Sophia

Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two, she had dropped out of school and was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school—a job she’d taken for health insurance. It was in that lobby that Sophia decided to start selling vintage clothes on eBay.
Flash forward to today, and she’s the founder of Nasty Gal and the founder and CEO of Girlboss. Sophia was never a typical CEO or a typical anything, and she’s written #GIRLBOSS for other girls like her: outsiders (and insiders) seeking a unique path to success, even when that path is windy as all hell and lined with naysayers.
#GIRLBOSS proves that being successful isn’t about where you went to college or how popular you were in high school. It’s about trusting your instincts and following your gut, knowing which rules to follow and which to break, when to button up, and when to let your freak flag fly.

Lena

Audrey

#GIRLBOSS

Introducing the new Fisher Investment Series, which offers essential insights into the worlds of investing and finance. Over the course of nearly two centuries, the innovations, mistakes, and scandals of different market participants have played an important role in shaping today's financial markets.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Now, in 100 Minds That Made the Market, Ken Fisher delivers cameo biographies of these pioneers of American financial history. From Joe Kennedy's sexcapades to Jesse Livermore's suicide, this book details the drama, the dirt, and the financial principles of an amazingly inventive group of financial minds.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Fisher digs deep to uncover the careers, personal lives, and contributions of these individuals and leads you through the lessons that can be learned from each one.

Scott

100 Minds That Made the Market

Chris

Chris Guillebeau, the self-employment guru who dispenses sound financial advice in his book The $100 Startup and on the Side Hustle School podcast, is back with a colorful idea-packed book that will maybe get you to quit your day job.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Inspired by true stories of regular people who have turned their talents into side businesses while they continue to earn a living at their day jobs, this playbook showcases 100 business ideas that are within reach of anyone who's ready to take their business dreams seriously.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Licensed masseuses, jewelry makers, website developers, and food truck bakers—readers can learn from the best in each field as they discover the tools and steps required to achieve similar business success.
&nbsp;&nbsp;These are some of the most inspiring examples of side hustling ever collected in one place, and you can use them as inspiration for your own side-hustle business!

Seth

100 Side Hustles

Susan

‍100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People is a valuable design-psychology hybrid book for UX designers (and those aspiring to become one) that teaches you how to be more effective at guiding user responses.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Tackling some central UX design thinking questions such as what grabs and holds attention on a page or screen? and how do you motivate people to continue on to the next step? Susan Weinschenk guides you through practical steps to increase the effectiveness, conversion rates, and usability of your UX design.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Like many good UX books, 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People is not written to be read continuously. Instead, it will prove far more valuable over time as you reference it and build on your foundational knowledge of design thinking and UX design knowledge.

Johnnie

100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People

Sarah

Don’t just read about it—do it! From the creator of the viral sensation Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings (5+ million views and hundreds of thousands of shares) comes the must-have book you never knew you needed, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings. In this illustrated guide, you will learn how to appear smart in less than half the time it takes to actually learn anything.&nbsp;&nbsp;
It’s available now from Avery Hill Publishing, a division of Workman Publishing Company. You know those subtle tricks your coworkers are all guilty of? The constant nodding, pretend concentration, useless rhetorical questions?&nbsp;
These tricks make them seem like they know what they’re doing when in fact they have no clue. This behavior is so ingrained, so subtle, and so often mistaken for true intelligence that identifying it, calling it out, or compiling it into an exhaustive digest has never been attempted. Until now.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Complete with illustrated tips, examples, and scenarios, 100 Tricks gives you actionable ways to use words like “actionable,” in order to sound smart.

Jake

Adam

100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings

Nilofer

Nilofer Merchant has written a wonderful book about the new era in which we are living and working. Finally, someone said it: social isn’t about marketing or putting a new veneer on an old thing – it’s that everything is social.
Nilofer integrates the social aspects of people - as humans, employees, and consumers - with what institutions need to know. Today, connected individuals can now do what once only large behemoth organizations could.
The unit of value creation is no longer some machine with humans, simply a cog to be plugged in or pulled out. No. Value creation in the 21st century starts with each of us -- something that was lost in the industrial times but can be found again.
Take advantage of the fundamental shift we all experience by knowing what they are, and what they mean for you, and the work you do. It doesn't matter if you're in the C-Suite, the creative designer, the soccer mom, or the government worker - as long as you want to create value, there will be something here for you.
And, as you progress on your journey of finding and providing value in this new era, you'll want to reread this work. 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era is one of those books we'll all look back at 20 years from now and see how clearly the future was outlined.

