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Top Secret America
This book shows how the American security state expanded its powers after 9/11 by establishing Top Secret America – a group of agencies tha…
Why is Sex Fun?
Everybody thinks about sex. However, we seldom consider the extent to which human sexuality differs from the reproductive habits of other s…
Abundance
Abundance (2012) explains why our current predicament is not as gloomy as we believe it to be and presents a compelling case for ways in wh…
The Talent Code
The Talent Code uses recent neurological findings to explain how talent can be trained through deep practice. It shows how nurturing our ce…
Wired to Care
Modern businesses seem to rely more on mounds of data and trend reports than on the needs and desires of actual customers. Wired to Care sh…
A Message to Garcia
A Message to Garcia (1899) outlines the lessons to be learned from a Spanish-American War-era lieutenant who displayed a level of dedicatio…
The Idea-Driven Organization
The Idea-Driven Organization explains how organizations can position themselves for long-term success by encouraging innovation at every le…
The Trial of Henry Kissinger
In The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Hitchens shows a side of Henry Kissinger few would have imagined possible. He delves into the dark side of…
The Mom Test
The two most important types of conversation you’ll have when founding a business are those with potential customers and those with potenti…
War! What Is It Good For?
War! What Is It Good For? takes a look at the history of conflict and comes to a startling conclusion: while wars are horrible for those wh…
The Silo Effect
The Silo Effect (2015) identifies the dangers of maintaining business departments or societal systems in “silos,” between which ideas die a…
Flourish
Flourish (2012) reveals how optimism, motivation and character have the power to help us lead better lives. Based on extensive academic res…
Console Wars
Console Wars chronicles the epic, industry-shaping rivalry between video game developers Sega and Nintendo in the early 1990s. In five shor…
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Not all psychopaths are locked away in maximum-security prisons and mental hospitals. Many of them live among us, in the midst of society. …
Reading Like a Writer
Reading Like a Writer (2006) shows us how to read literary masterpieces with open eyes. These blinks explain the patterns of writing that m…