Hi, listeners, you'll notice that I'm not Bob or Carla. I'm Esther Fang, and I produce the world next week.

As we continue through the dog days of August, we figured it was a good time to replay our fantastic summer reading episode.

This way, you'll have a book for the beach or wherever else you go this summer. In it, you'll hear Bob, Carla, and their guest, Rosa Brooks, share their book and media

recommendations, as well as reflect on the meaning behind each work.

I certainly added some of their wrecks to my list.

Enjoy their conversation, and we'll be back next week with our usual programming.

Welcome to the World Next Week's special summer reading episode.

I'm Bob McMahon.

And I'm Carly Ann Robbins.

Every year we look forward to sitting down to discuss books we've read and plan to read as well

as other movies, TV and podcasts we'd like to recommend for these slightly more laid-back months. And joining us today for this

summer podcast spectacular is author, columnist, podcaster, and Professor Rosa Brooks. This is Rosa's

debut appearance on the world next week. Rosa holds the Scott K. Ginsburg chair in law and policy at Georgetown University Law

Center and is an associate dean for centers and institutes. Rosa is also an adjunct senior scholar at

West Point's Modern War Institute, and you can listen to her on weekly foreign policy podcast,

Deep State Radio. So Rosa, welcome to the world next week. Thanks for having me. And just one reminder

about one of our summer reading show, ground rules. We do not tout the books produced by our

CFR colleagues. Now, all year long, we highlight the stellar CFR publications on our usual programming,

which includes our fellow podcast, The President's Inbox. But today, we'd like to spotlight the

fantastic authors and creators we've come across

outside of the council.

So, Rose, as our guest, you get first dibs on sharing a book you've recently read

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