Overview

A powerful cyber network delivers an unprecedented message to the United States: Work with us-and we will help bring peace. Refuse-and we have the means for mutual destruction. When Paul Weitzman, a technology entrepreneur focused on understanding how critical decisions are made, is unexpectedly elevated to the U.S. presidency, he confronts a global crisis shaped as much by flawed judgment as by geopolitical tension. As events escalate across regions already marked by instability, he must navigate competing pressures from state and non-state actors, while considering whether an unconventional approach to decision-making could alter the course of conflict. Lost Minds is a near-future geopolitical novel that examines leadership, power, and the role of human judgment in moments of profound consequence.

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""In this visionary and profoundly compelling novel, Munir Sheikh masterfully weaves together cutting-edge science, political intrigue, and deep human drama to chart an audacious path toward a more rational and peaceful world."" - Anwar Shah, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC ""Just when rationality seems in retreat, Sheikh weaves a thoughtful and hopeful story that grabs the reader and challenges not just what they think about the big issues of today's world, but how they go about thinking."" - Michael Wernick, Former Clerk of the Privy Council, Secretary to Cabinet, and Head of the Public Service, Government of Canada ""Lost Minds is, at its core, a global narrative... a novel that challenges, provokes, and ultimately insists on being read."" - Murtaza Haider, Professor & Executive Director of the Cities Institute, University of Alberta

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Munir Sheikh is a former Chief Statistician of Canada and a senior public policy leader who has served as a deputy minister and advised ministers and prime ministers on complex national issues. His work has focused on the role of evidence, judgment, and institutional responsibility in shaping public decisions. In Lost Minds, he brings this experience to fiction, exploring how leaders make critical choices under pressure in moments of global consequence.

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