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The Meaning of Human Existence
Edward O. Wilson · Liveright; 1 edition |
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National Book Award Finalist. How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?" In The Meaning of Human Existence,... |
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World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements
John Hunter · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 272 |
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In John Hunter’s classroom, students fearlessly tackle global problems and discover surprising solutions by playing his groundbreaking World Peace Game. These kids—from high school all the way down to fourth grade, in schools both well funded and underresourced—take... |
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
Jon Ronson · Riverhead Trade; Reprint edition
Pages: 288 |
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They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional. The Psychopath Test is the New York Times bestselling exploration... |
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Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone
Eric Klinenberg · Penguin Books
Pages: 288 |
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With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who live alone, renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of going solo is transforming the American experience. ... |
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Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street
Jim Wallis · Howard Books
Pages: 272 |
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When we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won’t give us the results we want. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over? Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is How will this crisis change... |
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Saving Simon: How a Rescue Donkey Taught Me the Meaning of Compassion
Jon Katz · Thorndike Press; Lrg edition |
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A New York Times Bestselling Author In the spring of 2011, Jon Katz received a phone call from an animal control officer who had found a neglected donkey on a farm in upstate New York. She hoped that Jon and his wife, Maria, would be willing to adopt him. The wrenching sight of Simon... |
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Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
David Eagleman · Pantheon; First Edition edition |
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If the conscious mind—the part you consider to be you—is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to illuminate surprising... |
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg · Random House; 1 edition
Pages: 400 |
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Wall Street Journal • Financial TimesA young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside... |
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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 304 |
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Malcolm Gladwell, the #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw, offers his most provocative---and dazzling---book yet.Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than... |
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