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Lady Sapiens
de Thomas Cirotteau • 2011
The real prehistoric woman hunted, healed, and led. Her passivity was a Victorian invention.
3.64
500+
Lady Sapiens Rezumat
Lady Sapiens
The real prehistoric woman hunted, healed, and led. Her passivity was a Victorian invention.
de Thomas Cirotteau 2011 240 pagini
3.64
500+ evaluări
Making It in America
de Rachel Slade • 2024
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
3.63
323
Making It in America Rezumat
Making It in America
Sixty thousand American factories shuttered since NAFTA. One couple bet everything to open just one.
de Rachel Slade 2024 352 pagini
3.63
323 evaluări
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
de William H. Whyte • 1980
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
4.33
500+
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Rezumat
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
A decade of time-lapse footage on New York plazas upended every assumption about what draws a crowd.
de William H. Whyte 1980 125 pagini
4.33
500+ evaluări
In Praise of Prejudice
de Theodore Dalrymple • 2007
The war on prejudice backfires: it returns as conformity, atomization, and state control.
4.04
500+
In Praise of Prejudice Rezumat
In Praise of Prejudice
The war on prejudice backfires: it returns as conformity, atomization, and state control.
de Theodore Dalrymple 2007 129 pagini
4.04
500+ evaluări
The Longing for Less
de Kyle Chayka • 2020
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
3.45
1.000+
The Longing for Less Rezumat
The Longing for Less
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
de Kyle Chayka 2020 272 pagini
3.45
1.000+ evaluări
Philosophy Bites
de David Edmonds • 2012
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
3.69
371
Philosophy Bites Rezumat
Philosophy Bites
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
de David Edmonds 2012 268 pagini
3.69
371 evaluări
Freak Kingdom
de Timothy Denevi • 2018
Hunter S. Thompson spent a deadly serious decade trying to stop America's descent into fascism.
4.26
500+
Freak Kingdom Rezumat
Freak Kingdom
Hunter S. Thompson spent a deadly serious decade trying to stop America's descent into fascism.
de Timothy Denevi 2018 416 pagini
4.26
500+ evaluări
The Anarchist In The Library
de Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Rezumat
The Anarchist In The Library
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
de Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004 272 pagini
3.50
175 evaluări
The State of the Art
de Iain M. Banks • 1991
A galactic utopia's agent catalogs 1970s Earth and falls for our beautiful, self-destructive mess.
3.82
19.000+
The State of the Art Rezumat
The State of the Art
A galactic utopia's agent catalogs 1970s Earth and falls for our beautiful, self-destructive mess.
de Iain M. Banks 1991 188 pagini
3.82
19.000+ evaluări
On Human Nature
de Roger Scruton • 2017
Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.
3.73
500+
On Human Nature Rezumat
On Human Nature
Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.
de Roger Scruton 2017 151 pagini
3.73
500+ evaluări
Economies and Cultures
de Richard R. Wilk • 1996
The rational market actor is a myth: economic life runs on gifts, status, and cultural meaning.
3.79
114
Economies and Cultures Rezumat
Economies and Cultures
The rational market actor is a myth: economic life runs on gifts, status, and cultural meaning.
de Richard R. Wilk 1996 252 pagini
3.79
114 evaluări
A Bite-Sized History of France
de Stephane Henaut • 2018
French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.
4.19
2.000+
A Bite-Sized History of France Rezumat
A Bite-Sized History of France
French cuisine is a global collage. The myth of purity, dismantled one dish at a time.
de Stephane Henaut 2018 352 pagini
4.19
2.000+ evaluări
East Wind
de Pearl S. Buck • 1930
Her bound feet made her beautiful; her husband called them ugly and asked her to walk.
4.06
10.000+
East Wind Rezumat
East Wind
Her bound feet made her beautiful; her husband called them ugly and asked her to walk.
de Pearl S. Buck 1930 277 pagini
4.06
10.000+ evaluări
SuperFreakonomics
de Steven D. Levitt • 2009
Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.
4.00
100.000+
SuperFreakonomics Rezumat
SuperFreakonomics
Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.
de Steven D. Levitt 2009 6 pagini
4.00
100.000+ evaluări
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
de Hanif Abdurraqib • 2017
A poet traces the pulse beneath Black America's grief and defiance, from punk shows to funerals.
4.55
19.000+
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Rezumat
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
A poet traces the pulse beneath Black America's grief and defiance, from punk shows to funerals.
de Hanif Abdurraqib 2017 291 pagini
4.55
19.000+ evaluări
The Craftsman
de Richard Sennett • 2008
Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.
3.84
2.000+
The Craftsman Rezumat
The Craftsman
Making things well is a universal human drive. Modern work is designed to suppress it.
de Richard Sennett 2008 336 pagini
3.84
2.000+ evaluări
The Inner History of Devices
de Sherry Turkle • 2008
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
3.83
81
The Inner History of Devices Rezumat
The Inner History of Devices
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
de Sherry Turkle 2008 208 pagini
3.83
81 evaluări
A Brief History Of Bali
de Willard A. Hanna • 1976
How Bali survived piracy, slavery, and colonialism to become the paradise tourists see today.
