Dragonul's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:40:19 -0700 60 Dragonul's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[A History of the Devil: From the Middle Ages to the Present]]> 10727099 360 Robert Muchembled 074562815X Dragonul 0 to-read 3.84 2000 A History of the Devil: From the Middle Ages to the Present
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships]]> 35210 "You'll not only break the ice, you'll melt it away with your new skills." -- Larry King

"The lost art of verbal communication may be revitalized by Leil Lowndes." -- Harvey McKay, author of "How to Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive"

What is that magic quality makes some people instantly loved and respected? Everyone wants to be their friend (or, if single, their lover!) In business, they rise swiftly to the top of the corporate ladder. What is their "Midas touch?"

What it boils down to is a more skillful way of dealing with people.

The author has spent her career teaching people how to communicate for success. In her book How to Talk to Anyone (Contemporary Books, October 2003) Lowndes offers 92 easy and effective sure-fire success techniques-- she takes the reader from first meeting all the way up to sophisticated techniques used by the big winners in life. In this information-packed book you'll find:


9 ways to make a dynamite first impression 14 ways to master small talk, "big talk," and body language 14 ways to walk and talk like a VIP or celebrity 6 ways to sound like an insider in any crowd 7 ways to establish deep subliminal rapport with anyone 9 ways to feed someone's ego (and know when NOT to!) 11 ways to make your phone a powerful communications tool 15 ways to work a party like a politician works a room 7 ways to talk with tigers and not get eaten alive
In her trademark entertaining and straight-shooting style, Leil gives the techniques catchy names so you'll remember them when you really need them, including: "Rubberneck the Room," "Be a Copyclass," "Come Hither Hands," "Bare Their Hot Button," "The Great Scorecard in the Sky," and "Play the Tombstone Game," for big success in your social life, romance, and business.

How to Talk to Anyone, which is an update of her popular book, Talking the Winner's Way (see the 5-star reviews of the latter) is based on solid research about techniques that work!

By the way, don't confuse How to Talk to Anyone with one of Leil's previous books, How to Talk to Anybody About Anything. This one is completely different!]]> 345 Leil Lowndes 007141858X Dragonul 0 to-read 3.68 1998 How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships
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]]> Wool - Holston (Wool, #1) 12287209
Or you'll get what you wish for.]]> 56 Hugh Howey Dragonul 0 to-read 4.14 2012 Wool - Holston (Wool, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Der totale Rausch: Drogen im Dritten Reich]]> 26521332 368 Norman Ohler 3462047337 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.17 2015 Der totale Rausch: Drogen im Dritten Reich
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]]> <![CDATA[The Metamorphosis and Other Stories]]> 7723 The Metamorphosis,¡± a story that is both harrowing and amusing, and a landmark of modern literature.

Bringing together some of Kafka¡¯s finest work, this collection demonstrates the richness and variety of the author¡¯s artistry. ¡°The Judgment,¡± which Kafka considered to be his decisive breakthrough, and ¡°The Stoker,¡± which became the first chapter of his novel Amerika, are here included. These two, along with ¡°The Metamorphosis,¡± form a suite of stories Kafka referred to as ¡°The Sons,¡± and they collectively present a devastating portrait of the modern family.

Also included are ¡°In the Penal Colony,¡± a story of a torture machine and its operators and victims, and ¡°A Hunger Artist,¡± about the absurdity of an artist trying to communicate with a misunderstanding public. Kafka¡¯s lucid, succinct writing chronicles the labyrinthine complexities, the futility-laden horror, and the stifling oppressiveness that permeate his vision of modern life.]]> 224 Franz Kafka 1593080298 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.08 1915 The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[The Biology of Belief: Unleasing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles]]> 19687738 With more than 100,000 copies sold of his self-published book, The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton teams up with Hay House to bring his message to an even wider audience. This book is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology, and it will forever change how you think about thinking.

Through the research of Dr. Lipton and other leading-edge scientists, stunning new discoveries have been made about the interaction between your mind and body and the processes by which cells receive information. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology, that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our thoughts.

Using simple language, illustrations, humor, and everyday examples, he demonstrates how the new science of Epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species.

]]> 237 Bruce H. Lipton 1401923445 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.13 2005 The Biology of Belief: Unleasing the Power of Consciousness, Matter and Miracles
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]]> <![CDATA[The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4)]]> 78166 1196 Will Durant 0965000753 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.38 1950 The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Rousseau and Revolution (The Story of Civilization, #10)]]> 78165 From: ]]> 1092 Will Durant 1567310214 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.27 Rousseau and Revolution (The Story of Civilization, #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst]]> 31170723 Why do we do the things we do?

More than a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its evolutionary legacy.

And so the first category of explanation is the neurobiological one. A behavior occurs¡ªwhether an example of humans at our best, worst, or somewhere in between. What went on in a person's brain a second before the behavior happened? Then Sapolsky pulls out to a slightly larger field of vision, a little earlier in time: What sight, sound, or smell caused the nervous system to produce that behavior? And then, what hormones acted hours to days earlier to change how responsive that individual is to the stimuli that triggered the nervous system? By now he has increased our field of vision so that we are thinking about neurobiology and the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology in trying to explain what happened.

Sapolsky keeps going: How was that behavior influenced by structural changes in the nervous system over the preceding months, by that person's adolescence, childhood, fetal life, and then back to his or her genetic makeup? Finally, he expands the view to encompass factors larger than one individual. How did culture shape that individual's group, what ecological factors millennia old formed that culture? And on and on, back to evolutionary factors millions of years old.

The result is one of the most dazzling tours d'horizon of the science of human behavior ever attempted, a majestic synthesis that harvests cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines to provide a subtle and nuanced perspective on why we ultimately do the things we do ... for good and for ill. Sapolsky builds on this understanding to wrestle with some of our deepest and thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, morality and free will, and war and peace. Wise, humane, often very funny, Behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right.]]> 790 Robert M. Sapolsky 1594205078 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.39 2017 Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
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]]> <![CDATA[One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]]> 17125 The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mir in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stands as a classic of contemporary literature. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression. An unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's forced work camps, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is one of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union and confirms Solzhenitsyn's stature as "a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dosotevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy"--Harrison Salisbury

This unexpurgated 1991 translation by H. T. Willetts is the only authorized edition available, and fully captures the power and beauty of the original Russian.]]> 182 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Dragonul 0 to-read 3.98 1962 One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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]]> <![CDATA[Fractured: Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together again]]> 57006661 352 Jon Yates 0008463964 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.83 Fractured: Why our societies are coming apart and how we put them back together again
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]]> <![CDATA[Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World]]> 58489529
Taking in stories of loneliness, exile and friendship from classical times to the modern day, and alighting in adapting communities from Birmingham to Myanmar, Hello, Stranger asks: how do we set aside our instinctive xenophobia ¡ª?fear of outsiders ¡ª and embrace our equally natural philoxenia ¡ª love of strangers and newness?

"Following a personal tragedy, Will Buckingham propels himself out, alone, into the world, to explore what it means to be a stranger ¨C the joys and pitfalls, the perennial truths. A glorious book, fabulously learned and funny, and filled with all manner of stirring stories" ¡ªPhilip Marsden, author of The Summer Isles

"A treasure trove of all the possibilities strangers can be to each other. Read, learn and savour." ¡ª Madeleine Bunting, author of Labours of Love: The Crisis of Care]]> 336 Will Buckingham 1783785640 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.73 2021 Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World]]> 58377159
¡°This lively, searching work makes the case that welcoming ¡®others¡¯ isn¡¯t just the bedrock of civilization, it¡¯s the surest path to the best of what life has to offer.¡±¡ªAyad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize¨Cwinning author of Homeland Elegies

In our cities, we stand in silence at the pharmacy and in check-out lines at the grocery store, distracted by our phones, barely acknowledging one another, even as rates of loneliness skyrocket. Online, we retreat into ideological silos reinforced by algorithms designed to serve us only familiar ideas and like-minded users. In our politics, we are increasingly consumed by a fear of people we¡¯ve never met. But what if strangers¡ªso often blamed for our most pressing political, social, and personal problems¡ªare actually the solution?

