The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
Why Have History’s Greatest Minds Embraced The Wisdom Of The Ancient Stoics? Because They Realize That The Most Valuable Wisdom Is Timeless And That Philosophy Is For Living A Better Life, Not A Classroom Exercise. Holiday And Hanselman Off 366 Days Of Stoic Insights And Exercises, To Help You Find The Serenity, Self-knowledge, And Resilience …
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
In This Candid And Riveting Memoir, For The First Time Ever, Nike Founder And Ceo Phil Knight Shares The Inside Story Of The Company’s Early Days As An Intrepid Start-up And Its Evolution Into One Of The World’s Most Iconic, Game-changing, And Profitable Brands. In 1962, Fresh Out Of Business School, Phil Knight Borrowed $50 …
Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue
In This Short Book, Sam Harris And Maajid Nawaz Invite You To Join An Urgently Needed Conversation: Is Islam A Religion Of Peace Or War? Is It Amenable To Reform? Why Do So Many Muslims Seem Drawn To Extremism? What Do Words Like Islamism, Jihadism, And Fundamentalism Mean In Today’s World? Remarkable For The Breadth …
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Duhigg Takes Us To The Thrilling Edge Of Scientific Discoveries That Explain Why Habits Exist And How They Can Be Changed. Prologue: The Habit Cure — Pt. 1: The Habits Of Individuals. The Habit Loop : How Habits Work ; The Craving Brain : How To Create New Habits ; The Golden Rule Of Habit …
Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance
The Author Of The Best-selling Born To Run Describes His Investigation Into Ancestral Training Techniques That Have Enabled Mediterranean Athletes To Achieve Extraordinary Levels Of Strength And Fitness.
Buffalo For The Broken Heart: Restoring Life To A Black Hills Ranch
for Twenty Years Dan O’brien Struggled To Make Ends Meet On His Cattle Ranch In South Dakota. But When A Neighbor Invited Him To Lend A Hand At The Annual Buffalo Roundup, O’brien Was Inspired To Convert His Own Ranch, The Broken Heart, To Buffalo. Starting With Thirteen Calves, “short-necked, Golden Balls Of Wool,” O’brien …
Braving It: A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild
The Powerful And Affirming Story Of A Father’s Journey With His Teenage Daughter To The Far Reaches Of Alaska. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Home To Only A Handful Of People, Is A Harsh And Lonely Place. So When James Campbell’s Cousin Heimo Korth Asked Him To Spend A Summer Building A Cabin In The …
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Vance, A Former Marine And Yale Law School Graduate, Provides An Account Of Growing Up In A Poor Rust Belt Town That Offers A Broader, Probing Look At The Struggles Of America’s White Working Class. The Decline Of This Group, A Demographic Of Our Country That Has Been Slowly Disintegrating Over Forty Years, Has Been …
Ego Is the Enemy
While The History Books Are Filled With Tales Of Obsessive Visionary Geniuses Who Remade The World In Their Image With Sheer, Almost Irrational Force, I’ve Found That History Is Also Made By Individuals Who Fought Their Egos At Every Turn, Who Eschewed The Spotlight, And Who Put Their Higher Goals Above Their Desire For Recognition. …
Denali’s Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America’s Wildest Peak
Denali’s Howl Is The White-knuckle Account Of One Of The Most Deadly Climbing Disasters Of All Time. In 1967, Twelve Young Men Attempted To Climb Alaska’s Mount Mckinley-known To The Locals As Denali-one Of The Most Popular And Deadly Mountaineering Destinations In The World. Only Five Survived. Journalist Andy Hall, Son Of The Park Superintendent …
Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu
Describes Travel Experiences In Vanuatu And Fiji, Which Include Coping With Mother Nature–typhoons, Earthquakes, Volcanoes–and Observing The Relaxed Lifestyle Of The Islanders And Their Attitudes Toward New Parenthood. Chapter 1 In Which The Author, Much To His Surprise, Finds Himself Holding Down A Job, A Real Job That Could Possibly Lead To A Career, Which …
Churchill
Acclaimed Historian Paul Johnson Shows How Churchill’s Immense Adaptability Combined With His Natural Pugnacity To Make Him A Formidable Leader For The Better Part Of A Century. Rich With Anecdote And Quotation, Johnson’s Narrative Illustrates The British Statesman’s Humor, Resilience, Courage, And Eccentricity As No Other Biography Before. Young Thruster — Liberal Statesman — The …
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
Acclaimed Behavioral Science Writer Gallagher Makes The Radical Argument That The Quality Of A Life Largely Depends On What And How One Chooses To Pay Attention. Rapt Yields Fresh Insights Into The Nature Of Reality And What It Means To Be Fully Alive. Introduction: Choosing The Focused Life — Pay Attention: Your Life Depends On …
On Immunity: An Inoculation
Examines The Pervasive Fears And Myths Surrounding Vaccines From A Mother’s Perspective And Identifies The Historical And Cultural Factors That Cause People To Doubt Government Regulations And The Medical Establishment. Upon Becoming A New Mother, Eula Biss Addresses A Chronic Condition Of Fear: Fear Of The Government, The Medical Establishment, And What Is In Children’s …
The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch
When A Mixed Martial Arts (mma) Gym Moves In Across The Street From His Office, Jonathan Gottschall Sees A Challenge, And An Opportunity. Pushing Forty, Out Of Shape, And Disenchanted With His Job As An Adjunct English Professor, Part Of Him Yearns To Cross The Street And Join Up. The Other Part Is Terrified. Gottschall …
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Robert Kurson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [337]-344) And Index.
Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)
A Seafood Journalist Who Has Written For National Geographic Traces The History Of Bass, Cod, Salmon And Tuna Fishing While Assessing The Critical State Of Today’s Commercial Fishing Industry, Citing The Roles Of Over-fishing And Fish Farming While Recommending Specific Protections. (nature).
It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays
It All Turns On Affection — Landsman : Jim Leach In Conversation With Wendell Berry And Tanya Berry — Starting From Loss — The Future Of Agriculture — A Man Of Courage Constant To The End — About Civil Disobedience — Maury Telleen, 1928-2011. Wendell Berry. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. But four months …
The Men Who Stare At Goats
In 1979 A Secret Unit Was Established By The Most Gifted Minds Within The Us Army. Defying All Known Accepted Military Practice – And Indeed, The Laws Of Physics – They Believed That A Soldier Could Adopt The Cloak Of Invisibility, Pass Cleanly Through Walls, And, Perhaps Most Chillingly, Kill Goats Just By Staring At …
Extreme Ownership : How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win (Hardcover)–by Jocko Willink [2015 Edition] ISBN: 9781250067050
Jocko Willink And Leif Babin Served Together In Seal Task Unit Bruiser, The Most Highly Decorated Special Operations Unit From The War In Iraq. Through Difficult Months Of Sustained Combat, Jocko, Leif And Their Seal Brothers Learned That Leadership — At Every Level — Is The Most Important Thing On The Battlefield. They Started Echelon …
