Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
By: Michael Patrick Lynch
3.82
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Taking stock of our fragmented political landscape, Michael Patrick Lynch delivers a trenchant phil…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Una convicción es una creencia que adquiere carácter de compromiso —una llamada a la acción— porque refleja nuestra propia identidad. Refleja el tipo de persona que aspiramos a ser y la clase de grupos y tribus a la que deseamos pertenecer. Por eso los ataques a nuestras convicciones parecen ataques a nuestra identidad —porque lo son—. Pero es esta la razón por la que solemos omitir la evidencia que atenta contra nuestras convicciones: renunciar a ellas sería tanto como cambiar lo que imaginamos que somos"-Michael Patrick Lynch, Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
"Una convicción es una creencia que adquiere carácter de compromiso —una llamada a la acción— porque refleja nuestra propia identidad. Refleja el tipo de persona que aspiramos a ser y la clase de grupos y tribus a la que deseamos pertenecer. Por eso los ataques a nuestras convicciones parecen ataques a nuestra identidad —porque lo son—. Pero es esta la razón por la que solemos omitir la evidencia que atenta contra nuestras convicciones: renunciar a ellas sería tanto como cambiar lo que imaginamos que somos"-Michael Patrick Lynch, Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
"Una convicción es una creencia que adquiere carácter de compromiso —una llamada a la acción— porque refleja nuestra propia identidad. Refleja el tipo de persona que aspiramos a ser y la clase de grupos y tribus a la que deseamos pertenecer. Por eso los ataques a nuestras convicciones parecen ataques a nuestra identidad —porque lo son—. Pero es esta la razón por la que solemos omitir la evidencia que atenta contra nuestras convicciones: renunciar a ellas sería tanto como cambiar lo que imaginamos que somos"-Michael Patrick Lynch, Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
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1. Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
By: Plato , G.M.A. Grube , John M. Cooper
4.16
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
The second edition of Five Dialogues presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revis… read more
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"So, Euthyphro, piety then, should be regarded as a reciprocal exchange between Gods and humans."-Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
"The very good and the very wicked are both quite rare, and that most men are between those extremes."-Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
"I am on the brink of death, while you will carry on living. The judgment of which is truly better rests only within the knowledge of God."-Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
"We should not allow into our minds the conviction that argumentation has nothing sound about it; much rather we should believe that it is we who are not yet sound and that we must take courage and be…"-Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
2. Your Money or Your Life
By: Vicki Robin , Joe Dominguez
4.53
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
In times like these, it's more important than ever to know the difference between making a living a… read more
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3. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
By: Tim S. Grover
4.26
Format: 999 pages, Paperback
For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
4. Existentialism Is a Humanism
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre , Annie Cohen-Solal , None
4.25
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Sartre accepted an invitation to spe… read more
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- philosophy
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5. Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking)
By: Christian Rudder
4.48
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An audacious, irreverent investigation of human behavior--and a first lo… read more
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6. Ubik
By: Philip K. Dick , Manuel Espín , None
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Glen Runciter está muerto. ¿O lo están todos los demás? Lo que es seguro es que alguien ha muerto e… read more
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"Hey,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"One of these days,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"My father told me what it used to feel like, waiting in the dentist's office. Every time the nurse opened the door you thought, It's happening. The thing I've been afraid of all my life."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
7. $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America
By: Kathryn J. Edin , H. Luke Shaefer
4.44
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A revelatory account of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't think it exists Jes… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
8. On Bullshit
By: Harry G. Frankfurt
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is s… read more
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9. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
By: Mortimer J. Adler , Charles van Doren
3.98
Format: 426 pages, Paperback
How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. I… read more
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"In short, we can only learn from our "betters"."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"A good rule always describes the ideal performance."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
10. Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
By: Simon Blackburn
3.79
Format: 704 pages, Hardcover
Here at last is a coherent, unintimidating introduction to the challenging and fascinating landscap… read more
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11. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
By: William B. Irvine
4.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discove… read more
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12. Dead Men Walking
By: Steve Lyons
4.50
Format: 60 pages, Mass Market Paperback
When the necrons rise, a mining planet descends into a cauldron of war and the remorseless foes dec… read more
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13. The Burnout Society
By: Byung-Chul Han
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather… read more
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14. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more
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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance"-Plato, The Republic
15. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
By: David Epstein
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts… read more
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- psychology
"We learn who we are only by living, and not before."-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
"Repetition, it turned out, was less important than struggle."-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
"If we treated careers more like dating, nobody would settle down so quickly."-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
"mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated"-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
16. Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
By: Ethan Kross
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
AN AWARD-WINNING PSYCHOLOGIST REVEALS THE HIDDEN POWER OF OUR INNER VOICE AND SHOWS HOW WE CAN HARN… read more
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- nonfiction
