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Society & Politics

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Radar 12min

This edition covers three converging stories: the Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the European intelligence report describing growing paranoia and coup fears inside the Kremlin, and Lula's move to hand Trump a copy of Brazil's 2010 nuclear deal with Iran as a possible diplomatic model for the current conflict.

The War Roundup

This Radar covers the historic release of one hundred and sixty-two declassified government files on unidentified flying objects, examines what the documents actually show, what is still being withheld, and why the biggest revelation may be just how much remains unexplained.

The US confirms: UFOs are real

Biology, physics and a lot of experimentation!  

Science

Three dead, eight infected, thirty passengers scattered across twelve countries without contact tracing. This Radar tells the story of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, a ship that departed Argentina in April twenty twenty-six, and answers the question that dominated headlines: could this become a pandemic? Drawing on sources including the WHO, CNN, NPR, Harvard, and STAT News, the text explains what the Andes virus is, why it is different from other strains, what happened on board, and why experts are ruling out a pandemic now while still taking the warning seriously.

Hantavirus, a new pandemic?

From Nash's game theory to the dopamine design of video games, this Radar traces the path that brought the concept of play into the classroom, explains the science behind the engagement games create, and evaluates, without romanticizing, what gamification actually solves in education and what it still can't replace.

YOUR BRAIN LOVES A GAME

Understanding the science behind your decision making and behavior is a great asset in the battle to a more fulfilled life.

Psychology

Test new diets, routines, workout regimens and see what best suits your body and mind

Health & Diet

O cérebro XX é um alerta e um guia baseado em ciência sobre por que o cérebro feminino envelhece de forma diferente e por que a medicina convencional ainda não está preparada para lidar com isso. A Dra. Lisa Mosconi combina neurociência, genética e medicina de precisão para mostrar que o risco de Alzheimer nas mulheres tem causas específicas e, mais importante, que ele pode ser prevenido com décadas de antecedência.

The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer's Disease.

Love and friendship are the backbone of happiness, and no one could argue otherwise.

Sex & Relationships

Personal Development

The Rough Patch is a clinical and deeply human guide to what happens to marriages when midlife arrives and shakes everything that once felt solid. Drawing on decades of experience as a psychologist, Daphne de Marneffe shows that distance, boredom, and the temptation to run away are not signs of failure — they're invitations to a kind of growth that only maturity can provoke.

The Rough Patch

The best microbooks on Emotional Intelligence to make you overcome obstacles in your personal and professional life.

Emotional Intelligence

 Learn the methods of effective communication, and understand what drives corporate culture. 

Corporate Culture & Communication

Difficult Conversations draws on research from the Harvard Negotiation Project to break down the hidden structure of every hard conversation. It teaches you to stop arguing over who is right and start having the kind of dialogue that actually solves things.

Difficult Conversations

Life Reimagined is a science-backed guide to midlife that challenges the idea of a "midlife crisis" and reframes your forties and fifties as a powerful window for reinvention, deeper relationships, and purposeful living.

Life Reimagined... The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife

The Body Is Not an Apology grew from a single sentence Sonya Renee Taylor said to a friend in a moment of vulnerability and became a full manifesto. With direct and deeply resonant language, the book connects each person's individual relationship with their own body to larger systems of oppression — racism, fatphobia, and ableism — and makes the case that radical self-love is not self-indulgence but a political act of resistance.

The Body Is Not an Apology

A survey of nearly four thousand young Europeans found that more than half would rather talk about mental health with a chatbot than with a psychologist. This Radar walks through the survey's findings, the cases where that relationship ended in tragedy, and what's driving a trend that arrived faster than healthcare systems were prepared to handle.

AI THERAPY: THE WAVE SWEEPING YOUNG EUROPE

What great leaders are made of? Learn from the people who have more to offer in the realm of leadership than just words. 