In The Power of Strangers, Joe Keohane sets out on a journey to discover what happens when we bridge the distance between us and people we don¡¯t know. He learns that while we¡¯re wired to sometimes fear, distrust, and even hate strangers, people and societies that have learned to connect with strangers benefit immensely. Digging into a growing body of cutting-edge research on the surprising social and psychological benefits that come from talking to strangers, Keohane finds that even passing interactions can enhance empathy, happiness, and cognitive development, ease loneliness and isolation, and root us in the world, deepening our sense of belonging. And all the while, Keohane gathers practical tips from experts on how to talk to strangers, and tries them out himself in the wild, to awkward, entertaining, and frequently poignant effect.

Warm, witty, erudite, and profound, equal parts sweeping history and self-help journey, this deeply researched book will inspire readers to see everything¡ªfrom major geopolitical shifts to trips to the corner store¡ªin an entirely new light, showing them that talking to strangers isn¡¯t just a way to live; it¡¯s a way to survive.]]> 328 Joe Keohane 1984855778 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.91 2021 The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
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]]> Emotional Intelligence Habits 151339300 CHANGE YOUR HABITS, CHANGE YOUR LIFE.? More than 3 million emotional intelligence books sold! Includes a passcode for you to take the world's #1 emotional intelligence test.
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Emotional Intelligence Habits is a groundbreaking new book from Dr. Travis Bradberry, author of the multi-million copy?bestseller? Emotional Intelligence 2.0. In Emotional Intelligence Habits , Dr. Bradberry, the world's foremost expert on increasing EQ, offers an abundance of practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the micro behaviors that will take your EQ to new heights. The book includes a passcode to the updated online edition of the world's #1 EQ test, the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal?, which will show you where your EQ stands today and which new habits from the book will increase your EQ the most.

By now, emotional intelligence (EQ) needs little introduction¡ªit's no secret that EQ is critical to your success. But knowing what EQ is and knowing how to use it to improve your life are two very different things. Emotional Intelligence Habits offers a proven framework for increasing your EQ via tiny habits that make big changes in small steps. Step-by-step, you'll learn habits that will increase your ability in the four, core EQ skills:

- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Social Awareness
- Relationship Management
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Dr. Bradberry is known for his ability to turn complicated topics into simple behaviors you can easily apply to your life and work. He draws on decades of experience and the latest research in psychology and neuroscience to create an easy-to-follow guide for increasing your EQ. He will teach you how to:

- overcome a lack of motivation and willpower to form powerful new habits
- increase your confidence, likeability, happiness, self-control & mental strength
- form strong relationships by mastering conflict, communication, and neutralizing toxic people
- beat stress, increase your productivity, and become a great leader
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Emotional Intelligence Habits will radically alter how you see yourself and the world around you. Better yet, it will give you the tools you need to rewrite your habits and transform yourself as you work to achieve your goals.

HIGH PRAISE FOR TRAVIS BRADBERRY

"Succinctly explains how to deal with emotions creatively and employ our intelligence in a beneficial way."
- THE DALAI LAMA

"Gives abundant, practical findings and insights with emphasis on how to develop EQ. Research shows convincingly that EQ is more important than IQ in almost every role and many times more important in leadership roles."
- STEPHEN R. COVEY, AUTHOR OF THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

"We need no more convincing that emotional intelligence is at the core of life success. What we need are practical ways of improving it. This brilliant new book is a godsend. It will change your life."
-JOSEPH GRENNY, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS

"Build these habits into your life. Emotional intelligence is as important as IQ in determining success and unlike IQ can be increased over time. Habits like these can become second nature and improve your ability to handle stress."
-THE GLOBE AND MAIL

"Compelling anecdotes and good context in which to understand and improve your score."
-NEWSWEEK

"Read-worthy strategies for improving emotional intelligence skills make this our how-to book of the week. It's nice to know that average IQ doesn't limit a person to average performance. And who can resist an online quiz with instant feedback?"
- NEWSDAY

--From the Back Cover--

HARNESS THE POWER OF THE #1 PREDICTOR OF PERSONAL EXCELLENCE

Filled with powerful new strategies targeting everything from happiness and likeability to neutralizing toxic people and beating stress, Emotional Intelligence Habits will show you how to use EQ to form better habits that improve every important facet of your life. It will radically alter how you see yourself and the world around you. Better yet, it will give you the tools you need to rewrite your habits and transform yourself as you work to achieve your goals.

Emotional Intelligence Habits is a groundbreaking new book from Dr. Travis Bradberry, coauthor of the multimillion copy bestseller Emotional Intelligence 2.0. As the world's foremost expert on increasing emotional intelligence (EQ), Dr. Bradberry offers an abundance of practical strategies to teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the micro-behaviors that will take your EQ to new heights.

By now, emotional intelligence needs little introduction--it's no secret that it's critical to your success and fulfillment. But knowing what emotional intelligence is and knowing how to use it to improve your life are two very different things. Emotional Intelligence Habits offers a proven framework for increasing your EQ via tiny habits that make big changes in small steps. Step-by-step, you will learn new habits that will increase your ability in the four core EQ skills:

- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Social Awareness
- Relationship Management

Your copy of the book includes a unique passcode to access a new online edition of the world's bestselling emotional intelligence test, The Emotional Intelligence Appraisal. Rooted in sound research involving millions of people, this new edition will measure your EQ and pinpoint which of the book's emotional intelligence habits will increase your EQ the most.]]> 432 Travis Bradberry 0974719374 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.18 Emotional Intelligence Habits
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]]> <![CDATA[Focus on What Matters: A Collection of Stoic Letters on Living Well]]> 68040872
2000 years ago, the ancient Stoics talked about the exact same challenges we're facing today,

How can we find inner peace?What does it take to be happy?Can we become more resilient?


The answers can be found in the philosophy of Stoicism. I've used the philosophy since 2014 to change my life and career.

Focus on What Matters is a collection of 70 letters/essays I wrote about different aspects of life, from happiness, wealth, health to relationships and much more.

These letters, inspired by the original works of the Stoic philosopher Seneca, serve as reminders to focus on the right things in our chaotic lives.

The goal of the original "Letters From A Stoic" by Seneca was to share Stoic ideas with his friend, Lucilius, who had hedonistic tendencies and lived a busy life.?

Focus on What Matters is inspired by those letters. It will show you..

Simple thought exercises to become resilient and focusedHow to live in the present moment every dayAuthentic Stoic values for a life of happiness?A way to build more discipline?


In short, this book helps you to live well despite the challenges of daily life.]]> 206 Darius Foroux 9083301818 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.24 Focus on What Matters: A Collection of Stoic Letters on Living Well
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]]> The Magic of Thinking Big 759945 The Magic of Thinking Big gives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a carefully designed program for getting the most out of your job, your marriage and family life, and your community. He proves that you don't need to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success and satisfaction, but you do need to learn and understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there.]]> 238 David J. Schwartz 0671646788 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.26 1959 The Magic of Thinking Big
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]]> <![CDATA[The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You]]> 452343
You wish you didn¡¯t spend as much time worrying as you do, but you just can¡¯t seem to help it. Worrying feels like second nature. It¡¯s what helps you solve your problems and prevents you from making mistakes. It¡¯s what motivates you to be prepared¡ªif you didn¡¯t worry, things might get out of hand. Worry protects you, prepares you, and keeps you safe.

Is it working? Or is it making you tense, tired, anxious, uncertain¡ªand more worried?

For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Robert L. Leahy has successfully helped thousands of people defeat the worry that is holding them back. This empowering seven-step program, including practical, easy-to-follow advice and techniques, will help

? Determine your ¡°worry profile¡± and change your patterns of worry
? Identify productive and unproductive worry
? Take control of time and eliminate the sense of urgency that keeps you anxious
? Focus on new opportunities¡ªnot on your fear of failure
? Embrace uncertainty instead of searching for perfect solutions
? Stop the most common safety behaviors that you think make things better¡ªbut actually make things worse

Designed to address general worries as well as the unique issues surrounding some of the most common areas of worry¡ªrelationships, health, money, work, and the need for approval¡ª The Worry Cure is for everyone, from the chronic worrier to the occasional ruminator. It¡¯s time to stop thinking you¡¯re ¡°just a worrier¡± who can¡¯t change and start using the groundbreaking methods in The Worry Cure to achieve the healthier, more successful life you deserve.]]> 336 Robert L. Leahy 1400097665 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.91 2005 The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry from Stopping You
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]]> <![CDATA[Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic]]> 27485
In her 20 years of clinical experience, Perel has treated hundreds of couples whose home lives are empty of passion. They describe relationships that are open and loving, yet sexually dull. What is going on?

