The Science of Being Human: Why We Behave, Think and Feel the Way We Do
By: Marty Jopson
3.58
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Offering a unique insight into human behavior, this book explains why we behave the way we do and w…
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1. The Whisperer (Mila Vasquez, #1)
By: Donato Carrisi
4.18
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A gripping literary thriller and smash bestseller that has taken Italy, France, Germany and the UK … read more
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"Evil generates only more evil. That has always been its chief characteristic."-Donato Carrisi, The Whisperer (Mila Vasquez, #1)
"Pokraj sebe imamo ljude o kojima mislimo da znamo sve, a zapravo ne znamo ništa o njima..."-Donato Carrisi, The Whisperer (Mila Vasquez, #1)
"Djeca ne vide smrt. Zato što njihov život traje jedan dan, otkada se probudi pa do odlaska na spavanje."-Donato Carrisi, The Whisperer (Mila Vasquez, #1)
"And you have to be careful with illusionists: sometimes evil deceives us by assuming the simplest form of things."-Donato Carrisi, The Whisperer (Mila Vasquez, #1)
2. The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need
By: Scott Pape
4.47
Format: 310 pages,
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- nonfiction
3. 10% Human: How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
By: Alanna Collen
3.83
Format: None pages, Hardcover
You are just 10% human. For every one of the cells that make up the vessel that you call your body,… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
4. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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5. The Brain: The Story of You
By: David Eagleman
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your r… read more
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6. Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
By: Abigail Shrier
4.14
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
Irreversible Damage is an exploration of a mystery: Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gen… read more
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"Women feel things deeply. We empathize. For good reason, when asked to identify their best friend, most men name their wives; most women name another woman."-Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
"For those of you who have ever been an adolescent or attempted the toe-curling, hair-whitening endeavor of raising one—hold your laughter. Resist the urge to squeal out loud at the preposterous notio…"-Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
"Nearly every novel problem teenagers face traces itself back to 2007 and the introduction of Steve Jobs’s iPhone. In fact, the explosion in self-harm can be so precisely pinpointed to the introductio…"-Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
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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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
8. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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- audiobook
"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
9. Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
By: Nick Lane
4.04
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
What brings the Earth to life, and our own lives to an end? For decades, biology has been domina… read more
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"Almost the only thing we know for sure about consciousness is that it is, so to speak, soluble in ether, chloroform and a variety of other solvents ..."-Nick Lane, Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
"Core metabolism has changed little in part because it was never powered down in its four-billion-year history. The genes are custodians of this flame, but without the flame life is – dead."-Nick Lane, Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
"Keen to progress the work on photosynthesis, Lawrence hired Melvin Calvin, a colleague from the Manhattan Project, immediately after the war. The story has it that on the day of the Japanese surrende…"-Nick Lane, Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
"Putting terms aside, we’ll see that the ancient biosynthetic Krebs cycle was fixing CO2 a billion years before rubisco and the evolution of photosynthesis in the cyanobacterial ancestors of plant chl…"-Nick Lane, Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
10. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
By: Ryan Holiday
4.04
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller! Ryan Holiday's best… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
"Start small...on something big."-Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
"You can also commit injustice by doing nothing."-Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
"History is written with blood, sweat, and tears, and it is etched into eternity by the quiet endurance of courageous people."-Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
11. Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.30
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
From the basics of physics to big questions about the nature of space and time, celebrated astrophy… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Had Herschel succeeded, the planet list would read: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and George."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
"The cosmic perspective opens our minds to extraordinary ideas but does not leave them so open that our brains spill out, making us susceptible to believing anything we're told."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
12. The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
By: Steven Bartlett
4.19
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A galvanizing playbook for success from Steven Bartlett, one of the world’s most exciting entrepren… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
13. The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
By: Anna Fifield
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant,… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Kim Jong Chol even found a way to work the Belgian movie star into his school work. "If I had my idea world I would not allow weapons and atom bombs any more," he wrote in a school project while in B…"-Anna Fifield, The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
14. Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
By: Emmanuel Acho
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide… read more
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- audiobook
"It's not white people's job to police the feelings of black people, but as fellow human beings, please rant black people the right to the full gamut of emotions regarding their wounds."-Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
"White privilege is about the word white, not rich. It's having advantage built into your life. It's not saying your life hasn't been hard; it's saying your skin color hasn't contributed to the diffic…"-Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
15. Theroux the Keyhole
By: Louis Theroux
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Come round to Louis Theroux’s house where the much-loved TV documentary-maker, podcaster and bestse… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
By: Daniel Z. Lieberman
4.15
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Why are we obsessed with the things we want and bored when we get them? Why is addiction "perfect… read more
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- audiobook
