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What's the recipe for happiness? If you listen to liberal elites or red pill influencers, you'd say it's making money, living for yourself, and staying single without kids—and you'd be wrong. Nothing predicts happiness better than a good marriage.
According to new research by the University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox, our kids and communities—not
...The Song of Significance is a rousing contemplation on work: why it is the way it is, why it’s gotten so bad, what all of us–especially leaders–can do to make it better.
Economic instability and the rise of remote work have left us disconnected and disengaged. Alarmed...
The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not...
Terrorist groups attain notoriety through acts of violence, but threats of future violence are just as important in attaining their political goals. Force of Words is a groundbreaking examination of the role of threats in terrorist strategies. Joseph M. Brown shows how terrorists use threats, true and false, to achieve key outcomes such as social control, economic attrition, and policy concessions. Brown demonstrates that threats are integral
...13) The Joy of Mathematics: Marvels, Novelties, and Neglected Gems That Are Rarely Taught in Math Class
14) Plane Crashes: The 10 Deadliest Air Disasters And the Lessons We Learned to Improve Aviation Safety
The 10 deadliest plane crashes that changed the way we fly
Air travel is one of the safest modes of transportation, but when an aircraft crashes, the consequence is devastating. Why did they happen? Were they caused by bad weather, mechanical failure, or human errors?
In this book, the author introduces the 10 deadliest plane crashes in aviation history. He goes through the key events that brought down the
..."Aerial Perspectives: Mastering Drone Photography" aims to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the capabilities, limitations, and the techniques of drone photography. From understanding the different types of drones and cameras, to the tips and tricks for capturing stunning aerial images and videos, the goal of this book is to help readers take their drone photography skills to the next level.
As technology continues
...'Superior ... A broad-ranging guide that explains the global power structure over the last eight decades' Carlos Marichal, El Colegio de México
'Covering the history of the Bank from its early days as a prop to European colonialism through the Rwandan genocide, the Washington Consensus and the Iraq war, Toussaint argues that the Bank is incorrigible and should be abolished. Read and judge for yourselves' James K. Galbraith,
...Why aren't left-handers extinct? What makes a rainbow round? How is a pancreas like a pendulum? These may not look like math questions, but they are—because they...