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ONE (IMMUNE) SYSTEM TO RULE THE WORLD de Melanie Matheu

From leading immunologist and social media star Dr. Melanie Matheu, a new framework for bringing a vast, invisible biological system into cultural focus and fundamentally changing how readers understand their own bodies. For fans of The Emperor of All Maladies and I Contain Multitudes but for the immune system.

ONE (IMMUNE) SYSTEM TO RULE THE WORLD
by Melanie Matheu
Viking, Spring 2028
(via Park, Fine & Brower)

ONE (IMMUNE) SYSTEM TO RULE THE WORLD introduces readers to the most powerful, hyperintelligent system in your own body: the immune system. Rather than an an academic introduction or an attempt to compress decades of research and millions of peer reviewed articles, this book provides frameworks of thinking about the immune system: how the it functions inside of us and what happens when it goes wrong. In these pages you will find historical missteps, accidental discoveries, and the sheer tour-de-force of scientists, to provide both context and color for how the understanding of this ancient system has developed and where it’s going from here.

Dr. Matheu will cover:

• How seemingly unrelated diseases are linked, like how Graves’ Disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis are connected both to each other.
• The discovery of the immune system and how our understanding has developed from ancient China and Greece to the HIV/AIDS crisis and COVID-19.
• How the immune system and the brain operate similarly and differently, and how when they ‘talk’ to each other it can change our health.
• How viral infection can lead to cancer and how future immune system hacking might be done to preempt cancer.

Dr. Melanie Matheu is a PhD immunologist whose expertise is on the dynamic behavior of immune cells and the translation of human immunobiology into biotechnology platforms. She holds a PhD in Immunology from the University of California, Irvine, where she was one of the first pioneers using live cell high-resolution, laser-based imaging of a variety of immune cells in living tissues to elucidate how the immune system self-organizes and makes decisions as cells respond to inflammatory disease, cancer, and viral infection. She reaches over 765K followers across Substack, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

ADRIFT de Peter Morse

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction by the survivor of one of the most chilling diving tragedies in recent history. Mixing the immersive urgency of The Perfect Storm, the psychological depth of Into the Wild, and the investigative precision of Into the Raging Sea, ADRIFT brings readers into the heart of a catastrophe that unfolded 300 miles off the Colombian coast — and the haunting aftermath that reshaped every life touched by it.

ADRIFT
by Peter Morse
Pegasus, TBD 2027
(via The Martell Agency)

On what should have been a routine final dive in sight of Malpelo, a forbidding sheer barren rock of an island with a fascinating but eerie history, five divers surfaced far from their boat, swept into a fast-moving current with no emergency beacon and no hope of being seen. As darkness fell and sharks circled, Morse made a harrowing decision: to leave the group and attempt a solo swim back to the boat — a choice that would save lives, cost others, and haunt every survivor for years. Told through multiple points of view — including Hernán and Jorge, the two men who drifted for 50 hours, and the families of the deceased — this is not simply a survival story. It is a reckoning with hubris, systemic failure, institutional negligence, and the profound psychological toll of surviving when others did not.

What distinguishes ADRIFT is its dual power as both memoir and investigative reconstruction. Morse pairs his firsthand testimony with years of interviewing survivors, boat crew, families, park rangers, investigators, and local officials. The result is a layered, riveting narrative — visceral in its immediacy, cinematic in its scope, and deeply human in its emotional resonance.

What ultimately makes this project so compelling — and so commercial — is its rare combination of high-stakes survival, psychological depth, and investigative revelation. It speaks to readers of Krakauer, Junger, Grann, Larson, and Susan Casey; to viewers of true-adventure documentary series; and to anyone drawn to stories about resilience, moral ambiguity, and the hard truths about what went wrong.

Peter Morse is a marine zoologist with a PhD in animal cognition; his scenes beneath the Pacific pulse with scientific insight and poetic clarity, grounding the book in the lived reality of currents, predators, and oceanic physics. Morse has meaningful promotional partners in the marine conservation world — influencers and organizations with platforms ranging from 14K to over 550K followers.

PEAK de Vonda Wright

Lock in your strength, fertility, and resilience with this practical, science-forward playbook to a woman’s critical decade, from the New York Times bestselling author of Unbreakable.

PEAK:
A Woman’s Guide to Optimal Health in the Critical Decade
by Vonda Wright, MD
Rodale, August 2027
(via Kaplan/DeFiore Rights)

From ages 35 to 45—long before menopause, or even perimenopause, and long before “aging” decline is obvious—there is a decisive window when a woman’s muscle, bone, brain, cardiometabolic health, hormones, stress tolerance, fertility, and resilience quietly begin to erode.

