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Shadi Hamid 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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Shadi Hamid is a fellow for Middle East policy at the Brookings Institution. Senior fellow @BrookingsInst; Research prof @FullerSeminary; Contributing writer @TheAtlantic; Order my book THE PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY: https://t.co/NO66uWn3vE

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Book Cover for: Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It, Richard V. Reeves

Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It

Richard V. Reeves
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

I've just started reading @RichardvReeves' new book OF BOYS AND MEN. Unfortunately I'm on page 2 and I already found an error. https://t.co/Jofew1e82G https://t.co/rokuiOliPm

Paperback, 2024

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Blood of the Lamb, Peter De Vries

The Blood of the Lamb

Peter De Vries
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

5. Peter De Vries, The Blood of The Lamb (1961) 6. Tommy Wieringa, A Beautiful Young Wife (2017)

Paperback, 2005

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos, Sohrab Ahmari

The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos

Sohrab Ahmari
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

This should be a fascinating discussion. You're not going to want to miss this. Tomorrow 9pm EST. Excited to be joining @PatrickDeneen, @Vermeullarmine, and others to discuss @SohrabAhmari's new book THE UNBROKEN THREAD https://t.co/gpK1tzxsGJ

Hardcover, 2021

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification, Timur Kuran

Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification

Timur Kuran
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

@EbenezerSnuffle @RadioFreeTom I have my copy of Private Truths, Public Lies somewhere but it's been a long time. Can you say a bit more about how you see Kuran or McFaul's arguments applying here?

Paperback, 1997

$41.50$20.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, Christine Emba

Rethinking Sex: A Provocation

Christine Emba
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

🚨 Thrilled to announce that Wisdom of Crowds is now on @SubstackInc! Featuring a new leadership team with the philosopher @sckimbriel and essayist @ChristineEmba, author of 'Rethinking Sex' Read our letter here: https://t.co/kb2Sg28dj9

Hardcover, 2022

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: In the Light of What We Know, Zia Haider Rahman

In the Light of What We Know

Zia Haider Rahman
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

My 6 greatest novels of all time would probably look something like this: 1. James Salter, Light Years (1975) 2. Iris Murdoch, The Sea The Sea (1978) 3. Hanya Yanigahara, A Little Life (2015) 4. Zia Haider Rahman, In The Light of What We Know (2014)

Paperback, 2015

$36.00$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life, Joy Marie Clarkson

Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life

Joy Marie Clarkson
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

Joy Marie Clarkson is the author of the wonderful new book AGGRESSIVELY HAPPY and did her doctorate in theology on how art can prepare people for a good death. (In other words, the perfect person for us to talk to at @WCrowdsLive) Check out her book: https://t.co/MITkFyEnvV https://t.co/6647vEfPuC

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Two Billion Caliphs: A Vision of a Muslim Future, Haroon Moghul

Two Billion Caliphs: A Vision of a Muslim Future

Haroon Moghul
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

@SaqibManzoor77 Haroon Moghul's "Two Billion Caliphs." We had him on Wisdom of Crowds. Episode will be out in a couple days: https://t.co/ScbDhH9Ks7

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Submission, Michel Houellebecq

Submission

Michel Houellebecq
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

RT @shadihamid: Michel Houellebecq's "Submission" is easily one of the most important and fascinating books I've read in the past 5 years.…

Paperback, 2016

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Sea, the Sea: Booker Prize Winner, Iris Murdoch

The Sea, the Sea: Booker Prize Winner

Iris Murdoch
Shadi HamidShadi Hamid

Sometimes I think to myself that Iris Murdoch’s ‘The Sea, The Sea” is the great unheralded novel of the twentieth century.

Paperback, 2001

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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