The New York Review of Books - USA - 16.12.2021

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Unnatural Disasters
Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate
Change Fail but Some Succeed

GONZALO LIZARRALDE

“A valuable and unique compendium
of wisdom and experience, full of
insight into both environmental
problems and human nature.”
—David Alexander, professor of risk
and disaster reduction,
University College London

Racism, Not Race
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

JOSEPH L. GRAVES JR. AND
ALAN H. GOODMAN

“Brings a new angle and an accessible
approach to the ongoing reckoning with
race in America.”
—Publishers Weekly

“An entertaining and informative read
that will serve as a jumping-off point for
countless discussions about racism.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

The Long Year
A 2020 Reader

EDITED BY
THOMAS J. SUGRUE AND
CAITLIN ZALOOM

“A tremendous set of insights from an
exceptional group of scholars, presented
in short pieces that are digestible in one
sitting. A wonderful chronicling of
an extraordinary year.”
—Shamus Khan, coauthor of Sexual Citizens:
Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus

There Is Life After the
Nobel Prize

ERIC R. KANDEL

“In this remarkable recap of his post-
prize career, Kandel’s intellect and
passion are present on every page.
Readers will be awed by the depth and
breadth of Kandel’s work.”
—Publishers Weekly

Subconsciousness
Automatic Behavior and the Brain

YVES AGID

“Written by one of the world’s great
experts in neurology, this brilliant work
shows Yves Agid to be not only an
accomplished neuroscientist but also
an elegant essayist. ... Wise, charming,
and playful, it should be essential
reading for anyone who cares about
how we think and behave.”
—Stephen L. Hauser, director, UCSF
Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Locked in Time
Animal Behavior Unearthed
in 50 Extraordinary Fossils

DEAN R. LOMAX
Illustrated by Bob Nicholls
“A rousing romp through the fossil record.
Dean R. Lomax’s storytelling and Bob
Nicholls’s artwork reanimate the lifestyles
and behaviors of long-extinct species.”
—Steve Brusatte,
New York Times best-selling author of
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Why Trust Matters
An Economist’s Guide to the Ties That Bind Us

BENJAMIN HO

“Ho steps away from the mathematical
formalisms of his subfi eld and writes
lucidly and compellingly about the
foundational concept of all social science.”
—The New Yorker

The Symphonies

ANDREI BELY
Translated by Jonathan Stone
“[A] Symbolist masterpiece by the
writer whose work Vladimir Nabokov
ranked among Russia’s greatest literary
achievements... Otherworldly tales
of haunting beauty and a welcome
addition to the canon of classic Russian
literature in English.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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