Patricia Sanders is a freelance writer and editor. She lives in the Azores.
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Smart Brevityby Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz
Keep It Simple
Readers and listeners want concise, simple communications. The founders of news website Axios offer a proven system for writing short, sharp content that gets noticed,…
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La Bella Figuraby Beppe Severgnini
La Vera Italia
Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini is your guide on a hilarious and insightful 10-day journey through his beautiful, bewildering country.
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Between the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi Coates
An Arc That Doesn’t Bend
Will America ever achieve racial justice? And how should Black Americans live while it doesn’t? An influential Black intellectual offers a bleak assessment of the…
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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Raceby Reni Eddo-Lodge
A Primer on British Racism
In 2014, British journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge stopped having conversations with white people about race: They weren’t listening. For those who are listening now, her book…
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Chatterby Ethan Kross
Hushing the Voice in Your Head
Your inner voice can support professional performance and personal fulfillment – or undermine them. A psychologist explains how to put your thoughts to work for…
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The Power of Regretby Daniel H Pink
To Regret Is Human
Best-selling author and psychologist Daniel H. Pink delivers an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of regret. Everyone experiences this deeply human – and profoundly painful –…
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White Fragilityby Robin DiAngelo
A Good Antiracist Is Hard to Find
All white Americans are racists, according to sociologist Robin DiAngelo. In White Fragility, she explores the compelling reasons why white progressives, against their own convictions, continue…
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Me and White Supremacyby Layla Saad
You’ve Done the Antiracism Reading: Now What?
Books about antiracism inform, educate, arouse outrage and break the heart. This one aims to turn readers into activists.
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Pregnant Then Screwedby Joeli Brearley
Justice for Mothers
Women pay a professional and financial price for having children – in employment opportunities, career advancement and salary. In this infuriating, compassionate book, a British…
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You Have More Influence Than You Thinkby Vanessa Bohns
Learn Your Own Power – and How to Use It for Good
Your actions, words and mere presence have an impact. An organizational psychologist reveals how to wield that power consciously.