Kathryn

11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era

Greg

Entrepreneurs succeed when they say “no” to the wrong projects, leaving them time, energy, and focus to devote to doing what really matters. Greg McKeown’s Essentialism emphasizes that if you want to do the right things, you have to stop doing the wrong things.&nbsp;&nbsp;
To help you achieve your goals and live a more focused life, McKeown gives readers permission to stop trying to do everything and encourages them to only pursue their most critical objectives while letting go of lesser tasks, which he calls “the disciplined pursuit of less. ”

Matt

Noah

Essentialism

Joel

In 2005, Joel Greenblatt published a book that is already considered one of the classics of finance literature. In The Little Book that Beats the Market, a New York Times bestseller with 300,000 copies in print, Greenblatt explained how investors can outperform the popular market averages by simply and systematically applying a formula that seeks out good businesses when they are available at bargain prices.
Now, with a new Introduction and Afterword for 2010, The Little Book that Still Beats the Market updates and expands upon the research findings from the original book. Included are data and analyses covering the recent financial crisis and model performance through the end of 2009. In a straightforward and accessible style, the book explores the basic principles of successful stock market investing and then reveals the author's time-tested formula that makes buying above-average companies at below-average prices automatic.
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Mr. Money

The Little Book That Still Beats the Market

Richard

The book clears out the mumbo jumbo and muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Richard Rumelt proves that there has been a growing and unfortunate tendency to equate Mom-and-apple-pie values, fluffy packages of buzzwords, motivational slogans, and financial goals with “strategy. ”
&nbsp;He debunks these elements of “bad strategy” and awakens an understanding of the power of a “good strategy. ” A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for overcoming—the obstacles to progress.

Michael

Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Steven

Stephen

Freakonomics lived on the New York Times bestseller list for an astonishing two years. Now authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with more iconoclastic insights and observations in SuperFreakonomics.
The long-awaited follow-up to their New York Times Notable blockbuster. Based on revolutionary research and original studies SuperFreakonomics promises to challenge once again our view of the way the world really works.

Bill

Malcolm

SuperFreakonomics

business & management

After having a nationally televised panic attack, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure involving a disgraced pastor and a self-help guru.
&nbsp;&nbsp;Eventually, after learning more about neuroscience, he realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out.

James

10% Happier

Harris's book explores how contemplative wisdom (largely influenced by religion and spirituality) and modern science are married in meditation. This marriage is a controversial one, in that many scientists are skeptical of its legitimacy.&nbsp;
&nbsp;The author, Sam Harris, is also a scientist and a skeptic who has spent years researching this spiritual practice.

Waking Up

Radhanath

In his memoir, The Journey Home , Radhanath Swami weaves a colorful tapestry of adventure and love. He tracks Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of the Himalayas as he transforms from a young seeker to a renowned spiritual guide.&nbsp;&nbsp;
He also offers an intimate account of the steps to self-awareness and a penetrating glimpse into the heart of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on their path to inner harmony and union with the Divine.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Through near-death encounters, apprenticeships with advanced yogis, and years of travel along the pilgrim's path, Radhanath Swami eventually reaches the sanctum sanctorum of India’s mystic culture. There he finds the love he’s been seeking. It is a tale told with rare candor that immerses readers in a journey that is engaging, humorous, and heartwarming.

Dr. Martin

The Journey Home

William

In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plums the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, showing how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, Irvine offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many of us. He looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility and shows how to put these techniques to work in our own life.

