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Freedom
Sebastian Junger · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout history, humans have been driven by the quest for two cherished ideals: community and freedom. The two don't coexist easily. We value individuality and self-reliance, yet are utterly dependent on community for our most basic needs. In this intricately crafted and thought-provoking... |
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How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Set audacious goals. Foster good habits. Create social support. You've surely heard this advice before. If you've ever tried to change or encourage it -- to boost exercise or healthy eating, to prevent missed deadlines or kick-start savings -- then you know there are thousands of apps,... |
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Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics
Juan Enriquez
Format: Hardcover
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Most people have a strong sense of right and wrong, and many of us are not reluctant to argue with someone who disagrees. But when we take an unyielding stand on something we regard as an eternal truth, we forget that ethics evolve over time. What was once broadly acceptable is now completely... |
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A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It
Alex Riley · Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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What is depression? Is it a persistent low mood or a complex range of symptoms? Is it a single diagnosis or a diversity of mental disorders requiring different treatments? In A Cure for Darkness, science writer Alex Riley explores these questions, digging into the long history of depression... |
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Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Lisa Genova · Harmony
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might... |
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Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
Greg McKeown · Currency
Format: Hardcover
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Do you ever feel like:* You're teetering right on the edge of burnout?* You want to make a higher contribution, but lack the energy? * You're running faster but not moving closer to your goals? * Everything is so much harder than it used to be? As high achievers, we've... |
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Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain
Shankar Vedantam · W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a thought-provoking look at the role of self-deception in human flourishing.Self-deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful... |
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Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Avi Loeb · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly that it could only have come from another star. Avi Loeb, Harvard's top astronomer, showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit,... |
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