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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail--But Some Don't
"One of the more momentous books of the decade." --The New York Times Book Review Nate Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 …
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
"If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this--the most inspiring book I've ever read." --Bill Gates A provocative history of violence--from the New York …
How We Learn: Why Brains Learn Better Than Any Machine . . . for Now
Humanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and social knowledge at a rate that surpasses the best …
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Think Again, Originals, and the forthcoming Hidden …
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--And What You Really Need to Know
"Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, …
Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
"McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies." --The Boston Globe "Powerful and provocative . . …
The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure
One of Barack Obama's Recommended Reads for Summer " A] brave and necessary book . . . Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy, in the US or anywhere else, should read …
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
"It's a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime."--Erik Larson, #1 New York Times …
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation
What motivates us as students, employees, and individuals? If you reward your children for doing their homework, they will usually respond by getting it done. But is this the most …
Fashionopolis: Why What We Wear Matters
*NYTBR Paperback Row Selection * The Independent's Best Fashion Book on Sustainability* An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the …
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
Argues that western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held …
The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind Is Designed to Kill
A controversial analysis of the psyche of murderers draws on the author's investigations into their underlying motives and circumstances, theorizing that the human psyche has …