Book reviews from the daily and weekend Wall Street Journal.

New York, NY
Joined December 2011
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To defeat foreign foes, Palantir’s chief technology officer urges us to confront the naysayers entrenched within the Pentagon. ~~ I review MOBILIZE, a very timely & constructive book by @ssankar, written with @Madeline_Zimm wsj.com/arts-culture/books/m… via @WSJBooks
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I review "Ukraine Is Not Dead Yet," a very fine first book by @megan_buskey ~~~ The author’s exploration of her Ukrainian heritage became an investigation of her family’s experience at the center of a historical nightmare. wsj.com/articles/ukraine-is-… via @WSJBooks
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Grateful for such deep engagement and elegance from @tunkuv in this new review of Born in Blackness. "As African gold financed empire, the enslavement of Africans made imperial markets fantastically lucrative." wsj.com/articles/born-in-bla… via @WSJBooks @ColumbiaJournMA
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"Venture’s contribution to innovation and entrepreneurship is massive...Mallaby tells a gripping fly-on-the-wall story of the rise of this unique and important industry." Thanks to @verdadcap for a great review in the WSJ. wsj.com/articles/the-power-l… via @WSJBooks
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Some fine books on American parties (and you can pre-order my book here: us.macmillan.com/books/97803… Selected by Michael Kazin, the author, most recently, of “What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party.” wsj.com/articles/five-best-b… via @WSJBooks
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A memoir of the economist’s journey from Calcutta to Cambridge, and onto the world stage as an advocate for the downtrodden. Delightful review by @tunkuv of Amartya Sen's memoirs wsj.com/articles/home-in-the… via @WSJBooks
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Some of the greatest and most urgent mysteries investigated by researchers are those involving our minds and bodies on.wsj.com/3Klj0o9
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Great to see my "Life is Simple" published by @BasicBooksUK @BasicBooks in @WSJBooks list of "8 books that unlock the universe within" and in terrific company including @anilkseth's "Being You" and other great titles. wsj.com/articles/8-books-rev…
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"Instead of reckoning with the reality of slavery and honestly celebrating the resilience of its victims, Woody Holton offers a fantasy of power wielded by the powerless." Excellent review by Adam Rowe. CC: @PhilWMagness wsj.com/articles/liberty-is-… via @WSJBooks
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Starting 2022 with the desire for renewal? Here are 12 books to add to your New Year's reading list from @WSJbooks on.wsj.com/3FB0q8J
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From @WSJbooks: Here's a roundup of the best book reviews from the business world this year, featuring tales of inventors, investors, innovators and more on.wsj.com/3pi9rxM
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We rounded up the best book reviews from the business world this year, featuring tales of inventors, investors, innovators and more. 📚 @WSJBooks wsj.com/articles/best-busine…
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I'm thrilled to show up on @AmityShlaes's list for @WSJBooks of her favorite books of the year! There are no heroes in my story, just villains and victims (and sometimes they're one and the same). wsj.com/articles/who-read-wh…
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A simple question—“What did you read this year?”—unlocks a world of fascinating conversations. @wsjbooks asked leading lights in business, politics, writing and the arts to share their most memorable reading of 2021. on.wsj.com/3rMMWCI
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Selected by the editors of @WSJBooks, here are this year’s most distinguished works of fiction and nonfiction on.wsj.com/3rsVKxt
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