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The Power Paradox
How We Gain and Lose Influence
2024 || Paperback || Prof. Dacher Keltner || Penguin Books Ltd
A revolutionary rethinking of everything we know about power It shapes every interaction we have, whether we're trying to get a two-year-old to eat green vegetables or ask for a promotion at work. But how do we really gain and maintain power - through coercion or cooperation? What does it do to our behaviour? And what makes us lose power? In twenty revolutionary 'power principles', renowned psychologist Dacher Keltner turns everything we thought we knew about influence and status upside down,...
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The Revolutionary Temper
Paris, 1748–1789
2024 || Hardcover || Robert Darnton || Penguin Books Ltd
The Darkling gently folded me in his arms. He pressed a kiss to the top of my hair. "I will strip away all that you know, all that you love, until you have no other shelter but me." For Alina, time is running out. To destroy the Darkling, she needs to find the elusive firebird, and she needs to find it soon. The Darkling's power is growing. And so is his connection to Alina. Can Alina escape the hold he has over her? Does she want to? Mal is the one person Alina can rely on in an increasin...
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The Politics of Time
Gaining Control in the Age of Uncertainty
2024 || Paperback || Guy Standing || Penguin Books Ltd
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Seneca
A Life
2024 || Paperback || Emily Wilson || Penguin Books Ltd
Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This definitive biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality.
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In a Flight of Starlings
The Wonder of Complex Systems
2024 || Paperback || Giorgio Parisi || Penguin Books Ltd
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Digital Minimalism
Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
2024 || Paperback || Cal Newport || Penguin Books Ltd
Read Digital Minimalism and you'll never again mindlessly sacrifice your productivity to clickbait or lose 40 minutes of your evening to your Instagram feed.
In this timely and enlightening book, Cal Newport introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.
Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can have fun with friends and family ...
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The Art of Uncertainty
How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck
2024 || Hardcover || David Spiegelhalter || Penguin Books Ltd
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Haywire
A Political History of Britain since 2000
2024 || Hardcover || Andrew Hindmoor || Penguin Books Ltd