{"product_id":"the-genius-of-israel-the-surprising-resilience-of-a-divided-nation-in-a-turbulent-world-9781982115760","title":"The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * How has a small nation of 9 million people, forced to fight for its existence and security since its founding and riven by ethnic, religious, and economic divides, proven resistant to so many of the societal ills plaguing other wealthy democracies?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do Israelis have among the world's highest life expectancies and lowest rates of \"deaths of despair\" from suicide and substance abuse? Why is Israel's population young and growing while all other wealthy democracies are aging and shrinking? How can it be that Israel, according to a United Nations ranking, is the fourth happiest nation in the world? Why do Israelis tend to look to the future with hope, optimism, and purpose while the rest of the West struggles with an epidemic of loneliness, teen depression, and social decline? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Senor and Saul Singer, the writers behind the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eStart-Up Nation, \u003c\/i\u003ehave long been students of the global innovation race. But as they spent time with Israel's entrepreneurs and political leaders, soldiers and students, scientists and activists, ultra-Orthodox Jews, Tel Aviv techies, and Israeli Arabs, they realized that they had missed what really sets Israel apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from military commanders integrating at-risk youth and people who are neurodiverse into national service, to high performing companies making space for working parents, from dreamers and innovators launching a duct-taped spacecraft to the moon, to bringing better health solutions to people around the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a diverse people and society built around the values of service, solidarity, and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWidely admired for having the world's highest density of high-tech start-ups, Israel's greatest innovation may not be a technology at all, but Israeli society itself. Understanding how a country facing so many challenges can be among the happiest provides surprising insights into how we can confront the crisis of community, human connectedness, and purpose in modern life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBold, timely, and insightful, Senor and Singer's latest work shines an important light on the impressive innovative distinctions of Israeli society--and what other communities and countries can learn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Senor,Saul Singer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982115760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Senor is coauthor of the bestseller \u003ci\u003eStart-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a senior advisor to Paul Ryan's 2012 campaign for vice president and foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney's presidential campaigns. A former Defense Department official, Senor has been based in Baghdad and at US Central Command in Qatar, and was a US Senate aide in the 1990s. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the host of the \u003ci\u003eCall Me Back\u003c\/i\u003e podcast. Today, he is an executive at an international investment firm. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Harvard Business School, and lives in New York City with his wife and two sons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaul Singer is coauthor of the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eStart-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former editor and columnist at the \u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Singer has given keynote speeches at innovation conferences around the world including Beijing, Sydney, Singapore, London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Oslo, Nairobi, and Sao Paulo. Before moving to Israel in 1994, he served for ten years as an advisor to US Members of Congress. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dan Senor \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834221346973,"sku":"9781982115760","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f0d165a4-d5e4-4387-a7dd-e7a7e6e0d201.jpg?v=1776146712","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-genius-of-israel-the-surprising-resilience-of-a-divided-nation-in-a-turbulent-world-9781982115760","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}