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“Perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet” breaks down the Iran-Contra Affair and the scourge of clandestine terrorism ( The New York Times Book Review on Theory and Practice).   This classic text provides a scathing critique of US political culture through a brilliant analysis of the Iran-Contra scandal. Chomsky irrefutably shows how the United States has opposed human rights and democratization to advance its economic interests.   “The Culture of Terrorism follows an earlier study, Turning the Tide, but with the new insights provided by the flawed Congressional inquiry into the Irangate scandal. [Chomsky’s] thesis is that United States elites are dedicated to the rule of force, and that their commitment to violence and lawlessness has to be masked by an ideological system which attempts to control and limit the domestic damage done when the mask occasionally slips. Clandestine programs are not a secret to their victims, as he points out. It is the domestic population in the USA which needs to be protected from knowledge of them . . . The record, he argues, shows a continual pattern of violence and disregard for democracy.” ―Manchester Guardian Weekly   “Chomsky’s documentation neatly supports his logic. Leftist adherents will applaud, while the majority—depicted as perpetrators or dupes of military-based state capitalism—will ignore the book or dismiss it as rhetoric. But Chomsky has a point of view not frequently encountered in the press.” —Library Journal   “Closely argued, heavily documented . . . will shake liberals and conservatives alike.” ―Publishers Weekly |
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Beyond the Two-State Solution, by Jonathan Kuttab, is a short introduction to the ongoing crisis in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism have been at loggerheads for over a century. Some thought the two-state solution would resolve the conflict between them. Kuttab explains that the two-state solution (that he supported) is no longer viable. He suggests that any solution be predicated on the basic existential needs of the two parties, needs he lays out in exceptional detail. He formulates a way forward for a 1-state solution that challenges both Zionism and Palestinian Nationalism. This book invites readers to begin a new conversation based on reality: two peoples will need to live together in some sort of unified state. It is balanced and accessible to neophytes and to experts alike. |
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Five books of essays in one volume from the Booker Prize–winner and “one of the most ambitious and divisive political essayists of her generation” ( The Washington Post ).   With a new introduction by Arundhati Roy, this new collection begins with her pathbreaking book The Cost of Living —published soon after she won the Booker Prize for her novel The God of Small Things —in which she forcefully condemned India’s nuclear tests and its construction of enormous dam projects that continue to displace countless people from their homes and communities. The End of Imagination also includes her nonfiction works Power Politics , War Talk , Public Power in the Age of Empire , and An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire , which include her widely circulated and inspiring writings on the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, the need to confront corporate power, and the hollowing out of democratic institutions globally.   Praise for Arundhati Roy   “The fierceness with which Arundhati Roy loves humanity moves my heart.” —Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and recipient of the LennonOno Grant for Peace Award   “Arundhati Roy combines her brilliant style as a novelist with her powerful commitment to social justice in producing these eloquent, penetrating essays.” —Howard Zinn, author of Political Awakenings and Indispensable Zinn   “Arundhati Roy is incandescent in her brilliance and her fearlessness. And in these extraordinary essays—which are clarions for justice, for witness, for a true humanity—Roy is at her absolute best.” —Junot Díaz, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao   “One of the most confident and original thinkers of our time.” —Naomi Klein, author of No Is Not Enough and  The Battle For Paradise   “Arundhati Roy calls for ‘factual precision’ alongside of the ‘real precision of poetry.’ Remarkably, she combines those achievements to a degree that few can hope to approach.” —Noam Chomsky, leading public intellectual and author of Hopes and Prospects   “India’s most impassioned critic of globalization and American influence.” — The New York Times |
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.   “A ripping read—well rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same punch and assurance that she brings to a broadcast. . . . The parallels to the present day are strong, even startling.”— The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.   That effort worked—tongue and groove—alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection.   At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.   None of it went as planned.   While the scheme has been remembered in history—if at all—as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country’s most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation.   That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times. |
