The Lavin Agency 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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How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s how vital it is to adapt. But why is change so hard? Listen in as award-winning behavioral scientist @katy_milkman—author of the groundbreaking *How to Change*—sets your New Years' resolutions up for success: https://t.co/XgGcV1jHZA
Hardcover, 2021
$31.00Member price:$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The End of Bias: A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World
Jessica Nordell
"Even with just a three percent difference on how women were evaluated, over iterations...we ended up with a workplace that was 87 percent men at the very top of the organization."—Journalist @jessnordell on a telling simulation from her brand new debut book *The End of Bias*. https://twitter.com/SignalBoostShow/status/1453416735617519621
Paperback, 2022
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
Yascha Mounk
Democracy has had a rocky decade, but brilliant author and professor @Yascha_Mounk says it's worth it to keep trying. His new book *The Great Experiment* is out today: it's an urgent reminder that democracy is still our best shot at having a thriving liberal society. #democracy https://t.co/Q9ayYy6d5X
Paperback, 2023
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Andrea Elliott
HUGE congrats to @andreafelliott for this amazing and well-deserved accomplishment!! Invisible Child illuminates poverty, inequality and the power of resilience - all through the story of one incredible girl #Pulitzer https://twitter.com/PulitzerPrizes/status/1523744759533039616
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Juliet Takes a Breath
Gabby Rivera
Gabby Rivera (@QuirkyRican), creator of Marvel’s first queer Latina hero and author of *Juliet Takes a Breath*, is an outspoken creator invested in fostering better dialogue, inspiring radical creativity, and improving our most vulnerable communities: https://t.co/lihokOp8XG
Hardcover, 2019
$30.60Member price:$15.30 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--And How to Think Deeply Again
Johann Hari
Congratulations to Lavin speaker @johannhari101 for winning the 2022 Business Book of the Year from @porchlightbooks for his @nytimes bestseller Stolen Focus, a book about our inability to pay attention and how to gain it back. https://t.co/KhDVwCKRoM https://t.co/rKwbrInPMs
Paperback, 2023
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
"Yes, of course, we are powerless to prevent an earthquake, tsunami, or volcanic eruption. But we can anticipate and prepare for them" – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel. https://t.co/TmmxoiayeW?
Paperback, 2017
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Defense Lawyer: The Barry Slotnick Story
James Patterson
Out today! Bestselling author James Patterson's (@JP_Books) newest foray into astonishing true stories— *The Defense Lawyer: The Barry Slotnick Story*. James speaks with Reuters in a Q&A about Slotnick and the real-life cases that draw him in. https://t.co/61EBwmqiFt
Paperback, Large Print, 2021
$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Team Human
Douglas Rushkoff
"[T]he person who can’t see a human being behind the mask of intolerance is weaker than the one who can."—Preeminent digital theorist @rushkoff serializes excerpts of his new book *Team Human*, a fiery distillation of his most urgent thoughts, on @Medium. https://bit.ly/3hijrmr
Paperback, 2021
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science
Alan Lightman
Read the @nytimes interview with Lavin speaker Alan Lightman, whose new book, The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science, is out TODAY! https://t.co/HGA5xJCKNv
Paperback, 2024
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book