In this explosively original book, Perel explains that our cultural penchant for equality, togetherness, and absolute candor is antithetical to erotic desire for both men and women. Sexual excitement doesn't always play by the rules of good citizenship. It is politically incorrect. It thrives on power plays, unfair advantages, and the space between self and other. More exciting, playful, even poetic sex is possible, but first we must kick egalitarian ideals and emotional housekeeping out of our bedrooms.

While Mating in Captivity shows why the domestic realm can feel like a cage, Perel's take on bedroom dynamics promises to liberate, enchant, and provoke. Flinging the doors open on erotic life and domesticity, she invites us to put the "X" back in sex.

?2006 Esther Perel (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers]]> 272 Esther Perel 0060753633 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.17 2006 Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic
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]]> <![CDATA[In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto]]> 315425 The Omnivore's Dilemma, launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to change it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Pollan's bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.,,,]]> 205 Michael Pollan 1594201455 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.07 2008 In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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]]> <![CDATA[Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love]]> 547830
In Becoming Attached, Robert Karen offers fresh insight into some of the most fundamental issues of emotional life. He explores such questions as:
* What do children need to feel that the world is a positive place and that they have value?
* What are the risks of day care for children under one year of age, and what can parents do to manage those risks?
* What experiences in infancy will enable a person to develop healthy relationships as an adult?

Becoming Attached is not just a voyage of discovery in child emotional development and its pertinence to adult life but a voyage of personal discovery as well, for it is impossible to read this book without reflecting on one's own life as a child, a parent, and an intimate partner in love or marriage.]]> 512 Robert Karen 0195115015 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.24 1994 Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Shape Our Capacity to Love
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]]> <![CDATA[Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find¡ªand Keep¡ªLove]]> 9547888 Is there a science to love?

In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory-the most advanced relationship science in existence today-can help us find and sustain love. Attachment theory forms the basis for many bestselling books on the parent/child relationship, but there has yet to be an accessible guide to what this fascinating science has to tell us about adult romantic relationships-until now.

Attachment theory owes its inception to British psychologist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, who in the 1950s examined the tremendous impact that our early relationships with our parents or caregivers has on the people we become. Also central to attachment theory is the discovery that our need to be in a close relationship with one or more individuals is embedded in our genes.

In Attached, Levine and Heller trace how these evolutionary influences continue to shape who we are in our relationships today. According to attachment theory, every person behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways:

*ANXIOUS people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back.
*AVOIDANT people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness.
*SECURE people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving.

Attached guides readers in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mates) follow. It also offers readers a wealth of advice on how to navigate their relationships more wisely given their attachment style and that of their partner. An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.]]> 304 Amir Levine 1585428485 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.11 2010 Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find¡ªand Keep¡ªLove
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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ]]> 26329
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our ¡°two minds¡±¡ªthe rational and the emotional¡ªand how they together shape our destiny.

Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart¡ªand they aren¡¯t fixed at birth. Although shaped by childhood experiences, emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened throughout our adulthood¡ªwith immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work.?
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The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Emotional Intelligence could not come at a better time¡ªwe spend so much of our time online, more and more jobs are becoming automated and digitized, and our children are picking up new technology faster than we ever imagined. With a new introduction from the author, the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition prepares readers, now more than ever, to reach their fullest potential and stand out from the pack with the help of EI.]]> 352 Daniel Goleman 055380491X Dragonul 0 to-read 4.07 1995 Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
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]]> <![CDATA[Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know]]> 43848929 Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong.

How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true?

While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you'll hear the voices of people he interviewed--scientists, criminologists, military psychologists. Court transcripts are brought to life with re-enactments. You actually hear the contentious arrest of Sandra Bland by the side of the road in Texas. As Gladwell revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, and the suicide of Sylvia Plath, you hear directly from many of the players in these real-life tragedies. There's even a theme song - Janelle Monae's "Hell You Talmbout."

Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don't know. And because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world.]]> 388 Malcolm Gladwell 0316478520 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.00 2019 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
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]]> <![CDATA[The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion]]> 11324722 An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780307377906 can be found here.

Why can¡¯t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding.
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His starting point is moral intuition¡ªthe nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident truths, making us righteously certain that those who see things differently are wrong. Haidt shows us how these intuitions differ across cultures, including the cultures of the political left and right. He blends his own research findings with those of anthropologists, historians, and other psychologists to draw a map of the moral domain. He then examines the origins of morality, overturning the view that evolution made us fundamentally selfish creatures. But rather than arguing that we are innately altruistic, he makes a more subtle claim¡ªthat we are fundamentally groupish. It is our groupishness, he explains, that leads to our greatest joys, our religious divisions, and our political affiliations. In a stunning final chapter on ideology and civility, Haidt shows what each side is right about, and why we need the insights of liberals, conservatives, and libertarians to flourish as a nation.]]> 419 Jonathan Haidt Dragonul 0 to-read 4.18 2012 The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
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]]> <![CDATA[Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life]]> 22609341
Researchers have spent the last decade trying to develop a ¡°pink pill¡± for women to function like Viagra does for men. So where is it? Well, for reasons this book makes crystal clear, that pill will never exist¡ªbut as a result of the research that¡¯s gone into it, scientists in the last few years have learned more about how women¡¯s sexuality works than we ever thought possible, and Come as You Are explains it all.

The first lesson in this essential, transformative book by Dr. Emily Nagoski is that every woman has her own unique sexuality, like a fingerprint, and that women vary more than men in our anatomy, our sexual response mechanisms, and the way our bodies respond to the sexual world. So we never need to judge ourselves based on others¡¯ experiences. Because women vary, and that¡¯s normal.

Second lesson: sex happens in a context. And all the complications of everyday life influence the context surrounding a woman¡¯s arousal, desire, and orgasm.

Cutting-edge research across multiple disciplines tells us that the most important factor for women in creating and sustaining a fulfilling sex life, is not what you do in bed or how you do it, but how you feel about it. Which means that stress, mood, trust, and body image are not peripheral factors in a woman¡¯s sexual wellbeing; they are central to it. Once you understand these factors, and how to influence them, you can create for yourself better sex and more profound pleasure than you ever thought possible.

And Emily Nagoski can prove it.]]> 400 Emily Nagoski 1476762090 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.28 2015 Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
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]]> The Good-Enough Life 58735162
We live in a world oriented toward greatness, one in which we feel compelled to be among the wealthiest, most powerful, and most famous. This book explains why no one truly benefits from this competitive social order, and reveals how another way of life is possible¨Da good-enough life for all.

Avram Alpert shows how our obsession with greatness results in stress and anxiety, damage to our relationships, widespread political and economic inequality, and destruction of the natural world. He describes how to move beyond greatness to create a society in which everyone flourishes. By competing less with each other, each of us can find renewed meaning and purpose, have our material and emotional needs met, and begin to lead more leisurely lives. Alpert makes no false utopian promises, however. Life can never be more than good enough because there will always be accidents and tragedies beyond our control, which is why we must stop dividing the world into winners and losers and ensure that there is a fair share of decency and sufficiency to go around.

Visionary and provocative, The Good-Enough Life demonstrates how we can work together to cultivate a good-enough life for all instead of tearing ourselves apart in a race to the top of the social pyramid.]]> 336 Avram Alpert 0691204357 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.39 The Good-Enough Life
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]]> <![CDATA[When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times]]> 687278
? Using painful emotions to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage
? Communicating so as to encourage others to open up rather than shut down
? Practices for reversing habitual patterns
? Methods for working with chaotic situations
? Ways for creating effective social action]]> 148 Pema Ch?dr?n 1570623449 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.27 1996 When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
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]]> <![CDATA[Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking]]> 8520610 The book that started the Quiet Revolution

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts¡ªRosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak¡ªthat we owe many of the great contributions to society.?