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2020 TORONTO BOOK AWARD A bracing, provocative, and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada's most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We're In will spark a national conversation, influence policy, and inspire activists. In his 2015 cover story for Toronto Life magazine, Desmond Cole exposed the racist actions of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times he had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. The story quickly came to national prominence, shaking the country to its core and catapulting its author into the public sphere. Cole used his newfound profile to draw insistent, unyielding attention to the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis.   Both Cole’s activism and journalism find vibrant expression in his first book, The Skin We’re In . Puncturing the bubble of Canadian smugness and naive assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year—2017—in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when Black refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, Indigenous land and water protectors resisting the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, police across the country rallying around an officer accused of murder, and more.   The year also witnessed the profound personal and professional ramifications of Desmond Cole’s unwavering determination to combat injustice. In April, Cole disrupted a Toronto police board meeting by calling for the destruction of all data collected through carding. Following the protest, Cole, a columnist with the Toronto Star , was summoned to a meeting with the paper’s opinions editor and informed that his activism violated company policy. Rather than limit his efforts defending Black lives, Cole chose to sever his relationship with the publication. Then in July, at another police board meeting, Cole challenged the board to respond to accusations of a police cover-up in the brutal beating of Dafonte Miller by an off-duty police officer and his brother. When Cole refused to leave the meeting until the question was publicly addressed, he was arrested. The image of Cole walking out of the meeting, handcuffed and flanked by officers, fortified the distrust between the city’s Black community and its police force.   Month-by-month, Cole creates a comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality. Urgent, controversial, and unsparingly honest, The Skin We’re In is destined to become a vital text for anti-racist and social justice movements in Canada, as well as a potent antidote to the all-too-present complacency of many white Canadians. |
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Mein Kampf  written by Adolf Hitler is known as one of the most dangerous books in history. It is a fundamental exposition of Nazi ideology, which caused deaths of milions of people. The publisher would like to inform, that propaganda of any totalitarianism, such as Nazism, Fascism and Communism is not his target and this book should be only perceived as a historical source. Every man wanting to understand the complexity of the World War II should be acquainted with this position.  |
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From the bestselling author of No Logo —the gripping story of how America’s “free market” polices exploited crises and shock for three decades from Pinochet’s coup in Chile in 1973 to the "War on Terror." In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this time with economic "shock treatment," losing their land and homes to rapid-fire corporate makeovers. The Shock Doctrine retells the story of one the most dominant ideologies of our time: Milton Friedman's free market economic revolution. In contrast to the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory, Klein shows how it has exploited moments of shock and extreme violence in order to implement its economic policies in so many parts of the world from Latin America and Eastern Europe to South Africa, Russia, and Iraq. At the core of disaster capitalism is the use of cataclysmic events to advance radical privatization combined with the privatization of the disaster response itself. Klein argues that by capitalizing on crises, created by nature or war, the disaster capitalism complex now exists as a booming new economy, and is the violent culmination of a radical economic project that has been incubating for fifty years. |
