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ReThinking

As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant believes that great minds don't think alike; they challenge each other to think differently. In Re:Thinking with Adam Grant, he has lively discussions and debates with some of the world's most interesting thinkers, creators, achievers, and leaders—from Lin-Manuel Miranda to Brené Brown to Mark Cuban, and Olympic medalists to Nobel laureates to Oscar winners. By diving ins

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What your accent says about you with linguist Valerie Fridland
Nov 2026 · 2 books
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Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents
Valerie Friedlin
“Valerie Friedland is a sociolinguist and the author of the book Why We Talk Funny, The Real Story Behind Our Accents”
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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
“Did you see Project Hill Mary? I read the book”
How to escape your echo chamber with Utah Governor Spencer Cox
Nov 2026 · 2 books
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Off Ramp: Finding Connection Across the Divide
Spencer Cox
“He explores that in his new book, Off Ram. How to be a peacemaker in an age of contempt”
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Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
Bono
“I encourage people to read his book. The work that he did on behalf of Africa during the George W. Bush administration is a really great example”
Family bonding with John & Hank Green and Julia & Jim Curtis
Oct 2026 · 4 books
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Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World
Adam Grant
“I just launched my new book, Vibe, The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World”
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
“John's best known for his coming of age novel, The Faint in Our Stars”
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Hank Green
“Hank for his sci-fi novel, an absolutely remarkable thing”
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Looking for Alaska
John Green
“one of them was looking for Alaska and one of them was like whatever crap I would have written”
The psychology of compatibility with Malcolm Gladwell
Oct 2026 · 6 books
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant
“I'm on tour for the launch of my new book, Vibe, The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World”
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Give and Take
Adam Grant
“So your first book was Give and Take. Right”
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Adam Grant
“Then you wrote a book called Originals, and I'll just read to you the subtitle. How nonconformists move the world”
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Adam Grant
“Then you wrote a book called Think Again. Right, the power of knowing what you don't know”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
“some people have probably read Thinking Fast and Slow”
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
“What you did in Blink is you captured something that a lot of people want to believe”
How to shift a vibe with M. Night Shyamalan
Oct 2026 · 4 books
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant
“I'm on tour for the launch of my new book, Vibe. The secrets of strong connections in a lonely world”
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Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
“You know in Harry Potter, how many people are familiar with the horcrux in Harry Potter”
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Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk
“I think of um in Fight Club, the single serving friend idea”
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Life of Pi
Yann Martel
“Oh I would have loved to see what you could do with Jan Martel's story”
How to sustain a vibe with Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Oct 2026 · 1 book
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Vibe, The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World
Adam Grant
“Next week, I'm launching my new book, Vibe, The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World”
The case for male vulnerability with Luke Bateman
Sep 2026 · 7 books
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The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
“The love hypothesis. In ne like in feel. Satanu kun per prime video”
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Magician
Raymond E. Feist
“Magician by Raymond E. Feist, The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett, and Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb”
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The Painted Man
Peter V. Brett
“Magician by Raymond E. Feist, The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett, and Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb”
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Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb
“Magician by Raymond E. Feist, The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett, and Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb”
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown
“Red Rising by Piers Brown. Red Rising is a really good novel and a lot of young men and boys and young men really love that book”
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Real Men on Top
Robin Dumbrov
“And sorry, and I'll also add Robin Dumbrov, whose book I just finished, Real Men on Top”
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All About Love: New Visions
bell hooks
“And that's actually come a lot through the wonderful work of Belle Hooks in her book All About Love”
Why you shouldn’t wait for inspiration to strike with Harlan Coben
Sep 2026 · 4 books
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Gone Before Goodbye
Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
“He's also co-written a book with Reese Witherspoon called Gone Before Goodbye”
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Plot Twist: Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir on Writing
Harlan Coben
“His most recent book, though, is nonfiction. Plot Twist is a writing guide packaged inside a memoir”
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
“when the Crawd Dad sings, which is a huge book that came out a few years ago, Dee Owens was 70”
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Theo of Golden
John Acuff
“There's another new book. It's called Theo of Golden. Also, author was 70, complete unknown”
Rethinking your career identity with Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Never Say Die
Ke Huy Quan
“He just published a powerful memoir, Never Say Die, and I was so excited to dig into his story”
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The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood
“The seal for Ellie Hazelwood's bestseller, the love hypothesis, Kun for Prime Video”
The difference between joy and relief with Allison Sweet Grant
Sep 2026 · 2 books
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Love
Allison Sweetcrand
“We're starting with Allison's first memoir, Love. Which debuts this month. It's poetry and prose about her experience with breast cancer”
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Lump, a memoir in inoquent reflections
Allison Sweetcrand
“You are officially here to talk about your new book, Lump, a memoir in inoquent reflections”
How leaders build a collective identity with Vanessa Beasley
Sep 2026 · 1 book
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You the People
Vanessa Beasley
“Vanessa shared her research in her seminal 2004 book, You the People”
Dolly Parton is burning up, not burning out | from WorkLife with Adam Grant (re-release)
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Run, Rose, Run
Dolly Parton and James Patterson
“Run Rose Run is your first ever novel”
Is emotional regulation always a good thing? with Julie Bowen and Aliza Pressman
Aug 2026
Improvisation as a life skill with Andrea Jones-Rooy and Justin Gregg
Aug 2026 · 1 book
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Originals
Adam Grant
“I said but I wrote a book called Originals. And She said, yeah, you should take your own advice”
The psychology of rivalry and resilience with Maria Sharapova
Aug 2026
How to challenge your self-limiting beliefs with Shawn Achor
Aug 2026 · 3 books
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Think Again
Adam Grant
“I was really excited to write a book called Think Again. Which was gonna be about The power and importance of questioning and Rethinking our beliefs”
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Before Happiness
Shawn Achor
“I felt like I wrote about that on Before Happiness, which was a previous book I had”
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Give and Take
Adam Grant
“It's the same one you used for give and take, right”
The science of the cold plunge with Chris Ballard
Jul 2026 · 1 book
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The Plunge
Chris Ballard
“Chris Ballard is a journalist and the author of The Plunge, a fascinating book about cold water immersion”
Why a chatbot can’t raise your kid with Dana Suskind
Jul 2026 · 2 books
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Thirty Million Words: Building a Child's Brain
Dana Suskin
“Her pioneering work on childhood development led to her first book. 30 million words, and how early exposure to language influences brain development”
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Human Raised
Dana Suskin
“Dana continues her exploration of childhood development in her new book, Human Raised”
How to prevent corporate corruption with Eric Ries
Jul 2026 · 2 books
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The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
“He's best known for his best selling book, The Lean Startup, about how founders learn rapidly and innovate continuously”
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Incorruptible
Eric Ries
“His experience on that project and working with many high profile companies over the years. led to his new book Incorruptible, which focuses on how to help organizations avoid straying from their ideals”
The craft of storytelling with Ann Patchett
Jul 2026 · 4 books
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The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
“Along with acclaimed nonfiction works, Anne has written 10 novels, including The Dutch House, Tom Lake, and Bel Canto”
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Tom Lake
Ann Patchett
“Along with acclaimed nonfiction works, Anne has written 10 novels, including The Dutch House, Tom Lake, and Bel Canto”
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Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
“Along with acclaimed nonfiction works, Anne has written 10 novels, including The Dutch House, Tom Lake, and Bel Canto”
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Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stewart
“He wrote Suggy Bane and won the bookers several years ago”
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