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BOUNCE de William Milberg

An engaging, authoritative and accessible study of globalization—in the vein of A History of the World in 6 Glasses—told through the fascinating histories of six different balls used in sports.

BOUNCE: The Story of Globalization
by William Milberg
The New Press, late 2026/early2027
(via The Gernert Company)

Globalization is the central economic issue of our time: it’s tied to everything we buy; impacts elections; leads to the wholesale collapse (or revitalization) of a town, or a city, or a region, with jobs going someplace else, coming in, or never coming back. It’s a primary reason behind the Trump administration’s tariffs, which are causing major economic upheaval. Yet for all its significance, globalization is still widely misunderstood. It’s too complex, too diffuse, with too many moving parts – its design makes individuals feel powerless. In BOUNCE, a Professor of Economics examines the history of six sporting balls as a way to understand the story of globalization, how it has evolved, and how the decisions that society has made and is currently making, continue to shape it.

The golf ball, the baseball, the football, the soccer ball, the tennis ball and the basketball: each has a complex and fascinating history that parallels the evolution of globalization. Balls have been used in games for hundreds of years and each one tells us unique and vital things about this evolution: the golf ball uncovers the dynamics of the first wave of globalization, with colonial powers seeking rubber in the plantations of Africa, Asia and South America, and the importance of machine technology and innovation. The football shows how labor unions provided the “countervailing power” needed to stand up to growing industrial corporations, prompting steady growth in pay and economic security for the average worker. Milberg, Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research where he directs the Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies, slices each ball open, dives deep into its story, and spins a narrative revealing how each microhistory is inextricably linked to the greater economy.

Globalization has been a series of choices by individuals, corporations, governments, countries. Understanding the history of these game balls helps us to better understand the consequences of those choices and where we want the economy to go.

Professor Milberg’s research focuses on the history and philosophy of economics. He has written extensively on global value chains and their implications for economic development, jobs, finance and intellectual property.

William Milberg is Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research, where he also directs the Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies. His recent project at the Heilbroner Center is on the economic causes and consequences of the multinational retreat from liberal democracy. Milberg has worked as a consultant to the International Labour Organization and the World Bank and lectured at the World Trade Organization. Author of three academic books, Milberg served as Dean of the New School for Social Research from 2013-2023. He lives in Westchester, NY with his wife, his youngest daughter and his dog Lola.

HEILEN & GENIEßEN d’Elisa Dag

Promote natural hormone balance with an anti-inflammatory diet. Vegan, high-protein, high-fibre, nutrient-rich and gluten-free cooking & baking.

HEILEN & GENIEßEN
(Heal & Enjoy)
by Elisa Dag
Yuna/PRH Germany, July 2025

Silent inflammation, hormonal imbalance, chronic fatigue – many of these complaints do not arise overnight, yet they are often not taken seriously. This book is for anyone who longs for a greater connection with their body and wants to understand what really lies behind fatigue, skin problems or mood swings.

Elisa Dag sensitively shows how an overworked liver, a stressed intestine and permanent inflammatory processes can disrupt hormonal balance and how we can regain balance through conscious, natural nutrition and gentle impulses from naturopathy.

This is not about dogmatic rules or short-term trends, but about a deep understanding of the body’s signals. With holistic knowledge, everyday tips and over 85 nourishing recipes that have a natural anti-inflammatory and hormone-friendly effect, this book accompanies you on your journey to more energy, clarity and well-being.

Particularly valuable: the book includes a 3-week intensive programme that supports you step by step in relieving, building up and stabilising your body – suitable for everyday use, nutrient-rich and lovingly guided.

In addition, the four phases of the cycle are discussed, with accompanying knowledge and tips on how you can better align your diet, energy levels and body awareness with your hormonal rhythm.

With lots of practical tips on vegan, protein-rich, anti-inflammatory and gluten-free cooking and baking, as well as inspiration from naturopathy to help you strengthen your body holistically.

Elisa Dag is a holistic nutritionist specialising in naturopathy, a fitness trainer and mother of four. She is passionate about combining nutrition, exercise and a healthy lifestyle. She offers hula hoop and running courses, among other things, to get people moving holistically. On Instagram, she inspires over 180,000 followers at @fitmitelisa with simple, plant-based recipes that are gluten-free, sugar-free and, above all, anti-inflammatory. Her approach combines modern nutrition science with proven naturopathic knowledge to provide lasting support for the gut, liver, hormones and immune system.

MOON GARDEN de Melody Godfred

Reconnect with your intuition, heal gently, and manifest your dreams with intention—one season, one cycle, one phase at a time.

MOON GARDEN:
Poetry for Manifestation
by Melody Godfred
Andrews McMeel, October 2025

From Melody Godfred, author of the international bestseller Self Love Poetry for Thinkers & Feelers, comes MOON GARDEN: Poetry for Manifestation, a one-of-a-kind poetry book where the moon becomes your manifestation guide.

This isn’t a book that pushes you forward. MOON GARDEN welcomes you home to yourself.

Inspired by the lunar cycles and set in an ethereal moon garden, this spiritual poetry collection combines deeply personal poems and meditative prose to help you slow down, soften, and realign—with your inner truth and the rhythm of nature.

