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Robert Amsterdam Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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International lawyer at Amsterdam & Partners LLP @amsterdamllp. I also host a podcast called Departures; listen here: https://t.co/C2SDSYzJOa

28 books
Book Cover for: Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of Nxivm, Sarah Berman

Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of Nxivm

Sarah Berman
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Sarah Berman, author of ‘Don’t Call it a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM’ https://t.co/IDciZd2FA0

Paperback, 2021

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China, Lynette H. Ong

Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China

Lynette H. Ong
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Lynette Ong, author of ‘Outsourcing Repression Everyday State Power in Contemporary China’ https://t.co/R8rv0pJ8ec

Paperback, 2022

$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival, Luke Harding

Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival

Luke Harding
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast featuring Luke Harding, author of ‘Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival’ https://t.co/vAmATllsjq

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo, Jason K. Stearns

The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo

Jason K. Stearns
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

A great pleasure to have @jasonkstearns on the Departures podcast to discuss his excellent new book, 'The War That Doesn't Say Its Name,' a highly engaging study of conflict in the Congo. Have a listen and pick up a copy!

Paperback, 2023

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Agonies of Empire: American Power from Clinton to Biden, Michael Cox

Agonies of Empire: American Power from Clinton to Biden

Michael Cox
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Michael Cox, author of ‘Agonies of Empire: American Power from Clinton to Biden ‘ https://t.co/Leh8RPhWQ1

Paperback, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The New Border Wars: The Conflicts That Will Define Our Future, Klaus Dodds

The New Border Wars: The Conflicts That Will Define Our Future

Klaus Dodds
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Klaus Dodds, author of ‘The New Border Wars: The Conflicts That Will Define Our Future’ https://t.co/W8RERXQuZH

Hardcover, 2021

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: XI Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World, Stefan Aust

XI Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World

Stefan Aust
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Really enjoyed the opportunity to interview @stefanaust and Adrian Geiges - their excellent new book really explores what "Xi Jinping Thought" actually means. Listen to the latest Departures here or on your podcast app of choice: https://t.co/EfwTum8Ncc https://t.co/mmKLDiLWiq

Hardcover, 2022

$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism, Steven Levitsky

Revolution and Dictatorship: The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism

Steven Levitsky
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Lucan Way, co-author of ‘Revolution and Dictatorship’ https://t.co/VuNyn3pRxj

Paperback, 2024

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World, Patrick Wyman

The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World

Patrick Wyman
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Patrick Wyman, Author of ‘The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World’ http://dlvr.it/S8b4nD

Paperback, 2022

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany's March to Global War, Brendan Simms

Hitler's American Gamble: Pearl Harbor and Germany's March to Global War

Brendan Simms
Robert AmsterdamRobert Amsterdam

Departures Podcast with Brendan Simms and Charlie Laderman, authors of ‘Hitler’s American Gamble’ https://t.co/1O7VrlPNo0

Paperback, 2023

$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book