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The Victory Lab

The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns

by Sasha Issenberg ...

The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign—now updated with a new postscript.Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a radical new data-driven order. We’ve seen it in sports, and now in The Victory ... Read more

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The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign—now updated with a new postscript.Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a radical new data-driven order. We’ve seen it in sports, and now in The Victory
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The Lie Detectives

In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age

by Sasha Issenberg ...

How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation?A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called “Moneyball for politics,” journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era’s most pressing challenge: how to win in a world awash in lies.The Lie Detectives is a ... Read more

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How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation?A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called “Moneyball for politics,” journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era’s most pressing challenge: how to win in a world awash in lies.The Lie Detectives is a
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The Sushi Economy

Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy

by Sasha Issenberg ...

The highly acclaimed exploration of sushi’s surprising history, global business, and international allureOne generation ago, sushi’s narrow reach ensured that sports fishermen who caught tuna in most of parts of the world sold the meat for pennies as cat food. Today, the fatty cuts of tuna known as toro are among the planet’s most coveted luxury foods, worth hundreds of dollars a pound and capable ... Read more

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The highly acclaimed exploration of sushi’s surprising history, global business, and international allureOne generation ago, sushi’s narrow reach ensured that sports fishermen who caught tuna in most of parts of the world sold the meat for pennies as cat food. Today, the fatty cuts of tuna known as toro are among the planet’s most coveted luxury foods, worth hundreds of dollars a pound and capable
... Read more
The Engagement

America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage

by Sasha Issenberg ...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium"Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion.” —John Williams, The New York TimesOn June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium"Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion.” —John Williams, The New York TimesOn June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were
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Rick Perry and His Eggheads

Inside the Brainiest Political Operation in America, A Sneak Preview from The Victory Lab

by Sasha Issenberg ...

A fascinating, never-before-reported look into how Rick Perry, in his 2006 reelection campaign in Texas, had academics conduct real-time experiments to study what makes people vote--revealing a new side of a major politician and a game-changing trend in American politics.Despite his folksy personality and disdain for East Coast "elitists," Texas governor Rick Perry helped spark a revolution in ... Read more

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A fascinating, never-before-reported look into how Rick Perry, in his 2006 reelection campaign in Texas, had academics conduct real-time experiments to study what makes people vote--revealing a new side of a major politician and a game-changing trend in American politics.Despite his folksy personality and disdain for East Coast "elitists," Texas governor Rick Perry helped spark a revolution in
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Outpatients

The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism

by Sasha Issenberg ...

Need surgery? You better travel.Globalization produces a lot of odd results around the world. One of them is that Hungary has become the dentistry capital of Europe: thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns and heavy government support, more people go there for dental care than to any other country in Europe. The towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Sopron boast the highest concentrations of dental ... Read more

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Need surgery? You better travel.Globalization produces a lot of odd results around the world. One of them is that Hungary has become the dentistry capital of Europe: thanks to aggressive marketing campaigns and heavy government support, more people go there for dental care than to any other country in Europe. The towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Sopron boast the highest concentrations of dental
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The Engagement

America's Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage

by Sasha Issenberg ...

Narrated by Graham Halstead ...

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33 hours 47 min

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium"Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion.” —John Williams, The New York TimesOn June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium"Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion.” —John Williams, The New York TimesOn June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were
... Read more

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The Lie Detectives

In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age

by Sasha Issenberg ...

Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation?A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called "Moneyball for politics," journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era's most pressing challenge: how to win in a world awash in lies.The Lie Detectives is a ... Read more

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How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation?A decade after The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns, which Politico called "Moneyball for politics," journalist Sasha Issenberg returns to the cutting edge of political innovation to reveal how campaigns are navigating the era's most pressing challenge: how to win in a world awash in lies.The Lie Detectives is a
... Read more

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The Victory Lab

The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns

by Sasha Issenberg ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign.Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a radical new data-driven order. We’ve seen it in sports, and now in The Victory Lab,journalist Sasha Issenberg ... Read more

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The book Politico calls “Moneyball for politics” shows how cutting-edge social science and analytics are reshaping the modern political campaign.Renegade thinkers are crashing the gates of a venerable American institution, shoving aside its so-called wise men and replacing them with a radical new data-driven order. We’ve seen it in sports, and now in The Victory Lab,journalist Sasha Issenberg
... Read more

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The Political Brain

The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

by Drew Westen ...

Narrated by Anthony Heald ...

Unabridged

16 hours 32 min

The Political Brain is a groundbreaking investigation into how the mind works, how the brain works, and what this means for why candidates win and lose elections. Scientist and psychologist Drew Westen has explored a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more dispassionate notions held by most cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and economists—and Democratic campaign ... Read more

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The Political Brain is a groundbreaking investigation into how the mind works, how the brain works, and what this means for why candidates win and lose elections. Scientist and psychologist Drew Westen has explored a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more dispassionate notions held by most cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and economists—and Democratic campaign
... Read more

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The Canadian Federal Election of 2011

by Jon H. Pammett, Christopher Dornan ...

The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Qubcois (Eric Belanger and ... Read more

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The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), the Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), the New Democrats (David McGrane), the Bloc Qubcois (Eric Belanger and
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The Wager

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

by David Grann ...

Narrated by David Grann, Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire.A Best Book of the
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