In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts¡ªfrom a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader¡¯s guide and bonus content.]]> 333 Susan Cain 0307352145 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.07 2012 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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]]> The Gifts of Imperfection 7015403 New York Times best seller, Dr. Bren¨¦ Brown, a research professor and thought leader on vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living¡ªa way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.]]> 137 Bren¨¦ Brown 159285849X Dragonul 0 to-read 4.25 2010 The Gifts of Imperfection
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age (Dale Carnegie Books)]]> 12176421 251 Dale Carnegie 1451629168 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.93 2011 How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age (Dale Carnegie Books)
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry (Dale Carnegie Books)]]> 4866
The book mentions fundamental facts to know about worry and magic formula for solving worry-some situations.

Psychologists & Doctors' view:

-Worry can make even the most stolid person ill.

-Worry may cause nervous breakdown.

-Worry can even cause tooth decay

-Worry is one of the factors for High Blood Pressure.

-Worry makes you tense and nervous and affect the nerves of your stomach.

The book suggests basic techniques in analysing worry, step by step, in order to cope up with them.

A very interesting feature of the book is 'How to eliminate 50% of your business worries'.

The book offers 7 ways to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness. Also, the golden rule for conquering worry, keeping your energy & spirits high.

The book consists of some True Stories which will help the readers in conquering worry to lead you to success in life.

The book is full of similar incidences and narrations which will make our readers to understand the situation in an easy way and lead a happy life. A must read book for everyone.]]> 358 Dale Carnegie 0671035975 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.16 1944 How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry (Dale Carnegie Books)
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job]]> 4870
Even if you love your work, you probably have days when almost nothing goes right. Bestselling author Dale Carnegie shows you how to make every day more exciting and rewarding¡ªhow you can get more done, and have more fun doing it. Dale Carnegie's time-tested advice will help you

-Make other people feel important¡ªand do it sincerely
-Avoid unnecessary tension¡ªsave your energy for important duties
-Get people to say yes¡ªimmediately
-Turn routine tasks into stimulating opportunities
-Spot a sure-fire way of making enemies¡ªand avoid it
-Smile in the face of criticism¡ªyou've done your very best!

How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job will help you create a new approach to life and people and discover talents you never knew you had. Dale Carnegie can help you get the most out of yourself¡ªall the time. Start developing your innate strengths and abilities¡ªstart enriching your life today!]]> 224 Dale Carnegie 0671708260 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.99 How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job
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]]> <![CDATA[Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: How to Win Friends and Influence People & How to Stop Worrying and Start Living]]> 1009638 438 Dale Carnegie 1851525769 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.16 2010 Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Plan for Success: How to Win Friends and Influence People & How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change]]> 36072 372 Stephen R. Covey 0743269519 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.16 1989 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
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]]> Solitary Fitness 1906459
Without the use of fancy gym equipment, steroids, steaks, supplements, or pills you can pack on pounds of muscle, lose weight fast, and gain superhuman strength.]]> 261 Charles Bronson 1844543099 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.66 2002 Solitary Fitness
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]]> The Tibetan Book of the Dead 208137 Bar do thos grol, the so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead , Robert Thurman's takes literally the entire gamut of metaphysical assumptions. The Bar do thos grol, or as Thurman translates, The Great Book of Natural Liberation through Understanding in the Between, is but one of many mortuary texts of Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism and is commonly recited to or by a person facing imminent death. Thurman reproduces it for this purpose, explaining in some depth the Tibetan conception of post-mortem existence. Over as many as 12 days, the deceased person is given explanations of what he or she sees and experiences and is guided through innumerable visions of the realms beyond to reach eventual liberation, or, failing that, a safe rebirth. Like a backpacker's guide to a foreign land, Thurman's version is clear, detailed, and sympathetic to the inexperienced voyager, including background and supplementary information, even illustrations (sorry, no maps). Don't wait until the journey has begun, every page should be read and memorised well ahead of time. --Brian Bruya]]> 256 Padmasambhava 1855384124 Dragonul 5 3.86 1350 The Tibetan Book of the Dead
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]]> <![CDATA[Mahabharata (Great Classics of India)]]> 118251 940 Anonymous 1887089136 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.43 1951 Mahabharata (Great Classics of India)
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]]> <![CDATA[Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business]]> 74034 184 Neil Postman 014303653X Dragonul 0 to-read 4.15 1985 Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
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]]> <![CDATA[The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right]]> 40554286 The Corrosion of Conservatism presents an urgent defense of American democracy.

Pronouncing Mexican immigrants to be ¡°rapists,¡± Donald Trump announced his 2015 presidential bid, causing Max Boot to think he was watching a dystopian science-fiction movie. The respected conservative historian couldn¡¯t fathom that the party of Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Reagan could endorse such an unqualified reality-TV star. Yet the Twilight Zone episode that Boot believed he was watching created an ideological dislocation so shattering that Boot¡¯s transformation from Republican foreign policy adviser to celebrated anti-Trump columnist becomes the dramatic story of The Corrosion of Conservatism.

No longer a Republican, but also not a Democrat, Boot here records his ideological journey from a ¡°movement¡± conservative to a man without a party, beginning with his political coming-of-age as a young ¨¦migr¨¦ from the Soviet Union, enthralled with the National Review and the conservative intellectual tradition of Russell Kirk and F. A. Hayek. Against this personal odyssey, Boot simultaneously traces the evolution of modern American conservatism, jump-started by Barry Goldwater¡¯s canonical The Conscience of a Conservative, to the rise of Trumpism and its gradual corrosion of what was once the Republican Party.

While 90 percent of his fellow Republicans became political ¡°toadies¡± in the aftermath of the 2016 election, Boot stood his ground, enduring the vitriol of his erstwhile conservative colleagues, trolled on Twitter by a white supremacist who depicted his ¡°execution¡± in a gas chamber by a smiling, Nazi-clad Trump. And yet, Boot nevertheless remains a villain to some partisan circles for his enduring commitment to conservative fiscal and national security principles. It is from this isolated position, then, that Boot launches this bold declaration of dissent and its urgent plea for true, bipartisan cooperation.

With uncompromising insights, The Corrosion of Conservatism evokes both a president who has traduced every norm and the rise of a nascent centrist movement to counter Trump¡¯s assault on democracy.]]> 288 Max Boot 1631495674 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.90 2018 The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right
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]]> <![CDATA[Holy Bible: New International Version]]> 280111 Special This red-letter edition eBook has been optimized for reading on color screens, but will still function effectively on other devices. The Bible is the bestselling book in history, and the New International Version (NIV) Bible is the bestselling version year after year. This bestselling modern-English Bible has sold more than 450 million copies since its first full publication in 1978. It is also the bestselling modern-English Bible eBook, and it¡¯s designed for an intuitive user experience. The font is crisp and clear, and readability is great on both E-Ink? screens and color screens. With quick page turns and a numbered footnoting system that allows you to easily jump from Bible text to footnote and back again, this NIV eBook is faster and more robust than ever before. And with a ¡°How to Use This Bible¡± page included, navigating the Bible has never been easier. Read the Bible on your device just as if you were reading a physical book. NIV ?2011 The New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible is the world¡¯s most popular modern English Bible ¨C easy to understand, yet rich with the detail found in the original languages.

]]> 1213 Anonymous 0310902711 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.61 Holy Bible: New International Version
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]]> <![CDATA[What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]]> 21413662 xkcd comic ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? What if everyone only had one soulmate? What would happen if the moon went away?

In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by his signature xkcd comics. (They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.)

