Public Policy

Malcolm Gladwell’s most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence. The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why? In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the...

Uncover the fierce environmental history and political battles behind the radical idea of preserving wild public lands. Perfect for an inspiring commute or a reflective road trip, this narrative reveals how society fought to share its most precious natural settings. From majestic wilderness to...

From an award-winning scholar of the political right comes an immersive and revelatory journey through the world of gun schools and the curriculum of fear they teach. "Sobering."—New York Times Book Review “At once page-turning and deeply disquieting, Harel Shapira’s Basic Pistol is a must...

What motivates people to buy guns? To carry them? To use them? In this urgent and necessary call for action, Janet Shibley Hyde combines incisive cultural analysis with cutting-edge psychological research to offer science-based strategies and practical solutions of reform for the problem of gun...

One in four Americans suffer from mental illness, yet 75% receive no treatment at all - discover why our healthcare system is failing millions and learn how we can fix it. In this groundbreaking examination of America's mental health crisis, internationally recognized physician Dr. Robert C...

Truer now than when it was written—the prophetic classic is back. Twenty-six years after its original publication, Borsook’s “smart, funny and irreverent” (The New York Times) critique of high-tech has proved a prescient assessment of a toxic ethos which has seeped...

How can we unlock every child's potential? What would it take for every student to learn successfully at school and be well prepared for their future? How does schooling itself leave some students behind? Internationally recognized education adviser Geoff Masters AO challenges what most of us...

AN AMAZON BESTSELLER IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ADMINISTRATION AN INGRAMSPARK BESTSELLER IN HEALTH POLICY Why do some ideas transform entire systems while others never spread? We celebrate startups for changing the world. We rarely ask how innovation happens inside government. Yet some of America's...

Bloomsbury presents Shadows Over Kabul by Hamdullah Mohib and Tam Hussein, read by Kishore Walker. At the time of the Taliban offensive, Hamdullah Mohib was the Afghan National Security Advisor, the closest man to the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani. It was Mohib who took the decision to leave...

By many measures, the US census is the government's largest nonwartime operation, and one of the world's oldest and biggest data-making endeavors. The 2020 census required more than a decade of planning and technical work―not to mention managing nearly a quarter of a million temporary workers...

A must-listen book for every leader—and every American—who insists that their government deliver better results Broken. Ineffective. Dysfunctional. Those are the words Americans often use to describe the government they pay for and depend upon to meet some of their most basic needs. But what if governments routinely delivered better results? What if government leaders invested in more effective solutions that improved lives and saved taxpayer dollars? Do What Works shares stories of progress and impact from communities across the country where that's happening right now.

The first major insider account of the high-stakes negotiations to free the hostages taken by Hamas on October 7—written in gripping detail by the American mediator who was in the room through it all Having served four American presidents on matters of war and peace, Brett McGurk was no...

A sweeping account of how the Arctic became the next arena of global conflict as the great powers battle over trade routes, resources, and military dominance from Greenland to Siberia—by award-winning Financial Times journalist Rana Foroohar. As polar ice melts and new sea routes open, the...

Every story in this audiobook begins with a life shaped by love. Assisted dying is a question that reaches into the deepest parts of us, sitting at the intersection of medicine, morality and personal liberty. For decades, debates around legalisation have played out across the world, even as...

What happens when a socialist-leaning mayor takes control of the world’s financial capital—and challenges the economic forces that have long shaped New York?Red Mayor, Green Money explores the collision between City Hall and Wall Street through the lives of New Yorkers caught in the middle...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming business, but who is governing it? Organizations worldwide are adopting AI to boost efficiency, drive innovation, and gain competitive advantage, yet many leaders deploy it without the governance needed to manage risk, ensure accountability, and earn...

Your schedule is packed. You’re constantly behind. What you’re doing isn’t working. Something has to change.The Physicians’ Guide to Owning Your Time is a practical playbook for doctors ready to redesign their workload and reclaim their lives. You don't need a complete life overhaul...

Emergency in New Zealand - What if you could step away from the stress of American emergency medicine without stepping away from medicine itself?After 34 years as a U.S. emergency physician, Patrick Murphy, MD, was burned out and ready for a change. Instead of simply retiring or leaving clinical...

Speaking of Cancer is a practical and thoughtful guide to one of the most challenging aspects of oncology practice: how we talk with patients and their families. While cancer treatment continues to advance scientifically, the conversations that surround diagnosis, prognosis, uncertainty, and...

Every night, after the last patient leaves, many clinicians begin a second shift. Modern healthcare has achieved extraordinary progress, yet behind every patient encounter lies a growing administrative burden. Physicians and healthcare professionals now spend countless hours documenting care...