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National bestselling author of APOCALYPSE NEVER skewers progressives for the mishandling of America’s faltering cities.  Progressives claimed they knew how to solve homelessness, inequality, and crime. But in cities they control, progressives made those problems worse. Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for thirty years. During that time, he advocated for the decriminalization of drugs, affordable housing, and alternatives to jail and prison. But as homeless encampments spread, and overdose deaths skyrocketed, Shellenberger decided to take a closer look at the problem. What he discovered shocked him. The problems had grown worse not despite but because of progressive policies. San Francisco and other West Coast cities — Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland — had gone beyond merely tolerating homelessness, drug dealing, and crime to actively enabling them. San Fransicko reveals that the underlying problem isn’t a lack of housing or money for social programs. The real problem is an ideology that designates some people, by identity or experience, as victims entitled to destructive behaviors. The result is an undermining of the values that make cities, and civilization itself, possible. |
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Updated with a new afterword "An excellent take on the lunacy affecting much of the world today. Douglas is one of the bright lights that could lead us out of the darkness." – Joe Rogan "Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech ... A truthful look at today's most divisive issues" – Jordan B. Peterson Are we living through the great derangement of our times? In The Madness of Crowds Douglas Murray investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics. In lively, razor-sharp prose he examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive. One of the few writers who dares to counter the prevailing view and question the dramatic changes in our society – from gender reassignment for children to the impact of transgender rights on women – Murray's penetrating book, now published with a new afterword taking account of the book's reception and responding to the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, clears a path of sanity through the fog of our modern predicament. |
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La solitude n’est pas à la mode. Ni les introvertis. Le monde des affaires et de la culture appartient à ceux qui parlent haut. L’homme idéal est sociable, a le goût du risque, sait travailler en équipe. Le discret, le timide est presque suspect, son caractère n’est pas adapté à notre monde. L’essentiel est de n’être jamais seul. Susan Cain a mené une enquête passionnante sur l’histoire et les raisons de cette domination. Comment l’extraverti a-t-il progressivement pris le pouvoir ? Comment est-on passé d’une « culture de caractère » à une « culture de personnalité » ? Elle démontre avec des exemples, Chopin, Darwin, Gandhi, Gates, Wozniac…, et en puisant dans les dernières recherches des psychologues, des anthropologues, des sociologues…, comment la créativité des introvertis rayonne sur les entreprises, les arts et même la politique. Non, le brainstorming ne donne pas de meilleurs résultats que le travail solitaire. Non, les banques dirigées par des chefs charismatiques ne génèrent pas des résultats supérieurs à celles animées par les patrons plus discrets. Non, les grandes avancées politiques n’ont pas été réalisées par les plus forts en gueule… Susan Cain prouve même le contraire. Elle s’appuie aussi sur des examens du fonctionnement du cerveau qui tendent à prouver que les introvertis recherchent le calme, car ils enregistrent les stimulations du monde extérieur avec une intensité accrue. Elle rassemble aussi des conseils pour les parents et les professeurs qui ont à faire à des enfants introvertis afin de les aider à profiter de leur sensibilité et à ne pas les faire tomber dans une certaine tendance à la victimisation. 30 à 50 % de la population occidentale serait composée d’introvertis. Le livre de Susan Cain nous apprend à mieux les comprendre. Traduit de l’anglais par Marie de Prémonville   |
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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this startling and hopeful prophecy for how our present era of civil unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like once it has. Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new theory of American history. Looking back at the last 500 years, they’d uncovered a distinct pattern: modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting roughly eighty to one hundred years, the length of a long human life, with each cycle composed of four eras—or “turnings”—that always arrive in the same order and each last about twenty years. The last of these eras—the fourth turning—was always the most perilous, a period of civic upheaval and national mobilization as traumatic and transformative as the New Deal and World War II, the Civil War, or the American Revolution. Now, right on schedule, our own fourth turning has arrived. And so Neil Howe has returned with an extraordinary new prediction. What we see all around us—the polarization, the growing threat of civil conflict and global war—will culminate by the early 2030s in a climax that poses great danger and yet also holds great promise, perhaps even bringing on America’s next golden age. Every generation alive today will play a vital role in determining how this crisis is resolved, for good or ill. Illuminating, sobering, yet ultimately empowering, The Fourth Turning Is Here takes you back into history and deep into the collective personality of each living generation to make sense of our current crisis, explore how all of us will be differently affected by the political, social, and economic challenges we’ll face in the decade to come, and reveal how our country, our communities, and our families can best prepare to meet these challenges head-on. |