In celebration of 10 years of unusual insight, Randall Munroe has revised his classic blockbuster to ask what if? x 10. The result is 10x the adventure of scientific inquiry. Featuring brand-new 2-color annotations and illustrations, this special anniversary edition is far more than a book for geeks, What If? explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much smarter for having read.]]> 303 Randall Munroe 0544272994 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.13 2014 What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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]]> ZeroZeroZero 17729988
La coca la sta usando chi ¨¨ seduto accanto a te ora in treno e l¡¯ha presa per svegliarsi stamattina o l¡¯autista al volante dell¡¯autobus che ti porta a casa, perch¨¦ vuole fare gli straordinari senza sentire i crampi alla cervicale. Fa uso di coca chi ti ¨¨ pi¨´ vicino. Se non ¨¨ tuo padre o tua madre, se non ¨¨ tuo fratello, allora ¨¨ tuo figlio. Se non ¨¨ tuo figlio, ¨¨ il tuo capoufficio. Se non ¨¨ il tuo capo, ¨¨ la sua amante, a cui la regala lui al posto degli orecchini e meglio dei diamanti. Chi la usa ¨¨ l¨¬ con te. ? il poliziotto che sta per fermarti, il chirurgo che si sta svegliando ora per operare tua zia, l¡¯avvocato da cui vai per divorziare. Il giudice che si pronuncer¨¤ sulla tua causa civile e non ritiene questo un vizio, ma solo un aiuto a godersi la vita. La cassiera che ti sta dando il biglietto della lotteria. Se non ¨¨ lei, ¨¨ il parroco da cui stai andando per la cresima, l¡¯assessore che ha appena deliberato le nuove isole pedonali, il parcheggiatore che ormai sente l¡¯allegria solo quando tira. Il ricercatore che sta seduto ora a destra del professore, il vigile urbano che suda moltissimo anche se ¨¨ inverno, il lavavetri con gli occhi scavati. Tuo cognato che non ¨¨ mai allegro o il ragazzo di tua figlia che invece lo ¨¨ sempre. Il costruttore della casa in cui vivi, lo scrittore che leggi prima di dormire, la giornalista che ascolterai al telegiornale. Ma se, pensandoci bene, ritieni che nessuna di queste persone possa tirare cocaina, o sei incapace di vedere o stai mentendo. Oppure, semplicemente, la persona che ne fa uso sei tu.]]> 448 Roberto Saviano 8807030535 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.74 2013 ZeroZeroZero
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]]> <![CDATA[Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death]]> 43785830
In Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?, Doughty blends her mortician¡¯s knowledge and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five questions. In her inimitable voice, Doughty details the lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear longer after death? Readers will learn the best soil for mummifying, whether you can preserve your best friend¡¯s skull as a keepsake, and what happens when you die on a plane. Beautifully illustrated by Diann¨¦ Ruz, Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? shows us that death is science and art, and only by asking questions can we begin to embrace it.]]> 200 Caitlin Doughty 039365270X Dragonul 0 to-read 4.13 2019 Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
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]]> <![CDATA[Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner]]> 18775327
Just two months before the September 11 terrorist attacks, Dr. Judy Melinek began her training as a New York City forensic pathologist. With her husband T.J. and their toddler Daniel holding down the home front, Judy threw herself into the fascinating world of death investigation, performing autopsies, investigating death scenes, counseling grieving relatives. Working Stiff chronicles Judy's two years of training, taking readers behind the police tape of some of the most harrowing deaths in the Big Apple, including a firsthand account of the events of September 11, the subsequent anthrax bio-terrorism attack, and the disastrous crash of American Airlines flight 587.

Lively, action-packed, and loaded with mordant wit, Working Stiff offers a firsthand account of daily life in one of America's most arduous professions, and the unexpected challenges of shuttling between the domains of the living and the dead. The body never lies, and through the murders, accidents, and suicides that land on her table, Dr. Melinek lays bare the truth behind the glamorized depictions of autopsy work on shows like CSI and Law and Order to reveal the secret story of the real morgue.]]> 258 Judy Melinek 1476727252 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.23 2014 Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
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]]> <![CDATA[Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams]]> 34466963 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781501144318.

Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night's sleep every night.]]> 368 Matthew Walker Dragonul 0 to-read 4.37 2017 Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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]]> <![CDATA[Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength]]> 7305111 320 Paul Wade 0938045768 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.17 2010 Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength
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]]> <![CDATA[The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science]]> 24861842
As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji L¨®pez-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don¡¯t work that well, and home cooks can achieve far better results using new¡ªbut simple¡ªtechniques. In hundreds of easy-to-make recipes with over 1,000 full-color images, you will find out how to make foolproof Hollandaise sauce in just two minutes, how to transform one simple tomato sauce into a half dozen dishes, how to make the crispiest, creamiest potato casserole ever conceived, and much more.]]> 958 J. Kenji L¨®pez-Alt 0393081087 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.31 2015 The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
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]]> <![CDATA[The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark]]> 17349
Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.]]> 459 Carl Sagan 0345409469 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.28 1995 The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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]]> Dog Training For Dummies 175504 384 Joachim Volhard 0764584189 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.58 2001 Dog Training For Dummies
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]]> <![CDATA[God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades]]> 6072451 God¡¯s Battalions, distinguished scholar Rodney Stark puts forth a controversial argument that the Crusades were a justified war waged against Muslim terror and aggression. Stark, the author of The Rise of Christianity, reviews the history of the seven major crusades from 1095-1291 in this fascinating work of religious revisionist history.]]> 288 Rodney Stark 0061582611 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.03 2009 God's Battalions: The Case for the Crusades
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]]> <![CDATA[The Destruction of Hillary Clinton]]> 33670561 A play-by-play of the political forces (both right and left) and media culture that vilified Hillary Clinton during her 2016 Presidential campaign, from cultural critic and feminist scholar Susan Bordo.

The Destruction of Hillary Clinton is an answer to the question we¡¯ve all been asking: How did an extraordinarily well-qualified, experienced, and admired candidate¡ªwhose victory would have been as historic as Barack Obama¡¯s¡ªcome to be seen as a tool of the establishment, a chronic liar, and a talentless politician?

In this masterful narrative of the 2016 campaign year, Susan Bordo unpacks the right-wing assault on Clinton and her reputation, the way the left provoked the suspicion and indifference of a younger generation, and the unprecedented influence of the media.

Urgent, insightful, and engrossing, The Destruction of Hillary Clinton is an essential guide to understanding the most controversial presidential election in American history.]]> 272 Susan Bordo 1612196632 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.79 2017 The Destruction of Hillary Clinton
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]]> <![CDATA[How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future]]> 35356384
Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die--and how ours can be saved.]]> 320 Steven Levitsky 1524762938 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.16 2018 How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
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]]> <![CDATA[The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump]]> 41939872
In The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump, Andrew G. McCabe offers a dramatic and candid account of his career, and an impassioned defense of the FBI's agents, and of the institution's integrity and independence in protecting America and upholding our Constitution.

McCabe started as a street agent in the FBI's New York field office, serving under director Louis Freeh. He became an expert in two kinds of investigations that are critical to American national security: Russian organized crime¡ªwhich is inextricably linked to the Russian state¡ªand terrorism. Under Director Robert Mueller, McCabe led the investigations of major attacks on American soil, including the Boston Marathon bombing, a plot to bomb the New York subways, and several narrowly averted bombings of aircraft. And under James Comey, McCabe was deeply involved in the controversial investigations of the Benghazi attack, the Clinton Foundation's activities, and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state.

The Threat recounts in compelling detail the time between Donald Trump's November 2016 election and McCabe's firing, set against a page-turning narrative spanning two decades when the FBI's mission shifted to a new goal: preventing terrorist attacks on Americans. But as McCabe shows, right now the greatest threat to the United States comes from within, as President Trump and his administration ignore the law, attack democratic institutions, degrade human rights, and undermine the U.S. Constitution that protects every citizen.

Important, revealing, and powerfully argued, The Threat tells the true story of what the FBI is, how it works, and why it will endure as an institution of integrity that protects America.]]> 282 Andrew G. McCabe 1250207592 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.17 2019 The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump
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]]> <![CDATA[Batman Arkham Knight: The Official Novelization]]> 24870066 368 Marv Wolfman 1783292539 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.82 2015 Batman Arkham Knight: The Official Novelization
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]]> <![CDATA[Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America]]> 6452749
In this utterly original take on the American frame of mind, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the strange career of our sunny outlook from its origins as a marginal nineteenth-century healing technique to its enshrinement as a dominant, almost mandatory, cultural attitude. Evangelical mega-churches preach the good news that you only have to want something to get it, because God wants to "prosper" you. The medical profession prescribes positive thinking for its presumed health benefits. Academia has made room for new departments of "positive psychology" and the "science of happiness." Nowhere, though, has bright-siding taken firmer root than within the business community, where, as Ehrenreich shows, the refusal even to consider negative outcomes¡ªlike mortgage defaults¡ªcontributed directly to the current economic crisis.

