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Newsweek staff helps you find the perfect book for your summer reading pleasure—from mysteries and historical fiction to Black history and the Royals.

Influencers and politicians use snappy cliches to get you on side – but you can fight fire with fire

Overthinking is an easy thing to do, but why do we do it? Author and linguist Amanda Montell chats with Maria about her latest book and taking a deeper look at...

On this edition of Conversations Amanda Montell talks with host Dan Skinner about \“The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.\”

The Age of Magical Overthinking Notes on Modern Irrationality By Amanda Montell Atria/One Signal. 272 pp. $28.

The following books are available at the Transylvania County Library. The book synopses are from Goodreads.

It's been 35 years since "When Harry Met Sally" made the case that men and women can't be friends because "the sex part always gets in the way." Is that still true?

Proportionality bias is the tendency to attribute significant events to equally significant causes. This bias often fuels conspiracy theories, as people assume that major events must have been orchestrated by a grand force. Unladylike, a feminist lifestyle podcast, explores this phenomenon in an episode titled "Magical Overthinking." Host Cristen Conger and guest Amanda Montell delve into contemporary irrationality, discussing topics like the sunk cost fallacy and the halo effect. Mont...

We’re all on a mass headtrip, says The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell. Our minds have turned against us. True, magical thinking is an age-old trait and our minds...

According to Amazon the following books are some of the best nonfiction books for January – April 2024. You can find these “best” books at the New Ulm Pub