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The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

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  • Create Date：2022-10-19 00:19:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Anand Giridharadas
  • ISBN：0593318994
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Reviews

Chris Boutté ，

This book bored me out of my mind， which sucks because I absolutely loved Anand’s last book。 I was so excited when I found out he had a new book coming out， but this book just fell flat。 Anand travels the country interviewing people who do activism and trying to persuade others on political issues。 There are definitely some interesting things that come up in the book， and if you’re into a ton of interviews and not much analysis， you might enjoy it。I think what really made me salty about this boo This book bored me out of my mind， which sucks because I absolutely loved Anand’s last book。 I was so excited when I found out he had a new book coming out， but this book just fell flat。 Anand travels the country interviewing people who do activism and trying to persuade others on political issues。 There are definitely some interesting things that come up in the book， and if you’re into a ton of interviews and not much analysis， you might enjoy it。I think what really made me salty about this book was his interviews with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez。 I initially loved AOC like so many other progressives， but she’s fallen off hard。 In this book， Anand paints her as a victim who can do no wrong， and it’s really strange。 He’s usually not afraid to hold people accountable for places where they slipped up， but he was incapable of doing that with AOC， and I’m not sure why。 。。。more

Kim Zoby Fulgham ，

Well written。 Appreciated the arc to preview。

Drea ，

I’m a huge fan of the author， Anand Giridharadas and was thrilled to receive an advanced copy from Knopf Doubleday。 This book is a great source of inspiration and education as the author describes several “persuaders” who not only seek to change the country and world but also work really hard to make changes within those who think differently than they do。 This book is especially important now as more often than not there seems to be “teams” who refuse to listen to one another。 Learned a lot abo I’m a huge fan of the author， Anand Giridharadas and was thrilled to receive an advanced copy from Knopf Doubleday。 This book is a great source of inspiration and education as the author describes several “persuaders” who not only seek to change the country and world but also work really hard to make changes within those who think differently than they do。 This book is especially important now as more often than not there seems to be “teams” who refuse to listen to one another。 Learned a lot about a couple of people I thought I knew everything about and was introduced to several persuaders I hadn’t known。 An EXCELLENT choice for a book club discussion group。 So much to explore。 。。。more