Management & Leadership

Simon Sinek points out that decisions are not always based on real knowledge, but often rest on false assumptions. “Start with Why” guides by offering the golden circle analysis – Why does your organization do what it does? How does it do it? What does it do? – This approach will not only improve your cognitive abilities but will also increase your leadership skills.

Start with Why

Get inspired, build great plans, reach your goals, live happier!

Self-Help & Motivation

As its rather baroque subtitle suggests, “The Mental Toughness Handbook” is a step-by-step guide to building mental resilience and overcoming setbacks and obstacles. In addition to exploring the fundamentals of mental toughness and the crucial traits of mentally tough people, the book also offers a 10-step mental toughness training program and even a guide to maintaining mental toughness

The Mental Toughness Handbook

Give life and voice to your product. The right place to learn to sell and promote!

Marketing & Sales

Think you're not in sales? Think again. Daniel Pink reveals that we all spend our days moving others. Discover the new science of persuasion, from the power of mimicry to why 'ambiverts' win. Master the art of influence in a world where everyone is selling something.

To Sell Is Human

From Steve Jobs to Jack Ma. Understand what great entrepreneurs have in common, and what pitfalls you need to be wary of!

Entrepreneurship

“Million Dollar Weekend” is more than just another business book—it’s a high-energy, no-nonsense execution manual for anyone looking to transform an idea into a profitable business in just 48 hours. Designed for entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and anyone who wants to take control of their financial future, Kagan’s book blends real-life experiences, humor, and actionable strategies to make starting a business feel both accessible and achievable.

Million Dollar Weekend

In “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess,” Dr. Caroline Leaf combines clinical research and compelling case studies to provide a scientifically-backed five-step plan to build mental toughness as well as eliminate the roots of anxiety and depression. In addition to outlining the theory behind this five-step plan – which she calls the Neurocycle – Leaf gives numerous examples on how to apply it practically.

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess  

“Atomic Habits,” by James Clear, breaks down the mechanics of habit creation, and translates the findings into four practical laws of behavior change that can help you shift from feeling stuck in life to achieving remarkable results through minuscule and almost effortless daily changes.

Atomic Habits

Take a sneak-peek into the private lives of people who left a mark in world history.

Biographies & Memoirs

“Losing My Virginity” is the first part of the autobiography of Richard Branson – the most colorful and the least boring of all great 20th-century entrepreneurs. As outrageous and inspiring as its author, the book covers the first 40 or so years of Branson’s life – and it lets you get a frank look behind the scenes of the rise and rise of the original “adventure capitalist.”

Losing My Virginity

Through a blend of essays, meditations, and memoirs, Cady guides readers on a profound journey inward, uncovering the wellsprings of individual creativity and offering practical tools for personal and professional growth. The book addresses the challenges of modern life, offering insights on calming nerves to spark creativity, deciphering media narratives, and pursuing purposeful experiences to fuel the creative process. Cady draws on his experience counseling top marketers, executives, and creatives, leveraging a modern meditation system to unlock ingenuity and intuition essential for navigating contemporary complexities in art, business, and life.

Which Way Is North

Originally advertised as “a pocket companion for thoughtful people,” “As a Man Thinketh” by British lay philosopher James Allen is one of the earliest self-help books ever written. Described by the author as “a book on the power and right application of thought,” it is also one of the earliest sources on fundamental New Thought concepts such as the law of attraction.

As a Man Thinketh

Throughout his career, famous Indian-American entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant has generously shared his wisdom with millions of people worldwide through Twitter, various blogs, and interviews. ‘’The Almanack of Naval Ravikant’’ presents Naval’s most powerful ideas on building wealth and achieving happiness collected and organized by Eric Jorgenson.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Healthy mind, healthy body. Take some moments of tranquility amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Spirituality & Mindfulness

“Waking Up” by Sam Harris is simultaneously a memoir, a scientific exploration of the mysteries of consciousness and the self, and a philosophical guide to spirituality without religion. Throughout the book, Harris argues that “the conventional sense of self is an illusion – and that spirituality largely consists in realizing this, moment to moment.”