With the myth-busting powers for which she is acclaimed, Ehrenreich exposes the downside of America¡¯s penchant for positive thinking: On a personal level, it leads to self-blame and a morbid preoccupation with stamping out ¡°negative¡± thoughts. On a national level, it¡¯s brought us an era of irrational optimism resulting in disaster. This is Ehrenreich at her provocative best¡ªpoking holes in conventional wisdom and faux science, and ending with a call for existential clarity and courage.]]> 206 Barbara Ehrenreich 0805087494 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.71 2009 Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
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]]> <![CDATA[So You've Been Publicly Shamed]]> 22571552 290 Jon Ronson 1594487138 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.91 2015 So You've Been Publicly Shamed
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]]> <![CDATA[Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)]]> 6424171 An alternate cover edition can be found here.

An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind¡¯s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them¡ªfor a price. Until something goes wrong. . . .--back cover]]> 416 Michael Crichton 0345370775 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.25 1990 Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
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]]> Slaughterhouse-Five 108978 This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN 9780099800200

Prisoner of war, optometrist, time-traveller - these are the life roles of Billy Pilgrim, hero of this miraculously moving, bitter and funny story of innocence faced with apocalypse. Slaughterhouse 5 is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centring on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden in the Second World War, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.]]> 157 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Dragonul 0 to-read 4.01 1969 Slaughterhouse-Five
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]]> <![CDATA[The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things]]> 41231 210 Barry Glassner 0465014909 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.69 1999 The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
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]]> <![CDATA[Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human]]> 11148989 The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution. when our ancestors adapted to using fire, humanity began.

Once our hominid ancestors began cooking their food, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew. Time once spent chewing tough raw food could be used instead to hunt and to tend camp. Cooking became the basis for pair bonding and marriage, created the household, and even led to a sexual division of labor.

Tracing the contemporary implications of our ancestors' diets, Catching Fire sheds new light on how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today. A pathbreaking new theory of human evolution, Catching Fire will provoke controversy and fascinate anyone interested in our ancient origins--or in our modern eating habits.

--from the dustjacket]]> 309 Richard W. Wrangham Dragonul 0 to-read 3.87 2009 Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
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]]> <![CDATA[Football's Secret Trade: How the Player Transfer Market was Infiltrated (Bloomberg)]]> 26518568 232 Alex Duff 1119145457 Dragonul 0 to-read 0.0 2016 Football's Secret Trade: How the Player Transfer Market was Infiltrated (Bloomberg)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai - Japan's Premier Ninja Manual]]> 17568826 ?
In 1676, a ninja named Fujibayashi collected and combined information from the ninja clans of Iga¡ªregarded to be the homeland of the ninja¡ªand compiled it into an authoritative book. Known as? The Bansenhukai ,?Fujibayashi's book has now been translated into English by the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team and is widely considered to be the ¡®bible¡¯ of ninjutsu, the arts of the ninja.

The Book of Ninja ?begins with an in-depth introduction to the history of Fujibayashi's scripture. The teachings themselves, appealingly rendered in this translation, then take us into the secrets of guerrilla warfare and espionage. We learn how to become the ultimate spy, whether through a network of spies or by hiding in plain sight. Through the stealth and concealment tactics of night-time infiltration, through weapon and tool building skills, and through mission planning, we can learn much both about warfare and about adopting the right mindset for tackling our own inner and outer enemies. Adding to the mix for the spycraft lover, there are sections on capturing criminals, performing night raids, making secret codes and signs, and even techniques for predicting the weather, and using an esoteric Buddhist system of divination. An exciting and engaging tome of lost knowledge,? The Book of Ninja ?is the final say in the world of the ninja and the ultimate classic for samurai and ninja enthusiasts alike.]]> 544 Antony Cummins 1780284934 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.12 2013 The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai - Japan's Premier Ninja Manual
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]]> <![CDATA["Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Can Hurt Forever": A Message from the Children in My Chair]]> 11044158
We are living in a world full of people living with shame, guilt, self blame, unhappiness, unworthiness, fear and obligation that was originally `put upon them' unconsciously by their mentors and role models in early life.

How we, as innocent children, learn about and what we come to believe about ourselves and about life are the teachings of this book. We've been conditioned! Conditioning begins with words we hear, think and speak.

This book is a simple call to presence for all because everyone was once a child themselves. Take this opportunity to; recognize your own conditioning; break the chains of the past; learn what it is to be present; and learn how to consciously use words that empower, inspire, support and encourage both yourself and the children in your life now.]]> 216 Trish Dennison 1449055613 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.33 2010 "Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Can Hurt Forever": A Message from the Children in My Chair
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]]> Dead Sea 988783
Take a journey into a place unknown to humanity. A space between spaces. When the Mara Corday, an aged freighter, enters the Graveyard of the Atlantic, nightmares become real. The crew finds themselves trapped in a realm where time doesn't exist and unimaginable horrors dwell. Lost in a becalmed sea, in a netherworld where evil manifests itself in hideous forms, the survivors of the Mara Corday have an eternity to find a way out - if they aren't killed first by the creatures stalking them.

(Description from back cover of trade paperback)]]> 328 Tim Curran 0977987655 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.86 2007 Dead Sea
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]]> The Terror 3974 Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations, 126 men fight to survive with poisonous food, a dwindling supply of coal, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is far more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror constantly clawing to get in.

When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. With them travels an Inuit woman who cannot speak and who may be the key to survival, or the harbinger of their deaths. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear that there is no escape.]]> 769 Dan Simmons 0316017442 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.06 2007 The Terror
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]]> <![CDATA[The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we¡¯ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let¡¯s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn¡¯t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is¡ªa dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let¡¯s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited¡ª"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]> 212 Mark Manson Dragonul 0 to-read 3.87 2016 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Regele Carol Al Rom?niei: O Biografie]]> 4187320 160 Mite Kremnitz 9739645739 Dragonul 0 to-read 5.00 1903 Regele Carol Al Rom?niei: O Biografie
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]]> Only Forward 920395
Stark has friends in Red, which is just as well because Something is about to happen. And when a Something happens it¡¯s no good chanting ¡®Duck and cover¡¯ while cowering in a corner, because a Something is always from the past, Stark¡¯s past, and it won¡¯t go away until you face it full on.]]> 310 Michael Marshall Smith 0006512666 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.26 1994 Only Forward
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]]> <![CDATA[Hospital Station (Sector General, #1)]]> 1695570 192 James White 0345320689 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.05 1962 Hospital Station (Sector General, #1)
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]]> Anabasis 1-7 780359 Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BCE) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led by the Persian governor Cyrus against the Persian king. After the defeat of Cyrus, it fell to Xenophon to lead the Greeks from the gates of Babylon back to the coast through inhospitable lands. Later he wrote the famous vivid account of this 'March Up-Country' (Anabasis); but meanwhile he entered service under the Spartans against the Persian king, married happily, and joined the staff of the Spartan king, Agesilaus. But Athens was at war with Sparta in 394 and so exiled Xenophon. The Spartans gave him an estate near Elis where he lived for years writing and hunting and educating his sons. Reconciled to Sparta, Athens restored Xenophon to honour but he preferred to retire to Corinth.

Xenophon's Anabasis is a true story of remarkable adventures. Hellenica, a history of Greek affairs from 411 to 362, begins as a continuation of Thucydides' account. There are four works on Socrates (collected in Volume IV of the Loeb Xenophon edition). In Memorabilia Xenophon adds to Plato's picture of Socrates from a different viewpoint. The Apology is an interesting complement to Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial. Xenophon's Symposium portrays a dinner party at which Socrates speaks of love; and Oeconomicus has him giving advice on household management and married life. Cyropaedia, a historical romance on the education of Cyrus (the Elder), reflects Xenophon's ideas about rulers and government; the Loeb edition is in two volumes.

We also have his Hiero, a dialogue on government; Agesilaus, in praise of that king; Constitution of Lacedaemon (on the Spartan system); Ways and Means (on the finances of Athens); Manual for a Cavalry Commander; a good manual of Horsemanship; and a lively Hunting with Hounds. The Constitution of the Athenians, though clearly not by Xenophon, is an interesting document on politics at Athens. These eight books are collected in the last of the seven volumes of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Xenophon.