3.45
128
A Brief History Of Bali Rezumat
A Brief History Of Bali
How Bali survived piracy, slavery, and colonialism to become the paradise tourists see today.
de Willard A. Hanna 1976 288 pagini
3.45
128 evaluări
The Monk as Man
de Sankar • 2011
He fought lawsuits, begged a maharaja, and insisted a monk who cannot cook well is useless.
3.89
316
The Monk as Man Rezumat
The Monk as Man
He fought lawsuits, begged a maharaja, and insisted a monk who cannot cook well is useless.
de Sankar 2011 264 pagini
3.89
316 evaluări
Fly Girls
de Keith O'Brien • 2018
The men banned them from racing. Five women flew anyway, and one beat them all.
3.92
9.000+
Fly Girls Rezumat
Fly Girls
The men banned them from racing. Five women flew anyway, and one beat them all.
de Keith O'Brien 2018 352 pagini
3.92
9.000+ evaluări
Islam and Democracy
de Fatema Mernissi • 1992
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
3.83
210
Islam and Democracy Rezumat
Islam and Democracy
The Arab world resists democracy not over scripture but over a deeper terror: the free individual.
de Fatema Mernissi 1992 197 pagini
3.83
210 evaluări
Going Gray
de Anne Kreamer • 2007
She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.
3.36
1.000+
Going Gray Rezumat
Going Gray
She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.
de Anne Kreamer 2007 224 pagini
3.36
1.000+ evaluări
Small Pleasures
de The School of Life • 2016
Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.
3.89
1.000+
Small Pleasures Rezumat
Small Pleasures
Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.
de The School of Life 2016 248 pagini
3.89
1.000+ evaluări
Ali and Nino
de Kurban Said • 1937
Baku, 1914: a Muslim noble loves a Georgian Christian as empires crumble and blood feuds ignite.
3.92
9.000+
Ali and Nino Rezumat
Ali and Nino
Baku, 1914: a Muslim noble loves a Georgian Christian as empires crumble and blood feuds ignite.
de Kurban Said 1937 282 pagini
3.92
9.000+ evaluări
Hacking Life
de Joseph M. Reagle Jr. • 2019
Life hacking promised control. A critic traces what the optimization movement cannot measure.
3.62
97
Hacking Life Rezumat
Hacking Life
Life hacking promised control. A critic traces what the optimization movement cannot measure.
de Joseph M. Reagle Jr. 2019 204 pagini
3.62
97 evaluări
Friendship
de A.C. Grayling • 2013
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
3.27
117
Friendship Rezumat
Friendship
2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.
de A.C. Grayling 2013 248 pagini
3.27
117 evaluări
Broad Band
de Claire L. Evans • 2018
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
3.93
2.000+
Broad Band Rezumat
Broad Band
Women created the first program, the first compiler, and the early web. Then they were erased.
de Claire L. Evans 2018 288 pagini
3.93
2.000+ evaluări
A Just Mission
de Mekdes Haddis • 2022
The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.
4.03
128
A Just Mission Rezumat
A Just Mission
The people Western missions aimed to save hold the key to a faith stripped of colonialism.
de Mekdes Haddis 2022 240 pagini
4.03
128 evaluări
The Science of Organizational Change
de Paul Gibbons • 2019
Half of corporate change fails, and the guru-industrial complex is covering up the real reasons.
4.02
87
The Science of Organizational Change Rezumat
The Science of Organizational Change
Half of corporate change fails, and the guru-industrial complex is covering up the real reasons.
de Paul Gibbons 2019 380 pagini
4.02
87 evaluări
Humanly Possible
de Sarah Bakewell • 2023
Humanism's 700-year bet: that reason and kindness, not gods or ideologies, will save us.
4.01
2.000+
Humanly Possible Rezumat
Humanly Possible
Humanism's 700-year bet: that reason and kindness, not gods or ideologies, will save us.
de Sarah Bakewell 2023 464 pagini
4.01
2.000+ evaluări
Vanishing Frontiers
de Andrew Selee • 2018
While politicians talk walls, Mexican firms now employ 123,000 Americans and trade has quadrupled.
3.88
129
Vanishing Frontiers Rezumat
Vanishing Frontiers
While politicians talk walls, Mexican firms now employ 123,000 Americans and trade has quadrupled.
de Andrew Selee 2018 336 pagini
3.88
129 evaluări
In Praise of Risk
de Anne Dufourmantelle • 2011
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
4.12
500+
In Praise of Risk Rezumat
In Praise of Risk
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
de Anne Dufourmantelle 2011 196 pagini
4.12
500+ evaluări
Attack and Die
de Grady McWhiney • 1982
Honor culture demanded attack. Rifles made attack fatal. The Confederacy bled to death.
