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Loss is experienced in many forms—from the death of a loved one, illness, and job loss, to the emotional turmoil surrounding retirement, divorce, separation, or even the quiet ache of boredom and loneliness. World-renowned leadership scholar, psychoanalyst, social psychologist, and executive...

A USA TODAY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK “Dynamic and surprising.” —The New York Times This is not the story you think you know. It’s the one I’ve been waiting to tell. Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban’s brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an...

A new translation of the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness—and how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions To feel is to suffer. But do we have to suffer as much as we do? Twenty-five hundred years ago, the Buddha discovered that practices of mindfully observing our feelings and...

A captivating history of diplomacy—and an urgent reminder of why we need to revive its lost arts to survive in a dangerous era of great power competition From the beginning of time, human societies have found themselves confronted by enemies too numerous or ferocious to defeat solely by force...

The definitive leadership and management ideas of the year from Harvard Business Review. We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up to date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. Featuring...

A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech—all in one place. Agentic AI, smart health care, advanced sensors, bioengineering—new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take...

"An exquisite book that reminds us our minds aren't soloists but symphony players: we are wired for connection."—David Eagleman, PhD, author of Incognito and Livewired A neuroscientist’s guide to boosting your brain health by living a more connected life, and thriving in a post-interaction...

A brilliant journey through the nature of memory, helping us understand how what is lost—and what is remembered—shapes who we are. In this revelatory and intimate exploration of the way memory works, Mark Rowlands, author of The Philosopher and the Wolf, reveals how memories aren’t fixed. They...

Did you love Madeline Miller’s Circe? Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls? Jennifer Saint's Elektra? Natalie Haynes’ A Thousand Ships? But did you ever wonder who the real women behind the myths of the Trojan War were? Now award-winning classicist and historian Emily Hauser takes readers on...

A cultural history of the phenomenon of the 'haunted house’ as seen through art, architecture, and ghost stories. What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of a looming...

Enshittification: it’s not just you—the internet sucks now. Here’s why, and here’s how we can disenshittify it. We’re living through the Enshittocene, the Great Enshittening, a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit. It’s frustrating...

“Grafius uses his extensive knowledge of horror films to tease out horror tropes from the Bible . . . this book is thought-provoking.” –Library Journal You may know the Bible as a testament of faith. But within this sacred book are also the world’s first horror stories. Conventional wisdom has...

A fascinating journey into a new paradigm, World Competitiveness, and how it gained such importance in developing global prosperity. In World Competitiveness: Rewriting the Rules of Global Prosperity, Stephane Garelli, a world-renowned professor who has pioneered this concept, explains what...

In this eye-opening memoir, Eric Trump relays surprising and gripping moments throughout his life and career as part of America’s most powerful family. From his earliest memories of growing up as part of the Trump family to pivotal roles in the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections, spearheading...

@Rabbit7 Aiyoh...why are you fixated on OBS? In American English, OBS is a convicted felon. In other words, he's a disgraced bizman. With regard to people of high ses, "face" a.k.a. "reputation in society" matters a lot. People of high ses have very "thin face" (meaning fragile social...