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Culture & Society
History
Biographies

Wandering in Strange Lands

Morgan Jerkins

Morgan Jerkins uncovers the complicated past of her ancestors and reflects on the experiences of the millions of African Americans who moved north during the Great Migration.

Parenting & Relationships

Want Me

Tracy Clark-Flory

Sex and relationship columnist Tracy Clark-Flory investigates the sexual exploration of her youth and the cultural influences that encouraged unhealthy attitudes about her body and her relationships.

Business
Career & Success
Personal Growth

Wanting

Luke Burgis

American entrepreneur Luke Burgis introduces the work of French historian and philosopher René Girard to a broader audience, using Girard's theory of mimetic desire to explain why humans want what we want.

Culture & Society

War by Other Means

Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill, Jennifer M. Harris

This book, by Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill and Jennifer M. Harris, introduces readers to the concept of geoeconomics and its importance in achieving geopolitical goals.

Money & Investing

Warren Buffett's Ground Rules

Jeremy C Miller

Equity research expert Jeremy Miller presents a thorough analysis of finance guru Warren Buffett's rules for a long-term investment career, offering timeless advice for investors.

Science & Environment
Culture & Society

Waste

Catherine Coleman Flowers, Bryan Stevenson

Environmental health advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers shares the ongoing story of how she's devoting her life to dealing with the failing wastewater management systems in the poor rural areas of the Southern U.S.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Auto-Tune

Mark Ronson

This episode of producer Mark Ronson's music documentary series charts the history of Auto-tune, arguing for its role in fuelling innovation and creative expression in modern music.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Distortion

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson sits down with some of the legends of audio distortion, from Living Colour to the Beastie Boys, to discuss what might be the most aggressive sound in history.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Drum Machines

Mark Ronson

Acclaimed producer Mark Ronson sits down with musicians to talk about how drum machines have shaped the sound and culture of our world.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Reverb

Mark Ronson

Acclaimed DJ, musician, and producer Mark Ronson travels around the world to discuss reverb and its place in music with artists, experts, and engineers.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Sampling

Mark Ronson

Grammy-winning music producer Mark Ronson explores the history of sampling in hip-hop in this episode of the Apple TV+ series, Watch the Sound.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Synthesizers

Mark Ronson

Synthesizers ushered in a pop revolution in music and music-making. Acclaimed producer Mark Ronson sits down with notable artists from the past four decades to discuss synthetic sounds and their origins.

Business

Way of the Wolf: Straight Line Selling

Jordan Belfort

In this engaging book, the original 'Wolf of Wall Street' takes us through his foolproof method for turning practically anyone into a top-performing sales person.

Biographies
Personal Growth

Waypoints

Robert Martineau

Robert Martineau tells the story of his 1,000-mile walk through West Africa, describing the places he saw, the people he encountered, and how the experience changed him.

Education

Ways of Being Published

Michelle Tea

Publish your first book with Ways of Being Published, where author Michelle Tea provides insight into finding an agent, identifying the right publishing house for you, and the world of self-publishing.

Arts & Design

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

British art critic John Berger explains the ways that images shape our world and how a critical approach to Western art can reveal underlying political ideologies and social inequalities.

Culture & Society

We Are Bellingcat

Eliot Higgins

Eliot Higgins recounts the events, experiences, and philosophies that established the independent citizen journalist collective Bellingcat and reveals its method for conducting open-source intelligence investigations.

Science & Environment
Health & Fitness

We Are What We Eat

Alice Waters

Alice Waters, chef and restaurateur of the famed Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, ruminates on food, culture, and the importance of slowing down.

Culture & Society

We Have Always Been Here

Samra Habib

We Have Always Been Here is the witty and sincere debut memoir of Samra Habib, a queer Muslim author of Pakistani Canadian descent.

Money & Investing
Business
Career & Success

We Need to Talk About Money

Otegha Uwagba

Otegha Uwagba details the intersecting strands of classism, sexism, and racism she experienced while climbing the corporate ladder, sharing what she learned about wealth along the way.

Culture & Society

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explains why raising boys and girls as feminists can create a fairer, happier future for all.

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