Fall is coming! Here are my picks for the books for Fall 2024 – perfect for readers with inquisitive mind. I love reading books on real event, history, philosophy, economics, mathematics. So my picks are flavored with these genres.
The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
Powerful, privileged, and feared, Alex Murdough appeared untouchable until his murder of his wife and son at Moselle on a dark summer night. In this book, veteran WSJ reporter Valerie Bauerlein uncovers the chilling true story of a man who had everything but was driven to destroy his family and ultimately – himself.
Release Date: August 20. 2024
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Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World
Each of us inherit a set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape our behavior. In this book, anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse offers how conformism, religiosity, and tribalism shape our past, how they might imperil our future and what is the new path to solve our most urgent modern problems.
Release Date: August 20, 2024
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History in Flames: The Destruction and Survival of Medieval Manuscripts
Can our understanding of the world shaped by what is burnt and what is not burnt? Robert Bartlett shows that it can.
Release Date: August 22, 2024
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Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide
Free speech is a core component for the pursuit of truth, it is especially important in college campuses, where the ideas and views collide and spark. But where do we draw the line? The author addresses key issues in this debate.
Release Date: September 3, 2024
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Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite
Who are the British Elites? Who gets in, how they get there, which school they went, and what politics are they perpetuating? Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman combed through troves of database from Victorian era to modern day to tell you their stories.
Release Date: September 10, 2024
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A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
In Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari explores the complex relationship between humanity and information. From the stone age to modern-day AI, Harari examines how information shaped the society and how it was used as tool to achieve goals, good or evil.
Release Date: September 10, 2024
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Reagan: His Life and Legend
Reaganomics, Cold War, Culture Wars, AIDS, War on Drugs, Iran-Contra affair, and Civil Rights movements. To understand modern America we have to start with Ronald Reagan. Follow his transformation from small-town Illinois boy to Hollywood actor, to California Governer, and to the transformative President of the United States.
Release Date: September 10, 2024
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The Unseen Truth: When Race Change Sight in America
In the 19th century, Americans were confronted with inconsistent racial categorization, in particular the myth of “caucasian”. In this profound book Sarah Lewis exposes how the visual culture have created sustained racial hierarchy.
Release Date: September 17, 2024
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Mapmatics
Do you like mathematics? Do you like maps? Paulina Rowińska will show you how they are intertwined in her new book.
Release Date: September 17, 2024
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On Freedom
United States of America is the symbol of freedom. But what is freedom? Timothy Snyder explores the concept of freedom in his new book.
Release Date: September 17, 2024
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Ethics of the Algorithm: Digital Humanities and Holocaust Memory
Can we use algorithms to interpret Holocaust archives to gain new insights and humanizing perspectives? Todd Presner answers this question in his new book.
Release Date: September 24, 2024
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Academic Writing as if Readers Matter
In Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, Leonard Cassuto provides a clear and engaging guide for scholars to improve their writing.
Release Date: September 24, 2024
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Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
In Revenge of the Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell revisits his concept of tipping point, but with a fresh perspective that explores the darker side of contagion phenomena.
Release Date: October 1, 2024
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The Message
In his latest work, Ta-Nehisi takes readers to three significant sites of conflict, exploring how the stories we tell shape our understanding of the world.
Release Date: October 1, 2024
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