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The books we are highlighting this week all expose the inner workings of important influences on our lives—from the labor market to modern corporations, and from our own brains to how we orient our attention.
As summer slows the pace of life, publishing follows suit. In a week with few new releases, we highlight some of our favorite book releases in July.
The power of sabbaticals, video games as propaganda, and instructions on personal growth and individual agency—the four books we're recommending this week will teach you more about the world around and inside of you.
This week's books take us from the Great Depression to today's generations, and from how data has shaped civilizations to how we can shape our own lives a little more easily.
From an examination of the "everyday objects that sustain us" and how often they are designed without women in mind, to learning how to appreciate the small stuff in life and chill out at work, we have our eyes on four books that can help us evolve as individuals and a society.