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"When supporting others, we need to offer the comfort of Kirk and the intellect of Spock."-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
"The same brain circuitry that becomes active when we are attracted to someone or consume desirable substances (everything from cocaine to chocolate) also activates when we share information about our…"-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
"We often think of fight or flight as the main defensive reaction human beings turn to when faced with a threat. When under stress, we flee or hunker down for the impending battle. While this reaction…"-Ethan Kross, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
17. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
By: Naomi Klein
4.22
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more
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- psychology
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- sociology
"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
18. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
19. Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)
By: John French
3.60
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Siege of Terra Book 5 After a series of victories, the Imperial forces are on the back foot once… read more
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"The truth is a weapon and a shield.’ - Primarch Sanguinius"-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)
"Victory is not fate. It is an act of will.' Primarch Rogal Dorn"-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)
"The wheel turns. In the end we all return to what we are and to where we began."-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)
"Poetry begins with the talking,’ Yesugei had said. ‘And talking is the shadow of the spirit within."-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)
20. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
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"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
21. The Emperor's Legion (Watchers of the Throne #1)
By: Chris Wraight
4.30
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Book 1 in the Watchers of the Throne series The Adeptus Custodes are the Emperor's praetorian gu… read more
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"That's the great danger that condemns us - not daemon blades, but dumb ignorance. We've become a stupid race, glorying in the easy goals of anger and piety."-Chris Wraight, The Emperor's Legion (Watchers of the Throne #1)
"Say you release the Custodians from their vigil here. They say there are ten thousand of them. The enemy numbers in the billions. A lion is a poor hunter to set against so many jackals."-Chris Wraight, The Emperor's Legion (Watchers of the Throne #1)
"Even now, hard against the End of Time, when the death rattle of our species has become audible even to the thick-eared, they still grasp for a little more of the things we have always desired - coin…"-Chris Wraight, The Emperor's Legion (Watchers of the Throne #1)
"The warp was the source of so much anguish for us, and yet its absence generated the greatest abhorrence of all. I suppose that is the tragedy of our kind- we are as moths to the candle, bound inextr…"-Chris Wraight, The Emperor's Legion (Watchers of the Throne #1)
22. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
By: Yanis Varoufakis
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling economist shows how capitalism has been replaced by a more exploitative system, … read more
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"Il profitto è vulnerabile alla competizione di mercato, mentre la rendita non lo è."-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Se non è un mercato capitalista, in cosa entriamo, buon Dio, quando andiamo su amazon.com ?"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Oltre ad avvertirci che ogni nuova epoca forgiata da qualche tecnologia rivoluzionaria produce una generazione che “mai passerà un giorno immune da fatica e dolore, struggendosi anche di notte"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"La rivoluzione digitale potrebbe consistere nel trasformare i lavoratori salariati in proletari del cloud, che vivono una vita sempre più precaria e stressante sotto il controllo invisibile di capi a…"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
23. How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
By: Priya Fielding-Singh
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating look at dietary differences along class lines, revealing that lack of access to healt… read more
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24. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
By: Daniel Kahneman
3.66
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the co-author of Nudge, a groundbreaking… read more
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25. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
By: Richard V. Reeves
4.07
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more
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"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
26. Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
By: John Sellars
4.20
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful li… read more
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"Queremos creer que la humanidad ha evolucionado —y, con suerte, mejorado— en los últimos dos mil años, pero Séneca nos demuestra que muchos de los asuntos con los que la gente se debate hoy en día no…"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"Marco Aurelio podría muy bien haberse mostrado como un emperador romano en busca de una reputación como sabio filósofo estoico, pero lo que uno se encuentra en las Meditaciones no es más que un hombr…"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"El proceso pasa por tres fases, señala Séneca: la primera, un primer impulso involuntario, es decir, una reacción fisiológica natural que escapa a nuestro control; la segunda, un juicio —que sí está …"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"Crisipo comparaba el hecho de estar bajo los efectos de una emoción con correr demasiado deprisa. Una vez que se ha cogido cierta cantidad de impulso, no es fácil detenerse. El movimiento está fuera …"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
27. The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar
By: Robin R. Means Coleman
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising succ… read more
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28. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)
By: James S.A. Corey
4.24
Format: 422 pages, Hardcover
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more
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29. The Balanced Brain
By: Camilla Nord
4.04
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
'Simply brilliant. This is science writing at its best. If you want to understand mental health - r… read more
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30. Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
By: Michael Patrick Lynch
3.82
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Taking stock of our fragmented political landscape, Michael Patrick Lynch delivers a trenchant phil… read more
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"Una convicción es una creencia que adquiere carácter de compromiso —una llamada a la acción— porque refleja nuestra propia identidad. Refleja el tipo de persona que aspiramos a ser y la clase de grup…"-Michael Patrick Lynch, Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture
31. On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
By: Nate Silver
3.84
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our… read more
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