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The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy
Anthony Gottlieb · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau. "Never has the story been told so well," said the New York Review of Books of Anthony Gottlieb's The Dream of Reason, an "endlessly entertaining and frequently... |
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Off the Charts: The Hidden Lives and Lessons of American Child Prodigies
Ann Hulbert · Knopf
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the widely praised Raising America--a compelling exploration of child genius told through the gripping stories of fifteen exceptionally gifted boys and girls, from a math wonder a century ago to young jazz and classical piano virtuosos today. A thought-provoking book... |
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The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance
Kayt Sukel · National Geographic
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Are risk-takers born or made? Why are some more willing to go out on a limb (so to speak) than others? How do we weigh the value of opportunities large or small that may have the potential to change the course of our lives? These are just a few of the questions that author Kayt Sukel... |
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A.D.H.D. Nation: Children, Doctors, Big Pharma, and the Making of an American Epidemic
Alan Schwarz · Scribner
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - and how its unchecked growth over half a century has made ADHD one of the most controversial conditions in medicine, with serious effects on children, adults, and society.More... |
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The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom
David Boaz · Simon & Schuster; Rev Upd edition
Format: Hardcover
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A revised, updated, and retitled edition of David Boazs classic book Libertarianism A Primer, which was praised as uniting history, philosophy, economics and law—spiced with just the right anecdotes—to bring alive a vital tradition of American political thought that deserves to be honored... |
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Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Random House
Pages: 279
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time... |
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The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End
Katie Roiphe · The Dial Press, 2016.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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From one of our most perceptive and provocative voices comes a deeply researched account of the last days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, and Maurice Sendak - an arresting and wholly original meditation on mortality. In The Violet Hour, Katie Roiphe takes an unexpected... |
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The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success
ALBERT-LASZLO BARABASI · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In this pioneering examination of the scientific principles behind success, a leading researcher reveals the surprising ways in which we can turn achievement into success.Too often, accomplishment does not equate to success. We did the work but didn't get the promotion; we played hard but weren't... |
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Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
Ian Leslie · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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“I have no special talents,” said Albert Einstein. “I am only passionately curious.”Everyone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful.... |
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Resilient Grieving: How to Live with Loss That Changes Everything
Lucy Hone · The Experiment
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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The death of someone we hold dear may be inevitable; being paralyzed by our grief is not. A growing body of research has revealed our capacity for resilient grieving, our innate ability to respond to traumatic loss by finding ways to grow - by becoming more engaged with our lives, and discovering... |
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Civil Wars: A History in Ideas
David Armitage · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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A highly original history, tracing the least understood and most intractable form of organized human aggression from Ancient Rome through the centuries to the present day. We think we know civil war when we see it. Yet ideas of what it is, and what it isn't, have a long and contested history,... |
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Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
Jennifer O'toole · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The face of autism is changing. And more often than we realize, that face is wearing lipstick.Autism in Heels, an intimate memoir, reveals the woman inside one of autism's most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of thirty-five, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome,... |
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Late-Life Love: A Memoir
SUSAN GUBAR · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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"Tender, unsparing, poignant. . . . [A] love story that braids together intimate self-revelation with a rich meditation on the literature of aging." -- Stephen GreenblattOn Susan Gubar's seventieth birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband, a gift that startles... |
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