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Next Big Idea Club Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the Er, Jay Baruch

Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the Er

Jay Baruch
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🔵Tornado of Life: A Doctor’s Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the ER by @JBaruchMD (@mitpress) 🔵What Doesn’t Kill Us Makes Us: Who We Become After Tragedy and Trauma by @mikesmariani (Ballantine Books @randomhouse)

Paperback, 2024

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham, Ron Shelton

The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham

Ron Shelton
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This week on the Next Big Idea, Ron Shelton discusses the making of 'Bull Durham.' How he sold the movie before he had a story, played ball with Kevin Costner, and got directorial pointers from Susan Sarandon. Apple https://t.co/QH59MUp296 Spotify https://t.co/YrMnKOrrWy https://t.co/Fcg0n7dh5T

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction, Jamie Kreiner

The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction

Jamie Kreiner
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We have things in common with people who are a world away from us. The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction - Next Big Idea Club https://t.co/VvxnLKtc81

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Overlooked Americans: The Resilience of Our Rural Towns and What It Means for Our Country, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

The Overlooked Americans: The Resilience of Our Rural Towns and What It Means for Our Country

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
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Rural Americans, like all of us, are contradictions and multitudes. The Overlooked Americans: The Resilience of Our Rural Towns and What It Means for Our Country - Next Big Idea Club https://t.co/pWmrOTlqu4

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses, David Scheel

Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses

David Scheel
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Octopuses are like us, with a twist. Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses - Next Big Idea Club https://t.co/YvWjmSnWlq

Hardcover, 2023

$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most, Adam Alter

Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most

Adam Alter
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"To be alive is to battle stuckness." On this week's episode of the Next Big Idea, @adamleealter discusses his new book, Anatomy of a Breakthrough with host @rufgrisc. Available now https://t.co/vtcyiHMphl https://t.co/1bTaYQQf0U https://t.co/vqOOOUAY9g

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Book Cover for: The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart, Sian E. Harding

The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart

Sian E. Harding
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🔵The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart by @sian_harding 🔵The Gift of Influence: Creating Life-Changing and Lasting Impact in Your Everyday Interactions by @tommyspaulding 🔵The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care by @rrrins

Paperback, 2024

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters, Marlene Zuk

Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters

Marlene Zuk
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🔵Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems by @profwendysmith & @MarianneWLewis (@HarvardBiz) 🔵Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why it Matters by Marlene Zuk (@wwnorton)

Paperback, 2023

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Long Days, Short Years: A Cultural History of Modern Parenting, Andrew Bomback

Long Days, Short Years: A Cultural History of Modern Parenting

Andrew Bomback
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🔵Long Days, Short Years: A Cultural History of Modern Parenting by @asbomback (@mitpress) 🔵May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future by @BecomingWeather (@HarperOneBooks)

Hardcover, 2022

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Money, Power, Respect: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism, Macaela MacKenzie

Money, Power, Respect: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism

Macaela MacKenzie
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Teamwork is everything—especially off the court. Money, Power, Respect: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism - Next Big Idea Club https://t.co/jNliYS0O8l

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book