Sweaty palms and dry mouth will be things of the past after you’ve read these helpful books on public speaking.
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Whether you're a fan of summer or not, once the heat fades and the leaves start to change, it's hard to resist the call of a cozy afternoon at home with a cup of tea and a good book. Fall is the perfect time to pick up some new reads to get you through the upcoming cold months, regardless of what genres you like. With the overwhelming number of new releases hitting shelves this fall, it can be hard to decide which ones to check out from the library or buy at a bookstore. Don't worry, though — we've got...
"I just hate having so many books to read and yet never having enough time to read them." All confessions courtesy of Whisper.
Looking to spice up your day with an enemies romance? This curated list features some of the best fantasy enemies to lovers romance books.
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It’s hard to wade through the internet searching for the most hilarious book memes, so we’ve compiled a complete list of all of our favorites right here!
*takes book to the pool and is mad when it gets wet*
We’ve collected the best psychology books on human behavior. Check our list! You might discover a lot of things about yourself!
These thought-provoking books from authors such as Malcolm Gladwell will impart lasting knowledge.
The Secret is a best-selling self-help book that teaches you how to use the power of your own mind to bring positive changes to your life. If you loved The Secret, but it just wasn't enough for you, below you'll find a list of equally, if not more, inspiring books to devour. While some of these might speak to you, something else might be your jam, so take what works and leave the rest!
It’s no secret that I love reading. I’ve always got a few books on the go and at any given moment am a part of two to four different book clubs. I don’t just enjoy reading though, I also enjoy making book lists, talking about books, writing about books, shopping for books, scoring a cheap…
The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book. Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren’t. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the “progress” defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death “will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light” (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that “the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us” (Psychology Today). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781451659115 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 08-11-2020 Pages: 304 Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)About the Author Christopher Ryan, PhD, and his work have been featured just about everywhere, including: MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, The New York Times, The Times of London, Playboy, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Outside, El Pais, La Vanguardia, Salon, Seed, and Big Think. A featured speaker from TED to The Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Sydney Opera House to the Einstein Forum in Pottsdam, Germany, Ryan has consulted at various hospitals in Spain, provided expert testimony in a Canadian constitutional hearing, and appeared in well over a dozen documentary films. The author of Civilized to Death and the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Sex at Dawn, Ryan puts out a weekly podcast, called Tangentially Speaking, featuring conversations with interesting people, ranging from famous comics to bank robbers to drug smugglers to porn stars to authors to plasma physicists.Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction: Know Thy Specks 1 Part I Origin Stories 1 What We Talk About When We Talk About Prehistory 17 Of Capacities and Tendencies 20 A People's History of Prehistory 23 Noble Savages, Savage Noblemen, and Straw Cave Men 27 2 Civilization and Its Dissonance 35 The Empirical Strikes Back 35 Through an Unremembered Gate 39 "The Best People in the World" 53 The Art of Not Being Civilized 58 Malthusian Miscalculations and Hobbesian Horror Shows 65 The Functions of Fear 70 On Primitive Power 77 Part II Apocalypse Always (The NPP in the Present) 3 The Myth of the Savage Savage (Declaring War on Peace) 91 Primate Evidence 92 Anthropological and Archaeological Evidence 95 4 The Irrational Optimist 101 Mo Better Blues 103 On the Health of Nations 105 Food for Thought 110 Longevity Lies and the Price of Paradise 112 Part III Reflections in an Ancient Mirror (Being Human) 5 The Naturalistic Fallacy Fallacy 127 6 Born to Be Wild 131 7 Raising Hell 143 8 Turbulent Teens 149 9 Anxious Adults 161 Good Work, If You Can Get It 161 The Price of Money 168 How to Lose by Winning 172 Rich Asshole Syndrome (RAS) 176 Drunk on Dollars 184 Part IV A Prehistoric Path into the Future 10 All's Well That Ends Well 193 11 In the Absence of the Sacred 205 The Many Voices of God 210 Turn On, Tune In, Get Better 217 On Holy Ghosts 232 Past Progressive 236 Conclusion: A Necessary Utopia 241 The Upside of Armageddon 242 The End of All Our Exploring 246 Acknowledgments 253 Notes and Further Reading 255 Index 273 Show More
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It’s no secret that I love reading. I’ve always got a few books on the go and at any given moment am a part of two to four different book clubs. I don’t just enjoy reading though, I also enjoy making book lists, talking about books, writing about books, shopping for books, scoring a cheap…
Find out what Kristy and Jesse have been up to this week - and get a look at their house plans!
Wearing your fav on your sleeve.
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Name: Shannon KayeLocation: San Mateo — just south of San Francisco, CaliforniaSize: 1,000 square feetYears lived in: 6 years — rent Shannon Kaye, a Bay Area interior designer is “making room for more”. With years of experience in the design industry and host on the DIY Network, she opens up her personal home to share her ideas with us. She has used a rich palette of textures and color to bring out the charm of her DIY home.
It’s hard to wade through the internet searching for the most hilarious book memes, so we’ve compiled a complete list of all of our favorites right here!
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Here are some things we know to be true about being a bibliophile. If we see someone reading the...
