ENOUGH by John Baird and @MattHunterCoach!
From two experts on leadership, this is the no-nonsense guide for ambitious leaders to build great teams by embracing toughness—without sacrificing humanity.
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How much do you know about The Bank for International Settlements, one of the world's most secretive financial institutions?
TOWER OF BASEL by Adam LeBor is an enthralling investigation into the most powerful institution you've likely never heard of.
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Happy publication day to THE EUREKA MACHINE by @RichardSocher!
Essential reading for anyone curious about what the AI future will hold, THE EUREKA MACHINE reveals the foundation for a coming era of supercharged scientific discovery.
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The Counterrevolution by Hoover Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson (@VDHanson) debuts at #1 on the New York Times best-seller lists for Hardcover Nonfiction and Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction.
In his new book, Hanson traces how Donald Trump staged a historic comeback, rising from the political wilderness to win a second presidential term that launched a social, cultural, political, and economic transformation for the US.
Published by @BasicBooks.
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Publishers Weekly praises THE GREAT ATOM DEBATE:
"Halpern... delivers a solid account of two Austrian physicists who famously debated the existence of atoms in the late 19th century. [I]ntriguing intellectual history... [and] an accessible look at a critical scientific era."
publishersweekly.com/9781541…
