The #1000Books Best Books for Discussions and Book Clubs

Amazon.com: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Audible Audio Edition): Nicholas Carr, Paul Michael Garcia: Books

A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news.

"My Brain Made Me Do It is a fascinating and subtle account of the mysteries of free will, moral responsibility, and consciousness, topics that are among the most challenging facing neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers."

Amazon.com: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Audible Audio Edition): Jonathan Haidt: Books

According to most relationship books, the key to a solid marriage is communication, communication, communication. Phooey, says John Gottman, Ph.D., author of the much-lauded Why Marriages Succeed or Fail. There's much more to a solid, "emotionally intelligent" marriage than sharing every feeling and thought, he points out--though most couples therapists ineffectively (and expensively) harp on these concepts.

"One thing readers can be certain of is that Carol Roth will tell it like it is. Her no-nonsense, direct, humorous, and engaging style is part of what makes The Entrepreneur Equation one of the more enjoyable business books to read.

While our culture generally trusts experts and distrusts the wisdom of the masses, New Yorker business columnist Surowiecki argues that "under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them."

Praise for A Whole New Mind: 'My favourite business book.' Thomas L Friedman, author of The World Is Flat --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Amazon.com: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (Audible Audio Edition): Paul Tough, Dan John Miller: Books

Stan Phelps is an "experience architect", author, professor and popular keynote speaker. He believes that marketing must focus on differentiation to win the hearts of both employees and customers. Stan motivates audiences with his insatiable desire to create meaningful change in marketing.

Amazon.com: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Audible Audio Edition): Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Joe Ochman: Books

"Dietrich and Livingston have given us a practical guide and checklist for organizations to tear down the organizational silos that stand in the way of getting successful marketing results in a networked media age."--Beth Kanter, coauthor of Networked Nonprofit "Dietrich and Livingston's latest book, Marketing in the Round, provides readers with an inspiring view into the pragmatic science of seventeenth-century Japanese martial combat and its keen relevance to the reinvigorated practice of 'Integrated Marketing Communications' (IMC).

Amazon.com: Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth (Audible Audio Edition): Bart D. Ehrman, Walter Dixon: Books

Rand's dark portrait of the future was first released in England in 1938 and reedited for publication in the United States in 1946. This 50th-anniversary edition includes a scholarly introduction and a facsimile of the original British version, which bears Rand's handwritten alterations for its American debut.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

"Jonah Berger is as creative and thoughtful as he is spunky and playful. Looking at his research, much like studying a masterpiece in a museum, provides the observer with new insights about life and also makes one aware of the creator's ingenuity and creativity.

THINKING FAST AND SLOW Audiobook: Thinking, Fast and Slow Audiobook, Unabridged 13 CDs [Daniel Kahneman, Patrick Egan] on Amazon.com. FREE super saver shipping on qualifying offers. The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us.

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