Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance―and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free
By: Julia Keller
3.43
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Compelling,” (Cal Newport) “Liberating,” (Amy Dickinson) and “as entertaining as it is important” …
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1. Not Working
By: Lisa Owens
3.48
Format: 93 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Jennifer Close's Girls in White Dressescomes a "a pin-sharp, utterly addictive … read more
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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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"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. 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
A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-ne… read more
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"Mistakes abound when groupthink goes unchallenged."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
"There is nothing about standing up for an underdog (or simply claiming to be) that means you're right."-Greg Lukianoff, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution
4. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
By: Adam M. Grant
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more
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5. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
By: Annie Duke
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting… read more
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6. Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
By: Jennifer Breheny Wallace
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive book on the rise of “toxic achievement cultu… read more
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7. The Great Money Reset: Change Your Work, Change Your Wealth, Change Your Life
By: Jill Schlesinger
3.51
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Ten timely financial steps to build the life you really want. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to r… read more
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8. The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
By: Simone Stolzoff
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"Superb."—Oliver Burkeman A challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives fro… read more
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"We shouldn’t work less just because it allows us to be better workers. We should work less because it allows us to be better humans."-Simone Stolzoff, The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
9. 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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10. Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
By: Jean M. Twenge
4.05
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United Stat… read more
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"John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, spoke to hundreds of young people for his 2022 book, Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Sa…"-Jean M. Twenge, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future
11. How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
By: Michael Greger
4.29
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestsel… read more
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12. The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough
By: Thomas Curran
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF 2023 “Offers a hopeful beacon and a steady path for anyone struggling t… read more
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13. The Redemption of Time (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #4)
By: Baoshu
3.63
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Set in the universe of the New York Times bestselling Three-Body Problem trilogy, The Redemption of… read more
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14. Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
By: Tali Sharot
3.69
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Thinking Fast and Slow and The Power of Habit , a groundbreaking new study of how disru… read more
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15. Saints of the Household
By: Ari Tison
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more
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16. 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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"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
17. Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
By: Kristi Coulter
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A candid, intensely funny memoir of ambition, gender, and a grueling decade inside Amazon, from the… read more
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18. Stories That Stick: How Storytelling Can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences, and Transform Your Business
By: Kindra Hall
4.25
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
What stories do you need to tell, and how do you tell them? Stories That Stick provides a clear fra… read more
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19. Granite Harbor
By: Peter Nichols
3.58
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A small town in coastal Maine is shaken to its core by a serial killer in this crime novel from Pet… read more
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20. Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
By: Barbara Oakley
4.20
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Top 10 Pick for Learning Ladders’ Best Books for Educators Summer 2021 A groundbreaking guide to i… read more
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21. Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head—and How to Get It Out
By: Kara Loewentheil
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A bold new paradigm for breaking free from negative self-talk and creating a life of confidence, po… read more
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22. Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down
By: Corey Keyes
3.68
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The Emory University sociologist who coined the term languishing—low-grade mental weariness that af… read more
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23. The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
By: Elizabeth Blackburn
3.78
Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition
The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase … read more
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24. Two Old Broads: Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn't Know You Needed to Know
By: M.E. Hecht
3.17
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
Written by renowned surgeon and expert on the art of aging, Dr. M.E. Hecht, with her friend Whoopi … read more
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25. 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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26. Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World
By: Scott Shigeoka
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
"We've been hiding from each other for far too long. Seek offers us an empathic, practical, and hea… read more
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27. Estrogen Matters: Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer
By: Avrum Bluming
4.34
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall fr… read more
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28. Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance―and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free
By: Julia Keller
3.43
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Compelling,” (Cal Newport) “Liberating,” (Amy Dickinson) and “as entertaining as it is important” … read more
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29. The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars, and Crypto
By: Jonathan Taplin
3.79
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An instant bestseller! A brilliant takedown and exposé of the great con job of the twenty-first cen… read more
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30. Complicit: How Our Culture Enables Misbehaving Men
By: Reah Bravo
4.10
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thoroughly researched and deeply personal examination of how women unintentionally condone workpl… read more
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31. Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death
By: Spencer Henry
3.74
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Based on the popular podcast, The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American cul… read more
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