
Editor's Choice
Looking for a new book to dive into? Our in-depth reviews cover some of the best new books being released into the world and use those books to gain a better understanding of the world, helping guide where to go—and what to read—next.
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Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Kathryn Judge's new book shows the benefits and costs of the modern middleman economy, giving us a clear picture of how it functions, how we can make it function better for all of us, and reconnect to one another in the process.
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Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Clyde Ford's examination of the conflict between—and convergence of—freedom and bondage in America helps us understand our past, examine our present, and explore roads not (yet) taken for a better future.
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The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a Time of Crisis
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
In a refreshingly quick read, Lev Menand takes a deep look at the history of the Federal Reserve, its recent actions in times of crisis, and its future possibilities.
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A New Way to Think: Your Guide to Superior Management Effectiveness
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
A good book can change our minds. Roger Martin's new book strives to change fourteen outdated models our minds use to shape nearly everything we do in business.
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On Quality: An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
This new collection of Robert Pirsig's writings takes on the fundamental nature of existence, and our effects upon it, and centers it all around the concept of "Quality."
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The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
I often worry that the internet is an informational cesspool that divides us rather than connects us. Justin Smith's new book both confirms and, ultimately, dispels that notion.
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Special Characters: My Adventures with Tech's Titans and Misfits
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Laurie Segall has a lot of stories to tell, but this one is her own, incredibly written, and it is riveting.
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Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Beyond the great wealth of business experience, expertise, and advice they bring to the table, the greatest example Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson offer may be in the partnership they have formed and sustained while building three companies together.
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The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Democracy is under assault, not only in Ukraine but around the world. Moisés Naím opens up the autocrats' playbook to explain how they subvert democracy after claiming its mantle using a mixture of populism, polarization, and post-truth, and what is at stake if we fail to recognize what's happening and protect our freedoms.
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The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Gal Beckerman looks at the history of how new and unconventional ideas have spread, and if we can capture some of those elements in an online, social media world that seems devoid of quality conversation and in-depth inquiry.
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