Fast Company talks with author Yuval Noah Harari, whose new book looks ahead and hazards a few guesses on what's next for humanity. Fast Company talks with author Yuval Noah Harari, whose new book looks ahead and hazards a few guesses on what's next for humanity.Yuval Noah Harari might be Silicon Valley's favorite historian. His last book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, which detailed the entirety of human history and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the Earth, was blurbed by President Barack Obama and Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg recommended it for his book club. And more than 100,000 students have taken Harari's online course.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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People who encountered abuse and shame in their church or harsh religious teachings are speaking up and experts offer hope for healing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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John Lovell, the self-styled Warrior Poet, shoots to the top of nonfiction listings with a Christian living title for men and Sarah Young's Jesus Calling still rings up sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Among recent publishing deals, Jemar Tisby takes two to Convergent, Faith Urey Cho brings a picture book and devotional to WaterBrook, and Zondervan looks to Cultivating Delight. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Company also announced the sale of its Simon & Schuster publishing business to KKR & Co. for $1.62 billion. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-07 22:19:36 UTC ]
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From the Gutenberg press to the word processor, a detailed trawl through the history of print offers lessons for the digital ageThe Gutenberg Parenthesis is a term coined by Danish scholar Lars Ole Sauerberg, who proposed that the history of literary culture as we had hitherto known it – the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-08-02 11:00:02 UTC ]
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Books by Russell D. Moore (Losing Our Religion), Karen Swallow Prior (The Evangelical Imagination), and Kevin DeYoung (Impossible Christianity) are among the titles to be published in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New books from acclaimed scientist Francis Collins, singer/pastor Steven Furtick, and Black Joy author Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts are among recent publishing deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Both the nonfiction and fiction June bestselllers lists feature a hit parade of familiar names. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A new work by spirituality writers Kathleen Norris and Gareth Higgins goes to Brazos, Kar-Ben takes a Passover picture book, are among the new book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Final industry estimates from the AAP show that sales of religious books fell 6% in 2022 from 2021, dropping to $1.27 billion last year from $1.35 billion in 2021. Digital audiobooks and hardcover sales fell 42% and 9.5%, respectively. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Books to steer people through doubt and trauma, a light look at theological battles over beards, and a historical novel of friendship tested by jealousy and the strains of World War I are among titles releasing in July. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Cahn sees ancient Gods riling modern times, Shannon Bream's Bible Lessons sell on, and a Rease Witherspoon Book Club pick mystery takes ethical twists and turns among May's top sellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A title on spiritual resilience in the struggle for justice goes to Broadleaf and Brazos to publish on the theological life of young Black girls are among recent deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In parts of Canada, people are campaigning to make public and school libraries remove books they claim make sexually explicit material available to minors, or even contain child pornography. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2023-05-24 08:00:00 UTC ]
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A new look at a Buddhist classic, a biography of the powerful 18th-Century theologian Jonathan Edwards, and a witchcraft compendium are among the titles being released in June. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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IVP's acquisition of two Spanish-language Bible studies and Jewish-themed board books acquired by Penguin are among recent deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Their young audience made them the envy of the media’s old guard. But, ultimately, they couldn’t convert this into profitAfter Rupert Murdoch invested tens of millions of pounds in his digital publishing company in 2013, Shane Smith, boss of Vice Media, laughed at how much old media companies... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-05-20 07:00:50 UTC ]
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April's top sellers include nonfiction titles with mothers in mind, a debut from a pastor on delivering one from demons, and tales of inspiration, love, and suspense. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Grammy-winning Gospel singer shares her hard-won wisdom and faith for WaterBrook, Paraclete takes devotionals, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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We all have our favorite TV shows, and it seems every year there's a new hit series to add to our watchlist. What do these trends mean, especially to marketers? For decades, Nielsen was the place where advertisers and marketers could turn to better connect with their audiences by understanding... Continue reading at AdWeek
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