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Books: "Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools" by Natasha Singer explores the ways in which technology companies are attempting to influence public education systems. In "The Only Cure: Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing," Mark Solms delves into the neuroscience behind Freud's theories and their relevance in modern mental health treatment.

In "The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn," Dave Zirin examines the life and work of the influential historian and activist. "Finding Renée Richards" by Julie Kliegman tells the story of the pioneering tennis player who became a symbol of transgender rights.

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