But what no one is talking about is the unique biologic opportunity that this critical decade affords—with deliberate and specific efforts, women can shore up their present and future health and it’s never too late to start. After all, muscle, bone, and metabolism accrue like compound interest; what we build now pays dividends for decades and sets a healthy stage for later strength, recovery, and metabolic health. Packed with science-forward explanations and Dr. Vonda Wright’s trusted, straight-talking advice, Peak includes:

• Detailed explanation of why women in this decade need to lift heavy, recover deliberately, and integrate flexibility/mobility work to maintain tissue quality and hormone balance.
• How to take charge of fertility. It doesn’t suddenly drop—it slides.
• Stress, sleep loss, and nutrient deficiencies accelerate it.
• Why the first 10 months postpartum are a unique metabolic reset window shaping long-term body composition, insulin sensitivity, and cardiovascular risk.
• Systems that protect a woman’s emotional and physical healthspan, including Power Moves, Clinician Scripts, and a 30/60/90-Day Plan.

Motivating and optimistic, PEAK is the perimenopausal bible that will see women through this important time and into their very bright, healthy futures.

Dr. Vonda Wright is a double-board certified orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. The founding director of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA), she also speaks worldwide and develops programs for optimizing performance and minimizing injury from the ball field to the boardroom. She has been featured or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, and U.S. News & World Report. She lives with her husband, a retired NHL star, in Florida.

AI, ANIMALS, AND US de Max Taylor

How AI is transforming the lives of billions of animals—and what we can do about it.

AI, ANIMALS, AND US:
What Artificial Intelligence Holds for All Species
by Max Taylor
HarperOne, March 2027

Like it or not, AI is rapidly reshaping human life. But what does it mean for other species? In AI, Animals, and Us, researcher Max Taylor explores the surprising world of whale translators, robot dogs, AI-powered mega-farms, and the even stranger territory that lies ahead.

After reading, you’ll know how AI could:

Reveal what animals are really communicating
Change how you care for your pets
Open up new ways to help wild animals
Transform the lives of farmed animals – for better or worse

Along the way, this book tackles some of the biggest questions around AI:

What’s driving breakneck AI progress, and will it continue?
Could AI itself ever become conscious?
How can we shape AI’s values before they get set in stone?
How do we prepare ourselves—and our fellow species—for such an unpredictable future?

Most AI discussions stop at humans. AI, ANIMALS, AND US explores AI’s sweeping consequences for every species on the planet, not just our own—and how we can shape them while there’s still time. This book is for readers drawn to the big-picture thinking of Sapiens, the wonder of My Octopus Teacher, or the sharp futuristic vision of Black Mirror.

Max Taylor is a Senior Researcher at Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE), where he helps identify particularly promising organizations and projects for animal advocacy donors. Prior to ACE, he spent six years in the U.K. Civil Service, most recently leading on the government’s animal welfare labelling policy. Alongside his work at ACE, he works on various projects seeking to ensure AI benefits all species, including writing the monthly Sentient Futures newsletter. He also serves on the executive committee of the U.K. Labour Party’s Animal Welfare Society.

HIGH AGENCY de George Mack

The definitive case that agency – the ability to act boldly and freely to solve problems – is more important than intelligence, revealing how to cultivate a “high agency” mindset in life and business, based on the viral essay by entrepreneur George Mack.

HIGH AGENCY: The Most Valuable Skill in the World
by George Mack
Crown Currency, September 2027

When George Mack asked the internet a deceptively simple question, his essay sparked word-of-mouth sensation. The question: If you were stuck in a foreign jail cell and could only call one person you know for help, who would it be? That’s the highest-agency person you know—someone with the drive and resourcefulness to solve problems that most would consider impossible.

If the optimist sees the glass as half full, and the pessimist sees the glass as half empty, the high agency person sees themselves as a tap that fills up the glass. Expanding the idea into a full operating system, Mack argues that agency is the most important skill of the 21st century, eclipsing intelligence, and breaks down the traps that shrink people into a low agency mindset.

With its unique blend of playful yet instructive stories, from Christopher Nolan to the Wright Brothers, and practical tools like the high agency spectrum, this is a modern playbook for ambitious and daring entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals eager to get off autopilot and seize control of their lives.

George Mack is a British entrepreneur and writer known for turning psychological insights into ideas that spread. His work has gained a cult following, and he is the most frequent guest on the Modern Wisdom podcast, one of the top 10 podcasts in the world. His signature “high agency” question has been featured on both The Joe Rogan Experience and The Diary of a CEO. Mack has 500k followers across X, LinkedIn, Substack, and his newsletter. He lives in Austin, Texas.