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May Contain Lies

How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases—And What We Can Do about It

by Alex Edmans ...

Adam Grant’s “8 New Idea Books to Start Spring”Next Big Idea Club's Must-Read Books for May 2024"A wonderful litany of the myriad ways in which we can be deceived, and deceive ourselves."—The Guardian"Entertaining, thorough and full of current examples. . . . It’s excellent." —The Wall Street JournalHow our biases cause us to fall for misinformation—and how to combat i... ... Read more

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Adam Grant’s “8 New Idea Books to Start Spring”Next Big Idea Club's Must-Read Books for May 2024"A wonderful litany of the myriad ways in which we can be deceived, and deceive ourselves."—The Guardian"Entertaining, thorough and full of current examples. . . . It’s excellent." —The Wall Street JournalHow our biases cause us to fall for misinformation—and how to combat i...
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Grow the Pie

How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit

by Alex Edmans ...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2020! What is a responsible business? Common wisdom is that it's one that sacrifices profit for social outcomes. But while it's crucial for companies to serve society, they also have a duty to generate profit for investors - savers, retirees, and pension funds. Based on the highest-quality evidence and real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Alex ... Read more

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A Financial Times Book of the Year 2020! What is a responsible business? Common wisdom is that it's one that sacrifices profit for social outcomes. But while it's crucial for companies to serve society, they also have a duty to generate profit for investors - savers, retirees, and pension funds. Based on the highest-quality evidence and real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Alex
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Grow the Pie

How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit – Updated and Revised

by Alex Edmans ...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2020! Should companies be run for profit or purpose? In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed finance professor and TED speaker Alex Edmans shows it's not an either-or choice. Drawing from real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Edmans demonstrates that purpose-driven businesses are consistently more successful in the long-term. But a purposeful ... Read more

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A Financial Times Book of the Year 2020! Should companies be run for profit or purpose? In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed finance professor and TED speaker Alex Edmans shows it's not an either-or choice. Drawing from real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Edmans demonstrates that purpose-driven businesses are consistently more successful in the long-term. But a purposeful
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The Madness of Markets

Why Smart Investors Make Crazy Decisions--and How to Exploit Them

by Alex Edmans ...

**A groundbreaking look at what drives even the smartest investors to make irrational choices and a practical roadmap for profiting when the market loses its mind—from one of the world’s leading finance professors“A fascinating and indispensable guide to the hidden psychology that drives markets.”—Annie Duke, decision strategist and author of Thinking in Bets and Quit**Why did Isaac Newton lose a ... Read more

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**A groundbreaking look at what drives even the smartest investors to make irrational choices and a practical roadmap for profiting when the market loses its mind—from one of the world’s leading finance professors“A fascinating and indispensable guide to the hidden psychology that drives markets.”—Annie Duke, decision strategist and author of Thinking in Bets and Quit**Why did Isaac Newton lose a
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May Contain Lies

How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases And What We Can Do About It

by Alex Edmans ...

Narrated by Alex Edmands ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, executives, and authors. Stories, statistics, and studies are everywhere, allowing people to find evidence to support whatever position they want. Many of these sources are flawed, yet by playing on our emotions and preying on our biases, they can gain ... Read more

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Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, executives, and authors. Stories, statistics, and studies are everywhere, allowing people to find evidence to support whatever position they want. Many of these sources are flawed, yet by playing on our emotions and preying on our biases, they can gain
... Read more

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Grow the Pie

How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit

by Alex Edmans ...

Narrated by Alex Edmans ...

Unabridged

13 hours 18 min

What is a responsible business? Common wisdom is that it's one that sacrifices profit for social outcomes. But while it's crucial for companies to serve society, they also have a duty to generate profit for investors—savers, retirees, and pension funds.Based on the highest-quality evidence and real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Alex Edmans shows that it's not an either-or choice ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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What is a responsible business? Common wisdom is that it's one that sacrifices profit for social outcomes. But while it's crucial for companies to serve society, they also have a duty to generate profit for investors—savers, retirees, and pension funds.Based on the highest-quality evidence and real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Alex Edmans shows that it's not an either-or choice
... Read more

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The Madness of Markets

Why Smart Investors Make Crazy Decisions--and How to Exploit Them

by Alex Edmans ...

Unabridged

11 hours

**A groundbreaking look at what drives even the smartest investors to make irrational choices and a practical roadmap for profiting when the market loses its mind—from one of the world’s leading finance professors“A fascinating and indispensable guide to the hidden psychology that drives markets.”—Annie Duke, decision strategist and author of Thinking in Bets and Quit**Why did Isaac Newton lose a ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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**A groundbreaking look at what drives even the smartest investors to make irrational choices and a practical roadmap for profiting when the market loses its mind—from one of the world’s leading finance professors“A fascinating and indispensable guide to the hidden psychology that drives markets.”—Annie Duke, decision strategist and author of Thinking in Bets and Quit**Why did Isaac Newton lose a
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Material World

The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

by Ed Conway ...

Narrated by Ed Conway ...

Unabridged

15 hours 11 min

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future. • Finalist for the Financial Times ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern world would not exist, and the battle to control them will determine our future. • Finalist for the Financial Times
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Rationality

What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters

by Steven Pinker ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of all time”) answers all the questions hereToday humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding--and also appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19 ... Read more

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Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of all time”) answers all the questions hereToday humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding--and also appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for Covid-19
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The Righteous Mind

Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

by Jonathan Haidt ...

Narrated by Jonathan Haidt ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

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.His starting point is moral intuition—the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all ... Read more

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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.His starting point is moral intuition—the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

by Mark Manson ...

Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

#1 New York Times Bestseller • More than 10 million Copies SoldIn 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 ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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#1 New York Times Bestseller • More than 10 million Copies SoldIn 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
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Femina

A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

by Janina Ramirez ...

**THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CUNDIL HISTORY PRIZEA "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must ReadA groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been written out of history and why it matters**The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings; a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But when we dig a little ... Read more

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**THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CUNDIL HISTORY PRIZEA "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must ReadA groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been written out of history and why it matters**The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings; a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But when we dig a little
... Read more

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