The Retreat of Western Liberalism by Edward Luce
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Category: Social Thought | Reading Level: very good
In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times chief U.S. columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's relative decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil.In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce makes a larger st ...Show more
Nothing but a Circus: Misadventures among the Powerful by Daniel Levin
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Category: Social Thought
'Brilliant observations on the anthropology of power. You will laugh aloud and you won't put it down' Daniel Kahneman In this eye-opening exploration of the human weakness for power, Daniel Levin takes us on a hilarious journey through the absurd world of our global elites, drawing unforgettable sketche ...Show more
Give People Money - The simple idea to solve inequality and revolutionise our lives by Annie Lowrey
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Category: Social Thought | Reading Level: very good
Surely just giving people money couldn't work. Or could it?Imagine if every month the government deposited £1000 in your bank account, with no strings attached and nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy, but Universal Basic Income (UBI) has become one of the most influential policy ideas of our tim ...Show more
The Reputation Game - The Art of Changing How People See You by David Waller; Rupert Younger
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Category: Social Thought
You 're already playing the game, whether you like it or not. You can try to ignore what others say about you or you can choose to learn the rules and discover that the potential benefits are unlimited. Reputation can 't be owned or managed not by an individual, an organization or the media professional ...Show more
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins by Garry Kasparov; Mig Greengard (Contribution by)
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Category: Social Thought
Garry Kasparov's 1997 chess match against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue was a watershed moment in the history of technology. It was the dawn of a new era in artificial intelligence: a machine capable of beating the reigning human champion at this most cerebral game. That moment was more than a centur ...Show more
Secret Rules of Flirting - Flirt Fearlessly, Get Noticed, and Attract the Love You Deserve by Fran Greene
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Category: Social Thought
The Secret Rules of Flirting is your guide to decoding flirting secrets, attracting the attention you crave, and building the confidence you've always wished for.The Secret Rules of Flirting is your definitive guide to communicating (online and in person), attracting the ideal mate, and reading body lan ...Show more
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
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Category: Social Thought | Reading Level: very good
The Number One Bestseller Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the ...Show more
Great Minds Don't Think Alike - Discover the Method and Madness of 56 Creative Geniuses by Emily Gosling
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Category: Social Thought
Uncover the method and madness behind the greatest minds in history. Great Minds Don't Think Alike surveys some of the most brilliant minds of the past and present. Discover the methods and rituals they used to forge a constructive, creative pathway, from the downright peculiar to the reassuringly p ...Show more
Women Kind by Kirstin Ferguson; Catherine Fox
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Category: Social Thought
Beyond Lean In and The Wife Drought, Women Kind points to all the tangible good that comes from women supporting each other.
Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies) by Scarlett Curtis
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Category: Social Thought
A collection of writing from extraordinary women, from Hollywood actresses to teenage activists, each telling the story of their personal relationship with feminism, this book explores what it means to be a woman from every point of view. Often funny, sometimes surprising, and always inspiring, this bo ...Show more
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
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Category: Social Thought
Except for the foundational belief that rape is a crime, with a criminal and a victim, I will not take anything else for granted.Sohaila Abdulali was gang-raped as a teenager in Mumbai. Indignant at the silence on the issue in India, she wrote an article for a woman?s magazine challenging the way in whi ...Show more
Schadenfreude - The Joy of Another's Misfortune by Tiffany Watt Smith
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Category: Social Thought | Series: Wellcome Ser.
An entertaining and insightful exploration of schadenfreude: the deliciously dark and complex joy we've all felt, from time to time, at news of others' misfortunes. You might feel schadenfreude when... the boss calls himself "Head of Pubic Services" on an important letter. a cool guy swings back on ...Show more