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“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast and creator of Your Fat Friend equips you with the facts to debunk common anti-fat myths and with tools to take action for fat justiceThe pushback that shows up in conversations about fat justice takes exceedingly predicable form. Losing weight is easy—calories in, calories out. Fat people are unhealthy. We’re in the midst of an obesity epidemic...Categorized as:
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![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 Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda French Gates]()
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda French Gates
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA debut from Forbes' third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment.For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission. Her goal, as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live... -
![The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It by Mary Ann Sieghart]()
The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It by Mary Ann Sieghart
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn incisive, intersectional look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women’s authority and power. Every woman has a story of being underestimated, ignored, challenged, or patronized in the workplace. Maybe she tried to speak up in a meeting, only to be talked over by male colleagues. Or a client addressed her male subordinate instead of her... -
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![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... -
![The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh, Laszlo Bock]()
The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh, Laszlo Bock
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“ an engaging, evidence-based book about how to battle biases, champion diversity and inclusion, and advocate for those who lack power and privilege. Dolly Chugh makes a convincing case that being an ally isn’t about being a good person—it’s about constantly striving to be a better person...Categorized as:
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![For the Love of Men by Liz Plank]()
For the Love of Men by Liz Plank
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA nonfiction investigation into masculinity, For the Love of Men provides actionable steps for how to be a man in the modern world while also exploring how being a man has evolved.In 2019, traditional masculinity is both rewarded and sanctioned. Men grow up being told that boys don’t cry and dolls are for girls... -
![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... -
![I Will Die on This Hill by Meghan Ashburn, Jules Edwards]()
I Will Die on This Hill by Meghan Ashburn, Jules Edwards
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is a significant divide between autistic advocates and parents of autistic children. Parents may feel attacked for their lack of understanding, and autistic adults who offer insight and guidance are also met with hostility and rejection... -
![Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight by Linda Bacon]()
Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight by Linda Bacon
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA healthy-living book that explains the physiology of weight, this guide debunks the diet-to-lose myth by illustrating that traditional dieting activities actually activate “thrifty genes” that lead to weight gain, both by increasing hunger and triggering other mechanisms...Categorized as:
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![The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan]()
The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThrilling, sharp, and deeply humane, philosopher Amia Srinivasan's The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century upends the way we discuss—or avoid discussing—the problems and politics of sex...Categorized as:
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![You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke]()
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more...Categorized as:
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![Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems by Abhijit V. Banerjee]()
Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems by Abhijit V. Banerjee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFiguring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it...Categorized as:
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![The Cultural Politics of Emotion by Sara Ahmed]()
The Cultural Politics of Emotion by Sara Ahmed
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA bold exploration of the relationship between emotions and politics, through case studies on international terrorism, asylum, migration, reconciliation and reparation. Develops a theory of how emotions work and their effects on our daily lives...Categorized as:
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![The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel]()
The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThese are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favour of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the promise that "you can make it if you try"... -
![Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us by C.N. Lester]()
Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us by C.N. Lester
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat does it mean to be transgender? How do we discuss the subject? In this eye-opening book, C.N...Categorized as:
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![Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar]()
Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA practical framework to avoid burnout and keep great teachers teachingOnward tackles the problem of educator stress, and provides a practical framework for taking the burnout out of teaching. Stress is part of the job, but when 70 percent of teachers quit within their first five years because the stress is making them physically and mentally ill, things have gone too far...Categorized as:
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![Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos]()
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERMemoir meets craft masterclass in this “daring, honest, psychologically insightful” exploration of how we think and write about intimate experiences—“a must read for anybody shoving a pen across paper or staring into a screen or a past" (Mary Karr)...Categorized as:
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![Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds by Michael J. Knowles]()
Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds by Michael J. Knowles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Every single American needs to read Michael Knowles’s Speechless. I don’t mean ‘read it eventually.’ I stop what you’re doing and pick up this book.” —CANDACE OWENS "The most important book on free speech in decades—read it!” —SENATOR TED CRUZ A New We Win, They Lose The Culture War is over, and the culture lost... -
![Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference by William MacAskill]()
Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference by William MacAskill
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMost of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and emotions rather than facts...Categorized as:
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![The Courage of Truth: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1983-1984 by Michel Foucault, الزواوي بغوره]()
The Courage of Truth: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1983-1984 by Michel Foucault, الزواوي بغوره
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Courage of the Truth is the last course that Michel Foucault delivered at the Collège de France. Here, he continues the theme of the previous year's lectures in exploring the notion of "truth-telling" in politics to establish a number of ethically irreducible conditions based on courage and conviction...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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![Unlearn Patriarchy by Lisa Jaspers, Naomi Ryland]()
Unlearn Patriarchy by Lisa Jaspers, Naomi Ryland
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsObwohl wir inzwischen im 21. Jahrhundert leben, herrscht noch immer das Patriarchat. Warum zur Hölle ist das so? Und was kann jede: r persönlich dazu beitragen, die häufig unbewussten toxischen Strukturen zu erkennen und aufzulösen? Dieser Sammelband mit bekannten Autor:innen bietet Hilfestellung. Sich gegen das Patriarchat zur Wehr zu setzen, ist besonders im Alltag schwierig...Categorized as:
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![Dramaqueen: Frauen zwischen Beurteilung und Verurteilung by Tara-Louise Wittwer]()
Dramaqueen: Frauen zwischen Beurteilung und Verurteilung by Tara-Louise Wittwer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLaut zu sein ist immer auch ein bisschen unangenehm, vor allem als Frau. Da wird man schnell mal als »hysterisch« oder »dramatisch« abgestempelt... -
![The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations by Robert Livingston]()
The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations by Robert Livingston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn essential tool for individuals, organizations, and communities of all sizes to jump-start dialogue on racism and bias and to transform well-intentioned statements on diversity into concrete actions--from a leading Harvard social psychologist."Livingston has made the important and challenging task of addressing systemic racism within an organization approachable and achievable... -
![Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick Walker]()
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick Walker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe work of queer autistic scholar Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on human neurodiversity.Neuroqueer Heresies collects a decade's worth of Dr. Walker's most influential writings, along with new commentary by the author and new material on her radical conceptualization of Neuroqueer Theory...Categorized as:
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![A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson]()
A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn accessible, bold new vision for the future of intersectional trans feminism, called "one of the best books in trans studies in recent years" by Susan StrykerWhy are trans women the most targeted of LGBT people? Why are they in the crosshairs of a resurgent anti-trans politics around the world? And what is to be done about it by activists, organizers, and allies?A Short History of...Categorized as:
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![The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World by Mason Funk]()
The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World by Mason Funk
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet the leaders and activists on the front lines of the LGBTQ movement, from the 1960’s to the present, through stunning interviews and compelling black and white photographs compiled and presented by OUTWORDS, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the stories of LGBTQ people...Categorized as:
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