]]> 651 Xenophon 0674991001 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.11 -400 Anabasis 1-7
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War]]> 27246121 WINNER OF THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD
FINALIST FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE
FINANCIAL TIMES?BOOK OF THE YEAR

¡°Fast-paced and excellently written¡­much needed, dispassionate and eminently readable.¡± ¡ª New York Times

¡°Filled with sparkling prose and deep analysis.¡± ¨C The Wall Street Journal

The breakup of the Soviet Union was a time of optimism around the world, but Russia today is actively involved in subversive information warfare, manipulating the media to destabilize its enemies. How did a country that embraced freedom and market reform 25 years ago end up as an autocratic police state bent once again on confrontation with America? A winner of the Orwell Prize, The Invention of Russia reaches back to the darkest days of the cold war to tell the story of Russia's stealthy and largely unchronicled counter revolution.?

A highly regarded Moscow correspondent for the Economist, Arkady Ostrovsky comes to this story both as a participant and a foreign correspondent. His knowledge of many of the key players allows him to explain the phenomenon of Valdimir Putin - his rise and astonishing longevity, his use of hybrid warfare and the alarming crescendo of his military interventions. One of Putin's first acts was to reverse Gorbachev's decision to end media censorship and Ostrovsky argues that the Russian media has done more to shape the fate of the country than its politicians. Putin pioneered a new form of demagogic populism --oblivious to facts and aggressively nationalistic - that has now been embraced by Donald Trump.]]> 384 Arkady Ostrovsky 0399564160 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.00 2015 The Invention of Russia: From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
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]]> The Myth of Sisyphus 91950 The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning.]]> 192 Albert Camus 0141182008 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.25 1942 The Myth of Sisyphus
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]]> <![CDATA[Legends and Folklore: Eighteen Fairy Tales from Romania]]> 9754341 138 Mite Kremnitz 1451535627 Dragonul 0 to-read 0.0 1885 Legends and Folklore: Eighteen Fairy Tales from Romania
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)]]> 1128434 384 Andrzej Sapkowski 0575077832 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.19 1993 The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Diogenes of Sinope: The Man in the Tub (Contributions in Philosophy)]]> 562419


It also includes an extensively annotated translation of Diogenes Laertius' Life of Diogenes of Sinope, which is our principal source of information about the philosopher.]]> 224 Luis E. Navia 0313306729 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.07 1998 Diogenes of Sinope: The Man in the Tub (Contributions in Philosophy)
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]]> <![CDATA[New World Disorder: The Leninist Extinction]]> 1032240
Earlier attempts to grasp the essence of Leninism have treated the Soviet experience as either a variant of or alien to Western history, an approach that robs Leninism of much of its intriguing novelty. Jowitt instead takes a "polytheist" approach, Weberian in tenor and terms, comparing the Leninist to the liberal experience in the West, rather than assimilating it or alienating it.

Approaching the Leninist phenomenon in these terms and spirit emphasizes how powerful the imperatives set by the West for the rest of the world are as sources of emulation, assimilation, rejection, and adaptation; how unyielding premodern forms of identification, organization, and action are; how novel, powerful, and dangerous charisma as a mode of organized indentity and action can be.

The progression from essay to essay is lucid and coherent. The first six essays reject the fundamental assumptions about social change that inform the work of modernization theorists. Written between 1974 and 1990, they are, we know now, startingly prescient. The last three essays, written in early 1991, are the most they will be called alarmist, pessimistic, apocalyptic. They challenge the complacent, optimistic, and self-serving belief that the world is being decisively shaped in the image of the West¨Dthat the end of history is at hand.]]> 356 Ken Jowitt 0520082729 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.43 1992 New World Disorder: The Leninist Extinction
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]]> The Island of Dr. Moreau 29981 Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for misuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau, a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.

While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells¡¯s prediction of the ethical issues raised by producing ¡°smarter¡± human beings or bringing back extinct species. These levels of interpretation add a richness to Prendick¡¯s adventures on Dr. Moreau¡¯s island of lost souls without distracting from what is still a rip-roaring good read.]]> 160 H.G. Wells 0553214322 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.73 1896 The Island of Dr. Moreau
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]]> <![CDATA[Al treilea r?zboi mondial: Crima organizat? (Romanian Edition)]]> 15646010 Romanian 3 Ion Pitulescu 9739776833 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.00 Al treilea r?zboi mondial: Crima organizat? (Romanian Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia]]> 21413849 A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia, where even dictatorship is a reality show

Professional killers with the souls of artists, would-be theater directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, suicidal supermodels, Hell¡¯s Angels who hallucinate themselves as holy warriors, and oligarch revolutionaries: welcome to the wild and bizarre heart of twenty-first-century Russia. It is a world erupting with new money and new power, changing so fast it breaks all sense of reality, home to a form of dictatorship-far subtler than twentieth-century strains-that is rapidly rising to challenge the West.

When British producer Peter Pomerantsev plunges into the booming Russian TV industry, he gains access to every nook and corrupt cranny of the country. He is brought to smoky rooms for meetings with propaganda gurus running the nerve-center of the Russian media machine, and visits Siberian mafia-towns and the salons of the international super-rich in London and the US. As the Putin regime becomes more aggressive, Pomerantsev finds himself drawn further into the system.

Dazzling yet piercingly insightful, Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible is an unforgettable voyage into a country spinning from decadence into madness.]]> 256 Peter Pomerantsev 1610394550 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.96 2014 Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia
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]]> <![CDATA[The Definitive Book of Body Language]]> 262731
It is a scientific fact that people¡¯s gestures give away their true intentions. Yet most of us don¡¯t know how to read body language¨Cand don¡¯t realize how our own physical movements speak to others. Now the world¡¯s foremost experts on the subject share their techniques for reading body language signals to achieve success in every area of life.

Drawing upon more than thirty years in the field, as well as cutting-edge research from evolutionary biology, psychology, and medical technologies that demonstrate what happens in the brain, the authors examine each component of body language and give you the basic vocabulary to read attitudes and emotions through behavior.

Discover:
? How palms and handshakes are used to gain control
? The most common gestures of liars
? How the legs reveal what the mind wants to do
? The most common male and female courtship gestures and signals
? The secret signals of cigarettes, glasses, and makeup
? The magic of smiles¨Cincluding smiling advice for women
? How to use nonverbal cues and signals to communicate more effectively and get the reactions you want

Filled with fascinating insights, humorous observations, and simple strategies that you can apply to any situation, this intriguing book will enrich your communication with and understanding of others¨Cas well as yourself.]]> 400 Allan Pease Dragonul 0 to-read 3.97 1994 The Definitive Book of Body Language
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name: Dragonul
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]]> <![CDATA[Marching Through Georgia (Draka, #1)]]> 801962 1942: The Eurasian War.
The fleets of Imperial Japan raid the coasts of a United States that stretches from Panama to the Arctic. The Nazi war machine takes Moscow and sweeps east to the Urals. To the south the Domination of the Draka is a giant forge with serf-manned factories pouring out tanks, airplanes and artillery as the Janissary legions gather for the final triumph and revenge.]]> 410 S.M. Stirling 0671720694 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.78 1988 Marching Through Georgia (Draka, #1)
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]]> The Wool Trilogy (Silo, #1-3) 20745447 The bestselling Wool trilogy now available in one download. Includes Wool, Shift and Dust.

Wool

In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo. Jules is part of this community, but she is different. She dares to hope. And as her walls start closing in, she must decide whether to fight, or to die.

Shift

Donald Keene was recruited by the government to design an underground shelter. Over fifty years later Donald's design has been realised and the last remnants of mankind live in his silo. But no one can remember what life was like before. In fact, they're forced to forget. One simple pill erases a memory. And with it, any chance of hope.

Dust

In the aftermath of the uprising, the people of Silo 18 are coming to terms with a dangerous new order. And some want it destroyed. The battle has been won. The war is just beginning.]]> 1576 Hugh Howey 1473506212 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.38 2014 The Wool Trilogy (Silo, #1-3)
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]]> Imagining the Balkans 1434725 Europe. This book traces the relationship between the reality and the invention. Based on a rich selection of travelogues, diplomatic accounts, academic surveys, journalism, and belles-lettres in many languages, Imagining the Balkans explores the ontology of the Balkans from the eighteenth century to the present day, uncovering the ways in which an insidious intellectual tradition was constructed, became mythologized, and is still being transmitted as discourse.