Jason

Marc

A Guide to the Good Life

Cami

At the age of 35, Camille "Cami" Walker was battling with Multiple Sclerosis. This chronic disease made it difficult for her to walk, work or even enjoy her life.&nbsp;
In order to fight the depression she suffered due to this illness, she received an uncommon prescription from an African medicine woman: Give it to others for 29 days. The book 29 Gifts is the outcome of Cami's journey.&nbsp;
Many of her gifts were simple - a phone call, some spare change, a Kleenex. Yet the acts were transformative. By Day 29, not only did Cami's health and happiness improve but she had also created a worldwide giving movement.

29 Gifts

Rebecca

The author of The Mind-Body Problem is a witty and intoxicating novel of ideas that plunges into the great debate between belief and non-belief.&nbsp;&nbsp;
At the center is a brilliant academic whose book on the varieties of religious experience has become a surprise bestseller and whose name -- Cass Seltzer -- has been coined by a female admirer as "the atheist with a soul.&nbsp;
" Hilarious, heartbreaking, and intellectually rich, 36 Arguments explores the rapture and torments of religious experience in all its variety.

36 Arguments for the Existence of God

Cecil

In the ten years since 90 Minutes in Heaven was published, millions of people worldwide have read the incredible true story of Don Piper's experience with death and life--and in reading, they have found their own lives changed.
After a semi-truck collided with Don Piper's car, he was pronounced dead at the scene. For the next ninety minutes, he experienced the glories of heaven. Back on earth, a passing minister felt led to stop and pray for the accident victim even though he was told Piper was dead. Miraculously, Piper came back to life, and a long and painful recovery replaced the pleasure of heaven.
With a personal update from Don on the impact the book has had on him, his family, and the millions who have heard his story, even those who have read the original book will want to be part of the continuing story of 90 Minutes in Heaven with this new edition. It also includes a note from the publisher, stories from readers, favorite Scriptures and quotations on heaven from Don Piper, and a photo insert.

Brendon

90 Minutes in Heaven

Thich

In this guide, Nhat Hanh offers anecdotes and exercises to help you live in the present moment with mindfulness—waking up and paying attention.  He reminds us that we can practice mindfulness whenever we are doing something—from washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange. 

Kevin

The Miracle of Mindfulness

Robert

Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a profound and intelligent book, a narrative of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son.&nbsp;
It also contains incisive philosophical reflections on how to live, demonstrated by the narrator’s project of teaching his young son about tools and values. The book became an instant bestseller when it appeared in 1974, and since then has sold millions of copies around the world.

Jordan

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

The acclaimed author of The Great Kosmic Mind War offers a fascinating, groundbreaking, and thought-provoking new exploration of the universe.&nbsp;
Join one of the greatest contemporary philosophers on a breathtaking tour of time and the Kosmos—from the Big Bang right up to the eve of the twenty-first century.&nbsp;
This accessible and entertaining summary of Ken Wilber’s great ideas has been expanding minds now for two decades, providing a kind of unified field theory of the universe and, along the way, creating a host of issues related to that universe, from gender roles to multiculturalism, to environmentalism, and even the meaning of the Internet.

Dave

A Brief History of Everything

spirituality & religion

Sonia

Humanity is on the cusp of a new longevity revolution, and the first person to live 150 years has probably already been born.&nbsp;
Futurist Sonia Arrison brings together over a decade of experience researching and writing about cutting-edge advances in science and technology to paint a vivid picture of a future that only recently seemed like science fiction but is now very real.
&nbsp;&nbsp;The first book to give readers a comprehensive understanding of how life-extending discoveries will change our social and economic worlds, 100 Plus is an illuminating and indispensable text that will help us navigate the thrilling journey of life beyond 100 years.

Peter

100 Plus

Carl

The starry sky reminds me to look up more often to spark my creativity. Carl Sagan’s book, “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space” (1994), makes me think more about space and the surrounding galaxies. Sagan wrote this piece in honor of Voyager’s journey, which took place in 1990.&nbsp;
&nbsp;The passage goes something like "How is it that I can feel liberated by being on a spaceship where I cannot escape its bounds except through death? It is that very boundary, that demarcation between the known and the unknown-the very real possibility of death-that allows us to feel truly alive.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Carl Sagan's most memorable work inspires people just as it inspired me when I first read it. "

Pale Blue Dot

Juan

Steve

I am a business school graduate. Despite completing a degree in business, I never enrolled in many science courses. Although I became interested in a number of scientific topics during my time in college—including artificial intelligence and renewable energy—I was fascinated to learn about genetics for the first time while reading Evolving Ourselves.&nbsp;
Enriquez and Gullans make complex issues easily accessible to the general reader. The power of genetics truly surprised me. All those science fiction books and movies over the years might carry a possibility that is both scary and exciting.&nbsp;
&nbsp;If you want to learn more about the next stage in human evolution or what life could look like 100 years from now, grab a copy of Evolving Ourselves.

