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Alex Thompson Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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national political correspondent at @Axios. writing a book on Biden, out in 2024. alex.thompson@axios.com 202 684 6144 for text, Signal, Telegram

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Book Cover for: The Age of AI: And Our Human Future, Henry a. Kissinger

The Age of AI: And Our Human Future

Henry a. Kissinger
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

Schmidt co-wrote a book with Henry Kissinger on the topic last year called "The Age of AI." Schmidt ally Ylli Bajraktari: "Eric believes that AI sits at the center of the constellation of emerging technologies, enabling some and being enabled by others." https://t.co/GYU1uYE9hC

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers), Trevor Noah

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)

Trevor Noah
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

New: @alliebice obtained Jill Biden's English class syllabus from last fall for West Wing PB some highlights: Reading list is 2 book including “Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah Zoom cameras must be on & no driving while zooming pretty generous office hours https://t.co/Otv02dDSi9

Paperback, 2020

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: W Magazine: 50 Years/50 Stories, Sara Moonves

W Magazine: 50 Years/50 Stories

Sara Moonves
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

A great “oppo book” find by @alliebice when Gene Sperling was dubbed “Washington’s most eligible bachelor” by W Magazine in 99 Gene told us: “definitely viewed at the time as a small victory for guys everywhere who were neither tall, thin or handsome” https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/10/28/the-non-action-hero-presidency-494894 https://t.co/gwPweSvMJ3

Hardcover, 2022

$75.00Member price:$50.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: American Marxism, Mark R. Levin

American Marxism

Mark R. Levin
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

The #1 bestselling new book in 2021 on Amazon: American Marxism by right-wing host Mark Levin, which came out in July. (Atomic Habits came out in 2018) https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2021/books/ https://t.co/7tCRW0wr1j

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The BOOK part 2: Meghan, Joe King

The BOOK part 2: Meghan

Joe King
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

'I thought it was a joke!' Trump-loving Jim Edmonds says he was shocked when ex-wife Meghan King told him she was marrying Joe Biden's nephew after just weeks of dating https://t.co/5TsbTp8y3u

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Book Cover for: The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order, Rush Doshi

The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order

Rush Doshi
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

One of the NSC’s directors for China, Rush Doshi, published a book last year entitled “The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order” https://t.co/mgK7BgcxLE

Paperback, 2023

$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Promises to Keep, Joe Biden

Promises to Keep

Joe Biden
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

James Biden contradicts Joe’s account of this 1972 meeting in Promises to Keep https://t.co/UyKV6S9wVO https://t.co/KEiCEAoKIv

Paperback, 2008

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind, Ben Terris

The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind

Ben Terris
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

Eagerly waiting by my mailbox for @bterris book if you haven’t bought it, get on it! The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind https://t.co/uUb1YNVQl7 https://t.co/4eHlA5e2jl

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present, Nick Bryant

When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present

Nick Bryant
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

Among the books Biden had behind his desk last week was “When America Stopped Being Great,” by BBC correspondent Nick Bryant https://t.co/8TqTfPCYeQ

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know, Adam Grant

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Adam Grant
Alex ThompsonAlex Thompson

In the Weekend WSJ feature on what ppl read this year, Kyrsten Sinema touts Adam Grant’s “Think Again” “It’s uncool in American Politico to change one’s mind or opinion” https://t.co/IUQpZ52JHH

Paperback, 2023

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book