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What is ugliness? Is it merely the opposite of beauty? What are the categories of ugliness? With rich written and illustrative material and unique insights, the book On Ugliness scrutinizes our biases against ugliness. It ove...

Many people believe that the most reliable way to acquire wealth must be a slow-paced process. It requires factors such as good grades, working hard, salary rises, getting promotions, fixed deposits, making investments with 1...

If someone asks you: how did America win the Second World War? Your answer might certainly be: through their superior military strength. However, did you know that books also played a decisive role? Soldiers read armed servic...

Artificial intelligence has already entered our lives. While we enjoy the convenience it brings us, we are also worried that it might take our jobs, access our data, and make decisions for us. Given the numerous challenges we...

This book is a classic in the advertising world. If people in the advertising industry were to know only one person and one book, it would no doubt be David Ogilvy and his book Confessions of an Advertising Man . …

Peter F Drucker said, “just as management has become the specific organ of all contemporary institutions, and the integrating organ of our society of organizations, so innovation and entrepreneurship have to become an integra...

At one point or another, we all experience rejection, loneliness, frustration, and low self-esteem. These are psychological injuries that we should not ignore. As such, we’d better use a mental health medical kit to cure ours...

Reality is broken. Gamers are abandoning reality in droves and migrating into the virtual world. Countless numbers of people detach themselves from society and indulge in games. Some worry that, sooner or later, gamers who es...

We have a natural desire to connect, which is just as important as our need for food or air. One study showed that the difference in happiness for people who were isolated versus those connected with others was equivalent to …

Nowadays, candies and desserts are our everyday treats, and even sugar itself is an essential part of cooking. It appears that sugar has been incorporated into our lives. But did you know, as humble as it seems, sugar used to...

The purpose of the book, ‘The Design of Everyday Things’, is to help readers learn to appreciate good design and become better observers and thinkers. It gives us an idea of what good design should look like, as well as …

The Zimmermann telegram incident was one of the key components that brought about the end of World War I. Zimmermann, the then-Foreign Minister of Germany, secretly contacted Mexico and tried to form an alliance to contain th...

Paper is a necessity in our daily lives. Although electronics have partially replaced the role of paper, people are still attracted to the pliable touch of paper and the smell of books. What makes paper so important to us? Ho...

How many times must a surgeon be put to the test when he is trying to move from professional to exceptional? ‘ Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance’ tries to answer this question. This is the second book of Atul …

Parents are the very people who love us most in the world, but self-absorbed parents can inflict irreversible harm on our growth. Many people can’t get rid of the haunting shadow of such harm even after they reach adulthood. ...

The general public considers medicine to be precise, surgeons to be rational, and treatments to be miraculous. However, this book tells us that the world of medicine is full of chaos, uncertainty, and complications. The essen...

In modern society, everyone is eager to attain freedom and self-fulfillment. People claim to be willing to give up anything for freedom. However, this book presents a different picture. In reality, lots of people, even the ma...

Michelle Obama was an ordinary black girl who was born during a time of prominent racial discrimination in America. She made her way into Ivy League universities, got an elite job, and then became First Lady of the United Sta...

Do you often complain about not having enough time or having a lot of work to do? Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity will help you solve all your problems. This book introduces a method called GTD time …

In life, parents reward children who make progress in school, and bosses use bonuses to motivate their employees to work hard. The method of “do A to get B” is effective in the short term, but in the long term, …

THE Theory of the Leisure class：An Economic Study of Institutions was published in 1899, and it immediately became one of the most popular books of the time. It made a big impact in the Western academic world and was a …

Before the discovery of the first black swan, people were convinced that all swans were white. Hence, a “Black Swan” indicates an unexpected and impactful rare event. From the financial crises to the sinking of the Titanic, o...

Have you ever had similar experiences like these? You read a book from the evening till late at night, but it feels as if only two hours have passed. Or, when listening in class, the time goes faster if the …

If we pay attention to the ways we talk, we'll realize that the things we say can indeed hurt people. For example, there are verbal denials, rude interruptions, and casual judgments. In response to this phenomenon, the late D...