Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It
By: Les Leopold
4.21
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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1. Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
By: Naomi Oreskes , Erik M. Conway
4.17
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, en… read more
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"An all purpose expert is an oxymoron"-Naomi Oreskes, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
"The industry had realized you could create the impression of controversy simply by asking questions"-Naomi Oreskes, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
"After the Cold War, most scientists were relieved to be freed of the burdens of secrecy and misrepresentation, but Seitz, Singer, and Nierenberg continued to act as if the Cold War had not ended."-Naomi Oreskes, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
"...and that greater use of pesticides was the key to wiping out world hunger (although most social scientist disagree, pointing out that there is plenty of food in the world; the problem we face is o…"-Naomi Oreskes, Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
2. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
By: Noam Chomsky , Edward S. Herman
4.42
Format: 718 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: There are Alternate Cover Editions for this edition of this book . In this pathb… read more
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3. If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
By: Vincent Bevins
4.28
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
The story of the recent uprisings that sought to change the world - and what comes next From 20… read more
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"In the history of revolutions, a couple of truisms had already emerged. One is that they are only successful when security forces defect or are defeated in violent conflict. Even if Moa Zedong was be…"-Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
4. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
5. The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
By: Julia Galef
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Ju… read more
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"At the end of the day, we're a bunch of apes whose brains were optimized for defending ourselves and our tribes, not for doing unbiased evaluations of scientific evidence. So why get angry at humanit…"-Julia Galef, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
"The scout isn’t indifferent. A scout might hope to learn that the path is safe, that the other side is weak, or that there’s a bridge conveniently located where his forces need to cross the river. Bu…"-Julia Galef, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
6. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
7. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History
By: Nellie Bowles
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more
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8. Waverider (Amulet #9)
By: Kazu Kibuishi
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
The highly anticipated, thrilling conclusion to Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling serie… read more
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9. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
By: Coleman Hughes
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more
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"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
10. Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
By: Ruth Ben-Ghiat
4.23
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountabi… read more
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"Designed for instant impact and encouraging feelings of omnipotence, Twitter is the perfect tool for an impulsive, attention-addicted strongman."-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
"Many strongmen, past and present, have used populist rhetoric that defines their nations as bound by faith, race, and ethnicity rather than by legal rights. For authoritarians, only some people are "…"-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
11. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
By: Thomas F. Schaller
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more
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12. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
By: Fareed Zakaria
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more
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13. How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide
By: Peter Boghossian
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your lif… read more
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14. The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor
By: Hamilton Nolan
4.16
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in … read more
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15. Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart--Again
By: Robert Kagan
4.48
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
A chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radica… read more
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16. How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement
By: Fredrik deBoer
3.84
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
An eye-opening exploration of American policy reform, or lack thereof, in the wake of the murder of… read more
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17. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative
By: Glenn C. Loury
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A shockingly frank memoir from a prize-winning economist, reflecting on his remarkable personal ody… read more
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18. Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
By: Kathleen DuVal
4.46
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping history of the power of Indigenous North America from ancient cities to fights for sover… read more
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19. Madoff: The Final Word
By: Richard Behar
3.75
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Fifteen years after Bernie Madoff’s arrest, renowned investigative journalist Richard Behar deliver… read more
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20. Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry
By: Austin Frerick
4.20
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyo… read more
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21. Wall Street's War on Workers: How Mass Layoffs and Greed Are Destroying the Working Class and What to Do About It
By: Les Leopold
4.21
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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