Find out which great books are a part of this list. This is a murder mystery — often hilarious, at times extremely sad. Speaking of which, mark your calendars for the next Facebook Live with author/illustrator Vashti Harrison . Eligible prescribers can order a Prescriber Bag Supply Order Book by completing a request form available from Services Australia. Giridharadas’ book explores the role philanthropy plays in our world and whether well-meaning, uber-wealthy changemakers — each with their own multi-million dollar initiatives — can do a better job fixing society than the government. Detroit Public Television Riley Broadcast Center 1 Clover Court Wixom, MI 48393 Phone: 248-305-3788 Email: pbsbooks@dptv.org Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. — Victoria Pasquantonio, education producer. There are pervasive religious references in the story, which felt historically accurate as that would have been the lens through which the main character saw the world. I had a lot of personal difficulties; I also planned my wedding. The book is a compilation of stories, several of them haunting. Haidt, a social psychologist who researches the foundations of human morality, argues that, although we all like to think of ourselves as making rational, logical decisions, the human mind is more like a rider on top of an elephant. More Books. This snuck up on me fast and held me. Yes, life. PBS NewsHour-New York Times "Now Read This" Book Club by MPHPLAdultServices - a staff-created list : "Now Read This is a new book club offered jointly from the PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Is your favorite novel on this PBS list of 100 great books? You think you know something of the world? ... PBS’ ‘Masterpiece’ marks 50th year with challenges ahead. “This is not what CIA spies usually look like,” I thought. I like Giridharadas’ idea of restoring trust in government, given it seems to be in the best position to make the systemic changes the country needs. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. But I’m also drawn to the slow act of reading, and I favor fiction. — Magan Crane, senior editor, digital politics. It’s been more than two months since I read “The Only Plane In The Sky,” and yet I still find myself regularly thinking about Graff’s book. Popular Books. Legend MP Medical Practitioner In small ways: I travel a lot, seek out independent bookstores and buy a book, even if I’m not going to read it right away. I think I’m gonna read it again in a few months. The Book Concierge is back with 380+ great reads, hand-picked by NPR staff and trusted critics. The book centers autistic people and their accomplishments, rather than sidelining them to concentrate on their disabilities or their parents. Told from the vantage point of two boys from the Ida B. Rooney also writes about sex and intimacy really well, which makes her books even easier to devour. 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