The Perils of Perception: Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything
By: Bobby Duffy
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
By: Randolph M. Nesse , George C. Williams
4.11
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
The next time you get sick, consider this before picking up the aspirin: your body may be doing exa… read more
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"Paradoxically, it now is much easier to treat many mental disorders than it is to understand them."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
"The single thing most people can do to most improve their health is to cut the fat content of their diets."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
"The current danger for most of us is not the deprivation suffered bu our ancestors but an excess of nutrition."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
"The current danger for most of us is not the deprivation suffered by our ancestors but an excess of nutrition."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
2. The Lessons of History
By: Will Durant , Ariel Durant
4.07
Format: 119 pages, Hardcover
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for th… read more
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"We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow he…"-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
3. The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
By: None , Edward E. Ericson Jr. , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4.32
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prison… read more
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"To taste the sea, all one needs is one gulp."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"One man who stopped lying could bring down a tyranny."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
4. Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
By: Paul Bloom
4.00
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
New York Post Best Book of 2016 We often think of our capacity to experience the suffering of other… read more
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5. Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United
By: Alex Ferguson , Michael Moritz
3.33
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
After an astonishing career-first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Footba… read more
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6. The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
By: Brad Stone
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would … read more
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7. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more
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8. The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
By: Will Storr
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and … read more
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"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"We build an infinite variety of imaginary games. Groups of people gather together, agree what symbols they’re going to use to mean “status,"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"The story idealists sometimes tell of humanity says we're natural seekers of equality. This isn't true. Utopians talk of injustice whilst building new hierarchies and placing themselves at the top. W…"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
9. Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
By: Dacher Keltner
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Awe is mysterious. How do we begin to quantify the goose bumps we feel when we see the Grand Canyon… read more
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10. The Infinite Game
By: Simon Sinek
4.17
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
Do you know how to play the game you're in? In finite games, like football or chess, the players a… read more
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"In any game, there are always two currencies required to play - will and resources."-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game
"And like all infinite games, in the game of life, the goal is not to win, it is to perpetuate the game."-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game
"The best way to drive performance in an organization is to create an environment in which information can flow freely, mistakes can be highlighted and help can be offered and received."-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game
"Traditional competition forces us to take on an attitude of winning. A worthy rival inspires us to take an attitude of improvement. The former focuses our attention on the outcome, the latter focuses…"-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game
11. Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy
By: Henry Kissinger
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and… read more
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"Well before the end of the 20th century however print had lost its former dominance. This resulted in, among other things, a different kind of person getting elected as leader. One who can present hi…"-Henry Kissinger, Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy
12. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
By: Bill Maher
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more
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13. Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money
By: Ken Honda
4.00
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Ken Honda—Japan’s #1 bestselling personal development guru—teaches you how to achieve peace of mind… read more
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14. The Prime Ministers: 55 Leaders, 55 Authors, 300 Years of History
By: Iain Dale
3.91
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
'Many of my predecessors were giants, some had feet of clay, all possessed human foibles.' - From t… read more
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15. The Immune Mind: The new science of health
By: Monty Lyman
4.32
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
'Superbly written with excellent insights... One of the best non-fiction books I've read!' Dr Rupy … read more
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16. Barely Functional Adult: It’ll All Make Sense Eventually
By: Meichi Ng
4.16
Format: 401 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of Barely Functional Adult, a painfully relatable webcomic with over 125k follower… read more
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17. The Perils of Perception: Why We're Wrong About Nearly Everything
By: Bobby Duffy
3.73
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Do you eat too much sugar? Is violence in the world increasing or decreasing? What proportion of yo… read more
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18. A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders: Surprising Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps
By: Jonn Elledge
4.39
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps … read more
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19. In the Thick of It
By: Alan Duncan
3.61
Format: 594 pages, Kindle Edition
As Minister of State at the Foreign Office, Alan Duncan was once described as Boris Johnson’s ‘poop… read more
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