The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning
By: Meghan Sullivan
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Two Philosophers Ask and Answer the Big Questions About the Search for Faith and Happiness For see…
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1. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
By: Peter C. Brown , Henry L. Roediger III , Mark A. McDaniel
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we … read more
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2. Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
By: David Lipsky
3.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
In David Lipsky's view, David Foster Wallace was the best young writer in America. Wallace's pieces… read more
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3. The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Millennium
By: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
3.84
Format: None pages, Paperback
The author of the bestselling Flow(more than 125,000 copies sold) offers an intelligent, inspiring … read more
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4. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
5. God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning
By: Meghan O'Gieblyn
4.27
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
A meditation on what it might mean to be human in an age of ever-accelerating technology. read more
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- audiobook
"As black-box technologies become more widespread, there have been no shortage of demands for increased transparency. In 2016 the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation included in its st…"-Meghan O'Gieblyn, God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning
6. Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
By: Stuart Russell
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A leading artificial intelligence researcher lays out a new approach to AI that will enable us to c… read more
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- philosophy
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"To get just an inkling of the fire we're playing with, consider how content-selection algorithms function on social media. They aren't particularly intelligent, but they are in a position to affect t…"-Stuart Russell, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
7. The Precipice
By: Toby Ord
4.00
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central ch… read more
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"If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Humanity is about two hundred thousand years old. But the Earth will remain habitable for hundreds of millions more—enough time for millions of futu…"-Toby Ord, The Precipice
8. Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
By: David Fideler
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Se… read more
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9. Life: My Story Through History
By: Pope Francis
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
For the first time, Pope Francis tells the story of his life as he looks back on the momentous worl… read more
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10. The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
By: Eric Weiner
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectua… read more
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"No wonder so many philosophers walked. Socrates, of course, liked nothing more than strolling in the agora. Nietzsche regularly embarked on spirited two-hour jaunts in the Swiss Alps, convinced “all …"-Eric Weiner, The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers
11. Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
By: Nicholas D. Kristof
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
With stark poignancy and political dispassion, Tightrope draws us deep into an "other America." The… read more
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"One of the most infuriating elements of American myopia about investing in at-risk kids is that politicians often insist that they don't have the funds to pay for social services--but they somehow fi…"-Nicholas D. Kristof, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
"The public frets about cheating with food stamps (the fraud rate is about 1.5 percent) yet doesn’t understand that zillionaires hide assets abroad and thereby deprive the Treasury of some $36 billion…"-Nicholas D. Kristof, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
"The first step toward better policy is to amend our understanding of people's struggles so that it is less about individual irresponsibility and more about our collective irresponsibility in tolerati…"-Nicholas D. Kristof, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
"As a fraction of GDP, the United States spends on job-training and assistance programs barely one-fifth as much as the average among industrialized countries. Moreover, the United States has signific…"-Nicholas D. Kristof, Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
12. Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
By: Kieran Setiya
3.56
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age How can you … read more
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"The way in which you relate to the activities that matter most to you is by trying to complete them and so expel them from your life. Your days are devoted to ending, one by one, the activities that …"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
"In philosophers' terms, the shift in perspective is not temporal, but "epistemic": it has to do with knowledge. Emotionally, there is a fundamental difference between knowing that I will miss out on …"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
"When the demands of life are pressing, too urgent to be ignored, it would be a mistake to devote all day to contemplation, reading Wordsworth, or playing golf. Being mortal, think of mortal things. Y…"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
"We can escape the self-destructive cycle of pursuit, resolution, and renewal, of attainments archived or unachieved. The way out is to find sufficient value in atelic activities, activities that have…"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
13. Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most
By: Miroslav Volf
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER " Life Worth Living is transcendent. A collection of wisdom pu… read more
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- audiobook
14. Another Word for Love: A Memoir
By: Carvell Wallace
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for hea… read more
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15. How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
By: Massimo Pigliucci
3.74
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choos… read more
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16. Entitlement
By: Rumaan Alam
3.59
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A novel of money and morality from the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind … read more
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17. Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Simple Path to Healing, Hope, and Peace
By: Seth J. Gillihan
3.91
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
A practicing psychologist—one of the top popularizers of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)—offers … read more
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18. You Mean It or You Don't: James Baldwin's Radical Challenge
By: Jamie McGhee
4.19
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
After a speech at UMass Amherst on February 28, 1984, James Baldwin was asked by a "You said that … read more
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19. The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning
By: Meghan Sullivan
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Two Philosophers Ask and Answer the Big Questions About the Search for Faith and Happiness For see… read more
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20. The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
By: Thatcher Wine
3.31
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
Reclaim your attention, productivity, and happiness with this “captivating, informative and beautif… read more
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"Without good sleep we’re not able to operate at our best, and yet, when it comes right down to it, we typically do a lot more to stay awake than we do to get the sleep we need."-Thatcher Wine, The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
"When we sit down to eat at home, it’s really easy to add another task, such as watching TV or reading. We can be so busy that we don’t even bother to sit down or take our food out of its container."-Thatcher Wine, The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
"Remember that you are never wasting time while you read. It’s not always about the content or material you read. The simple act of reading, no matter what you read, focuses your attention and is valu…"-Thatcher Wine, The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
"One of the reasons it is especially tempting to multitask while thinking is because no one can see you thinking. You do it in your brain, and so it’s your own little secret that you are thinking whil…"-Thatcher Wine, The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
21. Don't Look Back: Methodist Hope for What Comes Next
By: William H. Willimon
4.15
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
Hope and help for pastors and congregations who are asking, What now? And What’s next?Some pastors … read more
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