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Euthyphro, Apologia Socratis, Crito, Phaedo, Cratylus, Sophista, Politicus, Theaetetus by Plato
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis long awaited new edition contains seven of the dialogues of Plato, and is the first in the five-volume complete edition of Plato's works in the Oxford Classical Texts series. The result of many years of painstaking scholarship, the new volume will replace the now nearly one hundred-year-old original edition, and is destined to become just as long lasting a classic... -
![The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer]()
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life... -
![The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte]()
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio... -
![The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas]()
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsStraight from the programming trenches, The Pragmatic Programmer cuts through the increasing specialization and technicalities of modern software development to examine the core process--taking a requirement and producing working, maintainable code that delights its users...Categorized as:
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![The Law of Success: In Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill]()
The Law of Success: In Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOriginally published in 1928, this is the book that began Napoleon Hill's self-help odyssey. Hill queried dozens of people about the keys to their prosperity and organized his findings into 16 principles. Each principle marks a chapter of this book, forming a methodology for employing untapped 'mind-power' that leads to success... -
![Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel]()
Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn introduction to the brain, its structure, function, development, and control of behavior, this text discusses neuroanatomy, cell and molecular mechanisms, mechanisms of signaling, and development in the context of the cognitive approaches to behavior... -
![Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today by The School of Life]()
Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today by The School of Life
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture — drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today... -
![Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee]()
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRobert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni...Categorized as:
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![One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market by Peter Lynch, John Rothchild]()
One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market by Peter Lynch, John Rothchild
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPeter Lynch's acclaimed New York Times bestseller, with more than one million copies sold, is now a handy, useful Running Press Miniature Edition™! Readers will learn what stocks to avoid, how to decipher Wall Street jargon, how to design a perfect portfolio, and countless other ways to succeed in business and finance... -
![Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed]()
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRebel Ideas examines the power of 'cognitive diversity' - the ability to think differently about the world around us. It explains how to harness our unique perspectives, pool our collective intelligence and tackle the greatest challenges of our age - from climate change to terrorism... -
![I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World by Milan Kordestani]()
I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World by Milan Kordestani
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA straightforward look at the history and the art of maintaining courteous communication in an increasingly divided world.Have you ever been in a conversation that, after volleying back and forth, ended with the words, “I’m just saying . . -
![How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner]()
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to space exploration—by the world’s leading expert on megaprojects “This book is important, timely, instructive, and entertaining. What more could you ask for?”—Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize–winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow “Over-budget and over-schedule is an inevitability... -
![Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche by Friedrich Nietzsche]()
Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche by Friedrich Nietzsche
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche became one of the most influential thinkers of the nineteenth century, whose attempts to unmask the motives that underlie traditional Western religion, morality and philosophy would deeply affect generations of philosophers, psychologists and authors...Categorized as:
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Market Wizards: Interviews With Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat separates the world's top traders from the vast majority of unsuccessful investors? Jack Schwager sets out to answer tis question in his interviews with superstar money-makers including Bruce Kovner, Richard Dennis, Paul Tudor Jones, Michel Steinhardt, Ed Seykota, Marty Schwartz, Tom Baldwin, and more in "Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders," now in paperback and ebook... -
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![The Good Life Handbook: Epictetus' Stoic Classic Enchiridion by Chuck Chakrapani]()
The Good Life Handbook: Epictetus' Stoic Classic Enchiridion by Chuck Chakrapani
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Good Life Handbook is a rendering of Epictetus' Enchiridion in plain English.It is a concise summary of the teachings of Epictetus, as transcribed and later summarized by his student Flavius Arrian. The Handbook is a guide to the good life... -
![10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades by Thomas Frank]()
10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades by Thomas Frank
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIf you're looking to improve your grades and study more efficiently, there are a lot of ways you can go about it. Thomas Frank, founder of the College Info Geek blog, YouTube channel, and podcast, breaks these ways down into ten steps in this short book... -
![Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life by Theodor W. Adorno]()
Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life by Theodor W. Adorno
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAdorno's literary and philosophical masterpiece, built from aphorisms and reflections.A reflection on everyday existence in the 'sphere of consumption of late Capitalism', this work is Adorno's literary and philosophical masterpiece. Built from aphorisms and reflections, he shifts in register from personal experience to the most general theoretical problems... -
![The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher]()
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom communication expert Jefferson Fisher, the definitive book on making your next conversation the one that changes everythingNo matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate... -
![Good To Great by James C. Collins]()
Good To Great by James C. Collins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratings________________________________Can a good company become a great one? If so, how?After a five-year research project, Jim Collins concludes that good to great can and does happen. In this book, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organisation to make the leap from good to great while other organisations remain only good...Categorized as:
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![Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan, Ijeoma Oluo]()
Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan, Ijeoma Oluo
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow organizations can foster diversity, equity, and taking action to address and prevent workplace bias while centering women of color.Few would disagree that inclusion is both the right thing to do and good for business...Categorized as:
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![The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman]()
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAnyone who designs anything to be used by humans -- from physical objects to computer programs to conceptual tools -- must read this book, and it is an equally tremendous read for anyone who has to use anything created by another human...Categorized as:
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![Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek]()
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change by Victor Papanek
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesign for the Real World has, since its first appearance twenty-five years ago, become a classic. Translated into twenty-three languages, it is one of the world's most widely read books on design... -
![The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries, Эрик Рис]()
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries, Эрик Рис
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMost startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty...Categorized as:
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![The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri]()
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmong the many "how-to" playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few that attempt to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does just that, with instruction that can be applied equally well to a short story, novel, or screenplay... -
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![Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest & Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt]()
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest & Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA million copy seller, Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson is a classic economic primer. But it is also much more, having become a fundamental influence on modern “libertarian” economics of the type espoused by Ron Paul and others.Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A...Categorized as:
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![Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler]()
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth—and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world... -
![The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas by Mahatma Gandhi]()
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas by Mahatma Gandhi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work & IdeasMohandas K. Gandhi, called Mahatma (“great soul”), was the father of modern India, but his influence has spread well beyond the subcontinent, and is as important today as it was in the first part of the twentieth century, and during this nation’s own civil rights movement. Taken from Gandhi’s writings throughout his life...Categorized as:
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![Language in Thought and Action by S.I. Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa]()
Language in Thought and Action by S.I. Hayakawa, Alan R. Hayakawa
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn an era when communication has become increasingly diverse and complex, this classic work on semantics—now fully revised and updated—distills the relationship between language and those who use it. Renowned professor and former U.S. Senator S. I... -
![Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind by David M. Buss]()
Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind by David M. Buss
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhere did we come from?What is our connection with other life forms?What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being?In the seventh edition of this revolutionary textbook, David M... -
![Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity by Richard Rorty]()
Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity by Richard Rorty
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this book, major American philosopher Richard Rorty argues that thinkers such as Nietzsche, Freud, and Wittgenstein have enabled societies to see themselves as historical contingencies, rather than as expressions of underlying, ahistorical human nature, or as realizations of suprahistorical goals...
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