Basic Books Summaries and Reviews

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Endurance
Book
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

Basic Books, 2015

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Alone Together
Book
Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

Sherry Turkle

Basic Books, 2012

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The New Education
Book
How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux

Cathy N. Davidson

Basic Books, 2017

9
The Fear Factor
Book
How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between

Abigail Marsh

Basic Books, 2017

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Lost Kingdom
Book
The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation

Serhii Plokhy

Basic Books, 2017

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The Gates of Europe
Book
A History of Ukraine

Serhii Plokhy

Basic Books, 2017

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Rest
Book
Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Basic Books, 2016

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The Fractured Republic
Book
Renewing America’s Social Contract in the Age of Individualism

Yuval Levin

Basic Books, 2016

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What the F
Book
What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves

Benjamin K. Bergen

Basic Books, 2016

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The New Urban Crisis
Book
How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class – and What We Can Do About It

Richard Florida

Basic Books, 2017

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