Nonzero Podcasts Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.

I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times
Mónica Guzmán
Does understanding mean excusing? | @robertwrighter and @moniguzman, author of the book I Never Thought of It That Way, discuss a common obstacle to comprehending opposing perspectives. https://t.co/pEg6uKa0Oy
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics
Stephon Alexander
Styles of excellence | @GlennLoury and physicist @stephstem, author of Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics, discuss the racial achievement gap in quantitative fields and how it might be closed. https://t.co/4xd18eYAq9
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics
Stephon Alexander
Styles of excellence | @GlennLoury and physicist @stephstem, author of Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics, discuss the racial achievement gap in quantitative fields and how it might be closed. https://t.co/4xd18eYAq9
Hardcover, 2021
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Are Not One: A History of America's Fight Over Israel
Eric Alterman
Israel in American politics | @robertwrighter and @Eric_Alterman, author of the new book We Are Not One, discuss how differences in attitudes toward Israel among American Jews play out politically. https://t.co/xPfHrmjdyt
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives
David B. Yaden
How common are dramatic spiritual experiences? | Psychologist David B. Yaden (@ExistWell)—author of the new book The Varieties of Spiritual Experience—discusses the data with @robertwrighter. https://t.co/9tuM5oklcG
Hardcover, 2022
$39.99$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Gabor Maté
Is our culture toxic? | @robertwrighter and @DrGaborMate, addiction expert and author of the new book The Myth of Normal, discuss how modern society contributes to mental and physical illness. https://t.co/Ys7lVoseTk
Hardcover, 2022
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy
John J. Mearsheimer
Russia dove, China hawk | John Mearsheimer, author of the forthcoming book How States Think, tells @robertwrighter that Beijing, but not Moscow, is a threat worth containing. https://t.co/tchBFks5OY
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Case
Shiekh Sultan Al Qasimi
The Case of Dershowitz v. Finkelstein | Political scientist @normfinkelstein, author of the new book I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!, talks about his clash with Alan Dershowitz and how it impacted his academic career. @robertwrighter https://t.co/latjQhqW03
Paperback, 2018
$8.32$4.16 + Free shipping50% off your first book