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The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise explains why so many expert predictions today fail spectacularly, and what statistical and probability tools are m…
Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (2018) asks us to question the powerful social narratives that influence our lives. It shows that many of the ideas that w…
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t (2016) is a guide to the ins and out of writing, whether it’s a book, a screenplay or advertising material. …
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be (2003) offers sage advice to anyone interested in turning their grand ambitions int…
Boy Erased
Boy Erased (2016) explores the author’s experiences within the ex-gay movement: a community that seeks to “cure” homosexuality. Detailing t…
Difference Makers
Difference Makers (2016) makes a compelling case for the value of diversity at the top of today’s companies. Written by two leading champio…
Because Internet
It’s common knowledge that the internet has profoundly changed society, and Because Internet (2019) looks at one specific and significant c…
How Bad Are Bananas?
In How Bad are Bananas? (2010), author Mike Berner-Lee provides readers with an A-to-Z guide of how they can start living a more environmen…
A Monk's Guide to Happiness
A Monk’s Guide to Happiness (2019) provides readers with a philosophically insightful and practically useful manual on how to break free of…
Inside Out
Inside Out (2019) is a memoir by Hollywood actress Demi Moore. Here, she turns inward and reports from memory – from her troubled childhood…
Strength in What Remains
Strength in What Remains (2009) tells the story of a man who, after fleeing war-torn Burundi, is able to make his dreams a reality with the…
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers (2019) is a powerful exploration of how little we know about the people we don’t know. It explores how we misjudge and…
The Wisdom of Life
Schopenhauer’s The Wisdom of Life (1851) is a short philosophical essay about what constitutes human happiness. Starting with ancient Greek…
How Should We Live?
How Should We Live? (2013) gives a wide-lense view of why we Westerners tend to think the way we do. From love to work to death, it explain…
Why I Am a Hindu
Why I Am a Hindu (2018) is a meditation on religion and national identity from the perspective of one of India’s leading politicians, Shash…