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Now updated with a new afterword by the author, The Madness of Crowds examines the rise of woke culture and identity politics as the great derangement of our times
Are we living through the great derangement of our times? In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology...
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Get the Summary of Daniel Z. Lieberman MD and Michael E. Long's The Molecule of More
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Dopamine is often associated with feelings of pleasure. However, recent studies have shown that it has a much more powerful effect on behavior, enabling humans to create art, pursue success, make new discoveries, express spirituality, and fall in love.
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The release of dopamine is a reaction to promising...
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In the more than 15 years since its publication, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has become an international phenomenon. Tens of millions of people in business, government, schools, and families have dramatically improved their lives and organizations by applying the principles of Stephen R. Covey's classic book. The world, though, is a vastly changed place. The challenges we all face in our relationships, families, professional lives, and...
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Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga or cook Chinese food? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that there is no such thing as biological sex, or that only White people can be racist? Are you confused by these ideas, and do you wonder how they have managed so quickly to challenge the very logic of Western society? In this probing and intrepid volume, Helen...
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Insights from Robert Kolker's Hidden Valley Road. Sample Insights:
1) Don and Mimi Galvin had twelve children: Donald Jr. (1945), Jim (1947), John (1949), Brian (1951), Michael (1953), Richard (1954), Joseph (1956), Mark (1957), Matthew (1958), Peter (1960), Margaret (1962), and Mary (1965). Donald Jr., Jim, Brian, Joseph, Matthew, and Peter suffered from schizophrenia.
2) Mimi's marriage was not the happy, romantic one she had envisioned before her...
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Listen now to get the insights from Nicholas A. Christakis's Apollo's Arrow. Sample Insights: 1) SARS-2, the strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, had been evolving for decades in bats, until it was transmitted to a human being in Wuhan, China. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on December 1, 2019. 2) On January 23, 2020, the Wuhan government enforced a lockdown due to the infectious virus. By January 25, the Chinese government had closed...
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Francesco Cirillo developed his famed system for improving productivity as a college student 30 years ago. Using a kitchen timer shaped like a pomodoro (Italian for tomato), Cirillo divided the time he spent working on a project into 25-minute intervals, with 5-minute breaks in between, in order to get more done, without interruptions. By grouping a number of Pomodoro together, users can tackle a project of any length, and drastically improve their...
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Black Americans have long been shackled to the Democrats. Seeing no viable alternative, they have watched liberal politicians take the black vote for granted without pledging anything in return. In Blackout, Owens argues that this automatic allegiance is both illogical and unearned. She contends that the Democrat Party has a long history of racism and exposes the ideals that hinder the Black community’s ability to rise above poverty, live independent...
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Insights from Fareed Zakaria's Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World. Sample Insights:
1) This book is about what our world will look like as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and our response to the virus. This book will discuss the consequences of the current and future pandemics.
2) COVID-19 may be a novel disease, but pandemics and plagues are not new. Our past has been filled with plagues and diseases far deadlier than this one, which have...
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Insights from Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile. Sample Insights:
1) In 1940, Adolf Hitler's armies had invaded much of Europe, which led to a rebellion in the British House of Commons against the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Neville Chamberlain.
2) The rebels believed Chamberlain was not up to the task of leading his country during World War II. Chamberlain later resigned and Winston Churchill, the first lord of the Admiralty, took...
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Listen to the key insights in 15-minutes. In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security, and social fabric. Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents'...
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Insights from David Sedaris's The Best of Me. Sample Insights:
1) Nowadays, it's so common to throw hate and negativity at something because the Internet makes it easier.
2) In the past, if you didn't like something someone wrote, you'd have to go through the effort of writing a letter by hand and mailing it to them, while now all you need is an email address or social media account.
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Listen now to get the insights from Caroline Foster's Narcissistic Mothers. Sample Insights: 1) Narcissism is a mental illness that can be diagnosed only by an experienced professional. It involves a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement, constant need for admiration, and lack of empathy. It is a spectrum disorder, which means it has a range of symptoms increasing in severity. 2) Narcissists are generally incapable of intimacy and find...
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Have you ever wondered why it's possible to form an instant, positive connection upon meeting some people, and almost impossible to form a positive impression of others? Wouldn't it be great if you could ensure that you'll get along with anyone you meet... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.
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Fear. Grief. Loss. Betrayal. Rachel Hollis has felt all those things, and she knows you have too. Now, she takes you to the other side.
With her signature humor, heartfelt honesty, and intimate true-life stories, number one New York Times best-selling author Rachel Hollis shows listeners how to seize difficult moments for the learning experiences they are and the value and growth they provide.
Rachel Hollis sees you. As the millions who listen to...
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Get key insights from this book in 15 minutes. The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking...
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Insights from Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich. Sample Insights:
1) Thoughts are truly powerful. When mixed with the definiteness of purpose, persistence, and desire, they can be translated into riches or other material objects. Desire is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition.
2) Desire is thus the first step to riches. The method by which desire for riches...
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Originally published in 1915, Dale Carnegie's The Art of Public Speaking has been the go-to guide for those who want to better their speaking abilities for more than a century. Do you have trouble getting up in front of an audience? Are you struggling to get your point across? Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, especially if you're a naturally nervous person or if you're underprepared.