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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... -
![Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns: Part 3: Masks by Alex Berenson]()
Unreported Truths About Covid-19 and Lockdowns: Part 3: Masks by Alex Berenson
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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... -
![One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Groups]()
One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Groups
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne Day at a Time in Al-AnonAl-Anon Family Group... -
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![Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis]()
Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant - a must read' Tim SpectorYou may not be aware of this - not consciously, at least - but you do not control what you eat. Every mouthful you take is informed by the subtle tweaking and nudging of a vast, complex, global one so intimately woven into everyday life that you hardly even know it's there.The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Wir sind doch alle längst gleichberechtigt by Alexandra Zykunov]()
Wir sind doch alle längst gleichberechtigt by Alexandra Zykunov
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings»Wenn das Patriarchat kommt dann sagt es nicht ›Achtung, ich werde Dich unterdrücken‹, sondern es sagt: ›Toll, wie viel dein Mann dir zuhause hilft.‹ Alexandra Zykunov hat gesammelt, was wir uns nicht mehr anhören sollten. «Lara Fritzsche »Wütend, lustig und prägnant. Alexandra Zykunov erklärt patriarchale Muster so, dass sie alle verstehen und danach sofort abschaffen wollen... -
![Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives by Anne Michaud]()
Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives by Anne Michaud
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Why They Stay" explores the reasoning and motivation of wives who stay with their politician-husbands after they cheat.Hillary Clinton couldn't have known in 1998 how her husband's high-profile philandering would play out. Would he be rehabilitated in the public eye? She couldn't be sure, but she took the gamble... -
![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"... -
![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... -
![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... -
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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... -
![Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to the Award-Winning Film by Mark Achbar]()
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: The Companion Book to the Award-Winning Film by Mark Achbar
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWinner of more than a dozen festival awards, the film has played to packed houses in more than two hundred cities worldwide... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Війна за реальність. Як перемагати у світі фейків, правд і спільнот by Dmytro Kuleba, Дмитро Кулеба]()
Війна за реальність. Як перемагати у світі фейків, правд і спільнот by Dmytro Kuleba, Дмитро Кулеба
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsДипломат Дмитро Кулеба написав книжку про комунікацію та інформаційну самооборону Постійний представник України в Раді Європи Дмитро Кулеба написав книжку про поведінку в інформаційному просторі та роботу з комунікаціями в Україні... -
![Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary]()
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay-an eye-opening expose of the conventional medical “wisdom” that has led the public to harm, and how we can correct this. One in thirteen children in the United States today has a peanut allergy... -
![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... -
![A Mother's Ordeal: The Story Of Chi An: One Woman's Fight Against China's One Child Policy by Steven W. Mosher, Chi An]()
A Mother's Ordeal: The Story Of Chi An: One Woman's Fight Against China's One Child Policy by Steven W. Mosher, Chi An
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young Chinese woman battles her conflicting beliefs and her country to bear a second child. Finding herself pregnant again after joining her student husband in America, Chi An was told to fix the problem by the Chinese government. When the US refused to help, the author helped Chi An win her case and effect a policy change... -
![The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982–1983 by Michel Foucault]()
The Government of Self and Others: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1982–1983 by Michel Foucault
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis lecture, given by Michel Foucault at the Collège de France, launches an inquiry into the notion of parresia and continues his rereading of ancient philosophy. Through the study of this notion of truth-telling, of speaking out freely, Foucault re-examines Greek citizenship, showing how the courage of the truth forms the forgotten ethical basis of Athenian democracy... -
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![Servir les riches by Alizée Delpierre]()
Servir les riches by Alizée Delpierre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDerrière les façades de luxueux immeubles parisiens, les immenses grilles de châteaux, les baies vitrées de vastes villas de la Côte d'Azur, se cache un personnel invisible mais présent quotidiennement au service des grandes fortunes... -
![La Crise de la masculinité: Autopsie d'un mythe tenace by Francis Dupuis-Déri]()
La Crise de la masculinité: Autopsie d'un mythe tenace by Francis Dupuis-Déri
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMalheureux, désemparés, culpabilisés... À en croire certains, les hommes traverseraient une crise de la masculinité dans les sociétés occidentales hyper féminisées... -
![Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization by Richard Sennett]()
Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization by Richard Sennett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHere, Sennet examines the relationship between the human body and the urban environment it inhabits, looking at the differing attitudes to nudity, burial, sanctuary and urban planning in ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and concluding with a fuller analysis of how the link between flesh and stone has altered with the advances in science and medicine... -
![No Contest: The Case Against Competition by Alfie Kohn]()
No Contest: The Case Against Competition by Alfie Kohn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNo Contest stands as the definitive critique of competition. Contrary to accepted wisdom, competition is not basic to human nature; it poisons our relationships and holds us back from doing our best. In this new edition, Alfie Kohn argues that the race to win turns all of us into losers... -
![Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen]()
Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a child with Tourette's, Brad was ridiculed, beaten, mocked, and shunned. This story of unwavering determination proves anyone can make their dreams come true. Ends with 20+ motivational tips on living with a disability... -
![Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles L. Marohn Jr.]()
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles L. Marohn Jr.
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDiscover insider secrets of how America's transportation system is designed, funded, and built - and how to make it work for your communityIn Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town, renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L. Marohn Jr...
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