12 must-read education books like “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Brian Rosenberg

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“Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education

By: Brian Rosenberg

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

An invigorating work that identifies obstructions to transformative change in higher education and …

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1. Dangerous Visions

By: Isaac Asimov , John Brunner , Robert Silverberg , Carol Emshwiller , Fritz Leiber , Michael Moorcock , Frederik Pohl , Roger Zelazny , Robert Bloch , Damon Knight , Philip K. Dick , Keith Laumer , Norman Spinrad , Harlan Ellison , Larry Niven , Brian W. Aldiss , Theodore Sturgeon , Poul Anderson , Lester del Rey , Samuel R. Delany , J.G. Ballard , R.A. Lafferty , Philip José Farmer , Joe L. Hensley , Henry Slesar , Sonya Dorman , Kris Neville , David R. Bunch , James Cross , None , Miriam Allen deFord , None , None , None

3.45

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

The most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published, featuring the works of such luminar… read more

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2. Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance

By: None , None

3.96

Format: 433 pages, Hardcover

Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services Revised and Updated Increasing economic concerns make t… read more

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3. A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

By: Max Solomon Bennett

4.46

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts Sapiens , Behave, and Superintelligence , but wholly original in scope, A Brief History… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
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4. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

By: Yascha Mounk

4.08

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more

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Cover of The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution by Greg Lukianoff

5. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

By: Greg Lukianoff

3.93

Format: 432 pages, ebook

A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more

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  • education
"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."

-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."

-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

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6. The Backyard Bird Chronicles

By: Amy Tan

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Flexibound

A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more

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"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

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7. The Lost Cause

By: Cory Doctorow

3.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

It's thirty years from now and we're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely.… read more

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8. Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World

By: Malcolm Harris

3.90

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

The first comprehensive, global history of Silicon Valley, from railroad capitalists to microchip a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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9. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

By: Steven Levitsky

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more

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"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

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10. What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

By: Jennifer Ackerman

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a… read more

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Cover of Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing) by Salman Khan

11. Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)

By: Salman Khan

3.74

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the founder of Khan Academy, the first book written for general audiences on the AI revolution… read more

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  • business
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12. Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conc… read more

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13. Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point

By: Steven Levitsky

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A call to reform our antiquated political institutions before it’s too late—from the New York Times… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI

By: Ethan Mollick

4.13

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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15. Up Home: One Girl's Journey

By: Ruth J. Simmons

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring, indelible memoir from the daughter of sharecroppers in East Texas who became the firs… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
"I was born at a crossroads: a crossroads in history, a crossroads in culture, and a geographical crossroads in North Houston County in East Texas."

-Ruth J. Simmons, Up Home: One Girl's Journey

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16. Who's Afraid of Gender?

By: Judith Butler

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Imagine if you were Jewish and someone tells you that you are not. Imagine if you are lesbian and someone laughs in your face and says you are confused since you are really heterosexual. Imagine if y…"

-Judith Butler, Who's Afraid of Gender?

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17. Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

By: Todd Rogers

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Writing well is for school. Writing effectively is for life . Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
Cover of The Great Upheaval: Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future by Arthur Levine

18. The Great Upheaval: Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future

By: Arthur Levine

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The United States is in the midst of a profound transformation the likes of which hasn't been seen … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
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19. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning (Corwin Mathematics Series)

By: Peter Liljedahl

4.57

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in de… read more

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  • education
Cover of Community as Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia as a Woman of Color by Lorgia García Peña

20. Community as Rebellion: A Syllabus for Surviving Academia as a Woman of Color

By: Lorgia García Peña

4.66

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

An inspiring personal testimonial woven with political analysis, Community as Rebellion offers a me… read more

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Cover of Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6) by Kate Atkinson

21. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)

By: Kate Atkinson

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more

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22. The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You about College Teaching

By: David Gooblar

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Professors know a lot, but they are rarely taught how to teach. The author of the Chronicle of High… read more

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  • education
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23. Grading for Growth

By: David Clark

4.46

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

Are you satisfied with your current and traditional grading system? Does it accurately reflect your… read more

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24. Autocracy, Inc.

By: Anne Applebaum

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more

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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

Cover of Candid Advice for New Faculty Members: A Guide to Getting Tenure and Advancing Your Academic Career by Marybeth Gasman

25. Candid Advice for New Faculty Members: A Guide to Getting Tenure and Advancing Your Academic Career

By: Marybeth Gasman

3.96

Format: 275 pages, ebook

" If you want to achieve tenure, you should know a bit more about what it means and why it exists, … read more

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26. Five-Star Stranger

By: Kat Tang

3.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In Kat Tang’s exciting and resonant debut, a “Rental Stranger”—a companion hired under various guis… read more

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27. “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education

By: Brian Rosenberg

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

An invigorating work that identifies obstructions to transformative change in higher education and … read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. Free Speech on Campus

By: Erwin Chemerinsky

3.92

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Can free speech coexist with an inclusive campus environment? “An urgent and indispensable roadmap… read more

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  • education
"Words can cause real harm and interfere with a person's education. Campuses have a duty to act-- sometimes legally, always morally-- to protect their students from injury."

-Erwin Chemerinsky, Free Speech on Campus

"Freedom of speech is essential to freedom of thought; it is essential to democratic self-governance; and the alternative-- government censorship and control of ideas-- has always led to disaster."

-Erwin Chemerinsky, Free Speech on Campus

"Campuses can never punish or censor the expression of ideas, however offensive, because otherwise they cannot perform their function of promoting inquiry, discovery, and the dissemination of new know…"

-Erwin Chemerinsky, Free Speech on Campus

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29. A Pedagogy of Kindness

By: Catherine J. Denial

4.71

Format: 164 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference by Arvind Narayanan

30. AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference

By: Arvind Narayanan

3.92

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You'… read more

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Cover of The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World by Michael D.       Smith

31. The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World

By: Michael D. Smith

4.06

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Why our current system of higher education is financially and morally unsustainable and how to addr… read more

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23 Best nonfiction books like “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by Brian Rosenberg

Transform Your Habits

A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

Max Solomon Bennett

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time

Yascha Mounk

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

Greg Lukianoff

3.93

Transform Your Habits

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Amy Tan

4.14

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Nghi Vo

4.17

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Service Model

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Transform Your Habits

The Tainted Cup

Robert Jackson Bennett

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Rebecca Roanhorse

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