Doron Weber 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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Vice President & Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (@SloanPublic). Author, Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir. All views my own.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Margot Lee ShetterlyDoron WeberI’m thrilled that @Disney is developing a new stage musical based on #HiddenFigures, the @SloanPublic-supported book by @margotshetterly! Learn more about the contributions of the women scientists from #HiddenFigures women below. #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.playbill.com/article/schele-williams-to-direct-disneys-hidden-figures-musical
Hardcover, 2018
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
Rob DunnDoron Weber“A Natural History of the Future is a big book in its scope & in the degree of detail.Throughout, Dunn makes things clear for non-specialist readers. Highly recommended.” More praise for @RRobDunn original, deeply informed @SloanPublic book https://www.resilience.org/stories/2022-01-17/the-uncertain-prospects-for-us-multicell-types/
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Indigenous Economics: Sustaining Peoples and Their Lands
Ronald L. TrosperDoron WeberCongrats to @rltrosper, author of the @SloanPublic book "Indigenous Economics," out now! Based on examples from the Americas, Aotearoa/New Zealand & Australia, the book argues that Indigenous worldviews centering care & good relationships can provide sustainable economic models https://t.co/Ao9Y1Q3Dt4
Paperback, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance
Karen LevyDoron Weber"Trucker fatigue can have deadly consequences. But digital surveillance doesn’t solve the safety problems in trucking— it may make them worse." Check out this excerpt of @SloanPublic author @karen_ec_levy's new book "Data Driven" in @Slate https://t.co/fAHfWBf9JO
Paperback, 2024
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris MillerDoron WeberTune in to @SlateGabfest to hear @jdickerson discuss @crmiller1's award-winning @SloanPublic book "Chip War." Author Chris Miller explores the history of semiconductors & the role of microchips in politics, economics & technology https://t.co/ANcPnSmvZ9
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Real Life
Brandon TaylorDoron WeberThrilled to announce this year’s @SloanPublic / @nationalbook Science + Literature Award winners! Congrats to Sabrina Imbler (@aznfusion) for DYKE (GEOLOGY), Brandon Taylor (@blgtylr) for REAL LIFE & Xiaowei Wang (@xrw) for BLOCKCHAIN CHICKEN FARM. https://t.co/wnm56nbnE8
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Women in Field Biology: A Journey into Nature
Martha L. CrumpDoron WeberHuge congrats to @SloanPublic author of "Women in Field Biology," Martha L. Crump! The book features profiles of historical & modern-day field biologists, telling stories of women scientists' underappreciated work & the challenges that exist for women in science to this day https://t.co/yInN10TYDp
Hardcover, 2022
$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub
Robert BuderiDoron WeberCongrats to @bbuderi on his @SloanPublic book Where Futures Converge, out today! Buderi delves into the history of Kendall Square, a thriving hub for biotech & invention in @CambMA and speculates about the future of the Square & the next big innovative enterprises https://t.co/EvWi1C9H04
Hardcover, 2022
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Zora Neale Hurston: Collected Plays
Zora Neale HurstonDoron WeberCheck out the latest @SloanPublic episode of @AmExperiencePBS about #ZoraNealeHurston! "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space" tells her story, from her education at @HowardU & key role in the Harlem Renaissance to her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" & love of anthropology https://t.co/9xTzWLHmSc
Paperback, 2008
$38.95$19.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Michelle NijhuisDoron Weber@nijhuism talks to @MoJoGYE about her @SloanPublic-supported book "Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction": https://t.co/94SXHFJGCY
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book