Evolving Ourselves

Frank

Frank Slootman is one of the most experienced leaders in enterprise growth in the IT industry. He guided Snowflake to the greatest software IPO ever after previously guiding ServiceNow and Data Domain. For the first time, he offers his leadership strategy in Amp It Up: Leading for Hypergrowth by Raising Expectations, Increasing Urgency, and Elevating Intensity.&nbsp;
&nbsp;It provides an authoritative look at what it takes to convert a business for maximum growth and size. Slootman demonstrates that most executives have substantial space to enhance their organization's performance without making costly changes to its people, structure, or core business model—and they don't need an army of consultants to do so.&nbsp;
&nbsp;What they do require is for people to be aligned around what matters and to execute with urgency and intensity every day.

Terrance

Amp It Up

Tiffany

In 24/6, Tiffany Shlain suggests that living without screens for one day each week can yield positive results. Internet pioneer and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain take you on a provocative and entertaining journey through time and technology, challenging the idea that unplugging on a regular basis is impossible in today’s world.&nbsp;
She and her family have done it for nearly a decade (sixteen years for herself, ten for her kids), and she urges anyone from any background to consider it. Reviews are included.

Arianna

24/6

David

This enlightening book analyzes the relevant numbers of energy demand in Europe, the United States, and the world. It looks forward to a plan for change on both a personal and international scale for each country so that world can be saved from power consumption issues.&nbsp;
The tone remains positive as it debunks misinformation and clearly explains the calculations per person or country to encourage people to make individual changes that will benefit the world at large.

Sustainable Energy

Edouard

You’ll enjoy this adventure with Ignatius J.  Reilly, a hero who is huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, and a Don Quixote of the French Quarter.  His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures. 

Patrick

A Course in Mathematical Analysis

Xerox produced a series of papers between 1975 and 1978, describing their early research into computer systems.  In addition to coining the term “windows” for software screens, the Xerox researchers also explored several other now-standard concepts in computer science. 

A Decade of Research

technology

Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too quickly, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.
What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life?
Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant, and vengeful?
Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure, and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life.
12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

Eric

12 Rules for Life

I read sad stories to inoculate myself against grief. I watch action movies to identify with the quick-witted heroes. Both the same fantasy: I’ll escape the worst of it. ―from 300 Arguments
A “Proustian minimalist on the order of Lydia Davis” (Kirkus Reviews), Sarah Manguso is one of the finest literary artists at work today. To read her work is to witness acrobatic acts of compression in the service of extraordinary psychological and spiritual insight.
300 Arguments, a foray into the frontier of contemporary nonfiction writing, is at first glance a group of unrelated aphorisms. But, as in the work of David Markson, the pieces reveal themselves as a masterful arrangement that steadily gathers power.
Manguso’s arguments about desire, ambition, relationships, and failure are pithy, unsentimental, and defiant, and they add up to an unexpected and renegade wisdom literature.

300 Arguments

Sebastian

We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival.
Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians-but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species.
The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life. The loss of closeness that comes at the end of deployment may explain the high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans today.
Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, Tribe explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. It explains the irony that for many veterans, as well as civilians-war feels better than peace, adversity can turn out to be a blessing, and disasters are sometimes remembered more fondly than weddings or tropical vacations.
Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.

