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Personal Growth
Career & Success

This Book Will Make You Dangerous

Tripp Lanier

Why do so many of us settle for lackluster, cookie-cutter lives that leave us feeling stuck, drained, and uninspired? This Book Will Make You Dangerous is a guide for those who refuse to sleepwalk through life.

Culture & Society
Business
Science & Environment

This Changes Everything

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein explores the reasons for our ongoing slide towards environmental catastrophe, and why stopping it requires massive changes in the way we live.

History
Culture & Society

This Divided Island

Samanth Subramanian

Samanth Subramanian's account of Sri Lanka in the aftermath of its 30-year civil war paints a harrowing portrait of a nation's soul in crisis.

Culture & Society

This Is an Uprising

Mark Engler, Paul Engler

Mark Engler and Paul Engler analyze several nonviolent protests, outlining the craft that goes into mass movements that capture the world's attention.

Science & Environment

This Is Going to Hurt

Adam Kay

Adam Kay, a former junior doctor for the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, shares his experience in the medical field through journal entries in his non-fiction best-selling book This Is Going to Hurt.

Technology & the Future
Culture & Society

This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

Nicole Perlroth

A deep dive into the murky world of cyberwarfare, cyberweapons brokers, and the inner workings of the international cyber arms trade.

Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Business

This Is Marketing

Seth Godin

This Is Marketing argues that marketing success in today's world comes from focusing more on the needs, values, and desires of our target audience, rather than spamming as many people as possible with our message.

Parenting & Relationships

This Is Me Letting You Go

Heidi Priebe

Written while recovering from heartbreak, this essay collection from relationship writer Heidi Priebe explores what healing after a breakup entails and how to move on while still missing the other person.

Science & Environment

This Is Not A Drill

Extinction Rebellion

This radical environmental justice how-to guide takes you through the birth of Extinction Rebellion and teaches you how to become an ally in the fight for climate and ecological justice.

Culture & Society

This Is Not Propaganda

Peter Pomerantsev

Journalist and disinformation expert Peter Pomerantsev explains how the war for our minds has exploded in the 21st century.

Personal Growth

This Is Your Brain on Music

Daniel J. Levitin

This Is Your Brain on Music explains where music historically comes from, what it triggers in our brain, how we develop our tastes, and why it's a crucial part of our lives.

Science & Environment

This Is Your Brain on Pollution

Freakonomics Radio, Stephen Dubner

In this August 2021 episode of Freakonomics Radio, economists and environmentalists examine the potential effects of air pollution on cognitive function.

Science & Environment
Personal Growth

This Is Your Mind on Plants

Michael Pollan

This is Your Mind on Plants takes a deep dive into how opium, mescaline, and caffeine have been used throughout human history to affect both our physical and mental states.

Health & Fitness
Mind & Philosophy

This Isn't Me!

Sonia Grimes

Author Sonia Grimes details her life as an alcoholic in her debut memoir, dedicated to her son and all those struggling with substance abuse.

Parenting & Relationships

This Isn't What I Expected

Karen R. Kleiman, Valerie Davis Raskin MD

Two experts on postpartum depression offer insight and guidance on navigating the complexities of postpartum disorders.

Culture & Society
History

This Land Is Their Land

David J. Silverman

Historian and professor David J. Silverman reveals the true roots of Thanksgiving and explains how the holiday has been used to misrepresent the Wampanoag Native Americans.

Health & Fitness
Mind & Philosophy

This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol

Annie Grace

This Naked Mind challenges commonly held beliefs about alcohol and the role it plays in our lives and society, providing science-backed information on addiction, health, and how to stop drinking for good.

Personal Growth
Mind & Philosophy

This One Wild and Precious Life

Sarah Wilson

This enlightening book argues that the time has come to imagine a more conscious way of living, both individually and as a society, in order to build a brighter, more connected future.

Culture & Society

This Will Not Pass

Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns

In This Will Not Pass, New York Times correspondents Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns dive deep into the administrations of U.S. presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden, as well as the events surrounding the January 6 Capitol insurrection.

Personal Growth
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Business
Money & Investing
Mind & Philosophy

Thou Shall Prosper

Daniel Lapin

Thou Shall Prosper examines the tried and true principles of age-old, Jewish tradition for creating a life of wealth, prosperity and integrity, and combines them with examples from the modern world of business, to help you live a successful life.

Parenting & Relationships

Three Women

Lisa Taddeo

Over a decade of interviews, court documents, emails, and text messages, Lisa Taddeo weaves an intricate portrait of three women's sex lives in immersive, intricate accounts.

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