Making Conversation: Seven Essential Elements of Meaningful Communication
By: Fred Dust
3.36
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A former Senior Partner and Global Managing Director at the legendary design firm IDEO shows how to…
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1. Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
By: Sherry Turkle
3.82
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Renowned media scholar Sherry Turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our rel… read more
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- communication
- self help
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I call it the Goldilocks effect: We can't get enough of each other if we can have each other at a digital distance—not too close, not too far, just right. But human relationships are rich, messy, and…"-Sherry Turkle, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age
2. Men Without Women
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.60
Format: 153 pages, Paperback
This influential 14-story collection includes some of the Nobel laureate’s most notable short ficti… read more
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"The road of the pass was hard and smooth and not yet dusty in the early morning."-Ernest Hemingway, Men Without Women
"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too."-Ernest Hemingway, Men Without Women
3. Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
By: Eric Barker
4.11
Format: 224 pages, ebook
Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Ba… read more
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4. A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the tradition of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, a foremost science writer and re… read more
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5. Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
By: None
3.95
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
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6. The Art of Communicating
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
2.80
Format: None pages, ebook
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace is Every Stepand one of the most respected … read more
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7. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most … read more
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8. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
By: David Graeber
4.03
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfi… read more
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"Economies around the world have, increasingly, become vast engines for producing nonsense."-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"Bullshit jobs regularly induce feelings of hopelessness, depression, and self-loathing. They are forms of spiritual violence directed at the essence of what it means to be a human being."-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"What we are witnessing is the rise of those forms of popular culture that office workers can produce and consume during the scattered, furtive shards of time they have at their disposal in workplaces…"-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"A fact-finding commission is a way of telling the public that the government is doing something it is not. But a large corporations will behave exactly the same way, if, say, there are revealed to be…"-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
9. 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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- audiobook
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- self help
"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
10. 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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"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
11. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
By: Nick Offerman
3.71
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about … read more
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- audiobook
"...when you make art with confidence, then clumsiness doesn't play as clumsiness, but panache."-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
"Break up your cycle. Get out of your rut. Find a way in your normal setting to "feel alive." One thing I'll do is get up early and see the sunrise from my yard, or for some bonus points, from my roof…"-Nick Offerman, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
12. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
By: Annie Duke
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in footbal… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
- leadership
13. The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
By: Daniel H. Pink
3.84
Format: 239 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of When and Drive, a new book about the transforming … read more
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14. King: A Life
By: Jonathan Eig
4.67
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more
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15. 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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16. The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again
By: Catherine Price
3.69
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Journalist and screen/life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on, t… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"One of the many great things about taking breaks from screens and devices is that it forces you to be still. This stillness can be very uncomfortable, but it also gives your brain a chance to breathe…"-Catherine Price, The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again
17. The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
By: Scott Galloway
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An unconventional book of wisdom and life advice from renowned business school professor and New Yo… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
- audiobook
18. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
By: Amy C. Edmondson
3.95
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering resea… read more
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- leadership
- nonfiction
- business
- self help
19. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
By: Bent Flyvbjerg
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more
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- leadership
- nonfiction
- business
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20. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)
By: William H. McRaven
4.42
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more
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21. Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
By: Greg McKeown
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism takes on the holy grail of human performance:… read more
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"What job have I hired this grudge to do?"-Greg McKeown, Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
"There is no mastery without mistakes, and there is no learning later without the courage to be rubbish."-Greg McKeown, Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
"Life doesn't have to be as hard and complicated as we make it. Each of us has -- as Robert Frost wrote -- "Promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep." No matter what challenges, obstacles or ha…"-Greg McKeown, Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
22. 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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- business
- self help
23. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
By: Carlo M. Cipolla
3.86
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan"A classic" --Simon Kuper, Finan… read more
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"A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person."-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"احتمالية أن يكون شخص ما غبيا، مستقلة عن أي سمة أخرى يتصف بها هذا الشخص"-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"The Second law of human stupidity: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person"-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"If you lose we will be equals and stay friends forever, and if you win you'll take my precious blue flower as a prize and we stay friends forever. How lucky you are!"-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
24. 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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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"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
25. Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
By: Mo Gawdat
3.82
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for enginee… read more
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- business
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26. 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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27. You Will Own Nothing
By: Carol Roth
3.74
Format: 352 pages, ebook
The New York Times bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new fina… read more
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28. The Leader's Greatest Return: Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders
By: John C. Maxwell
4.36
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Dive into a masterclass with world-renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell as he shares the most… read more
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29. Making Conversation: Seven Essential Elements of Meaningful Communication
By: Fred Dust
3.36
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A former Senior Partner and Global Managing Director at the legendary design firm IDEO shows how to… read more
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30. How to Make Small Talk: Conversation Starters, Exercises, and Scenarios
By: Melissa Wadsworth
2.89
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Learn how to improve your basic conversation skills and engage in pleasant small talk for more posi… read more
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