Waking Up

It’s time to start making good investments and learn how to manage your money better. 

Investing & Finance

Do you believe that a lack of money can be the greatest advantage for entrepreneurs? It is simply because being broke makes them more determined to turn their business into a success. No one knows this better than the FUBU founder Daymond John whose initial budget for starting a business was only $40. In his book, he reveals what it takes to embrace the power of broke mindset and build a business empire - just like he himself did.

The Power of Broke

Words determine the meaning and the course of communication, and they can do a lot more. In ‘’Words Can Change Your Brain,’’ Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman show how words can change our mindset, the flow of each conversation, and increase our sense of happiness. To use all the potential of words, the authors came up with communication strategies that will help you ‘’change your brain’’ and communicate effectively with others.

Words Can Change Your Brain

How did we get here? See which ideas shaped the course of history, and how philosophy played a significant role in human evolution.

History & Philosophy

Build a solid career, learn how to run your business and inspire other people to do the same.

Career & Business

Robert Greene’s debut book – “The 48 Laws of Power” – is a practical manual for anyone interested in gaining power or arming themselves against it. Drawing from the philosophies of Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Baltasar Gracián, and many others, the book doesn’t merely explicate the laws but also illustrates them through real-world historical examples that reveal the consequences of both their observance and violation.

The 48 Laws of Power

“The Black Swan” is one of the most influential works on uncertainty. It looks at the ways in which we fall into the trap of perceiving ourselves as all-knowing creatures who can predict the future when, in fact, we know nothing about what might happen in a year’s time or even tomorrow. Instead, we should embrace the fact that life is defined by Black Swans – unpredictable events that might occur at any moment.

The Black Swan

“Feel-Good Productivity” is about more than just getting things done—it’s about creating a life where work and personal growth are in harmony. Abdaal’s approach encourages readers to embrace productivity as a tool for enhancing happiness and well-being rather than a means of simply checking off tasks. In a world where productivity often feels synonymous with burnout, Abdaal’s message is a breath of fresh air: true productivity comes from a place of joy, clarity, and alignment with what truly matters. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to reclaim their energy, prioritize what’s important, and enjoy the journey of personal and professional growth.

Feel-Good Productivity

Based on an acclaimed sermon series by renowned American pastor Timothy Keller, “The Meaning of Marriage” examines the Christian understanding of marriage based on “a straightforward reading of biblical texts” and offers instruction on how one should attain bliss in their married life consistent with God’s counsels, showered in eternal love.

The Meaning of Marriage

In a provocative but refreshing manner, Tom Goodwin explores how disruptive technologies bring a whole host of challenges for business leaders and companies. This is why those failing to embrace the “survival-of-the-fittest” mentality that characterizes this new era, will find their business or organizations left behind.

Digital Darwinism

Your brain physically rewires itself based on whatever you pay attention to most. This microbook uses neuroscience to show how thoughts shape neural circuits, why chronic stress traps you in survival mode, and how neuroplasticity gives you the power to change your brain by changing your mind.

HOW TO IMPROVE THE BRAIN

“Everybody Writes” by Ann Handley is, in her own words, “part writing guide, part handbook on the rules of good sportsmanship in content marketing.” Essentially a collection of 74 guidelines that should help anyone master the art of creating good content and stand out, “Everybody Writes” is applicable across all of your online assets – from blogs to web pages, from Twitter to Facebook.

Everybody Writes

"How to Hug a Porcupine" offers innovative strategies to love, understand, and communicate with difficult people in various aspects of life, including at home, work, and within the community. Using the analogy of hugging a porcupine, the book breaks down complex interpersonal challenges into manageable tasks. It includes tips such as three easy ways to end an argument, methods to identify the porcupine traits in others and ourselves, and strategies to calm the quills of difficult parents, children, siblings, colleagues, and strangers. It suggests that many troublesome behaviors are not intentional and that new approaches can help in managing these interactions.

