Berggruen Institute 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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The Asset Economy
Lisa AdkinsBerggruen Institute.@konings_martijn worked on his 6th book & projects on the asset economy & wealth inequality. His work analyzes policy channels & mechanisms that sustain asset inflation & examines the politics of assets from a historical & conceptual perspective. https://t.co/iAtrDVIoKb
Hardcover, 2020
$64.95$39.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now
Vincent IalentiBerggruen Institute.@vincent_ialenti delivered numerous lectures & papers on “deep time thinking,” in which policymakers consider the world at millennia-long time scales. This expands on his 2020 book, “Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now.” https://t.co/rCySXGekuH
Paperback, 2020
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Speculative Futures: Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience, and Co-Create the Citie S We Need
Johanna HoffmanBerggruen InstituteUrbanist Johanna Hoffman completed her first book, “Speculative Futures: Design Approaches to Navigate Change, Foster Resilience, and Co-Create the Cities We Need,” to be published by @penguinrandom. Look for it in October 2022! https://t.co/LNUmyZOo6W
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are
David M. HenkinBerggruen InstituteThe week is the most artificial and recent of our time counts yet it’s impossible to imagine our shared lives without it. David Henkin via @aeonmag #IdeasMatter https://t.co/G3m5baKCPU
Paperback, 2023
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Being Me Being You: Adam Smith and Empathy
Samuel FleischackerBerggruen Institute"Being Me Being You: Adam Smith and Empathy" by Samuel Fleischacker Fleischacker presents an understanding of empathy that respects both personal difference & shared humanity, showing that looking back to Smith can advance our current debates about the meaning & uses of empathy.
Paperback, 2019
$38.00$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America
Eliza GriswoldBerggruen Institute"Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America" by @elizagriswold The prizewinning poet & journalist tells the story of the energy boom’s impact on a town at the edge of Appalachia & one woman’s transformation from struggling single parent to unlikely activist.
Paperback, 2019
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World
Samuel MoynBerggruen Institute"Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World" by @samuelmoyn In this provocative book, Moyn analyzes how and why we chose to make human rights our highest ideals while simultaneously neglecting the demands of a broader social and economic justice.
Paperback, 2019
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Adam Smith
Samuel FleischackerBerggruen Institute"Being Me Being You: Adam Smith and Empathy" by Samuel Fleischacker Fleischacker presents an understanding of empathy that respects both personal difference & shared humanity, showing that looking back to Smith can advance our current debates about the meaning & uses of empathy.
Paperback, 2021
$38.99$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime
Anjan SundaramBerggruen Institute💡 Berggruen Fellow alumnus Anjan Sundaram will discuss his new book 'Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime' at Harvard on April 19, exploring the personal costs of human rights work with BBC Editor and Nieman Fellow Ashish Dikshit. RSVP and details at: https://t.co/JSDDxFzoij
Hardcover, 2023
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Invention of China
Bill HaytonBerggruen Institute“Particular memories of the past have been cultivated and popularized in China to justify the claims and actions of the current leadership." @bill_hayton discusses new book “The Invention of China” with @sstrangio @Diplomat_APAC #UnderstandingChina https://t.co/O5UlOIbXN6
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book