With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times
column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social
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With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times
column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. In The Social
... Read more
In Thing Explainer, seasoned aerospace engineer Randall Munroe explains complex engineering systems in the fun and easy-to-understand style of xkcd comic strip Up Goer Five, using only drawings and a vocabulary of the... Read more
In Thing Explainer, seasoned aerospace engineer Randall Munroe explains complex engineering systems in the fun and easy-to-understand style of xkcd comic strip Up Goer Five, using only drawings and a vocabulary of the... Read more
A deeply insightful character study as well as a brilliant political biography, Being Nixon offers a surprising look at a man capable of great bravery and extraordinary deviousness—a balanced portrait of a president too often reduced to caricature.
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A deeply insightful character study as well as a brilliant political biography, Being Nixon offers a surprising look at a man capable of great bravery and extraordinary deviousness—a balanced portrait of a president too often reduced to caricature.
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Part of the hugely popular Without the Hot Air series, Sustainable Materials is accessibly written from an engineering perspective on a wide range of materials.
Presenting a vision of change for how future generations can still use steel, cement, plastics, etcetera,... Read more
Part of the hugely popular Without the Hot Air series, Sustainable Materials is accessibly written from an engineering perspective on a wide range of materials.
Presenting a vision of change for how future generations can still use steel, cement, plastics, etcetera,... Read more
How shall we improve human health? One answer is: by eradication. The Gates Foundation announced in 2007 that their goal is malaria eradication; another of their priorities is polio eradication. Eradication means the complete elimination of a disease through deliberate human... Read more
How shall we improve human health? One answer is: by eradication. The Gates Foundation announced in 2007 that their goal is malaria eradication; another of their priorities is polio eradication. Eradication means the complete elimination of a disease through deliberate human... Read more
After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University
psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of... Read more
After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University
psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of... Read more