The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
By: Charles Murray , Richard J. Herrnstein
3.59
Format: 912 pages, Paperback
The controversial book linking intelligence to class and race in modern society, and what public po…
Want to Read $ 18.99"Many academic intellectuals hold middle-class values in contempt"-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
"Many academic intellectuals hold middle-class values in contempt"-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
"The moral ascendancy of equality has made it difficult to use concepts such as virtue, excellence, beauty and – above all – truth."-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
"The moral ascendancy of equality has made it difficult to use concepts such as virtue, excellence, beauty and – above all – truth."-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
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1. Democracy: The God That Failed
By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from mon… read more
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- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
"By compelling private land owners to subsidize ("protect") "endangered species" residing on their land through environmental legislation, there will be more and better-off animals, and fewer and wors…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"if the power of government rests on the widespread acceptance of false indeed absurd and foolish ideas, then the only genuine protection is the systematic attack of these ideas and the propagation an…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"Private property is as incompatible with democracy as it is with any other form of political rule. Rather than democracy, justice as well as economic efficiency require a pure and unrestricted privat…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"More importantly, it must be made clear again that the idea of democracy is immoral as well as uneconomical. As for the moral status of majority rule, it must be pointed out that it allows for A and …"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
2. The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life
By: Charles Murray
3.73
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
For those starting out in their careers—and those who wish to advance more quickly—this is a deligh… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
3. Intellectuals and Society
By: Thomas Sowell
4.29
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very diff… read more
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- politics
- education
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
"What is called “social"-Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society
"Intellect is not wisdom."-Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society
"To suggest that “society"-Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society
"The phrase “Why die for Danzig?"-Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Society
4. Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980
By: Charles Murray
3.86
Format: 346 pages, Paperback
This classic book serves as a starting point for any serious discussion of welfare reform. Losing G… read more
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- social science
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
5. The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
By: David Deutsch
4.18
Format: 487 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress o… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
6. Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950
By: Charles Murray
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
A sweeping cultural survey reminiscent of Barzun's From Dawn to Decadence. "At irregular times and … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
- science
7. A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
By: Bruce Cannon Gibney
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In his "remarkable" (Men's Journal) and "controversial" (Fortune) book -- written in a "wry, amusin… read more
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- politics
- psychology
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
8. iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us
By: Jean M. Twenge
4.03
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A highly readable and entertaining first look at how today's members of iGen--the children, teens, … read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- psychology
- education
9. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
By: Steven Pinker
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
In The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and p… read more
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- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
- science
10. The Mismeasure of Man
By: Stephen Jay Gould
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve. How smart are you? If that question do… read more
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- psychology
- science
11. Propaganda
By: Edward L. Bernays
3.41
Format: 549 pages, Paperback
"Bernays' honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and infl… read more
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- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
12. The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
By: James Burnham
4.31
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
This classic work of political theory and practice offers an account of the modern Machiavellians, … read more
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- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
"There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the existing chief power. Oppositions which do not express genuine social…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
"Independence, the first condition of liberty, can be secured in the last analysis only by the armed strength of the citizenry itself, never by mercenaries or allies or money; consequently arms are th…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
"Formally, a new election for an office many be held every year or two. But, in practice, the moere fact that an invidual has held the office in the past is thought by him and by the members to give h…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
13. Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
By: António Damásio
4.23
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotio… read more
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14. A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption & Death in Putin's Russia
By: Anna Politkovskaya
4.12
Format: 652 pages, Hardcover
A devastating account of contemporary Russia by a great and brave writer. A Russian Diary is the bo… read more
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15. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
By: Charles Murray
3.78
Format: 438 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Losing Groundand The Bell Curve, this startling long-lens view shows… read more
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16. A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History
By: None
3.53
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Drawing on startling new evidence from the human genome, an explosive new account of the genetic ba… read more
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17. The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
By: Gregory Cochran , Henry Harpending
3.81
Format: None pages,
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18. The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
By: Charles Murray , Richard J. Herrnstein
3.59
Format: 912 pages, Paperback
The controversial book linking intelligence to class and race in modern society, and what public po… read more
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- social science
- race
- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- economics
- nonfiction
- education
- sociology
- science
"Many academic intellectuals hold middle-class values in contempt"-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
"The moral ascendancy of equality has made it difficult to use concepts such as virtue, excellence, beauty and – above all – truth."-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
"How large is the black-white difference? The usual answer to this question is one standard deviation. In discussing IQ tests, for example, the black mean is commonly given as 85, the white mean as 10…"-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
"Richard Lynn was able to assemble eleven studies in his 1991 review of the literature. He estimated the median black African IQ to be 75, approximately 1.7 standard deviations below the U.S. overall …"-Charles Murray, The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
19. Trump: The Art of the Deal
By: Donald J. Trump , Tony Schwartz
4.32
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Trump reveals the business secrets that have made him America's foremost deal maker! "I like thinki… read more
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20. The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
By: Douglas Murray
4.19
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The Strange Death of Europeis a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the ac… read more
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21. Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
By: Albert Einstein , Robert W. Lawson , Nigel Calder
4.08
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himself According t… read more
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22. The War on the West
By: Douglas Murray
4.28
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more
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- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
23. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
By: David Reich
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human histo… read more
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- nonfiction
- science
24. Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters
By: Steven E. Koonin
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
“Surging sea levels are inundating the coasts.” “Hurricanes and tornadoes are becoming fiercer a… read more
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- politics
- economics
- nonfiction
- science
25. The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
By: Christopher Lasch
3.98
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
When The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, Christopher Lasch was hailed as a “bibl… read more
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- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
"Since “the society"-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
"We demand too much of life, too little of ourselves."-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
"Imprisoned in his self-awareness modern man longs for the lost innocence of spontaneous feeling."-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
"When the images of power overshadow the reality, those without power find themselves fighting phantoms."-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
26. America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
By: Christopher F. Rufo
4.30
Format: 352 pages, ebook
For decades, left-wing radicals patiently built a revolution in the shadows. Then suddenly, after t… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
"The revolution, which seeks to connect ideology to bureaucratic power and to manipulate behavior through the guise of expertise, is ultimately not democratic."-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
"The critical race theorists and their allies have turned resentment into a governing principle. But this also a trap: resentment is a tool for obtaining power, not of wielding it successfully."-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
27. Bronze Age Mindset
By: Bronze Age Pervert
3.84
Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition
Some say that this book, found in a safebox in the port area of Kowloon, was dictated, because Bron… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- nonfiction
- psychology
"You idolize peasants. You look up to island savages living “at one with Nature,"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
"Well as rare as beautiful bodies are, the mind in the same condition is even more rare. Let us strive, in our decrepit, cancerous and fetid world, for what is concrete and what we can try to attain. …"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
"Animals walk around in a state of permanent religious intoxication. This is the natural condition of the mind and intellect, the moment-to-moment perception, of man as well. I heard some computer foo…"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
28. The Jewish Genocide of Armenian Christians
By: Christopher Jon Bjerknes
3.60
Format: 620 pages, Paperback
In 1905, Jewish leaders calling themselves "Young Turks" met in Masonic lodges in Salonika, Italy, … read more
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29. Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)
By: Elizabeth S. Anderson
3.99
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Why our workplaces are authoritarian private governments--and why we can't see it One in four Am… read more
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- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- economics
- sociology
"Most workplace governments in the United States are dictatorships, in which bosses govern in ways that are largely unaccountable to those who are governed. They don’t merely govern workers; they domi…"-Elizabeth S. Anderson, Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)
30. Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America
By: Charles Murray
4.10
Format: 157 pages, Hardcover
The charges of systemic racism and White privilege that are tearing the country apart float free of… read more
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- social science
- race
- politics
- psychology
- nonfiction
- sociology
- science
"Page 15: As of the 1960 census, America was about 87 percent European, 11 percent African, something more than 1 percent Latin, and something less than 1 percent Asian."-Charles Murray, Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America
"Page 39: Among people of the four races with IQs of 100, 70 percent are European or Asian. For IQs of 115, 85 percent. For IQs of 125, 90 percent. For IQs of 140, 96 percent."-Charles Murray, Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America
"Non-Latino Latino White 60.0% 12.1% Black 12.4% 0.4% East Asian 2.4% 0.0% South Asian 1.5% 0.0% Filipino/Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.0% Native American 0.7% 0.2% Southeast Asian 0.6% 0.0% Ot…"-Charles Murray, Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America
"Page 67: For jobs that require a college degree, race differences in cognitive ability in the workplace should be minimized by the process of obtaining that college degree. But it hasn’t worked that …"-Charles Murray, Facing Reality: Two Truths about Race in America
31. Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class
By: Charles Murray
4.02
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
All people are equal but, as Human Diversity explores, all groups of people are not the same -- a f… read more
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- social science
- race
- politics
- psychology
- nonfiction
- sociology
- science
"The propositions that accompany most of the chapters . . . are not as snappy as I would prefer—but there’s a reason for their caution and caveats. On certain important points, the clamor of genuine s…"-Charles Murray, Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class
