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The Life And Lies Of Harry Morris

by Daniel Gardner ...

The life of Harry Morris was a classic 'rags to riches' tale: an East End Jewish barrow boy who became a feted nightclub operator in Knightsbridge and Mayfair. But there was a price to pay - his drive to transcend humble roots and a devastating early illness came at the cost of much myth-making and a family schism. Now, in 1963, as Harry makes a swansong cruise around the world with his mistress ... Read more

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The life of Harry Morris was a classic 'rags to riches' tale: an East End Jewish barrow boy who became a feted nightclub operator in Knightsbridge and Mayfair. But there was a price to pay - his drive to transcend humble roots and a devastating early illness came at the cost of much myth-making and a family schism. Now, in 1963, as Harry makes a swansong cruise around the world with his mistress
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The Science of Fear

How the Culture of Fear Manipulates Your Brain

by Daniel Gardner ...

“An invaluable resource for anyone who aspires to think clearly” (The Guardian) from the New York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future BabbleFrom terror attacks to collapsing economies, from painkiller epidemics to mass gun violence and poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. Yet we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Why are we so ... Read more

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“An invaluable resource for anyone who aspires to think clearly” (The Guardian) from the New York Times bestselling author of Superforecasting and Future BabbleFrom terror attacks to collapsing economies, from painkiller epidemics to mass gun violence and poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. Yet we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Why are we so
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Future Babble

Why Pundits Are Hedgehogs and Foxes Know Best

by Daniel Gardner ...

An award-winning journalist uses landmark research to debunk the whole expert prediction industry, and explores the psychology of our obsession with future history.In 2008, experts predicted gas would hit $20 a gallon; it peaked at $4.10. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world's fastest-growing economy by 2000; by 2000, the USSR no longer existed. In 1908, it was pronounced that there ... Read more

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An award-winning journalist uses landmark research to debunk the whole expert prediction industry, and explores the psychology of our obsession with future history.In 2008, experts predicted gas would hit $20 a gallon; it peaked at $4.10. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world's fastest-growing economy by 2000; by 2000, the USSR no longer existed. In 1908, it was pronounced that there
... Read more
Zhu Xi

Basic Teachings

by Xi Zhu ...

Translated by Daniel Gardner ...

Zhu Xi (1130–1200) was the preeminent Confucian thinker of the Song dynasty (960–1279). His teachings profoundly influenced China, where for centuries after his death they formed the basis of the country’s educational system. In Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as well, elites embraced his inspired and authoritative synthesis of Confucian thought.In Zhu’s eyes, the great Way of China was in decline, with ... Read more

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Zhu Xi (1130–1200) was the preeminent Confucian thinker of the Song dynasty (960–1279). His teachings profoundly influenced China, where for centuries after his death they formed the basis of the country’s educational system. In Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as well, elites embraced his inspired and authoritative synthesis of Confucian thought.In Zhu’s eyes, the great Way of China was in decline, with
... Read more
Zhu Xi

Basic Teachings

by Xi Zhu ...

Translated by Daniel Gardner ...

Zhu Xi (1130–1200) was the preeminent Confucian thinker of the Song dynasty (960–1279). His teachings profoundly influenced China, where for centuries after his death they formed the basis of the country’s educational system. In Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as well, elites embraced his inspired and authoritative synthesis of Confucian thought.In Zhu’s eyes, the great Way of China was in decline, with ... Read more

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Zhu Xi (1130–1200) was the preeminent Confucian thinker of the Song dynasty (960–1279). His teachings profoundly influenced China, where for centuries after his death they formed the basis of the country’s educational system. In Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as well, elites embraced his inspired and authoritative synthesis of Confucian thought.In Zhu’s eyes, the great Way of China was in decline, with
... Read more
Zhu Xi's Reading of the Analects

Canon, Commentary, and the Classical Tradition

by Daniel Gardner ...

The Analects is a compendium of the sayings of Confucius (551–479 b.c.e.), transcribed and passed down by his disciples. How it came to be transformed by Zhu Xi (1130–1200) into one of the most philosophically significant texts in the Confucian tradition is the subject of this book.Scholarly attention in China had long been devoted to the Analects. By the time of Zhu Xi, a rich history of ... Read more

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The Analects is a compendium of the sayings of Confucius (551–479 b.c.e.), transcribed and passed down by his disciples. How it came to be transformed by Zhu Xi (1130–1200) into one of the most philosophically significant texts in the Confucian tradition is the subject of this book.Scholarly attention in China had long been devoted to the Analects. By the time of Zhu Xi, a rich history of
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John Fante's Ask the Dust

A Joining of Voices and Views

by Stephen Cooper, Miriam Amico, Charles Bukowski, Giovanna Di Lello, John Fante, Valerio Ferme, Teresa Fiore, Daniel Gardner, Robert Guffey0, Philippe Garnier1, Ryan Holiday2, Jan Louter3, Chiara Mazzucchelli4, Meagan Meylor5, J’aime Morrison6, Nathan Rabin7, Alan Rifkin8, Suzanne Roszak9, Danny Shain0, Robert Towne1, Joel Williams2 ...

