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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil, hailed by Bill Gates as “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence,” presents an “elaborate, smart, and persuasive” (The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development. “Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.”—Los Angeles Times “Startling in scope and bravado.”—Janet Maslin, The...

One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide...

"An engaging, highly readable survey of the sophisticated methods of persuasion we encounter in various situations. From television to telemarketing and from self-deception to suicide cults, Levine takes a hard look at all the ways we attempt to persuade each other—and how and why they work (or don't). . . . The next time you wonder what possessed you to pay $50 for a medallion commemorat...

This new translation of Aristotle's Politics is a model of accuracy and consistency and fits seamlessly with the translator's Nicomachean Ethics, allowing the two to be read together, as Aristotle intended. Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index of Terms indicates places where focused discussion of key notions occurs. A g...

Next time someone tells you business can't be done ethically -- corners must be cut, negotiations can't be honest -- hand them Jon Huntsman's new book. He started with practically nothing, and made it to Forbes'list of America's Top 100 richest people. Huntsman's generous about sharing the credit, but in the 21st century, he's the nearest thing to a self-made multi-bill...

The definitive edition of the timeless classic about health, wealth, and success. It is complete and unabridged with footnotes and a biography of Charles F. Haanel, the author. The book that inspired the international hit movie THE SECRET! “The inscription ‘Know Thyself,’ as written over the entrance of the Temple Delphi, 600 B.C., does not apply to the Greeks alone, but is a command to every man...

Mindset is one of those rare books that can help you make positive changes in your life and at the same time see the world in a new way. A leading expert in motivation and personality psychology, Carol Dweck has discovered in more than twenty years of research that our mindset is not a minor personality quirk: it creates our whole mental world. It explains how we become optimistic or pessimistic....

The definitive edition of the timeless classic about health, wealth, and success. It is complete and unabridged with footnotes and a biography of Charles F. Haanel, the author. The book that inspired the international hit movie THE SECRET! “The inscription ‘Know Thyself,’ as written over the entrance of the Temple Delphi, 600 B.C., does not apply to the Greeks alone, but is a command to every man...

Why is split second decision-making superior to deliberation? Gut Feelings delivers the science behind Malcolm Gladwell?s Blink Reflection and reason are overrated, according to renowned psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer. Much better qualified to help us make decisions is the cognitive, emotional, and social repertoire we call intuition?a suite of gut feelings that have evolved over the millennia speci...

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are c...

From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,” Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman betwe...

The author explores manifestations of the divine in his daily life in this blend of spiritual meditation and memoir. Tapping spiritual sources that range from the silence of the Buddha to the words of Robert Forst, James Carse uncovers the rich paradoxes of everyday experience and emerges as a genuine American mystic. Breakfast at the Victory, Carse writes, is “an invitation to see how extraordina...

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's chal...

In 1970, America's most celebrated Black author and the world's most acclaimed anthropologist met for a seven-and-a-half hour conversation about race and society. The transcript of their discussion is a revealing and unique book filled with candor, passion, rage, and brilliance. "Blunt, peppery, and spontaneous. . . ".--The Atlantic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

“This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humor and insight the way to practice the Buddha’s universal teachings here in the West. Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great teacher.”—Thich Nhat Hanh “Jack is helping to pave the path for American Buddhism, bringing essential basics into our crazy modern lives. And the language he uses is as simple and as lovely as our bre...

This tale of a soldier’s self-reliance during the Spanish American War is history’s greatest motivational lesson, now collected with Elbert Hubbard’s most treasured inspirational works. A Message to Garcia touched so profound a chord in readers that, after its publication in 1899, it became one of the most widely read works in human history. A Message to Garcia tells the story of an American soldi...

Created specifically for fans of Japanese "cool culture," A Geek in Japan is one of the most iconic, hip, and concise cultural guides available. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded with new chapters on Japanese video games, architecture, and a special section on visiting Kyoto. Reinvented for the internet age, it's packed with personal essays and hundreds of pho...

Lawrence Kohlberg's "Essays on Moral Development" explores the intersection of psychology, philosophy, and education in understanding how individuals develop their moral reasoning.  The collection of essays is divided into three volumes, each addressing distinct facets of moral development.  Volume I focuses on the philosophical underpinnings, Volume II examines the psychological stages, and Volum...

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart  explores the effectiveness of fast and frugal heuristics—simple decision-making strategies—in comparison to complex, resource-intensive models like Bayesian networks and multiple regression. The authors argue that these heuristics, often employing limited search and one-reason decision-making, can achieve surprisingly high accuracy in various real-world scenar...

TechGnosis is a cult classic of media studies that straddles the line between academic discourse and popular culture; it appeals to both those secular and spiritual, to fans of cyberpunk and hacker literature and culture as much as new-thought adherents and spiritual seekers How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis—a cult classic now updated...

Robert Sapolsky's   Determined  presents a scientific and philosophical case against free will.  Sapolsky argues  that human behavior is determined by a complex interplay of genetics, environment, and biological factors, none of which are under conscious control. The book  explores various scientific studies  supporting determinism and  addresses counterarguments , including those based on the con...

Atomic Habits by James Clear is a self-help book that explains the four laws of behavior change: make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. The book uses scientific research and anecdotes to show how small changes in habits can lead to significant improvements in life. Clear emphasizes the importance of identity-based habits and offers practical strategies like impl...

Alan Alda's book ,  If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? , explores the art and science of communication, drawing on Alda's experiences as an actor and his work with scientists.  The book details  Alda's journey in improving communication, particularly focusing on the importance of empathy and understanding the other person's perspective.  Through anecdotes and research , Alda i...