TED Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief
Nora McInerny
"Mourning the loss of a loved one isn’t efficient, compact or logical, and it changes us forever," says writer @noraborealis & author of the latest TED Book "The Hot Young Widows Club." Read an excerpt in TED Ideas: https://ideas.ted.com/the-messy-complicated-truth-about-grief/
Hardcover, 2019
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
World Refugee Day: addressing the needs of African refugees
United States House of Representatives
"Refugees and displaced people have lost everything. But the refugee crisis is not just about 'them'; it is also about 'us'—what we, living in far greater comfort, stand for and how we see our place in the world." — @DMiliband, author of the TED Book "Rescue" #WorldRefugeeDay
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In Praise of Wasting Time
Alan Lightman
“Downtime is when we can ponder our past and imagine our future.” Professor Alan Lightman investigates the creativity born from allowing our minds to freely roam in #InPraiseofWastingTime. Hear an excerpt read by the author from @SimonAudio: http://bit.ly/2KmVLtQ
Hardcover, 2018
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Broken Space
Lk -Mattis
We're excited to announce our latest publication: "Broken Spaces & Outer Places: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected" by sci-fi writer @Nnedi. Available from your favorite bookseller: http://go.ted.com/brokenspaces https://t.co/O7XyZM89B9
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Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected
Nnedi Okorafor
We're excited to announce our latest publication: "Broken Spaces & Outer Places: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected" by sci-fi writer @Nnedi. Available from your favorite bookseller: http://go.ted.com/brokenspaces https://t.co/O7XyZM89B9
Hardcover, 2019
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book