RSA Events 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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I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Andrew BoydNext up is I Want A Better Catastrophe (😬) by Andrew Boyd. It's an existential manual for tragic optimists and can-do pessimists... https://t.co/EQTxS5NtgF https://t.co/pYdlrXkoBv
Paperback, 2023
$29.99Member price:$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
UNESCO: Facsimile of French and English Editions
Julian HuxleyAnother proponent of natural selection was his grandson Julian Huxley. The ecologist and conservationist was the first director of @UNESCO and founding member of @WWF. 🐼 https://t.co/E8R65B58K1
Paperback, 2010
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Huxleys: An Intimate History of Evolution
Alison BashfordWe don't want to think we live in a eugenic world - but do we? 🤯 Hear from historian Alison Bashford on what the Huxleys would make of our modern world. #RSAHuxley https://t.co/c6N6QruIZa https://t.co/7y5C430QxS
Paperback, 2024
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India
Sarath DavalaBasic income pioneer Guy Standing argues that BI is a matter of ⚖️justice 👷🏽♀️security 🌈 freedom And he points out that every basic income pilot has shown that it results in an increase in work. It improves confidence, energy and initiative. 💪 #RSAUBI https://t.co/4rU8rmTFds
Hardcover, 2015
$160.00Member price:$160.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Dacher KeltnerLooking for an uplifting listen? #RSAwonder Hear about the psychology of awe from Berkeley professor Dacher Keltner of @GreaterGoodSC, on @theRSAorg Events podcast 👉 https://t.co/llPbuBXynk https://t.co/cZ6lUBFcqC
Paperback, 2024
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Economics: The User's Guide
Ha-Joon ChangThat's a wrap! Mmm... wrap...🌯 If you're hungry for more you can revisit Ha-Joon Chang's Edible Economics talk whenever you want, for free, on our Youtube channel. #RSAEconomics 🍜 https://t.co/MjuB2mU0y1
Paperback, 2015
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World
Ha-Joon ChangThat's a wrap! Mmm... wrap...🌯 If you're hungry for more you can revisit Ha-Joon Chang's Edible Economics talk whenever you want, for free, on our Youtube channel. #RSAEconomics 🍜 https://t.co/MjuB2mU0y1
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Falling Awake: Poems
Alice OswaldAnd why not sit down with a cuppa to read through this collection of poems on climate change, commissioned by @theRSAorg in 2015. ✍️ Featuring @GeorgeThePoet, @ruthpadel, @EssBarraclough, @JohnAgard1, @SelinaNwulu, Grace Nichols and Alice Oswald https://t.co/jR6nIHBvST https://t.co/RZI51qZwBh
Paperback, 2018
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tenants
Nat CassidyJoin us next week where we'll be welcoming @Victoria_Spratt to the RSA Events virtual stage to discuss the housing crisis and her upcoming book 'Tenants'. Book now 👉 https://t.co/4K7kySoka6 #RSAtenants https://t.co/PWt9v4yQTR
Paperback, 2017
$15.95Member price:$14.35 + Free shipping10% off
The Social Distance Between Us: How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain
Darren McGarveyToday's #ReithLecture is on the topic of "Freedom from Want", and is being given by Darren McGarvey @lokiscottishrap. Earlier this year, Darren spoke to us about the social distance between us. Listen to that talk, in full, for free, right now: https://t.co/IuhsRjKcZG https://t.co/yIBhDZPQqb
Paperback, 2023
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book