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Dans les années 1980, les technocrates de Margaret Thatcher ont habillé du joli nom de « gouvernance » le projet d’adapter l’État aux intérêts et à la culture de l’entreprise privée. Ce coup d’État conceptuel va travestir avec succès la sauvagerie néolibérale en modèle de « saine gestion ». Nous en ferons collectivement les frais : dérèglementation de l’économie, privatisation des services publics, clientélisation du citoyen, mise au pas des syndicats... ce sera désormais cela gouverner. |
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The foundational text of libertarian thought, named one of the 100 Most Influential Books since World War II ( Times Literary Supplement) First published in response to John Rawls'  A Theory of Justice , Robert Nozick's  Anarchy, State, and Utopia  has since become one of the defining texts in classic libertarian thought. Challenging and ultimately rejecting liberal, socialist, and conservative agendas, Nozick boldly asserts that the rights of individuals are violated as a state's responsibilities increase—and the only way to avoid these violations rests in the creation of a minimalist state limited to protection against force, fraud, theft, and the enforcement of contracts. Winner of the 1975 National Book Award, Anarchy, State and Utopia  remains one of the most philosophically rich defenses of economic liberalism to date. With a new foreword by Thomas Nagel, this revised edition introduces Nozick and his work to a new generation of readers. |
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“In terrifying detail,  Unholy  illustrates how a vast network of white Christian nationalists plotted the authoritarian takeover of the American democratic system. There is no more timely book than this one.”—Janet Reitman, author of  Inside Scientology Why did so many evangelicals turn out to vote for Donald Trump, a serial philanderer with questionable conservative credentials who seems to defy Christian values with his every utterance? To a reporter like Sarah Posner, who has been covering the religious right for decades, the answer turns out to be far more intuitive than one might think. In this taut inquiry, Posner digs deep into the radical history of the religious right to reveal how issues of race and xenophobia have always been at the movement’s core, and how religion often cloaked anxieties about perceived threats to a white, Christian America. Fueled by an antidemocratic impulse, and united by this narrative of reverse victimization, the religious right and the alt-right support a common agenda–and are actively using the erosion of democratic norms to roll back civil rights advances, stock the judiciary with hard-right judges, defang and deregulate federal agencies, and undermine the credibility of the free press. Increasingly, this formidable bloc is also forging ties with European far right groups, giving momentum to a truly global movement. Revelatory and engrossing, Unholy offers a deeper understanding of the ideological underpinnings and forces influencing the course of Republican politics. This is a book that must be read by anyone who cares about the future of American democracy. |
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The story of a nation in turmoil on its way to splitting in two: “Thoroughly absorbing” ( The Wall Street Journal ). In recent decades, the situation in Africa’s largest country, Sudan, progressively deteriorated into a failed state, with a war in Darfur claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. President Bashir was indicted by the International Criminal Court, and after South Sudan became independent in 2011, it was plagued by ethnic violence and human rights abuses. In this fascinating and immensely readable book, the Africa editor of the Economist gives an absorbing account of Sudan’s descent into failure and what some have called genocide. Drawing on interviews with many of the main players, Richard Cockett explains how and why Sudan has disintegrated, looking in particular at the country’s complex relationship with the wider world. He shows how the United States and Britain were initially complicit in Darfur—but also how a broad coalition of human-rights activists, right-wing Christians, and opponents of slavery succeeded in bringing the issues to prominence in the United States and creating an impetus for change at the highest level. “Accessible, informative . . . Numerous maps and an impressive bibliography add credibility to this fine work.” — Publishers Weekly |
