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From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which turns out to help us think better about practically everything How should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a...

An ethereal meditation on longing, loss, and time, sweeping from the highways of Texas to the canals of Mars—by the acclaimed essayist and author of Shame and Wonder David Searcy’s writing is enchanting and peculiar, obsessed with plumbing the mysteries and wonders of our everyday world...

Governor General's Award-winner Michael Harris explores the profound emotional and intellectual benefits of solitude, and how we may achieve it in our fast-paced world. The capacity to be alone--properly alone--is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a contented and productive state...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the search for justice led not to a courtroom, but into the deepest chambers of the soul? In *The Republic*, Plato creates one of the foundational works of Western philosophy: a dramatic dialogue on justice, power, education, truth, the ideal...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Et si votre manière de penser, de réagir et de décider était dirigée par des scripts que vous n'avez jamais choisis ? Dans les années 1970, une psychologue de Harvard a prouvé qu'un seul mot vide pouvait ouvrir 93 pour cent des portes. La plupart...

O leitor é um bom julgador quando se alegra e quando se irrita. Ele existe como conceito e como comunicação real. Tenho quem me ame por princípio e, claro, desenvolvi os haters sistemáticos. A rigor, ambos me procuram e analisam. Um dos aprendizados da grande mídia é que a responsabilidade do autor sobre o texto é vaga. Solto ao ar, como pluma de cinco mil toques, desperta tudo ao sabor de um vento subjetivo. É um gesto de humildade do autor não querer dominar ou dirigir a hermenêutica do leitor.

Every modern Illuminati theory descends from three books. Here they are — complete, unabridged, and undiluted by commentary. 1797: Edinburgh professor John Robison — no pamphleteer, but secretary of Scotland's Royal Society — publishes Proofs of a Conspiracy, charging that the Bavarian...

“Incredibly perceptive. . . . A stunning testimony from a talented writer who strips off false facades with honesty and vulnerability, and leaves us with a searing question: ‘Can you build a nation based on love?’” —mónica teresa ortiz, BookPage (starred review) ONE OF LIT HUB'S MOST...

The highly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller 12 Rules for Life. In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of...

Ein radikal neuer Ansatz zur Überwindung der politischen Spaltung Die Welt ist in einem Dauerkrisenzustand. Und die Demokratie scheitert immer häufiger an den Grenzen unseres Gehirns. Die kognitiven Anforderungen von Inklusion, Toleranz und Diversität überfordern uns – unabhängig von der politischen Ausrichtung.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you." Published in 1886, Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil shattered the foundations of...

""Compassion is at once deeply personal and inherently public, influencing how we relate to one another and how institutions and societies respond to vulnerability."" -Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant (Chief Justice of India) ""In a deeply reflective moment, Dr Kiran Bedi read excerpts from...

We no longer inhabit earth and dwell under the sky: these are being replaced by Google Earth and the Cloud. The terrestrial order is giving way to a digital order, the world of things is being replaced by a world of non-things – a constantly expanding 'infosphere' of information and...

The earth is not a dead, mute landscape but an eloquent, living being. Sometimes it just takes a spade, a packet of seeds, and a pair of sturdy boots to realize it. The philosopher Byung-Chul Han spent three springs, summers, autumns, and winters in his secret garden in Berlin, devoting himself...

The idea of sexual fluidity may seem new, but it is at least as old as the ancient Greeks, who wrote about queer experiences with remarkable frankness, wit, and insight. How to Be Queer is an infatuating collection of these writings about desire, love, and lust between men, between women, and between humans and gods, in lucid and lively new translations.

Si vendre des photos de vos pieds pouvait remplir votre frigo, est-ce que vous sauteriez le pas ? Des millions de posts accompagnés du hashtag #feetpic inondent Instagram quotidiennement. Une multitude d'internautes proclame avoir trouvé un filon d'or et gagner des milliers d'euros en vendant simplement des photos de leurs pieds. Sur le papier, comment résister ? Mais peut-on vraiment devenir riche en faisant commerce de ses pieds ? Angèle Marrey et Jennyfer Arduin, deux amies de longue date, ont décidé de se lancer dans l'aventure.

Drawing on fascinating examples from diverse social contexts, Don't Take It Personally introduces a general framework to better understand the deeper connection between seemingly disparate phenomena, from racial profiling and hate crimes to "secret Santa" gifting.

Lysis is a dialogue of Plato which discusses the nature often translated as friendship, while the word's original content was of a much larger and more intimate bond. It is generally classified as an early dialogue. The main characters are Socrates, the boys Lysis and Menexenus who are friends, as well as Hippothales, who is in unrequited love with Lysis and therefore, after the initial conversation, hides himself behind the surrounding listeners.

Рассказ Л. Н. Толстого Карма - это адаптация буддийской притчи, которая заинтересовала самого автора своей простотой и глубиной. Хотя произведение не оригинально (это пересказ американца П. Каруса буддийской легенды), Лев Николаевич Толстой внес в него своё видение проблемы последствий человеческих поступков. Автор создал философское произведение, исследующее важные аспекты человеческой природы, нравственности и действий. Оно содержит универсальные истины и побуждает читателей задуматься о своих поступках и ответственности за свою судьбу.

How to Get Over a Breakup presents an unabashedly modern prose translation of Ovid's lighthearted and provocative work, complete with a lively introduction. Ovid's advice—which he illustrates with ingenious interpretations of classical mythology—ranges from the practical, psychologically astute, and profound to the ironic, deliberately offensive, and bizarre.