Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order―and What We Can Do About It
By: Tess Wilkinson-Ryan
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver…
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1. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
2. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780593243916. Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the … read more
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- self help
- personal development
- psychology
- nonfiction
- science
"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
"To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying and they comprehend what we say, it's because our brains have, to some degree, aligned."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
3. Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
By: Dan Flores
3.98
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award Shortlisted for the 2023 Phi Beta Kappa So… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"The prescription I've come to seems to be this. Know the heaven and earth that was, but experience the world that is."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"Our disruption of ecologies around the world isn't just threatening wildife extinctions. It's posing an existential threat to our own species."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"And it wasn't just passenger pigeons and buffalo. A legacy of animal cleansing was visible everywhere you looked in the United States of the 1920s."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
"...we Americans have never been good at accepting blame for screwing up the world. Surely the gods, or the government, or the Chinese, or the sun! must be doing this. It can't be us."-Dan Flores, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
4. Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It
By: Elie Honig
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of America’s two-tier justice system, explaining how the rich, the famous, and the p… read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center
By: Rhaina Cohen
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Why do we place romantic partnership on a pedestal? What do we lose when we expect one person to me… read more
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- nonfiction
- personal development
- psychology
- self help
6. Magic Words
By: Jonah Berger
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB 'MUST-READ' New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger’s cutting-edge rese… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
7. The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
By: Dorie Clark
3.71
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller Your personal goals need a long-term strategy. It's no secret th… read more
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- nonfiction
- personal development
- psychology
- self help
8. 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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- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
9. Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
By: Mehdi Hasan
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, r… read more
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- nonfiction
- personal development
- psychology
- self help
10. The Power of Language: How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds
By: Viorica Marian
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
“Sparkles with insight.”—Daniel Pink One of Behavioral Scientist ’s Summer Books of 2023 One of Ne… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
11. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
By: Sander van der Linden
4.03
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Winner of the 2024 APA William James Book Award • Winner of the 2024 Harvard Goldsmith Book Prize •… read more
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- self help
- social science
- psychology
- nonfiction
- science
"Whereas lies and fake news tend to be simple and sticky, science is often presented as nuanced and complex."-Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
12. 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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- self help
- social science
- psychology
- nonfiction
- science
"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
13. Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
By: David J. Lieberman
3.88
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Tired of guessing what they're really thinking? Read people in every situation--in person, on a scr… read more
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- self help
- personal development
- psychology
- nonfiction
- science
"Self-esteem is keenly observed as a reflection of one’s relationships and manifests in three main domains: one’s history and patterns, interactions and exchanges, and borders and boundaries."-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
"If you give out of fear or guilt, your self-esteem is not enriched; indeed, it is only diminished. You aren’t really giving; the other person is taking. You are being taken advantage of, with your co…"-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
"The ego corrupts our mindset in five ways: (a) It chooses what we focus on, (b) it makes what we see all about us, (c) it concludes that all negative experiences are due to a deficiency within oursel…"-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
"Passivity manifests in complaining and blaming because these behaviors are both self-focused and correlate to feelings of helplessness. These people are likely to make frequent complaints with the ac…"-David J. Lieberman, Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are
14. Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
By: Peggy Orenstein
4.24
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
The author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Cinderella Ate My Daugh… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
"Psychologist Michael Thompson has pointed out that silence in the face of cruelty or sexism is how boys become men."-Peggy Orenstein, Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
"They [boys] are particularly eager to have their fathers talk to them about their own experience with sex, love, even regret."-Peggy Orenstein, Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
"At one time or another, every young man will get a letter of admission to dick school. The question is will he drop out, graduate, or go for an advanced degree?"-Peggy Orenstein, Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
"As culture critic Dara Mathis tweeted about Kanye West, 'Daughters are not spiritual retribution for your misogyny.' They are neither a form of punishment nor "tiny spiritual guides sent to newly sho…"-Peggy Orenstein, Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity
15. You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult
By: Lane Moore
3.29
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From Lane Moore, the critically acclaimed author of How to Be Alone, comes a searingly intimate, ye… read more
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- nonfiction
- personal development
- psychology
- self help
16. The Lonely Century: How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart
By: Noreena Hertz
3.86
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A bold, hopeful, and thought-provoking account by "one of the world's leading thinkers" (The Observ… read more
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- science
- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
17. I Never Thought of It That Way
By: Monica Guzmán
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
We think we have the answers, but we need to be asking a lot more questions. Partisanship is up,… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
18. The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are
By: Michael Slepian
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“If you’ve ever wondered why we keep secrets and what motivates us to spill them, look no further. … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
19. Next!: The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work
By: Joanne Lipman
3.70
Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition
The ultimate guide to mastering change and successfully reinventing how you live, work, and lead “… read more
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- self help
20. Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order―and What We Can Do About It
By: Tess Wilkinson-Ryan
3.75
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The fear of playing the fool is a universal psychological phenomenon and an underappreciated driver… read more
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- social science
- science
- personal development
- psychology
- nonfiction
- how to
- self help
21. Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies
By: Marjorie Ingall
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“I’m sorry, but Sorry, Sorry, Sorry means that you no longer have an excuse for delivering anything… read more
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- personal development
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