Big Liars: What Psychological Science Tells Us About Lying and How You Can Avoid Being Duped
By: Christian L. Hart
3.77
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
This book investigates the science behind “big liars”—those rare people who use lies as their princ…
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1. The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
By: Adrianne Lee , Jenn Granneman
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An introvert guide and manifesto for all the quiet ones—and the people who love them. Is there a… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
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"As an introvert, you crave intimate moments and deep connections--and those usually aren't found in a crowd."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
"Introverts don’t see life as one big cocktail party. We’re content with just a few meaningful relationships."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
"Introverts live in two worlds: We visit the world of people, but solitude and the inner world will always be our home."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
"Introverts tend to avoid small talk. We'd rather talk about something meaningful than fill the air with chatter just to hear ourselves make noise."-Adrianne Lee, The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World
2. Tenth of December
By: George Saunders
3.98
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an u… read more
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"Ted, I swear to God, quothe he."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
"Every step was a victory. He had to remember that."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
"Why was she dancing? No reason. Just alive, I guess."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
"The thing about girls? Suzanne said. Is we are more content-driven."-George Saunders, Tenth of December
3. 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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4. A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution
By: Jennifer A. Doudna , Samuel H. Sternberg
4.08
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A trailblazing biologist grapples with her role in the biggest scientific discovery of our era: a c… read more
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5. Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
By: Will Storr
3.66
Format: 32 pages,
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6. The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
By: James Fallon
4.50
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
"The last scan in the pile was strikingly odd. In fact it looked exactly like the most abnormal of … read more
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7. I'll Give You the Sun
By: Jandy Nelson
4.65
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are ju… read more
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8. Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
By: Abigail Shrier
4.14
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
Irreversible Damage is an exploration of a mystery: Why, in the last decade, has the diagnosis "gen… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
"Women feel things deeply. We empathize. For good reason, when asked to identify their best friend, most men name their wives; most women name another woman."-Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
"For those of you who have ever been an adolescent or attempted the toe-curling, hair-whitening endeavor of raising one—hold your laughter. Resist the urge to squeal out loud at the preposterous notio…"-Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
"Nearly every novel problem teenagers face traces itself back to 2007 and the introduction of Steve Jobs’s iPhone. In fact, the explosion in self-harm can be so precisely pinpointed to the introductio…"-Abigail Shrier, Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
9. Dead Eleven
By: Jimmy Juliano
3.72
Format: 439 pages, Hardcover
On a creepy island where everyone has a strange obsession with the year 1994, a newcomer arrives, h… read more
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10. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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- nonfiction
"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
11. The Pallbearers Club
By: Paul Tremblay
3.10
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
A cleverly voiced psychological thriller about an unforgettable—and unsettling—friendship, with blo… read more
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12. Plain Bad Heroines
By: Emily M. Danforth
3.65
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Our story begins in 1902, at The Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable stu… read more
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"Eleanor Faderman knew many books. But never before had she read a book that seemed to know her."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
"She was a person like this: full of opinion and firm standing, she planted her flag in more topics than you could quite believe she could actually care about."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
"I like it so much better when nobody expects anything from me and then I surprise them by delivering anything at all." "That bar’s so low you’re gonna stub your toe on it."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
"So many things felt so routinely disappointing to her that it seemed a shame to waste this evening on that mild unhappiness, one that she could admit to herself possibly wasn't deserved."-Emily M. Danforth, Plain Bad Heroines
13. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
By: Salman Rushdie
4.10
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply pers… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"Waiting is thinking, and to think deeply is, very often, to change one’s mind."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"I don’t usually think of my books as prophecies. I’ve had some trouble with prophets in my life, and I’m not applying for the job."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"To have a room of one’s own, one must have money. (I don’t think Virginia Woolf ever went to India, but her dictum stands, even there, even for men.)"-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"An intimacy of strangers. That's a phrase I've sometimes used to express the joyful thing that happens in the act of reading, that happy union of the interior lives of author and reader."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
14. Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
By: David A. Sinclair
4.15
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taugh… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
15. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
By: Alex Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner’s World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contr… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
16. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
By: Cat Bohannon
4.32
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
17. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
18. We Spread
By: Iain Reid
3.77
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A new work of philosophical suspense. Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for deca… read more
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"The love I'd felt for him faded and detached. There was nothing to hold it in place. No more mystery. Nothing to learn. Wonder was replaced with awareness. By the end, it wasn't just familiarity. I h…"-Iain Reid, We Spread
"We do not all blend together. We are not ruined, helpless, a burden. We are not the elderly. We are not old people. Now, still, we're unique. Distinct. Regardless of what we've produced or what happe…"-Iain Reid, We Spread
19. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelv… read more
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- nonfiction
20. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
21. Sociopath: A Memoir
By: Patric Gagne
3.84
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own soci… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"In a universe where everything seemed to be associated with everything else, jazz was in a world all its own. The untethered notes didn't propel me backward in time or force me into imaginations of t…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"Regardless of whether they realized it, my parents, my friends, my teachers, my lovers—everyone, on some level—was uncomfortable with my limited emotion. Because it meant something sinister. Because,…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"I loved people. I truly did. But the way I loved was different than most. And, if I was being honest, not all that compatible. I didn’t need to get love in order to give love. I never had. I preferre…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
"The more I paid attention, the more I noticed just how often 'apathy,' 'lack of feeling,' and the word 'sociopath' were associated with evil. Everywhere. From celebrated books like East of Eden and T…"-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir
22. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
By: David Zucker
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more
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23. Building a Resilient Life: How Adversity Awakens Strength, Hope, and Meaning
By: Rebekah Lyons
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Even if you're walking through a difficult season or feeling overwhelmed with the chaos of life, yo… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
24. Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1)
By: Juliette Cross
3.96
Format: 378 pages, Paperback
What's the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift for three months, Mateo Cruz … read more
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"I can’t even believe what I’m hearing,"-Juliette Cross, Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1)
"You know, for a big, bad werewolf, you sure are sweet."-Juliette Cross, Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1)
"And who didn’t want a hot werewolf to make a girl feel good?"-Juliette Cross, Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1)
"You’re like the perfect man conjured from my nerdiest fantasies."-Juliette Cross, Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell, #1)
25. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
By: Luke Burgis
3.81
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from … read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
26. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
By: Steven Novella
4.40
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
An all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking in the popular "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe"… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
27. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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- nonfiction
28. A Most Peculiar Book: The Inherent Strangeness of the Bible
By: Kristin Swenson
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Bible, we are constantly reminded, is the best-selling book of all time. It is read with intens… read more
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- nonfiction
29. Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
By: Todd Rose
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience and social psychology research, an acclaimed author demonstrat… read more
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- self help
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
"A better system will not automatically ensure a better life,' Havel wrote. 'In fact, the opposite is true: only by creating a better life can a better system be developed.' The smallest choices you a…"-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
"-THIS MANY PEOPLE CAN’T BE WRONG If people can see one another’s choices, and if they are merely copying each other, wisdom becomes stupidity in a hurry. In doubting our own judgment and defaulting t…"-Todd Rose, Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions
30. The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World--And What We Can Do
By: Steven Brill
4.02
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A best-selling author documents how facts—shared truths—have lost their power to hold us together a… read more
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- nonfiction
31. Big Liars: What Psychological Science Tells Us About Lying and How You Can Avoid Being Duped
By: Christian L. Hart
3.77
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
This book investigates the science behind “big liars”—those rare people who use lies as their princ… read more
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- psychology
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