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Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Foreword by Michael Ennis
Format: eBook, 75 pages
On Sale: July 17, 2012
Price: $0.00
Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power.
Astonishing in its candor, The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was... Read more >
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Written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $18.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science offer another explanation? In this startling and lavishly illustrated book...
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Written by Mitch Albom
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: June 29, 2007
Price: $10.99
It’s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now–twelve million copies later–in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie’s life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions all those years ago. . .
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Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Written by Jonathan Haidt
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $16.00
As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has done the seemingly impossible—challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum. Drawing on his twenty five years of groundbreaking research on moral psychology, he shows how moral...
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A Theory
Written by Aaron James
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $23.95
In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.
What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people...
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The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Written by Thich Nhat Hanh
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1992
Price: $15.00
In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make positive use of the very situations that usually pressure and antagonize us. For him a ringing... Read more >
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The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $17.00
A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world, and yet we—especially the experts—are blind to them. In this second edition... Read more >
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Written by Stephen Hawking
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1998
Price: $18.00
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there...
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The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Format: eBook
On Sale: May 11, 2010
Price: $13.99
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was... Read more >
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Written by Shunryu Suzuki
Afterword by David Chadwick
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2011
Price: $14.95
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."
So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence... Read more >
