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Making Numbers Count is a lively, practical, first-of-its-kind guide to turning cold clinical data into a memorable story....

As a society, we’ve forgotten how to listen. Modern life is noisy and frenetic, and technology provides constant distraction. So we tune things out or listen selectively - even to those we love most. Now more than ever, we need to listen to those around us....

Leaders can motivate and inspire through communications. The following is a collection of the best motivational speeches, inspirational words, sure to motivate you when you need it most by the greatest leaders of our time....

Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to terrorism and prostitution....

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the landmark Freakonomics, comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the world....

A series of closely interrelated essays on game theory, this book deals with an area in which progress has been least satisfactory - the situations where there is a common interest as well as conflict....

This anniversary edition gives a new generation an insider's view into the movements of the '60s and '70s. While many of the holes in the system that Abbie exposed have since been plugged, the spirit of revolution and the passion of creative activism continue to inspire today....

"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....

In 1968, with the publication of Carlos Castaneda's The Teachings of Don Juan, the spiritual search was revealed to be as incredibly exciting as any death-defying adventure....

Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no such thing as biological sex, or that only White people can be racist? Listen to find out more....

Jian Wang was the founder and architect of Alibaba's cloud and has been the driving force behind its technology innovations. He was also the founder of the City Brain initiative to develop a new digital infrastructure for sustainable cities. 

Es war Anfang der Sechziger, als plötzlich vier junge Männer aus dem Nichts erschienen und die Welt radikal veränderten. Sie begeisterten die Jugend nicht nur mit einer völlig neuen Musik, nein, sie stellten mit ihrer frischen Unbekümmertheit auch erstmals die Arroganz der Obrigkeit total infrage. Daraufhin begannen existenzielle und schmerzhafteste Kämpfe zwischen der Jugend und der Erwachsenenwelt. Rainer Lange, Jahrgang 1949, zählte zu den dennoch Glücklichen, die diese Epoche hautnah miterleben durften.

La riflessione sul fascismo e sulla sua evoluzione storica attraversa tutta l'opera di Pasolini: questo volume raccoglie alcuni dei suoi testi più significativi scritti sull'argomento tra il settembre 1962 e il febbraio 1975. Prendendo coraggiosamente posizione contro un antifascismo di maniera ormai fuori tempo massimo, Pasolini mette in guardia da una nuova forma di fascismo, più subdola e insidiosa, intesa "come normalità, come codificazione del fondo brutalmente egoista di una società".

La fiction pourrait-elle influencer notre perspective du monde, et plus particulièrement nos relations amoureuses? En décortiquant la relation entre Mister Big et Carrie, deux personnages centraux de la série Sex and the City, India Desjardins tente de démontrer, avec un regard bienveillant, que cette relation présentait tous les traits de la violence psychologique. Et que la finale, qui trouve encore un écho aujourd’hui dans la culture, n’était peut-être pas aussi heureuse qu’on pourrait le croire. 

Since its first issue on October 10, 1896, The New York Times Book Review has brought the world of ideas to the reading public. It is the publication where authors have been made, and where readers first encountered the classics that have enriched their lives. Now the editors have curated the Book Review’s dynamic 125-year history, which is essentially the story of modern American letters. Brimming with remarkable reportage, this book collects interesting reviews, never-before-heard anecdotes about famous writers, and spicy letter exchanges. 

As the first anthology to assess the nature of fan response and the band's enduring appeal, Fandom and The Beatles: The Act You've Known for All These Years defines and explores the key ways in which this particular pop fusion has inspired such loyalty and multigenerational popularity.