Metropolitan

Readers interested in history or philosophy (whether or not they are religious), will find Ignatieff’s blend of spirituality and self-help to be particularly significant.

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Sunbelt Blues: The Failure of American Housing

Andrew Ross | SOCIAL SCIENCES, Oct 01, 2021

This book will have particular interest for libraries in the Sunbelt, but it’s not just about Florida: full-time minimum wage workers can barely afford rent anywhere in the nation. Ross calls to end market-driven housing and empower residents to make reform; for dwellers and policy-makers, reading this book may be a first step toward that empowerment.

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In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918–1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust

Jeffrey Veidlinger | HISTORY, Oct 01, 2021

Highly recommended as a critical history analyzing the factors that led to the Holocaust and for readers interested in post–Great War Europe and the Russian Civil War.

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Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health

Leana Wen | HEALTH & MEDICINE, Aug 01, 2021

Wen’s book, combining memoir with a discussion of major public health initiatives, is a refreshing take on the topic, one that addresses racial disparities in health care and recenters the conversation on why society needs public health initiatives, not just an overview of what those initiatives might be. Recommended for readers interested in health policy.

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Somewhere in the Unknown World: A Collective Refugee Memoir

Kao Kalia Yang | SOCIAL SCIENCES, Sep 01, 2020

This title joins a growing body of vital refugee literature, including Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Displaced and Dina Nayeri’s The Ungrateful Refugee.

Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth

Stuart Ritchie | SCIENCES, Jul 01, 2020

An uncompromising examination of the collision between the ideals of science and the realities of scientific publishing. Highly recommended for popular science readers curious about what lurks behind science headlines.