Russell

Tribe

psychology

Henry

100 Great Operas is an attractive and informative resource for both casual opera enthusiasts and specialists. From La Traviata to Adas, Carmina Burana to Don Giovanni, the storylines of the world's most popular operas are described in an exciting and approachable manner.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Written by acknowledged opera scholar Henry W. Simon, the book offers act-by-act explanations of 100 operatic works, spanning from Monteverdi's early seventeenth-century masterpieces to Gian-Carlo Menotti's modern classics.&nbsp;
&nbsp;The author examines the key characters, the notable narrative twists, and the most essential arias, in addition to spotlighting the most crucial components of each opera. A variety of tales about the literary background, prior performances and stars, and production issues of the great operas may also be found here.

100 Great Operas and Their Stories

Gavin

In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Its mission was to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony, a mission that did not succeed.&nbsp;
&nbsp;In 1423, when it returned, China was in political and economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings. Most records of their journeys were destroyed. The knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America 70 years before Columbus and had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan was lost in China's long, self-imposed isolation that followed.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Lost as well as how the Chinese colonized America before the Europeans and transplanted there and other countries the principal economic crops that have fed and clothed the world. Unveiling incontrovertible evidence of these astonishing voyages rewrites our understanding of history.

Simon

Samantha

1421

Charles

Charles C. Mann's breakthrough work of science, history, and archaeology shows the Americas as you've never seen them before. Contrary to what you used to think, the pre-Columbian Indians did not live in a pristine wilderness; there were huge numbers of them who actively molded and influenced their world.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan had running water and immaculately clean streets and was larger than any contemporary European city. Mexican cultures created corn in a specialized breeding process that some say is an early example of genetic engineering.
&nbsp;&nbsp;Challenging and surprising, this entirely new look at a rich and fascinating world will change your mind about what you thought we knew.

Cleo

1491

Sydney

Sydney Jary MC, a soldier during WW2, was awarded the Military Cross for his actions as a platoon commander. After the war, he went on to write about his experiences, including at Dunkirk and the fall of Singapore to the Japanese, in a book that became a recommended text on several military academy reading lists including that of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Jocko

18 Platoon

In a time of great uncertainty, when the world was reeling from the Great Depression and on the verge of war, a World's Fair took place in New York. It was an event that transformed a generation with its vision of things to come.&nbsp;
Millions of people came from all over the world to gaze in awe at the Trylon and Perisphere and to experience for an afternoon a thrilling yet humane utopia in which every citizen lived "the good life" that art, science, technology, and moral fervor had created.&nbsp;
In 1939, David Gelernter gives us an intensely evocative picture of the World's Fair — and of a fleeting era of innocent expectation when the world looked forward in wonder rather than backward with regret.

1939: The Lost World of the Fair

In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement.&nbsp;
&nbsp;His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream—a dream whose promises have never included equality for blacks—provides an incisive look at racial issues in America in the 1960s.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Autobiography of Malcolm X stands as a compelling portrait of a man whose work was never completed but whose message is timeless.

Casey

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Elizabeth

A major book about the future of the planet, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.

The Sixth Extinction

In the long-awaited new book Travels in Siberia, Ian Frazier, one of our greatest and most entertaining writers, reveals Siberia’s role in history--its science, economics, and politics--with great passion and enthusiasm.&nbsp;
With great empathy and epic sweep, he tells the stories of Siberia’s most famous exiles, from the well-known--Dostoyevsky, Lenin (twice), Stalin (numerous times)--to the lesser-known (like Natalie Lopukhin, banished by the empress for copying her dresses) to those who experienced unimaginable suffering in Siberian camps under the Soviet regime.&nbsp;
These individuals are forever immortalized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in The Gulag Archipelago.

Anya

Travels in Siberia

Now, in a gripping history of the year 1944, best-selling author Jay Winik brings to life the pivotal events that turned the tide of World War II and put more pressure on an already-ailing President Roosevelt than any other year.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In this riveting chronicle of epic images and extraordinary history, Winik captures the fiery determination of FDR, the valor and fearlessness of the D-Day invasion, and the heartbreak and hope experienced by Parisian civilians.&nbsp;
This tale breathes life into Winston Churchill’s words: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. ”

Keith

1944

Yuval Noah

In his new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari examines today’s most pressing issues: How does the rise of artificial intelligence change our understanding of what it means to be human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children?
Harari offers a probing and visionary investigation into these propitious times.