3.56
157
Attack and Die Rezumat
Attack and Die
Honor culture demanded attack. Rifles made attack fatal. The Confederacy bled to death.
de Grady McWhiney 1982 232 pagini
3.56
157 evaluări
One in a Millennial
de Kate Kennedy • 2024
The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.
3.70
21.000+
One in a Millennial Rezumat
One in a Millennial
The MySpace top eight was a leaderboard, not a friend list, and she played to win.
de Kate Kennedy 2024 336 pagini
3.70
21.000+ evaluări
The Lost Art of Dress
de Linda Przybyszewski • 2014
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
3.87
1.000+
The Lost Art of Dress Rezumat
The Lost Art of Dress
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
de Linda Przybyszewski 2014 347 pagini
3.87
1.000+ evaluări
Soul Machine
de George Makari • 2015
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
3.82
157
Soul Machine Rezumat
Soul Machine
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
de George Makari 2015 672 pagini
3.82
157 evaluări
Leaders Eat Last / Find Your Why / Start With Why
de SINEK SIMON • 2017
Your team's trust runs on four brain chemicals. Here is how a leader releases them.
4.21
123
Leaders Eat Last / Find Your Why / Start With Why Rezumat
Leaders Eat Last / Find Your Why / Start With Why
Your team's trust runs on four brain chemicals. Here is how a leader releases them.
de SINEK SIMON 2017
4.21
123 evaluări
Cognitive Gadgets
de Cecilia Heyes • 2018
Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.
3.75
183
Cognitive Gadgets Rezumat
Cognitive Gadgets
Imitation and language are not instincts. They are cultural tools, rebuilt in every childhood.
de Cecilia Heyes 2018 304 pagini
3.75
183 evaluări
The Age of Dignity
de Ai-jen Poo • 2015
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
3.88
413
The Age of Dignity Rezumat
The Age of Dignity
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
de Ai-jen Poo 2015 176 pagini
3.88
413 evaluări
Mother of Invention
de Katrine Marçal • 2020
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
3.90
2.000+
Mother of Invention Rezumat
Mother of Invention
From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?
de Katrine Marçal 2020 304 pagini
3.90
2.000+ evaluări
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
de Eugenia Cheng • 2023
Math is not about right answers but about asking why. A manifesto for the curious.
3.52
500+
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths Rezumat
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
Math is not about right answers but about asking why. A manifesto for the curious.
de Eugenia Cheng 2023 328 pagini
3.52
500+ evaluări
The Way Out
de Peter T. Coleman • 2021
Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.
3.81
145
The Way Out Rezumat
The Way Out
Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.
de Peter T. Coleman 2021 296 pagini
3.81
145 evaluări
Humour
de Terry Eagleton • 2019
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
3.19
500+
Humour Rezumat
Humour
From gloating superiority to utopian carnival, a philosopher surveys every major theory of laughter.
de Terry Eagleton 2019 224 pagini
3.19
500+ evaluări
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
de Tom Morris • 2001
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
3.84
500+
Los superhéroes y la filosofía Rezumat
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
de Tom Morris 2001 430 pagini
3.84
500+ evaluări
Breaking Bread with the Dead
de Alan Jacobs • 2020
Information overload shrinks your sense of time; old books stretch it back open.
3.92
2.000+
Breaking Bread with the Dead Rezumat
Breaking Bread with the Dead
Information overload shrinks your sense of time; old books stretch it back open.
de Alan Jacobs 2020 192 pagini
3.92
2.000+ evaluări
Like, Literally, Dude
de Valerie Fridland • 2023
Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.
3.85
500+
Like, Literally, Dude Rezumat
Like, Literally, Dude
Vocal fry, um, and literally: the science that turns every grammar pet peeve into a feature.
de Valerie Fridland 2023 336 pagini
3.85
500+ evaluări
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
de Simon Reeve • 2018
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
4.34
6.000+
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Rezumat
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
de Simon Reeve 2018 352 pagini
4.34
6.000+ evaluări
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
de Andrew Gelman • 2008
Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.
3.64
376
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Rezumat
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.
de Andrew Gelman 2008 240 pagini
3.64
376 evaluări
In a Sunburned Country
de Bill Bryson • 2000
24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.
4.07
100.000+
In a Sunburned Country Rezumat
In a Sunburned Country
24 rabbits became 300 million. Bill Bryson crosses Australia, dodging lethal seashells.
de Bill Bryson 2000 335 pagini
4.07
100.000+ evaluări
They Came Before Columbus
de Ivan Van Sertima • 2003
Africans built ships, crossed the Atlantic, and left stone faces in Mexico before Columbus was born.
4.46
2.000+
They Came Before Columbus Rezumat
They Came Before Columbus
Africans built ships, crossed the Atlantic, and left stone faces in Mexico before Columbus was born.
de Ivan Van Sertima 2003 284 pagini
4.46
2.000+ evaluări
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