- biology
- psychology
- nonfiction
- science
"It’s better to be smart than strong."-Daniel Z. Lieberman, The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
"Success inspired confidence; confidence produced success."-Daniel Z. Lieberman, The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
"Having a confident expectation of success can make obstacles melt before your eyes."-Daniel Z. Lieberman, The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
"As the German philosopher Arthur Schoppenhauer wrote, "Dreams are brief madness and madness a long dreams."-Daniel Z. Lieberman, The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity—and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
17. Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
By: Dan Ariely
3.92
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
“In this thoughtful, moving, and well-written book, Dan Ariely narrates his personal and profession… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- psychology
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"A higher level of income inequality in our community can fray our sense of social trust."-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"How can science - which is slow and methodical, providing only an occasional breakthrough - compete with creative minds unfettered by facts?"-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"Would you enthusiastically recommend that a friend purchase something you'd never tested yourself? Probably not. But you may be unwittingly doing this with information every day."-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
"[M]isbelief is enormously engaging and even fun for those who become deeply involved in its cleverly constructed alternate worlds. People who work in the gaming industry have drawn striking parallels…"-Dan Ariely, Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
18. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief
By: Katriona O'Sullivan
4.61
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more
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- psychology
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19. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
By: Jordan B. Peterson
4.17
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
The sequel to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the periolus path of modern life. I… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
20. Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
By: Stephen Fry
4.32
Format: 415 pages, Paperback
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such … read more
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- nonfiction
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"You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept that we have no will."-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"Wicked men never learn, for wicked men have no interest in myths, legends, and stories. If they had they would learn from them and triumph, so we must be glad of their ignorance and dullness of wits."-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"You see?' said Prometheus. 'It is your fate to be Heracles the hero, burdened with labours, yet it is also your choice. You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept …"-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"A fine statue of a naked Theseus stands proudly today in Athens' central place of assembly, the city's hub, Syntagma Square. Even today he is a focus of Athenian identity and pride. The ship he broug…"-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
21. 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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- science
- nonfiction
- psychology
- audiobook
22. Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
By: Nathan H. Lents
3.95
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
A biology professor’s illuminating tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
- audiobook
23. An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
By: Konstantin Kisin
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For all of the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and questionable politicians with fun… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Rationality
By: Steven Pinker
3.85
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are … read more
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"Everyone wants someone to help but prefers that it not be them."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"If contemporary humans seem irrational, don't blame the hunter-gatherers."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"The press is an availability machine. It serves up anecdotes which feed our impression of what's common in a way that is guaranteed to mislead."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
"Disagreement is necessary in deliberations among mortals. As the saying goes, the more we disagree, the more chance there is that at least one of us is right."-Steven Pinker, Rationality
25. How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain
By: Ryan North
4.01
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy, revealing the true poten… read more
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- audiobook
26. How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite
By: Chris Balakrishnan
3.63
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
The co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, y… read more
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- audiobook
- biology
- psychology
- nonfiction
- science
27. The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience
By: Aditi Nerurkar
4.11
Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition
“The key is managing stress, so we can lead healthier, happier lives. The 5 Resets will help you do… read more
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- psychology
- audiobook
28. The Science of Being Human: Why We Behave, Think and Feel the Way We Do
By: Marty Jopson
3.58
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Offering a unique insight into human behavior, this book explains why we behave the way we do and w… read more
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- biology
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- science
29. Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
By: Jack Posobiec
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
If you don’t understand communist revolutions, you aren’t ready for what’s coming. The old rules … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"freedom cannot exist in the sociopolitical sense without shared culture and shared value systems that agree on what freedom is and from what (or Whom) it derives"-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
"Consider Elon Musk, the sole protector of anything like freedom of speech on the internet, who has been subjected to cruel and unusual lawfare by unhuman bureaucrats and activists."-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
30. The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us
By: Mark Robert Rank
3.76
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
Upending notions of predictability and rugged individualism to reveal how truly random the world is… read more
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- science
31. What Makes Us Human: A Scientist’s Guide to our Amazing Existence
By: Luke O'Neill
3.80
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
What makes us human? Ireland’s favorite scientist is here to tell you! What do you have in commo… read more
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