The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery
By: Adam Gopnik
3.12
Format: 256 pages, ebook
"[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” ―Oliver Burkeman, The Atlantic Best-selling …
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By: Meghan O'Gieblyn
4.27
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
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By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
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By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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4. The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
By: Greg Lukianoff
3.93
Format: 432 pages, ebook
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5. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
By: Adam M. Grant
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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6. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
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7. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
By: Shane Parrish
4.21
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
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8. Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
By: Sarah Bakewell
4.03
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
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9. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
By: Richard V. Reeves
4.07
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
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10. Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
By: Kyle Chayka
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
A history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture it… read more
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11. Blue Ruin
By: Hari Kunzru
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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12. The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
By: Bill Hammack
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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13. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
By: Sander van der Linden
4.03
Format: 368 pages, ebook
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14. The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery
By: Adam Gopnik
3.12
Format: 256 pages, ebook
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15. The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower
By: Morra Aarons-Mele
4.04
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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16. The Experience Machine
By: Andy Clark
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worldsFor as long as … read more
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17. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard
By: Joan E. Strassmann
3.67
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A one-of-a-kind guide to birding locally that encourages readers to slow down and notice the specta… read more
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19. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
By: Adam Alter
3.96
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking guide to breaking free from the thoughts, habits, jobs, relationships, and even bu… read more
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21. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
By: Nate Silver
3.84
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more
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