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Writer.
Speaker.
Author of The Persuaders, Winners Take All, The True American, and India Calling.

“Every now and then, I come across something that makes me think in a completely new way, and this was one of those times.”

—Brené Brown, Unlocking Us

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About Anand

Anand Giridharadas is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Persuaders, the international bestseller Winners Take All, The True American, and India Calling. A former foreign correspondent and columnist for The New York Times for more than a decade, he has also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Time. He is an on-air political analyst for MSNBC. He is the publisher of the newsletter The Ink.

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The Art of
Changing Minds

The Persuaders is a stunning insider account of activists, politicians, educators, and everyday citizens who are on the ground working to change minds, bridge divisions, and fight for democracy.

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