Zoë

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

history

Who doesn't love a great book recommendation? 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die offers an eclectic array of titles that are sure to please. Even if the author didn't actually read all the books in the book, it's still a great source for recommendations from friends and family. So go ahead and flip to any page and discover a fresh take on your favorite books!

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

Clint

100 Deadly Skills is an action-packed survival guide to eluding pursuers, evading capture, and surviving any dangerous situation. In today’s increasingly dangerous world, threats to your personal safety are everywhere.
&nbsp;&nbsp;From acts of terror to mass shootings, and from the unseen (and sometimes virtual) matrix of everyday crime, the danger is no longer confined to dark alleys or unstable regions. Potentially life-threatening circumstances can arise anywhere, anytime, and Clint Emerson—former Navy SEAL—wants you to be prepared.&nbsp;
&nbsp;His book contains proven self-defense skills, evasion tactics, and immobilizing maneuvers—modified from the world of black ops—to help you take action in numerous “worst case” scenarios from escaping a locked trunk, to making an improvised Taser, to tricking facial recognition software.

100 Deadly Skills

Jonathan

Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of his life oscillating between enthusiastic carnivore and occasional vegetarian. Once he started a family, the moral dimensions of food became increasingly important.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Faced with the prospect of being unable to explain why we eat some animals and not others, Foer set out to explore the origins of many eating traditions by traveling to the darkest corners of our dining habits.&nbsp;
&nbsp;He writes in part memoir and part investigative report about how certain animals have become so closely linked to certain human populations, that it is difficult for individuals in those populations to accept the humane eating practices of people within other cultures who hold different views about which animals can be eaten.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The book covers a lot of ground, from the treatment of food animals by modern factory farming to ancient taboos against eating horses and dogs.

Earthling

Dr. Michael

Eating Animals

self-improvement

Giles

Have you always wanted to learn Japanese but didn’t know how? Japanese seem so complicated. Giles Murray, the author of this bestseller, is here to help you.&nbsp;
&nbsp;He’s studied Japanese himself and listened to what successful non-native learners have to say. Giles presents tested shortcuts for language acquisition. Identifying two groups of people who actively and effectively study Japanese to the point of fluency --successful non-native learners and Japanese children --Giles has collected from both groups the most rewarding and universal techniques which can be put to immediate use by both beginner and advanced students of Japanese.
&nbsp;&nbsp;This book is designed for people who have tried orthodox textbooks and failed, people who know a little Japanese but don't have the necessary time or motivation to make the transition to more serious textbooks, and people seeking to increase fluency using the ability already acquired.&nbsp;
&nbsp;It introduces new strategies for thinking, speaking, and memorizing Japanese quickly, efficiently, and independently.

13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese

Grayson

Grayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is, how it operates, and why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails - since he was a boy. Now, in this funny and necessary book, he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and asks, what sort of men would make the world a better place, for everyone?
&nbsp;What would happen if we rethought the old, macho, outdated version of manhood, and embraced a different idea of what makes a man? The real benefit might be that a newly fitted masculinity will allow men to have better relationships - and that's happiness, right?
&nbsp;Grayson Perry admits he's not immune from the stereotypes himself - as the psychoanalysts say if you spot it, you've got it - and his thoughts on everything from power to physical appearance, from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men are shot through with honesty.

The Descent of Man

What separates the good from the great? The answer is simple: 1 degree. At 211 degrees, water is hot. A single degree more and it starts to boil. And with boiling water, comes steam. That one extra degree has created a whole new industry - a multi-billion dollar industry, in fact.
This simple analogy reflects the definition of excellence. Because it's the one extra degree of effort - in business or life - that can separate the good from the great. This powerful book by Sam Parker and Mac Anderson gives solid examples of how to incorporate their philosophy into all aspects of your life, at work, with friends, and as a parent.&nbsp;
Great quotes and great stories illustrate their concept in a memorable format. A warning... once you read it, it will be hard to forget.

