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Social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential ""self""—our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact —exploring what that means for who we can be and who we allow others to be...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR American Psychological Association's Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award Winner PROSE Award Finalist Zócalo Book Prize Finalist A revelatory, paradigm-shifting work from a renowned Columbia professor and...

In 1890s America Thorstein Veblen attacked a careless acceptance of prevailing social structures, identifying ancient roots for ‘pecuniary culture’ and ‘conspicuous consumption’–realities that promoted materialism and squashed fulfilment. In The Theory of the Leisure Class the worthy Engineer, creating essential products for all, is pitted against the predatory Businessman, exempt from grubby industrial toil and focussed on useless profits.

Brought to you by Penguin. Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world – hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a...

This book explores extreme experiences in psychoanalysis and examines how to work with and understand such experiences both theoretically and practically. It invites listeners into new, transformative quantum frontiers of psychoanalytic thought and clinical experience. Taking her profound work...

John Mappin is a sentinel of sovereignty, a modern mythmaker, and, willingly or not, a hero at history’s crossroads. From his defiant refusal to turn Camelot into a migrant-processing hotel to his prophetic wager on Donald Trump’s rise, Mappin has become a lightning rod for global battles; nationhood versus globalism, courage versus conformity, truth versus the psychiatric priesthood of lies. His close relationship with Charlie Kirk, his friendship with Candace Owens, and his associations with figures such as Tucker Carlson and Nigel Farage show how his influence reaches across continents.

Discover the secret to flourishing in an age of division: belonging. In a world filled with discord and loneliness, finding harmony and happiness can be difficult. But what if the key to unlocking our potential lies in this deceptively simple concept? Belonging is the feeling of being a part of a group that values, respects, and cares for us—a feeling that we can all cultivate in even the smallest corners of social life.

Brought to you by Penguin. In The Age of the Strongman, Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new nationalism, leadership cults and hostility to liberal democracy. We are in a new era: authoritarian leaders have become a central feature of global politics. Since 2000...

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham’s decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400—the community he made famous as “the worst place to live in America” in a story he wrote for the Washington Post. Like...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason, read by Finlay Robertson. Our world order is under pressure as never before. From new authoritarian regimes in the US, Turkey and Russia, to the imminent break-up of the European Union and a social media awash with...

Por que uma pessoa gosta de outra? O que leva um cidadão honesto a tomar uma atitude reprovável ou imoral? Como surgem o preconceito e a agressividade? O que faz alguém desprezar as próprias raízes para seguir uma organização terrorista ou seita religiosa dúbia? Essas são algumas das...

Was will die deutsche Seele – und gibt es sie überhaupt? Bernd Stegemann, eine der umstrittensten Stimmen in den politischen Debatten unserer Zeit, zeigt in diesem Buch erstmals seine biografischen Wunden. Bis heute zeigt die deutsche Seele eine Unfähigkeit zum Mitgefühl, eine Fixierung auf die Schuldfrage und eine demokratische Lähmung im Umgang mit fremden Meinungen und Menschen.

É raro que uma obra de teoria social alcance a repercussão de A elite do atraso, de Jessé Souza. No campo intelectual, este audiolivro é responsável por fincar, no terreno imperturbado de nosso pensamento social, uma crítica contundente às ideias de cordialidade e patrimonialismo como nunca antes fora feita. São essas ideias que fundamentam a visão elitista de que o brasileiro pobre é inconfiável, eleitor de corruptos e moralmente questionável, ao passo que os ricos e estrangeiros são valorosos, empreendedores e naturalmente prósperos.

Pouquíssimos intelectuais e comentaristas políticos tinham tanta certeza quanto Jessé Souza de que o impeachment da presidenta Dilma Rousseff se tratava da fachada perfeita para um típico golpe de Estado à moda brasileira. Naquele momento alarmante da política nacional, Jessé Souza cumpriu uma difícil tarefa: explicar como a “cultura de golpes de Estado”, promovida historicamente pela elite contra as políticas públicas de inclusão dos mais pobres – como aconteceu com Getúlio Vargas e João Goulart –, estava em franca atuação sem que a população se desse conta disso.

Rapoartele aveau la origine niște articole publicate de Proiectul pentru Raportarea Crimei Organizate și Corupției (OCCRP), un consorțiu neobosit și neînfricat de jurnaliști din toată Europa de Est, care au expus două așa-numite „spălătorii" – scheme sofisticate de spălare a miliarde de euro. În ambele cazuri, infractorii se foloseau de companii britanice fictive pentru a-și ascunde identitatea și de Danske Bank pentru a-și transfera banii.

From two times number one Sunday Times bestselling author, James Smith, comes HOW TO BE CONFIDENT – the third instalment in James’ no-nonsense guides to gaining the tools to empower your decision-making and change your life. Now, more than ever, we are so often lost within a cycle of...

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Ontdek de ware geschiedenis en invloed van schimmige netwerken zonder in wilde complottheorieën te verdwalen. Perfect voor een gefocuste luistersessie tijdens het woon-werkverkeer, neemt deze nuchtere en fascinerende verkenning je mee achter de gesloten deuren van de elite. Laat je meeslepen...

ただの紙切れやデジタル数字が世界を動かす力を持つ理由——それは、私たちが無意識に共有する「共同幻想」という壮大な経済の歴史に隠されています。毎日の通勤電車の中で社会の複雑さに戸惑う時、この知的好奇心...

Desentraña la manipulación psicológica y protege tu autonomía mental frente al control absoluto de las sectas. Cuando buscas entender por qué personas razonables caen en dinámicas sociales tóxicas, la respuesta rara vez es la ignorancia, sino un magnetismo oscuro y calculador. Este...