How to Hug a Porcupine

Examples and tips on how to build a better and more satisfying routine into your life!

Lifestyle

Are you codependent or not? Find out in Melody Beattie’s “Codependent No More,” a book addressing the issues of codependents and the need to build an attitude to tackle it. Beattie defines this attachment as a disease, characterized by the strong urge to put your interests last and underestimate your desires. A cure does exist, and there is nothing wrong with being a little selfish.

Codependent No More

Drew Eric Whitman shares the little-known secrets that the best advertisements use and explains why they work as they do in “Cashvertising.” In his well-structured and useful book, Whitman uncovers the truth behind usual consumer behavior, describing the specific psychological techniques that will help you develop advertisements to touch your customer’s deepest desires.

Cashvertising

“Shoe Dog” is the inspirational story of the man behind Nike’s swoosh, Phil “Buck” Knight. In this incredible and candid memoir, Knight tells the journey of Nike’s humble beginnings and rising into the world’s most iconic sports brand. He shares the many difficulties on his path to success and how – with focus, dedication, sacrifice, and perseverance – he achieved his “crazy” dream.

Shoe Dog

''Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School’’ by Cary Siegel will teach you something you cannot learn in the classroom: how to manage your finances well —and get rich by setting realistic financial goals, saving money, and investing smartly. All the money principles the author reveals in this book are those he gained throughout his life and the same ones that allowed him to retire when he was only 45.

Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School


In two thousand and twenty-six, war became a content strategy. From Call of Duty-style videos posted by the White House to Lego animations produced for the Iranian government, this piece maps how memes, AI-generated images, and viral propaganda are shaping global perception of the Iran conflict... and why the real battle may now be happening in your feed.

War and Memes... How Propaganda Went Viral

“Open Book” is the memoir of Jessica Simpson – a singer, an actress, a fashion designer, a sex symbol, and one of the most talked-about women in the world. Entertaining, funny, and touching, the book documents Simpson’s journey to stardom and beyond with authenticity and candor rare for similar kinds of books.

Open Book

For years, Instagram guru Vex King has used social media to lead “the self-love revolution.” In 2020, the year of the pandemic, he decided to collect his most popular wisdom in the form of a book. A guide to transforming negative emotions into positive ones, “Good Vibes, Good Life” illustrates King’s distinctive life philosophy and provides practical advice on how to make it your own.

Good Vibes, Good Life

New products, new technologies. See the future with the eyes of ingenuity.

Technology & Innovation

Dive into the fascinating world of AI with Margaret Boden. From the ethics of robotic companions to the future of the job market, this summary breaks down complex concepts like neural networks and AGI. Discover how machines learn and challenge our very definition of consciousness.

Artificial Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction

Back in 1760, the steam engine transformed the way humans used their muscles to perform physical labor. Then, computers transformed the ways we use our minds to perform mental tasks. Currently, we are on the brink of going beyond human intelligence and what we thought was possible for machines. “Superintelligence” by Nick Bostrom predicts what lies ahead, exploring the paths, dangers and strategies of AI.

Superintelligence

Christopher Steiner's “Automate This” is a thorough and engaging examination of the role algorithms play in shaping our world. By weaving together stories from finance, medicine, music, and beyond, Steiner illustrates the profound and often surprising ways in which automated processes influence daily life and future developments. The book serves as both an informative guide for those curious about the digital underpinnings of modern society and a cautionary tale about the need for thoughtful integration of technology to balance progress with ethical considerations.

Automate This

Do you want a love that grows deeper with time? Discover how eight essential conversations can transform your relationship. Learn to master the art of date nights and communication to build a resilient, intimate connection that lasts from your first years to your 95th birthday.