Tony

212: The Extra Degree

Héctor

For every fan of manga, anime, J-pop, or Zen, A Geek in Japan is a hip, smart and concise guide to the land that is their source. Comprehensive and well-informed, it covers a wide array of topics in short articles accompanied by sidebars and numerous photographs, providing a lively digest of the society and culture of Japan.
Designed to appeal to the generations of Westerners who grew up on Pokemon, manga, and video games, A Geek in Japan reinvents the culture guide for readers in the Internet age.
Spotlighting the originality and creativity of the Japanese, debunking myths about them, and answering nagging questions like why they're so fond of robots, author Hector Garcia has created the perfect book for the growing ranks of Japanophiles in this inspired, insightful, and highly informative guide.

Derek

A Geek in Japan

For sixteen years and thirty-six seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers’ lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show’s popularity and relevance have only grown—more than eight million viewers tuned in to see the conclusion of the most recent season of The Bachelor.&nbsp;
Los Angeles Times journalist Amy Kaufman is a proud member of Bachelor Nation and has a long history with the franchise—ABC even banned her from attending show events after her coverage of the program got a little too real for its liking.&nbsp;
In Behind the Curtain: Secrets from “The Bachelor,” she interviews dozens of producers, contestants, and celebrity fans to give readers never-before-told details of the show’s inner workings: what it’s like to be trapped in the mansion “bubble,” how contestants find out if they are nominated for elimination and how eliminations are actually decided.

Judd

Bachelor Nation

From the acclaimed author of King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history: the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire. In early 1787, twelve men -- a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery -- came together in a London printing shop and began the world's first grass-roots movement.&nbsp;
Masterfully stoking public opinion, the leaders of the movement pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizen movements ever since, from consumer boycotts to wall posters and lapel buttons to celebrity endorsements.&nbsp;
A tale of this groundbreaking antislavery crusade and its powerful enemies, Bury The Chains gives a little-celebrated human rights watershed its due at last.

Jack

Bury the Chains

Kazuo

The first English edition of internationally renowned bartender Kazuo Uyeda's seminal work illuminates what has until now been an elusive world: the world of Japanese bartending. 

Joshua

Cocktail Techniques

Colloquial Turkish provides a step-by-step course in Turkish as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Turkish in a broad range of situations.
&nbsp;No prior knowledge of the language is required. Balanced, comprehensive, and rewarding, Colloquial Turkish will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Turkish.

Colloquial Turkish

Neal

In 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse—mathematical genius and young Captain in the U. S. Navy—was assigned to detachment 2702. It is an outfit, so secret that only a handful of people know it exists, and some of those people have names like Churchill and Roosevelt.
The mission of Waterhouse and Detachment 2702—commanded by Marine Raider Bobby Shaftoe-is to keep the Nazis ignorant of the fact that Allied Intelligence has cracked the enemy's fabled Enigma code.
It is a game, a cryptographic chess match between Waterhouse and his German counterpart, translated into action by the gung-ho Shaftoe and his forces. Fast-forward to the present, where Waterhouse's crypto-hacker grandson, Randy, is attempting to create a data haven in Southeast Asia.

Cryptonomicon

Naomi

Dirt and Disease is a compelling history of polio in America, focusing on the early years from 1900 to 1920. Naomi Rogers uses her medical knowledge to bring this topic to life for historians unfamiliar with the early twentieth century.&nbsp;
She describes how polio is spread, how it affects patients, and how scientists and physicians are able to diagnose the disease. She also explores the effects of innovative treatments, such as iron lungs, on different classes of Americans.

Dirt and Disease

non-fiction

Experts are rarely on the cutting edge of innovation. Elon Musk was not an electric car guy prior to founding Tesla. A prominent tech VC once said that when it comes to implausible inventions, only discovery can predict the future; not foresight.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Most attempts at discovery fail due to the nature of the venture-capital game, but a few succeed on such a large scale that they more than compensate for everything else. That extraordinary success-to-failure ratio is the power law that drives the venture capital industry, all of Silicon Valley, the broader tech sector, and, by extension, the globe.&nbsp;
&nbsp;In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby has parlayed unprecedented access to the most celebrated venture capitalists of all time—key figures at Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Accel, Benchmark, and Andreessen Horowitz, as well as Chinese partnerships like Qiming and Capital Today.

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