Marketplace Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
Heather McGhee
Education centered on race has been contentious, and the debate around it is at a tipping point again. But one new resource for young people comes from a book by @hmcghee, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together.” https://t.co/3FACIH1nKn
Paperback, 2022
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Outside Money in School Board Elections: The Nationalization of Education Politics
Jeffrey R. Henig
On the latest #MakeMeSmart, we talk with @Rebec_Jacobsen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University, about the implications of outside money in school board elections for education policy and local democracy. https://t.co/fvKFDAnABB
Paperback, 2019
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller
Today on #MarketplaceTech, @KA_marketplace speaks with Chris Miller, author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” out this week: https://t.co/0dqF6S5Pk6 https://t.co/98uVi1Uzsd
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The People: The Sons of God (Through the Eyes of a Watcher)
Ian Heard
After a disaster like Hurricane Ian, there's always the question: Do you stay and rebuild, or do you leave? Host @amyreports went to visit a mobile home park near the coast. She spoke with the people, heard their stories and learned what's really at risk. https://t.co/kIE03eTGgJ
Hardcover, 2018
$38.00$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It
Jon Clifton
According to Gallup, the number of miserable people has steadily ticked up since 2006 when the firm started measuring. @JonCliftonDC's new book, “Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It" digs into why: https://t.co/WtKexMeeFB https://t.co/5pUOrvOHAg
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Voices in the Code: A Story about People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made
David G. Robinson
Today on #MarketplaceTech, @KA_marketplace talks to @dgrobinson, author of the new book “Voices in the Code,” who says input from nonexperts can help create more ethical algorithms: https://t.co/bu9Jb7dwWd https://t.co/sIGf7UF3jy
Paperback, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book