Eight Dates

This is a witty, brutally honest guide that strips away the myths of wealth-building and exposes the raw truths. Forget quick hacks. This is a book for those serious about mastering the mindset and grit required to build extraordinary wealth (think $150 million+). Dennis emphasises execution over ideas, fearlessness over comfort, and warns that the path to riches is not only hard, but possibly not worth it. Through candid insights and sharp humour, he challenges readers to reflect deeply on their goals, values, and sacrifices. It’s not a roadmap, it’s a reality check wrapped in wisdom.

How to Get Rich

Techniques, sweet and victory! The best of sports in one place. 

Sports

In May 1997, an IBM computer by the name of Deep Blue defeated reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a widely publicized six-game match. It was the first time a chess champion was beaten by a machine in a traditional chess match. In “Deep Thinking,” Kasparov recounts his experiences, analyzing in detail not only the games, but also the renaissance and future of machine learning.

Deep Thinking

GDP, Trade balance, foreign capital. Everything about global trade is here!

Economics

Globalization brought us free trade and faster communication. It also brought us lost jobs in the developed world, however. In “Aftershock,” Robert B. Reich proposes a new deal with the middle class: a government to make sure rich people employ workers with pretty good salaries so that people can become consumers and save the economy from collapse.

Aftershock

Explore the work-ethic of productive people and get a glimpse into the techniques that helped them reach a high level of success.

Productivity & Time Management

If you have ever wondered if there is an easy way to success, look no further. Grant Cardone, bestselling author and successful sales training expert, has come up with the 10X Rule, which offers a simple formula for anyone to achieve more than they ever dreamed. 
Leading a successful life has nothing to do with your education, your character traits or your background, but everything to do with how much work you are willing to put into becoming successful. Commitment, obsession, and the right mindset will get you where you want to be. And “The 10X Rule” will help you along the way.

The 10X Rule

“Naked Economics” by Charles Wheelan is an enjoyable and nifty primer to the “dismal science,” free of graphs, charts and equations but brimming with logic, rigor and intuitively graspable examples and analogies. “Economics should not be accessible only to the experts,” claims Wheelan. “The ideas are too important and too interesting.” “Naked Economics” presents them in a fun, simplified and intelligible manner.

Naked Economics

In “Women Who Run With the Wolves,” Jungian psychoanalyst and storyteller Clarissa Pinkola Estés looks at how women can recover their repressed femininity, or Wild Woman. She illustrates how stories and fairy tales can give crucial clues for women on how to truly be themselves.

Women Who Run With the Wolves

"Stillness Is the Key" contains instructions aiming to shed light on the "holy" trinity composed of mind, body and spirit. Holiday maintains that those individuals who managed to rediscover their inner stillness in the face of obstacles and challenges were able to accomplish more even when the odds were stacked heavily against them.

Stillness Is the Key

Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom” is one of the most celebrated memoirs of recent times, describing his battle against apartheid, tyranny, and colonialism.  It is a marvelous book chronicling his amazing and heroic life -  from the very humble start to the victorious end – and a testament to the greatness of the most prominent political and cultural icon of the 20th century. 

Long Walk to Freedom

In the spring of 1996, 98 climbers made it to the peak of Everest; 15 didn’t. Eight of them died during a blizzard on May 10, 1996, marking the worst loss of life ever recorded on Mount Everest on a single day. Jon Krakauer was a member of one of the ill-fated expeditions. His remarkable book, “Into Thin Air,” chronicles the tragedy, in vivid detail and with brutal honesty.

Into Thin Air

Throughout our lives, we spend a large portion of our time and energy taking care of others—our spouses, children, coworkers, friends. However, did you know that taking care of yourself and your needs is the best thing you can do for all of them? Self-care, which incorporates care for your emotional, spiritual, vocational, social, physical, and intellectual wellness, is essential for normal functioning and fulfilling life. In ‘’Self-Care Prescription,’’ Robyn Gobin will teach you how to practice it to reap benefits in every area of your life

The Self-Care Prescription

“The Second Machine Age” by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argues that, much like the Industrial Revolution transformed physical labor, the digitization of everything will irreversibly transform cognitive labor, leading to a new economy and new society. Though optimistic about the potential at hand, Brynjolfsson and McAfee do make a few policy recommendations on how to curb the potential negative effects of the digital revolution.

