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World Economic Forum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Water: A Biography, Giulio Boccaletti

Water: A Biography

Giulio Boccaletti
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

‘10,000 years of history show the fundamental question about managing water is political.’ Setting the scene for the #unwaterconference2023, @G_Boccaletti, author of ‘Water: A Biography’ is on Radio Davos. Hear the podcast here: https://t.co/HqjDJKx4Dy #WaterAction

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

Quote of the Day from @MargaretAtwood author. Read more about the sequel to 'Handmaid’s Tale': https://wef.ch/2LoRycC #books #reading @WEFBookClub https://t.co/IedGWlTglR

Paperback, 1998

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organization and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone, Lynda Gratton

Redesigning Work: How to Transform Your Organization and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone

Lynda Gratton
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

Is #hybridwork working for your organization? Author @lyndagratton speaks to @FormativeKate on the @WEFBookClub podcast about her latest book Redesigning Work: How To Transform Your Organization and Make Hybrid Work for Everyone https://t.co/eXf8HERPcj https://t.co/uOC70b1jWY

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, Stuart Russell

Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

Stuart Russell
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

’You could say ‘guarantee no harm’. But a self-driving car that followed Asimov’s first law would never leave the garage.’ @UCBerkeley’s Stuart Russell tells #RadioDavos how to achieve ‘human-compatible’ AI, with @KayFButterfield @RobinPomeroyEd https://t.co/MN2f80r0O3 https://t.co/I1BKCcVqY5

Paperback, 2020

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, Melinda French Gates

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

Melinda French Gates
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

'Sometimes, all that’s needed to lift women up is to stop pulling them down.' Read an excerpt from Melinda Gates' (@melindagates) "The Moment of Lift", the World Economic Forum Book Club's (@wefbookclub) book of the month for May: https://wef.ch/2vteWwX #MomentofLift https://t.co/hLqh7ns96O

Paperback, 2021

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life, Gillian Tett

Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life

Gillian Tett
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

Author @gilliantett @FT joins the @wefbookclub podcast to discuss her book Anthro-Vision with @FormativeKate https://wef.ch/3shXMiu @beatricedicaro https://t.co/qdFxCtSCaO

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Cloud 9: A Green New Deal: From Geopolitics to Biosphere Politics, Enric Ruiz Geli

Cloud 9: A Green New Deal: From Geopolitics to Biosphere Politics

Enric Ruiz Geli
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

The new report, Mission 2070: A Green New Deal for a Net-Zero India, illustrates how the country could generate a net-zero economy and create over 50 million jobs and a $15 trillion economic boost by 2070. Read it here: https://wef.ch/3BUqfxQ @Kearney @orfonline https://t.co/ZNJq35LvtX

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Book Cover for: Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, Katherine Rundell

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne

Katherine Rundell
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

Is this the best non-fiction book of 2022? Super-Infinite wins this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize #BaillieGiffordPrize #NonFiction https://t.co/d3ktsWlEmR

Paperback, 2023

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Move: Where People Are Going for a Better Future, Parag Khanna

Move: Where People Are Going for a Better Future

Parag Khanna
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On the third episode of the @WEFBookClub podcast, Young Global Leader @ParagKhanna joins @beatricedicaro to talk about his new book 'MOVE', a story of mass migration and how it involves us all. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: https://wef.ch/3qr6DPw @YGLVoices https://t.co/LtIfErUaBp

Paperback, 2022

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome, Mary Beard

S.P.Q.R: A History of Ancient Rome

Mary Beard
World Economic ForumWorld Economic Forum

Our new book for July has just been announced: “SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome" by @wmarybeard. Join our @wefbookclub to read and discuss it: https://wef.ch/2GClhhy #wefbookclub https://t.co/CsRNyVuQy1

Paperback, 2016

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book