Danny Crichton 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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Fertility Rules: The Definitive Guide to Male and Female Reproductive Health
Leslie SchrockDanny Crichton1) We posted a delightful podcast episode of “Securities” with @lesliejz talking about her new book “Fertility Rules”. I had absolutely no idea just how complicated fertility and pregnancy have become: 🧵 https://t.co/hx5VqHNp97
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Amitav GhoshDanny CrichtonGiven how great The Great Derangement was, really looking forward to reading @GhoshAmitav’s new book The Nutmeg’s Curse which I just picked up https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/10/how-culturally-deranged-is-our-climate-today/
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at Its Limits
Jed EstyDanny CrichtonHonorable Mention: The Future of Decline: Anglo-American Culture at its Limits by Jed Etsy — a little overwrought, but a nice compendium of ideas around where Britain (and America) go after the zenith of their influence. https://t.co/GqFoXyE5OU
Paperback, 2022
$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
Serhii PlokhyDanny Crichton1) Three recent books that look fascinating and I am excited to read someday: Atoms and Ashes by Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy – looking at 5 nuclear failures and what can be learned from them https://t.co/nhU1fUun0c
Paperback, 2023
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters
Megan WalshDanny CrichtonHonorable Mention: The Subplot: What China is Reading and Why it Matters by Megan Walsh (reviewed here) and The Shortest History of China by Linda Jaivin — if you are looking for capsule summaries of China’s fiction and history, these two books are excellent places to start. https://t.co/5QokpOOGjp
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Charles L. MarohnDanny Crichton5) Her work joins the likes of Charles L. Marohn Jr., whose book Strong Towns and organization of the same name discuss the build-destruction-rebuild cycle of the American model of urban planning. https://t.co/H1aWdrNoub
Hardcover, 2019
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg LukianoffDanny Crichton1) Today, we have a great new "Securities" podcast with NYU's Jonathan Haidt, the co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind" and the co-founder of the Heterodox Academy. 🧵 https://t.co/jxsvS7tvs6
Paperback, 2019
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power
Jacob HelbergDanny CrichtonLooking forward to hosting this discussion on @jacobhelberg's new book The Wires of War, exploring tech policy, U.S./China relations, the future and more https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status/1447570856666935303
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Wall
John LanchesterDanny CrichtonFinally, pivoting over to novels, there are more and more climate fiction books coming out, but few are as atmospheric as John Lanchester's The Wall. Our future will likely be less cataclysmic than our imaginations, but no less colorless https://t.co/FnpT6jpFrL
Hardcover, 2019
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Amitav GhoshDanny CrichtonGiven how great The Great Derangement was, really looking forward to reading @GhoshAmitav’s new book The Nutmeg’s Curse which I just picked up https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/10/how-culturally-deranged-is-our-climate-today/
Paperback, 2017
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book