The Second Machine Age

Ready to turn your knowledge into a high-impact business? Jeff Walker’s Launch Formula shows you how to build a loyal 'tribe' that begs to buy your products. Stop guessing and start using proven mental triggers to create massive momentum and life-changing revenue. Your big launch starts here!

Launch

Built upon the core tenets laid down in Admiral William McRaven’s May 2014 commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin, his brief and brilliant book “Make Your Bed” combines brief anecdotes and personal stories to give a little context to  10 lessons McRaven learned from Navy SEAL training.

Make Your Bed

A succinct guide for the individual investor, “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” by Burton Malkiel covers everything from insurance to income taxes. Based on the efficient market hypothesis, it provocatively suggests that Wall Street experts are no better than individual investors, and advocates for buying and holding an index fund rather than attempting to buy and sell individual securities or actively managed mutual funds.

A Random Walk Down Wall Street

To discover the best way to run without hurting himself, Christopher McDougall goes to the Copper Canyon to meet the greatest runners in the world. Through interesting stories about the Tarahumara tribe, the book ‘’Born to Run’’ helps us realize what the true essence of running is.

Born to Run

Whether it is a discussion with your partner or an argument with your boss, conflicts are a part of life. Most of us hate fighting, however, because these conflicts leave us feeling angry or disappointed. It does not have to be that way. In “Why Are We Yelling?” you will learn how to have a productive argument with someone and how to enhance your worldview at the same time.

Why Are We Yelling?

Margarita Alcantara’s “Chakra Healing” is everything its subtitle claims to be: “a beginner’s guide to self-healing techniques that balance the chakras.” Nicely designed, the book includes exercises, helpful illustrations and a variety of techniques, all packed in accessible “bite-size advice that requires no previous knowledge.” Our microbook gives an overview of them all – the chakras, the methods, the main ideas.

Chakra Healing

Are you struggling to create sustainable growth in your company? Are you wondering if you have what it takes? “From Impossible to Inevitable” is the ultimate guide for anyone wanting to hypergrow their company. From creating leads to doubling your deal size, “From Impossible to Inevitable” will help you along every step of the way.

From Impossible To Inevitable

The New York Times bestseller “The Sleep Revolution” by Arianna Huffington walks you through ancient history until modern times, exploring the biggest causes of sleep deprivation. It offers science-based advice, useful tools, techniques, and research stories, from schoolchildren to professionals, to help you prioritize the most critical thing for your health, work performance, and happiness – a good night’s sleep.

The Sleep Revolution

This book's main theme is the current and future economic effects of AI. The writers, acclaimed Rotman School of Management lecturers, introduce AI in an informative and approachable manner, even for readers with less technical understanding. They investigate the economic drivers pushing AI adoption in many industries, addressing both the potential advantages and obstacles. The authors' analysis is both simple and thought-provoking, making this book a must-read for everyone interested in learning about the huge transformations that AI will bring in the years ahead.

Power and Prediction

See what science says about modern childhood education.

Parenting

“Listen to Your Mother” is a collection of 56 personal, real-world essays and stories about the miracle of motherhood. Topics range from adoption to assimilation to adolescence, from first-time parenting to foster parenting, from mothering through unsolicited advice to mothering through unplanned pregnancy. We’ve picked out our favorite four stories – and we feel that none of them will leave you indifferent.

Listen to Your Mother

“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der KolkThis studies the anatomy of physical trauma, its toll on overall well-being, and examines established PTSD treatment options. If the fight-or-flight instinct freezes while facing danger, the body receives excess hormones. We mainly treat this with drugs, but the body has to regain control as well to heal.

