Nina L. Khrushcheva and Joseph S. Nye, Jr., for PS Read More

Suzuki, by Eri Hotta; The Time of Andropov, Nikita Petrov; and more The PS Say More Newsletter [PS Read More]( In this week's edition of PS Read More, we share recommendations from Nina L. Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, and highlight a recent work by Joseph S. Nye, Jr., an emeritus professor at Harvard Kennedy School and a former US assistant secretary of defense. [Book Cover Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts]( [Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts]( By Selen Kars-Ünlüoğlu and Carol Jarvis Hugo Gagiotti Unremarkable acts can have incredible leadership power. Find out how to make your workplace somewhere others want to work. Sponsored by De Gruyter Nina L. Khrushcheva Recommends... [Suzuki: The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the World]( By Eri Hotta "The story of Japanese violinist and music educator Shinichi Suzuki – the creator of the Suzuki Method, used to teach music to children all over the world – was not widely known until the Japanese-born writer Eri Hotta took it upon herself to tell it. The result was named a New Yorker Best Book of the Year in 2022 – no small feat, particularly for a book published by a university press (even if that university is Harvard). Like all of Hotta’s books, Suzuki is beautifully written, but in an understated way. One does not have to be well-versed in music or music history (I am not) to be captivated by this book, especially because, in addition to Suzuki’s biography, it offers commentary on Japanese society and culture, and their international reach in the twentieth century." [The Time of Andropov]( By Nikita Petrov "Nikita Petrov – a historian from the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human-rights organization Memorial, now banned by the Russian authorities – has written many excellent biographies of the KGB bosses. His latest book (available in Russian) is the brilliantly told life story of Yuri Andropov, the longtime KGB chief under Leonid Brezhnev who then became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Andropov’s story offers crucial insights into Vladimir Putin: not only did both start their careers at the KGB; Andropov is the historical figure Putin admires the most. If you can read Russian, read this." Don't miss our recent Say More interview with Khrushcheva, in which she warns against seizing Russia’s central-bank assets, highlights cracks in the Russian regime, calls warnings that Vladimir Putin plans to invade NATO irresponsible, and more. [Read now]( By a PS Contributor [A Life in the American Century]( By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Nye says: "In the 1940s, the publisher Henry Luce proclaimed that we were living in the 'American Century.' I myself have lived through that century, with all its ups and downs, and I have spent that lifetime writing about the nature of power and political leadership, as well as practicing it in the State Department, National Intelligence Council, and the Pentagon. In this book, I describe my personal journey between Harvard and Washington, and how academia and government have changed over the years. All this against the backdrop of the shifting contours of American power in world affairs. I conclude with a faint ray of guarded optimism about a more complex and riskier world." [PS. Save 30% on a new Digital subscription with our special introductory offer.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. This newsletter does not entitle the recipient to re-publish any of the content it contains. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.