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From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to st...
Joe Gadway
2021-10-08T22:57:15.000ZHofstadter's collection of quirky essays is unified by its primary concern: to examine the way people perceive and think....
Joe Gadway
2021-05-02T21:12:05.000ZAlso recommended by
Patrick CollisonThe advent of the 24-hour news cycle, citizen journalism and an increased reliance on social media as a trusted news source have had a profound effect not only on how we get our news, but also on how we evaluate sources of information, share that information and interact with others in online communities. When these issues are coupled with the "fak...
Joe Gadway
2021-02-01T21:41:09.000Z
The Story of Philosophy
The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—The Story of Philosophy is one of the great books of our time. Few write for the non-specialist as well as Will Durant, and this boo...
Joe Gadway
2020-12-24T21:34:38.000ZAlso recommended by
Derek SiversThis is the classic reference on world history, recognized as the most comprehensive general history ever written, the result of four decades of work by Will and Ariel Durant -- a set that The New York Times called "a splendid, broad panorama of hereditary culture in words and images that the layman can fully understand." This series began as an ef...
Joe Gadway
2020-11-28T13:58:14.000ZAlso recommended by
Elon MuskIn The Ascent of Science, Silver provides a sweeping and dynamic overview of the whole of Western science, from the Renaissance to the present. In it, he translates the most profoundly important, and often impenetrably obscure, scientific developments into a vernacular that is not only accessible and illuminating but highly enjoyable as well. From ...
Joe Gadway
2020-11-27T12:21:40.000Z
Historians' Fallacies
Toward a Logic of Historical Thought by David Hackett Fischer (1971-05-13)
"If one laughs when David Hackett Fischer sits down to play, one will stay to cheer. His book must be read three times: the first in anger, the second in laughter, the third in respect....The wisdom is expressed with a certain ruthlessness. Scarcely a major historian escapes unscathed. Ten thousand members of the American Historical Association wil...
Joe Gadway
2020-09-16T16:22:33.000Z“Newton's contribution is as cogent an inventory of Eisenhower's White House years as I've ever read. He blends masterful writing with historic detail and provides the value-added of Ike as the man and the leader.”—Chuck Hagel, Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University; U.S. Senator (1997–2009)Newly discovered and declassified documents make f...
Joe Gadway
2020-08-19T16:37:40.000ZDavid Morrow and Anthony Weston build on Weston's acclaimed A Rulebook for Arguments to offer a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. Features of the book include:Homework exercises adapted from a wide range of actual arguments from newspapers, philosophical texts, literature, movies, YouTube videos, and other sourc...
Joe Gadway
2020-08-16T15:13:47.000ZNew to Penguin Classics and the perfect companion volume to bestselling author Daniel Klein's new book, Travels with Epicurus The teachings of Epicurus—about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship—attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced la...
Joe Gadway
2020-08-12T10:16:14.000ZEconomics For Dummies by Sean Masaki Flynn
Thinking and Reasoning by Jonathan Stb. T. Evans
The Iliad by Homer
Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Nasar
Claude Levi-Strauss by Patrick Wilcken
Your Health by Editors of Reader'S Digest
50 Big Ideas You Really Need to Know by Ben Dupre
The Odyssey of Homer by Homer