The Body Keeps the Score

Discover how Marc Benioff transformed a simple idea into the billion-dollar giant Salesforce. This summary reveals the unconventional marketing stunts and innovative SaaS strategies that killed traditional software. Learn to disrupt any market by putting your customers first!

Behind the Cloud

Thanks to all the advancements in technology, extensive collaboration and user participation has profoundly altered the relationship between leaders and employers; so much so, in fact, that the very traits that made leaders great in the past have come to be considered liabilities. In “LeaderShift,” Emmanuel Gobillot explains why, and shows leaders how to best prepare their collaborative minds.

LeaderShift

In “Everybody Lies,” aspiring polymath Seth Stephens-Davidowitz harnesses the four powers of Big Data – while drawing on numerous relevant studies and experiments – to demonstrate the gulf between what we say we like and dislike and how we actually live and think about the world and our day-to-day affairs.

Everybody Lies

“The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify” by Francine Jay is a book with easily actionable steps to help you declutter your home, and simplify your life in the process. Through the concepts of minimalism and the STREAMLINE method, Jay shows us how to categorize and organize our belongings in a way that best reflects who we are.

The Joy of Less

“The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” is a collection of 24 case studies of people with neurological disorders. Split into four sections corresponding to the underlying nature of the disorders – “Losses,” “Excesses,” “Transports” and “The World of the Simple” – the case studies demonstrate the weird, wonderful, remarkable and bizarre consequences of the various ways our brains can malfunction.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

Have you ever bought something you neither wanted nor needed? Robert B. Cialdini’s “Influence” explains why that happens, and why our brains are so susceptible to be influenced by others. Whether you want to use the power of influence on others, or you want to escape manipulation, “Influence” will provide you with the right knowledge to do just that.

Influence

In “The Brain That Changes Itself” author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge looks at new medical research on the functioning of the brain. For most of medical history it was believed that the brain was fixed, but it has now been proven that the brain continually changes itself. This has revealed new ways of dealing with stroke or anxiety patients and has even shown how blind people can regain their sight!

The Brain That Changes Itself

Based on years of research and pediatric practice, “The Happiest Baby on the Block” by Harvey Karp proposes the revival of an ancient intuitive way of calming colicky babies. The book employs the theory of evolution to explain why babies yearn for a womblike atmosphere even after birth – and explicates how to recreate it through five easy steps.

The Happiest Baby on the Block

Being able to get other people may sometimes seem like a superpower. In “Read People Like a Book,” Patrick King explains that it’s actually just another skill that can be learned and mastered. Throughout the book, he examines all the areas necessary for one to become a better people-reader, from motivation and body language to personality types and lie detection.

Read People Like a Book

Tim Cook once praised Apple for its ability to say “no” to great ideas. In “The 4 Disciplines of Execution,” Sean Covey, Chris McChesney and Jim Huling explain how much wisdom there’s behind this counterintuitive claim and why it is the actual foundation of focus – the first step toward proper strategic execution. The other three of the title are: clarity, engagement, and accountability.


The 4 Disciplines of Execution

In “Linchpin,” bestselling business author Seth Godin explains how to become a “linchpin” – an indispensable member and the driving force of our future. Modern societies teach us to follow given rules and to become just like everyone else – a replaceable cog in the machine. Godin shows your potential of becoming a passionate changemaker by overcoming the resistance that holds most of us back.

Linchpin

Transform your sales department into a high-growth engine! Learn the exact methods used at Salesforce to generate over $100 million in revenue. This guide breaks down how to stop cold calling and start building a predictable, scalable process that delivers results every single month.

Predictable Revenue

“The Great Influenza” by John M. Berry tells the terrifying and surprisingly little-known story of the 1918 flu pandemic, the deadliest in history. Erupting at the height of World War I in an army camp in Kansas, the pandemic killed 100 million people worldwide, five times as many as the war itself. Barry examines the reasons and the consequences, and shares the lessons (never) learned.

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