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The New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today's news.

Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. They rebrand themselves as saviors of...
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Bill GatesIn Anand’s thought-provoking book his fresh perspective on solving complex societal problems is admirable. I appreciate his commitment and dedication to spreading social justice. (Source)

Tim O'ReillyAnand is a deeply insightful thinker, whose view of justice tempered with mercy needs to be widely shared. His forthcoming book is brilliant and important. https://t.co/QIcy3bEZMS (Source)

Darren Walker[A] landmark new book. (Source)

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Eyes to the Wind

A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance

In this inspirational and moving memoir—reminiscent of When Breath Becomes Air and The Bright Hour—activist Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all.

Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and holding his newborn son, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after a week of neurological exams and two MRIs, he learned the cause of the problem:...
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Jon FavreauWouldn’t it be great if when @AdyBarkan recovers, a ton of people were reading his beautiful, inspirational new book, Eyes to the Wind? Buy it here and spread the word: https://t.co/AJCEN7pRyH https://t.co/rF8YZc4c0d (Source)

Aijen PooThis is a book you want to buy immediately. @AdyBarkan is a brave & beautiful person, one of my favorite organizers, and one of the true heroes of our time. Let’s make this one a bestseller. (and continue building on his incredible organizing) https://t.co/bfojbL16HK (Source)

Andy SlavittMy 12 copies of ⁦@AdyBarkan⁩’s new book “Eyes to the Wind” arrived. Order yours in case you’re not one of the 11 great gifts I’m going to make. https://t.co/yF4tamsfvl (Source)

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