Future Stories: What's Next?
By: David Christian
3.66
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Origin Story, who Bill Gates has “long been a fan of,” …
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1. A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
By: Adam Rutherford
4.03
Format: 419 pages, Hardcover
This is a story about you. It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to… read more
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- nonfiction
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- science
"We look to statistics for reassurance in these types of situations. Here is one: 100% of mass shootings have been enabled by access to guns. I can guarantee that even if there were a genotype shared …"-Adam Rutherford, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
"(...) prawo Godwina (tendencja do pojawiania się wzmianki o Hitlerze w przedłużających się dyskusjach w sieci) lub prawo nagłówków Betteridge'a (jeśli nagłówek zawiera pytanie, odpowiedź prawdopodobn…"-Adam Rutherford, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
2. The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
In his widely praised book, award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines the world's philosop… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
3. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
By: Nick Bostrom
3.50
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intellig… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
4. The World Without Us
By: Alan Weisman
4.09
Format: 296 pages,
A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
5. Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By: None
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Audio CD
How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of be… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
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6. Managing Oneself
By: Peter F. Drucker
4.00
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to t… read more
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7. Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban
By: Andrew Stellman , Jennifer Greene
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Agile revolutionized the way people think about developing software, but there are literally dozens… read more
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8. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
By: Robert C. Martin
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Even bad code can function. But if code isn t clean, it can bring a development organization to its… read more
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9. Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson , J. Richard Gott III , None
1.75
Format: 134 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER Welcome to the Universeis a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three … read more
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10. Quantum Supremacy
By: Michio Kaku
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
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- science
11. Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
By: Steve Magness
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From beloved performance expert, executive coach, and coauthor of Peak Performance Steve Magness co… read more
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- business
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12. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.21
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Una suggestiva indagine dei meccanismi profondi che regolano la nostra esistenza, le decisioni che … read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- science
"Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
13. A Theory of Everyone: The New Science of Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
By: Michael Muthukrishna
3.99
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
A blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and societ… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
- science
14. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.11
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"On the whole, I don't fear death. Instead, I fear a life where I could have accomplished more."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"If you travel beyond the cave door, you may just discover things that help solve your cave problems."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"We are more likely to be swayed by a single person who testifies with passion than by a bar chart containing data compiled from thousands of people."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"While there, I came to resent labels of all kinds. What are they, if not intellectually lazy ways of asserting you know everything about a person you've never met?"-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
15. What We Owe the Future
By: William MacAskill
3.84
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
An Oxford philosopher makes the case for "longtermism"—that positively influencing the long-term fu… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
16. Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
By: Cameron R. Hanes
4.04
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLERPush beyond your physical limits to improve you… read more
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- nonfiction
"This is about abolishing the ego and taking the first step toward becoming the real you!"-Cameron R. Hanes, Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
17. The 6 Types of Working Genius
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.15
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that w… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
18. Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win
By: Sachin Khajuria
3.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The first true insider’s account of private equity, revealing what it takes to thrive among the wor… read more
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- nonfiction
- business
19. What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner
By: Dan Levitt
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Siddhartha Mukherjee, a wondrous, wildly ambiti… read more
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- history
- science
20. Blowback A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
By: Miles Taylor
4.44
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
Donald Trump will be president again, whether he is on the ballot or not. That is because Trumpism … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
21. 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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- nonfiction
- sociology
- business
- 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
22. Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
By: James M. Scott
4.40
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies o… read more
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- history
23. Shakespeare's Book: The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare
By: Chris Laoutaris
3.84
Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition
The never-before-told story of how the makers of The First Folio created Shakespeare as we know him… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
24. The Power of Unwavering Focus
By: Dandapani
4.34
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life you want is in reach, if only you can master the power of focus Anxiety, stress, worry, a… read more
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- nonfiction
25. Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement
By: Jackie Stavros
3.94
Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition
A Unique Guide to Changing Our World of Conversation. Conversation is a crucial part of everything … read more
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"Human nature is adaptable and habits are flexible. We can learn to shift our conversations"-Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement
"With awareness, we can choose our words. We can decide how to respond, what to say and ask."-Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement
"Our conversations are fateful. What we think, say, and do influences every moment in our lives."-Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement
"The single most important way to start fostering conversations worth having is to tune in on a regular basis."-Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement
26. The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures
By: António Damásio
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition that re… read more
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- sociology
- science
27. Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
By: Woo-Kyoung Ahn
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn devised a course at Yale University to help students examine the biases… read more
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- sociology
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"When we keep trying to find answers to questions that are probably unanswerable, we may start to feel worse and worse."-Woo-Kyoung Ahn, Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
"Why did we create a society that not only forces most people to work to live but also makes even the most privileged feel like they have to work desperately hard all the time? We created a mythology …"-Woo-Kyoung Ahn, Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
28. The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives
By: Naoíse Mac Sweeney
3.92
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
"A bold, sweeping bird's eye view of thousands of years of history that provides a truly global per… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
29. All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians
By: Phil Elwood
4.01
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- business
30. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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- history
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
31. Future Stories: What's Next?
By: David Christian
3.66
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Origin Story, who Bill Gates has “long been a fan of,” … read more
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