Series series Critical Studies in Italian America
This volume assembles for the first time a staggering multiplicity of reflections and readings of John Fante’s 1939 classic, Ask the Dust, a true testament to the work’s present and future impact.The contributors to this work—writers, critics, fans, scholars, screenwriters, directors, and others—analyze the provocative set of diaspora tensions informing Fante’s masterpiece that distinguish it from ... Read more

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This volume assembles for the first time a staggering multiplicity of reflections and readings of John Fante’s 1939 classic, Ask the Dust, a true testament to the work’s present and future impact.The contributors to this work—writers, critics, fans, scholars, screenwriters, directors, and others—analyze the provocative set of diaspora tensions informing Fante’s masterpiece that distinguish it from
... Read more
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The Science of Fear

Why We Fear the Things We Should not- and Put Ourselves in Great Danger

by Daniel Gardner ...

Narrated by Scott Peterson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 10 min

From terror attacks to the War on Terror, bursting real estate bubbles to crystal meth epidemics, sexual predators to poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. And yet, we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Irrational fear is running amok, and often with tragic results. In the months after 9/11, when people decided to drive instead of fly—believing they wee ... Read more

$29.99 USD

From terror attacks to the War on Terror, bursting real estate bubbles to crystal meth epidemics, sexual predators to poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. And yet, we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Irrational fear is running amok, and often with tragic results. In the months after 9/11, when people decided to drive instead of fly—believing they wee
... Read more
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1200+ Affirmations for Gay Men

Positive & Uplifting Mantras & Words for Self-Love, Health, Confidence, Relationships, Happiness & Career!

by Leo Bennett ...

Narrated by Daniel Gardner ...

Unabridged

2 hours 54 min

Do you ever struggle with self-doubt, confidence, or feeling like you have to hide parts of who you are?Do you want to build more self-love, confidence, and emotional strength as a gay man?Are you finally ready to replace negative self-talk with affirming, empowering words that support your mental health and happiness?1200 Affirmations for Gay Men is a powerful and uplifting affirmation audiobook ... Read more

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Do you ever struggle with self-doubt, confidence, or feeling like you have to hide parts of who you are?Do you want to build more self-love, confidence, and emotional strength as a gay man?Are you finally ready to replace negative self-talk with affirming, empowering words that support your mental health and happiness?1200 Affirmations for Gay Men is a powerful and uplifting affirmation audiobook
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Future Babble

Why Expert Predictions Fail - and Why We Believe Them Anyway

by Dan Gardner ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

In Future Babble, award-winning journalist Dan Gardner presents landmark research debunking the whole expert prediction industry and explores our obsession with the future.In 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; it then plunged to $30. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world’s fastest-growing economy by 2000; by 2000, the USSR no longer ... Read more

$34.99 USD

In Future Babble, award-winning journalist Dan Gardner presents landmark research debunking the whole expert prediction industry and explores our obsession with the future.In 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; it then plunged to $30. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world’s fastest-growing economy by 2000; by 2000, the USSR no longer
... Read more
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A Troublesome Inheritance

Genes, Race, and Human History

by Nicholas Wade ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished
... Read more

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Arguably

Essays by Christopher Hitchens

by Christopher Hitchens ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

28 hours 22 min

"All first-rate criticism first defines what we are confronting," the late, great jazz critic Whitney Balliett once wrote. By that measure, the essays of Christopher Hitchens are in the first tier. For nearly four decades, Hitchens has been telling us, in pitch-perfect prose, what we confront when we grapple with first principles-the principles of reason and tolerance and skepticism that define ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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"All first-rate criticism first defines what we are confronting," the late, great jazz critic Whitney Balliett once wrote. By that measure, the essays of Christopher Hitchens are in the first tier. For nearly four decades, Hitchens has been telling us, in pitch-perfect prose, what we confront when we grapple with first principles-the principles of reason and tolerance and skepticism that define
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