Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Author:
Yuval Noah Harari
Publishing Year:
2011
Human beings have lived on this planet for a tiny fraction of time, compared to the age of the Earth. And yet, even within this short span of time, we’ve achieved so much. Yuval Noah Harari, in this stimulating book, explores the various forces th...
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Author:
Phil Knight
Publishing Year:
2016
Shoe Dog is the memoir of Phil Knight, the creator of the footwear company Nike. The book offers a glimpse into his life and the roller coaster ride he went through to build his company. It also chronicles the history of Nike from its early strugg...
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
Author:
Yuval Noah Harari
Publishing Year:
2015
Homo Deus is a book written by the Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari. He is a professor at the Hebrew University, which is located in Jerusalem. This book is a successor to Sapiens, and it explains to us the abilities that mankind currently possess...
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Author:
Yuval Noah Harari
Publishing Year:
2018
How can the human species survive a nuclear holocaust? Will AI and automated machines take over human activities? Will terrorism or rise of fake news threaten to tear us apart? How should we prepare our coming generations for the challenges of the...
Hillbilly Elegy
A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Author:
J. D. Vance
Publishing Year:
2016
Genre:
Biography
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with gr...
The Stress Test
How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper
Author:
Ian Robertson
Publishing Year:
2017
Genre:
Psychology
From one of the world's most respected neuroscientists, an eye-opening study of why we react to pressure in the way we do and how to be energized rather than defeated by stress.
Why is it that some people react to seemingly trivial emotional up...
The Moment of Lift
How Empowering Women Changes the World
Author:
Publishing Year:
2019
Genre:
Women in Leadership
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“In her book, Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention―from child marriage to gender ine...