The author, who was raised in the Balkans, is in a unique position to bring both scholarship and sympathy to her subject. A region geographically inextricable from Europe, yet culturally constructed as the other, the Balkans have often served as a repository of negative characteristics upon which a positive and self-congratulatory image of the European has been built. With this work, Todorova offers a timely, accessible study of how an innocent geographic appellation was transformed into one of the most powerful and widespread pejorative designations in modern history.]]> 257 Maria N. Todorova 0195087518 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.15 1997 Imagining the Balkans
author: Maria N. Todorova
name: Dragonul
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invisibles, Volume 1: Say You Want a Revolution]]> 22347 224 Grant Morrison 1563892677 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.96 1994 The Invisibles, Volume 1: Say You Want a Revolution
author: Grant Morrison
name: Dragonul
average rating: 3.96
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]]> <![CDATA[Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil]]> 102459
Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.]]> 144 Mike Mignola 1593070950 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.22 1997 Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil
author: Mike Mignola
name: Dragonul
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Planetary, Volume 2: The Fourth Man]]> 209968
Collecting: Planetary 7-12]]> 144 Warren Ellis 1563897644 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.36 2001 Planetary, Volume 2: The Fourth Man
author: Warren Ellis
name: Dragonul
average rating: 4.36
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]]> <![CDATA[Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days (Ex Machina, #1)]]> 296901 136 Brian K. Vaughan 1401206123 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.91 2005 Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days (Ex Machina, #1)
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name: Dragonul
average rating: 3.91
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]]> World Order 20821140 World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era¡ªadvising presidents, traveling the world, observing and shaping the central foreign policy events of recent decades¡ªKissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the twenty-first century: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historical perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism.

There has never been a true ¡°world order,¡± Kissinger observes. For most of history, civilizations defined their own concepts of order. Each considered itself the center of the world and envisioned its distinct principles as universally relevant. China conceived of a global cultural hierarchy with the Emperor at its pinnacle. In Europe, Rome imagined itself surrounded by barbarians; when Rome fragmented, European peoples refined a concept of an equilibrium of sovereign states and sought to export it across the world. Islam, in its early centuries, considered itself the world¡¯s sole legitimate political unit, destined to expand indefinitely until the world was brought into harmony by religious principles. The United States was born of a conviction about the universal applicability of democracy¡ªa conviction that has guided its policies ever since.

Now international affairs take place on a global basis, and these historical concepts of world order are meeting. Every region participates in questions of high policy in every other, often instantaneously. Yet there is no consensus among the major actors about the rules and limits guiding this process, or its ultimate destination. The result is mounting tension.

Grounded in Kissinger¡¯s deep study of history and his experience as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, World Order guides readers through crucial episodes in recent world history. Kissinger offers a unique glimpse into the inner deliberations of the Nixon administration¡¯s negotiations with Hanoi over the end of the Vietnam War, as well as Ronald Reagan¡¯s tense debates with Soviet Premier Gorbachev in Reykjav¨ªk. He offers compelling insights into the future of U.S.¨CChina relations and the evolution of the European Union, and examines lessons of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Taking readers from his analysis of nuclear negotiations with Iran through the West¡¯s response to the Arab Spring and tensions with Russia over Ukraine, World Order anchors Kissinger¡¯s historical analysis in the decisive events of our time.

Provocative and articulate, blending historical insight with geopolitical prognostication, World Order is a unique work that could come only from a lifelong policymaker and diplomat.]]> 420 Henry Kissinger 1594206147 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.04 2014 World Order
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]]> <![CDATA[Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942¨C1943]]> 542389 Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle.

In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five-month siege that followed, the Russians fought to hold Stalingrad at any cost; then, in an astonishing reversal, encircled and trapped their Nazi enemy. This battle for the ruins of a city cost more than a million lives. Stalingrad conveys the experience of soldiers on both sides, fighting in inhuman conditions, and of civilians trapped on an urban battlefield. Antony Beevor has interviewed survivors and discovered completely new material in a wide range of German and Soviet archives, including prisoner interrogations and reports of desertions and executions. As a story of cruelty, courage, and human suffering, Stalingrad is unprecedented and unforgettable.]]> 494 Antony Beevor 0140284583 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.32 1998 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942¨C1943
author: Antony Beevor
name: Dragonul
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1998
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]]> The Ottoman Empire 13412128 135 Bogdan Murgescu Dragonul 0 to-read 4.00 2005 The Ottoman Empire
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]]> <![CDATA[??rile Rom?ne ?ntre Imperiul Otoman ?i Europa cre?tin?]]> 21407757
Volumul ofera o imagine complexa a Tarilor Romane, de la situatia politica si evolutia comertului pana la raporturile dintre economie, finante si activitatea militara, valorificand documente ale vremii si avansand unele teze incitante privitoare la istoria acestei regiuni la sfarsitul Evului Mediu si inceputul epocii moderne.]]> 368 Bogdan Murgescu 9734624539 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.22 2012 ??rile Rom?ne ?ntre Imperiul Otoman ?i Europa cre?tin?
author: Bogdan Murgescu
name: Dragonul
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Rom?nia ?i Europa. Acumularea decalajelor economice (1500 - 2010)]]> 13096380
Aspecte definitorii ale modernit??ii timpurii ? Revolu?ia industrial? ?i amplificarea decalajelor economice ? Contradic?iile lumii interbelice ? Impactul primului r?zboi mondial ? Experimentul dezvolt?rii socialiste ?n Rom?nia ? Rom?nia dup? 1989, avatarurile integr?rii ?n Uniunea European?]]> 526 Bogdan Murgescu 973461665X Dragonul 0 to-read 4.64 2010 Rom?nia ?i Europa. Acumularea decalajelor economice (1500 - 2010)
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name: Dragonul
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2010
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]]> <![CDATA[Regele Carol al Romaniei. Povestea unei vieti]]> 23567570 158 Mite Kremnitz 6068623491 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.98 1903 Regele Carol al Romaniei. Povestea unei vieti
author: Mite Kremnitz
name: Dragonul
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1903
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]]> <![CDATA[Lumea de aici, lumea de dincolo: Ipostaze rom?ne?ti ale nemuririi (Antropologie cultural?) (Romanian Edition)]]> 1983186 Romanian 329 Ion Ghinoiu 9735771691 Dragonul 0 to-read 0.0 1999 Lumea de aici, lumea de dincolo: Ipostaze rom?ne?ti ale nemuririi (Antropologie cultural?) (Romanian Edition)
author: Ion Ghinoiu
name: Dragonul
average rating: 0.0
book published: 1999
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]]> <![CDATA[Obiceiuri populare de peste an: Dic?ionar (Romanian Edition)]]> 5385950 Romanian, English, French 285 Ion Ghinoiu 9735770652 Dragonul 0 to-read 0.0 Obiceiuri populare de peste an: Dic?ionar (Romanian Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[V?rstele timpului (Romanian Edition)]]> 23164019 Romanian 0 Ion Ghinoiu 5376017648 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.50 V?rstele timpului (Romanian Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[Zile Si Mituri: Calendarul Taranului Roman 2000]]> 15646338 234 Ion Ghinoiu 9739930816 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.20 Zile Si Mituri: Calendarul Taranului Roman 2000
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]]> Panteonul Rom?nesc: Dic?ionar 23634048 256 Ion Ghinoiu Dragonul 0 to-read 4.00 2001 Panteonul Rom?nesc: Dic?ionar
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]]> ?iganiada 4766960 Tiganiada, epopee careia i-a trebuit un secol si jumatate pentru a fi recunoscuta drept o mare creatie. [...] Mai poate fascina epopeea astazi? Prin ce anume? Raspunsul se afla intr-o noua lectura a acestei epopei barochiste, poem epic burlesc, (auto)parodic, adevarata ?comedie a literaturii?, metafictiune sofisticata, cu mai multe niveluri textuale, un vast poem autoreferential scris de primul autor roman cu constiinta textuala.¡° (Marius Chivu)]]> 539 Ion Budai-Deleanu 9739244491 Dragonul 0 to-read 3.11 1812 ?iganiada
author: Ion Budai-Deleanu
name: Dragonul
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book published: 1812
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]]> <![CDATA[Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics]]> 3621358 374 Jonathan Wilson 0752889958 Dragonul 0 to-read 4.15 2008 Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
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