This Unabridged English value reproduction of THE ART OF WAR is game theory from 2,500 years ago, as translated by Lionel Giles. It lists the 13 Chapters in bare form for the reader to review and contemplate Sun Tzu’s teachings as it applies to their life.
Katherine May, Rebecca Lee (Narrator), “Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times”
“Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself…. This is truly a beautiful book.” (Elizabeth Gilbert)
“May writes beautifully….A contemplative, hopeful, consoling book.” (NPR)
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down.
Rumor has it that while he was attending Harvard University, Bill Gates discovered The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel. It inspired Bill Gates to drop out of the University and pursue his dream of “a computer on every desktop.” You probably know the results. It is Silicon Valley’s secret that almost every entrepreneur who made a fortune in recent years did so by studying the words Mr. Haanel penned over eighty years ago! Almost every millionaire and billionaire in the Valley read The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel. Since this book was no longer in print until recently, copies of The Master Key System became a hot commodity in the Valley.
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Brian Christian (Author, Narrator), “The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values”
A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them.
Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us – and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. When the systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Researchers call this the alignment problem.
Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal’s wildly popular course “The Science of Willpower,” The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters.
For nights when thoughts keep churning, slip on your headphones and listen to Sound Sleep. Within minutes you’ll feel as if you are floating and then start to slowly swirl and drift. Soothing sound waves gently ease your brain wave activity out of the rapid rhythms of beta and into the depths of delta for a peaceful and refreshing night’s sleep. Sound Sleep provides 60 minutes of soft, soothing music and relaxing delta waves to ease your mind into the deepest levels of sleep. Scientists have found that when the brain is generating large amounts of delta waves the pituitary gland triggers the release of a growth hormone associated with good health, regeneration, and healing.
From the global pioneer whose work inspired The 8 Week Blood Sugar Diet, a life-changing guide to reversing type 2 diabetes. For centuries type 2 diabetes was regarded as an incurable, lifelong condition. Even worse, it seemed to be inevitably progressive – but no longer.
The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion – and finally the secret truth about the man who holds the key – from one of the few people who truly knows: Hef’s former number-one girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door.
David Sedaris (Author, Narrator), “The Best of Me”
David Sedaris’s best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable career – as selected by the author himself
For more than 25 years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to hear without laughing.
Priya Basil (Author, Narrator), “Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community, and the Meaning of Generosity”
A thought-provoking meditation on food, family, identity, immigration, and, most of all, hospitality – at the table and beyond – that’s part food memoir, part appeal for more authentic decency in our daily worlds, and in the world at large.
Why do you want this job? Why should I hire you? Why do you want to leave your current job?Do you have convincing answers ready for these important questions? Landing a good job is a competitive process and often the final decision is based on your performance at the interview. By following the advice of prominent career planning and human resources expert Peter Veruki, youâ?™ll know you have the right answers at your job interview.
Thousands of books have been written about the latest and greatest diets that will help people lose weight and improve health. But a key element in any successful nutritional health program is a tried-and-true method that most people haven’t thought about – yet it could be revolutionary for taking health to the next level. This ancient secret is fasting.
