New America 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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After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics--And How to Fix It
Will BunchNew AmericaWhy is America so divided? A new book points to our failure to finance college as a public good. 📚 Vice President @NewAmericaEd and #EdPolicy director @Kevincarey1 reviews Will Bunch’s “After the Ivory Tower Falls.” https://t.co/WOgFQd7jwS #HigherEd #StudentDebt
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Social Issues in Science and Technology: An Encyclopedia
David E. NewtonNew AmericaTOMORROW: Join @FutureTenseNow & Issues in Science and Technology at the next gathering of the Science Fiction/Real Policy Book Club. Readers will discuss the detective novel "Lock In" by John @scalzi. 🗓️ Nov 29, 6pm ET, Online 📖 Join us: https://t.co/3wV0YvJh88
Hardcover, 1999
$91.00Member price:$91.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Future Tense Fiction: Stories of Tomorrow
Charlie Jane AndersNew AmericaThe Future Tense Fiction podcast launches today! Each month will feature a new #scifi story and a talk with the author on how #tech shapes their work. @FutureTenseNow is a partnership of @ASU, @Slate, & New America. 🎧 https://t.co/R5xXT9Xhd5
Hardcover, 2019
$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future
Bartow J. ElmoreNew AmericaIn this Q&A, @NAFellows @BartElmore discusses his book, Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future, detailing how Monsanto came to have such an enormous impact on our food system https://t.co/wuTFuVAJtN
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance
Karen LevyNew AmericaNEXT WEEK: Join @thekibosch of @FutureTenseNow in conversation w/ @karen_ec_levy, author of "#DataDriven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance." 📆 Tues, December 13 at 1p ET 🚛 Register now: https://t.co/1ZPIMxe4zH
Paperback, 2024
$21.95Member price:$19.76 + Free shipping10% off
Five Days at Memorial
Sheri FinkNew AmericaCongrats to former @NAFellows Fellow @sherifink on the debut of #FiveDaysAtMemorial on @AppleTVPlus! Based on her award-winning book, the series chronicles the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina at Memorial Hospital. 🎧 Check out her interview with @WJCTJax https://t.co/Zn400HkIfc
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Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics
Jacob M. GrumbachNew AmericaThe United States is not immune to the flaws of federalism. @oscarpocasangre of @PolReformNA discusses Jacob Grumbach’s book Laboratories against Democracy and highlights how the country’s winner-take-all electoral rules impact electoral reform. 🤝 https://t.co/B5vOpIacs6
Paperback, 2023
$21.95Member price:$19.76 + Free shipping10% off
One Day Stronger: How One Union Local Saved a Mill and Changed an Industry--and What It Means for American Manufacturing
Thomas M. NelsonNew AmericaTomorrow, join @NewAmericaEd as they welcome ONE DAY STRONGER author @NelsonforWI in conversation with @SlaughterAM about Nelson's new book and important lessons for policymakers 📌 Oct 19, 4:30pm https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/events/tom-nelson-one-day-stronger/
Hardcover, 2021
$34.95Member price:$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Family And Medical Leave Act: A Dozen Years of Confusion: A Compliance Guide for Employers
Michael MurphyNew AmericaThe US will mark 30 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act (#FMLA) this week, but we're still far from universal guaranteed paid leave. @EmilyRPeck of @axios highlights what's on the line for the next evolution of the policy. 💰 @VShabo @BetterLifeLab https://t.co/QqdniYIp1J
Paperback, 2004
$17.50Member price:$16.63 + Free shipping5% off
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Rachel AvivNew America.@TIME recently released its compilation of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 & you might notice a couple of familiar faces 😉 The Naked Don’t Fear the Water by Matthieu Aikin, 2017 @NAFellows Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv, 2019 @NAFellows 📚 https://t.co/qw8kB1hej3
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book