The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
By: Will Storr
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and …
Want to Read $ 11.49"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"We build an infinite variety of imaginary games. Groups of people gather together, agree what symbols they’re going to use to mean “status,"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"The story idealists sometimes tell of humanity says we're natural seekers of equality. This isn't true. Utopians talk of injustice whilst building new hierarchies and placing themselves at the top. We all do this. It's in our nature. The urge for rank is ineradicable. It's the secret goal of our lives, to win status for ourselves and our game - and gain as much of it over you and you and you as we can. It's how we make meaning. It's how we make identity. It's the worst of us, it's the best of us and it's the inescapable truth of us: for humans, equality will always be the impossible dream."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
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1. The Evolution Of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
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Format: 364 pages, Paperback
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2. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
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Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
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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
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3. The Ape that Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve
By: Steve Stewart-Williams
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Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human a… read more
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4. Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
By: Brian Klaas
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Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
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5. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
By: Charles Duhigg
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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"Strong leaders didn't help people align. In fact, groups with a dominant leader had the least amount of neural synchrony."-Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
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6. Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World
By: Tom Chivers
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Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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7. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
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Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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8. Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
By: Rory Sutherland
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Format: 384 pages, Paperback
‘A breakthrough book. Wonderfully applicable to everything in life, and funny as hell.’ Nassim Nich… read more
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"Many pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach."-Rory Sutherland, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
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9. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
By: Shane Parrish
4.21
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more
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"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
10. Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
By: Michael Easter
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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11. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
By: Mustafa Suleyman
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Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
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12. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
By: Kevin Simler
3.98
Format: 408 pages, ebook
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13. The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
By: Will Storr
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
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14. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
By: Ethan Mollick
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Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
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15. Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong
By: Eric Barker
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Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
AN INSTANT USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER From the author of the Wall Street Journal … read more
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16. 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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17. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
By: David M. Buss
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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"Identifying evolutionary origins of nefarious behavior in no way justifies or excuses it."-David M. Buss, When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
"Within-species sexual conflict arms races are analogous to arms races between predators and prey."-David M. Buss, When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
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"From the moment of conception, when the one tiny sperm joins the nutrient-rich egg, women are already contributing much more than the man."-David M. Buss, When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
19. Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
By: Hugo Mercier
3.91
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Why people are not as gullible as we think Not Born Yesterday explains how we decide who we can … read more
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20. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more
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21. The Value of Others: Understanding the Economic Model of Relationships to Get (and Keep) More of What You Want in the Sexual Marketplace
By: Orion Taraban
4.56
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
If everyone is looking to secure a relationship with their perceived best option, then the percepti… read more
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