Political strategist Alberto Lage and psychologist Iracema Rezende spent years working in Brazilian political campaigns. The book draws on that experience to examine the emotional demands that campaigns place on candidates — and what those demands tell us about how people lead and decide in other high-stakes settings. “Inside the Candidate’s Head: The Psychology of…

Evghenia Gutul, the elected Head (Baskan) of Gagauzia, the autonomous region in southern Moldova, has compiled 30 letters written during her time in prison into a book titled “The Gutul Case. Anatomy of Political Persecution.” The book gives a first-hand account of the dispute between Gagauzia and the Moldovan central government, the circumstances that led…