MOON GARDEN reminds us that personal growth and emotional healing don’t follow a straight line. Like nature, transformation unfolds like a garden, blooming in its own time. Whether you’re in a season of planting, tending, harvesting, or rest, this book offers wisdom, encouragement, and space to reflect on where you are—and where you’re meant to go next as you begin to move through the world with greater intention and presence.

More than a poetry book, MOON GARDEN: Poetry for Manifestation is a year-long companion for dream fulfillment and inner peace, guided by the quiet beauty of the night and the light that already lives within you.

Melody Godfred is a poet, author, and speaker who is devoted to empowering people to love themselves and transform their lives. She is the creator of the Self Love Pinky Ring™ and author of Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers, The Shift: Poetry for a New Perspective, The ABCs of Self Love, and Moon Garden: Poetry for Manifestation. Her poetry has been recognized by Oprah Daily, TODAY with Hoda & Jenna, and Goodreads, among others, for its wisdom and ability to deeply resonate and uplift. Melody lives in Los Angeles with the loves of her life, Aaron, Stella, Violet, and Teddy.

THE NIGHT GARDENER de Susannah Charleson

In the spirit of Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller, Fox and I by Catherine Raven, and Wintering by Katherine May, THE NIGHT GARDENER is a beautiful inquiry into the natural world, as well as a contemplation on loss and grief and the hope of re-birth. A perfect mix of narrative, memoir and nature writing.

THE NIGHT GARDENER:
Grief, Regrowth, and the Secret Life of Nature After Dark
by Susannah Charleson
St. Martin’s Press, Fall 2027/Winter 2028

It is another sleepless night for Susannah Charleson, beset by grief over the death of her mother, and waging a years’ long battle with insomnia in the way one does when a loved one is lost and you’re left contemplating life. A shrill cry echoes in the middle of the night (Human? Animal? What?), and Susannah is drawn out onto her porch and suddenly headlong into a childhood memory of that same sound—a fox crying out in the dark—and a youthful fascination with the night that likewise kept her curious younger self up at odd hours. What goes on when humans are sleeping? Susannah remembers wondering. What lives do the plants, animals, and insects lead in the night?

And so, she lights on the idea of using her anxious, sleepless hours in another way—by gardening at night. She studies the medieval practice of two sleeps, in which an individual rests twice each night, divided by an active middle-of-the-night pursuit. She researches the history of the land and the soil on which her house is perched. She gathers tools, gear, seeds, and a research-grade microscope, hatching plans to rise night after night when the rest of the world is sleeping and work outside over the course of a year to transform her disheveled yard into a beautiful garden sanctuary and wildlife habitat. Frozen ground, stubborn roots, a fall that trips her watch alarm, a tornado blowing through, and a four-foot snake with a penchant for surprises make for a bumpy beginning, but as each night passes, dogs by her side, and progress is made, what Susannah discovers in the dark is a revelation. And a salvation.

THE NIGHT GARDENER is a beautiful look into the science of the natural world, as well as into the human soul, an inquiry of the sort that can only happen when the world quiets enough so we can listen, really listen, and see, and not just appreciate but come to understand.

Susannah Charleson is an award-winning journalist, professor and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestselling Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog. Charleson’s work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, AARP Magazine, People, The Bark, Life+Dog, and on ABC’s Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, and NPR’s Here & Now.

LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE de Tiago Forte

A proven, powerful practice for reclaiming perspective on your life, your values, and your future—from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Building a Second Brain and The PARA Method.

LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE:
The Art and Power of the Annual Review
by Tiago Forte
Simon & Schuster, November 2026
(via Writers House)

In our age of hyperconnectivity and information overload, something has become scarce: the ability to make sense of it all—to step back far enough to see the shape of your own life. You can feel it in ways large and small: achieving a goal but not being able to pause long enough to appreciate it. Watching the weeks and months pass in a blur without a sense of the bigger “why.” Making decisions that look right on paper but somehow feel wrong at a deeper level. How do we regain our sense of perspective on what matters?

In LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE, Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tiago Forte distills the ancient practice of the annual life review into a modern, step-by-step method—drawing on nearly twenty years of personal practice and the experience of teaching it to thousands of people worldwide. At its heart is the ARC Method, a three-stage process for Appreciating the Past, Reflecting on the Present, and Creating the Future. Through guided journaling, gratitude practices, visualization exercises, and other science-backed techniques—along with practical guidance on using technology as a tool for self-reflection—the book shows you how to transform what feels like a random string of experiences into a coherent story of growth, gain clarity on what you truly want rather than what you think you should want, and translate what you discover into concrete projects and plans for the year ahead. The past and present, Forte argues, are full of information—but they don’t communicate through analysis alone. They speak through what captures your attention, what moves you, what your body knows before your mind catches up.

Whether you turn to it as a yearly ritual or a trusted guide during pivotal moments, LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE is not a book about doing more. It is a book about seeing more clearly—and discovering that the biggest changes in life often begin not with a new plan, but with a new point of view.

Tiago Forte is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Building a Second Brain, The PARA Method, and Life in Perspective. His books have sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide and been published in more than twenty-five languages. He is the creator of the Building a Second Brain methodology, which has been adopted by readers around the world and inside organizations including Genentech, Toyota Motor Corporation, and the Inter-American Development Bank. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Time, among others. He lives in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, with his wife and children. Find out more at ForteLabs.com.