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A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control and create a balanced economy that works for everyone. “The magic of Tim Wu’s The Age of...

Why do we want to justify our decisions, even if they appear to be irrational? The answer lies in cognitive dissonance, the mental discomfort we experience when we hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time. In A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, first published in 1957, American social psychologist Leon Festinger investigates the problem. Festinger puts forward the idea that we have developed mechanisms to try to deal with the stress brought on by cognitive dissonance.

In Scott Adam's life-changing book, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, the author encourages listeners to invite failure into their professional lives as it is often the raw material for success. He asserts that no matter how many times you fail, you can come out ahead if you learn something in the process.

Mastering Multifamily Underwriting equips you with the knowledge, framework, and confidence to make smart, risk-aware decisions in apartment investing. Vessi Kapoulian, a former commercial lender and experienced multifamily investor, has underwritten over 1,000 deals and managed a $1BN+ credit portfolio. She distills her expertise into a beginner-friendly, five-step underwriting framework that anyone can follow.

Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep into the Bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined—and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way. In Love Wins...

Are you an easy target for manipulators? Have you noticed a common theme of those seeking to use you constantly seeking you out, no matter how much you really just want to live peacefully and without their darkness staining your happiness? If you are ready to rid yourself of the toxicity of the manipulators in your life once and for all, keep reading....

Become a better salesperson by learning to debunk the sales myths and focus your strategy on a proven approach that will drive the results you want. Can succeeding in sales be as simple as hooking up the latest CRM tool or perfecting your social media profiles and waiting for qualified leads to...

In a world where chronic fatigue and cognitive decline are becoming the norm, understanding the root cause of energy production is vital. The Methylene Blue Compendium provides a deep dive into the science of mitochondrial health, offering a sophisticated look at how a century-old compound is revolutionizing modern biohacking and medical research.

Do you want to ask smart questions like Socrates or be an out-of-the-box thinker like John Stuart Mill, and rational like Descartes? These people have at least one thing in common: They were great critical thinkers of their time, and their shared wisdom lived through the centuries. Lessons from Critical Thinkers provides intellectual power to engage with and participate in effective critical thoughts, arguments, debates, reading, and reflection drawn from methods in the history of philosophical cognitive development.

Based on popularity, sales, and global impact, these classic business and success books have been chosen as the best of breed. If you are a CEO, MBA, or run a business, you should have read or been exposed to these self-help and prosperity books. Any of these authors and their self-help books can seriously boost your mindset and consciousness of success, power, and happiness.

In this updated edition of the popular textbook An Introduction to the Old Testament, Walter Brueggemann and Tod Linafelt introduce the listener to the broad theological scope of the Old Testament, treating some of the most important issues and methods in contemporary biblical interpretation. This clearly written textbook focuses on the literature of the Old Testament as it grew out of religious, political, and ideological contexts over many centuries in Israel's history.

New York Times Bestseller “This captivating portrayal of Teddy is Bret Baier’s gift to us. From Roosevelt’s resilience over tragedy to his heroism in war, from his midnight rambles as police commissioner to his dramatic fights for reform as governor and president, Baier summons the...

In the 2011 best seller Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, an economist and psychologist, writes about the way humans make decisions and judgements in a complex world. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman helpfully points out the errors in thinking that people commonly have and fall victim to. He frames them as a series of illusions in a well-organized, direct fashion. Through this work, he enables readers to better make decisions and resist any harmful proclivities they may have.

From “one of the great (greatest?) contemporary popular writers on economics” (Tyler Cowen) comes a smart, lively, and encouraging rethinking of how to use statistics. Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The...

Higher Probability Commodity Trading takes listeners on an unprecedented journey through the treacherous commodity markets; shedding light on topics rarely discussed in trading literature from a unique perspective, with the intention of increasing the odds of success for market participants. The Author, Carley Garner, is a frequent contributor of commodity market analysis to CNBC’s Mad Money TV show hosted by Jim Cramer. She has also been a futures and options broker, where for over a decade she has had a front row seat to the victories and defeats the commodity markets deal to traders.

Set yourself up for success in every season of life, for the rest of your life. Discover five game-changing questions to ask every time you make a major decision regarding your finances, relationships, career, and more. Good questions lead to better decisions. And your decisions determine the...

The greatest contribution of the ancient shamans to modern healing is the understanding that in the course of any life we are liable to suffer soul loss - the loss of parts of our vital energy and identity - and that to be whole and well, we must find the means of soul recovery. Moss teaches that our dreams give us maps we can use to find and bring home our lost or stolen soul parts. He shows how to recover animal spirits and ride the windhorse of spirit to places of healing and adventure in the larger reality.

This paradigm shifting how-to guide effortlessly teaches you how to outwit liars and get them to reveal the truth—from former FBI agent and author of the “practical and insightful” (William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes) bestseller The Like Switch. Unlike many other books on lie...

Ready to trade like it's the future? Feeling overwhelmed by stock trading, algorithms, or all the AI hype? This beginner-friendly guide shows you exactly how to use ChatGPT, AI tools, and smart automation to start trading like a pro—with zero fluff and actionable steps that work. AI isn’t coming. It’s already here—learn how to use it to your advantage! From building custom stock screeners with ChatGPT to using bots and backtesting tools, this book gives you the blueprint to trade smarter, manage risk, and actually understand what you’re doing.

This book provides plentiful questions and answers, which, we hope, may prove useful in your interview preparation. An analyst and job seeker can practice these questions prior to their interview, and can be assured to come across as a confident, competent, and well-composed professional. Aside from sample questions and answers, the book also provides helpful tips to make the concepts easy to understand and some "shine on" pointers for listeners to stand-out in their interviews.