About The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning An unconventional book of wisdom and life advice from renowned business school professor and New York Times bestselling author of The Four Scott Galloway. Scott Galloway teaches brand strategy at NYU’s Stern School of Business, but his most popular lectures deal … Read more
About Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Four years before Nina Totenberg was hired at NPR, where she cemented her … Read more
About Nickel and Dimed Klasyka reportażu wcieleniowego Barbara Ehrenreich, amerykańska publicystka, dziennikarka, aktywistka społeczna, postanowiła dołączyć do milionów osób, które pracują w pełnym wymiarze godzin za najniższe stawki. Chciała na własnej skórze przekonać się, ile prawdy jest w stwierdzeniu, że praca – każda praca – może być przepustką do lepszego życia. Ehrenreich opuściła swój dom … Read more
About Broken Shy Keenan was not meant to survive her childhood. Her mother beat her so severely that she was deaf and nearly blind by her first day in school. Her stepsister thought nothing of pouring boiling water over her, and virtually every day she was raped by her stepfather. At age 10 she was … Read more
About Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic, Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer’s yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top … Read more
About Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious world of alligator poaching and its larger than life Floridian characters To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that’s what Officer Jeff Babauta did. … Read more
About Wildflower: A Memoir This extraordinary memoir of struggle and perseverance offers new ways of envisioning economic equality for everyone–from a leading activist and fashion pioneer. Aurora James’s story is not a “success story.” Or at least, it shouldn’t be told that way. Having dropped out of high school, struggled with body image, and dabbled … Read more
About Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America Julia Lee is angry. And she has questions.What does it mean to be Asian in America? What does it look like to be an ally or an accomplice? How can we shatter the structures of white supremacy that fuel racial stratification? When Julia … Read more
About Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother An awe-inspiring, often hilarious, and unerringly honest story of one mother’s exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards—and the costs—of raising her children the Chinese way. “This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese … Read more