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This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), in written form, provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). (This written version supplements, but does not replace, the interactive course.) The Emergency Management Institute developed its ICS courses collaboratively with: * National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) * U.S. Department of Agriculture * United States Fire Administrations National Fire Programs Branch Primary Audience: Persons involved with emergency planning, response or recovery efforts. This course is NIMS compliant and meets the NIMS Baseline Training requirements for I-100. As a bonus, this compilation includes Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies, A Reference Guide: a comprehensive book covering all aspects of terrorism and the threats posed by biological, chemical, and radiation agents. Planning For The Unthinkable: Preparation And Response In Public Health * Biological Agents * Chemical Agents * Radiation Emergencies * Terrorism And The Food Supply * Environmental Safety And Testing * The Role Of The Federal Government * Self-Care For Media * Range Of Public Reactions * Risk Communications During A Terrorist Attack Or Other Public Health Emergency * History Of Biological, Chemical, And Radiation Emergencies * Acronyms * Selected Web Sites * Epidemiology Glossary * Descriptions of Selected Sections of Acts Related to Public Health Emergencies * Family Disaster Planning—Five Steps to Safety * Disaster Supplies Kit * Personal Workplace Disaster Supplies Kit * Self-Monitoring Checklist * Reducing Stress and Renewing Energy * Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters. This is a privately authored news service and educational publication of Progressive Management. |
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Ainsi les loups se sont déguisés en agneaux – et même en bergers. Ceux qui devaient prendre soin du troupeau en ont fait leur pâture. Et nous voilà sidérés, au point que toute considération semble impossible. Le plus souvent, en effet, nous sommes pris entre le journalistique et l’hagiographique : d’un côté, le fait brut nous laisse en position de spectateur désabusé ; de l’autre, le saint tombé (l’impossible !) nous pousse à nous abuser nous-mêmes, courant tantôt au lynchage tantôt au déni… Ce petit livre tente d’échapper à pareille alternative. Revenant notamment sur l’« affaire » des frères Philippe et de Jean Vanier, il en propose une lecture biblique : ne rien minimiser de ce qu’elle a de grave, ne pas négliger ce qu’elle recèle de grâce. Ne confirme-t-elle pas une Bonne Nouvelle qui nous avait depuis longtemps avertis du pire ? Gardez-vous des faux prophètes, ils viennent en vêtements de brebis… Aussi nous donne-t-elle de penser le risque inouï de l’Incarnation, et de remettre en cause certains aspects de la spiritualité récente : l’esprit d’enfance, la compassion qui excuse tout, gages donnés à l’irresponsabilité, boulevard pour ces « monstres mous » dont Bernanos annonçait l’empire. S’il est un bon usage des abus, c’est de faire en sorte qu’ils nous interrogent personnellement. Les apôtres furent envoyés comme des agneaux au milieu de loups. Il faut en conclure que l’Église n’est constituée que de loups convertis (et tant mieux ! sans quoi nous ne serions que des moutons bêlant). Gare à nous, donc, et à cette petite gueule carnassière qui s’ouvre à même nos coeurs. Fabrice Hadjadj a reçu le prix Montherlant de l’Académie des Beaux-Arts et le prix cardinal Lustiger de l’Académie française pour l’ensemble de son oeuvre. Directeur de l’Institut Philanthropos (Fribourg, Suisse), il a été membre du Conseil pontifical pour les laïcs. |
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From beginning to the end, Nigerian Public Discourse is a poignant insider's dissection of Nigeria's hydra-headed socio-political situation. Through courageous and radical intellectual analyses, the author questions the collective dissemination of myth garnished as facts in the discourse of national enterprise, a misadventure that has negatively impacted national development. Thus, the author aims at reframing national discourses away from misconceived narratives and nebulous data brandishing in order to engender national growth and development. Issues bordering on national growth-rule of law, democracy, infrastructure, economy, constitution, judiciary, security, citizenship, civic responsibilities, labour, corruption (in all forms), and education-are raised, with the author providing a prism on how to navigate these terrains as he advances cultural realities as a way out of the woods. The author advocates appreciating the country and her institutions while not foreclosing the possibilities for improvements. Quite illuminating on nation-building, this insightful book deconstructs the intricacies of governance vis-a-vis its challenges. The author opens the readers' minds to the ignorance and misconceptions in which our concerns are rooted, and guides our outlooks as we are confronted with choices on which way to go in search of better lives and alternatives for our country. The book, presented from the viewpoints of an author who many describe as politician, lawyer, engineer, counsellor and teacher par excellence that is passionate about the Nigerian project, provides a cautionary message on how we can collectively build a country that we can be proud of. It is a call to the citizens and the government to value national co-existence and collective sharing. As a pragmatic approach to governance, every Nigerian will benefit from reading this book, and its epistemologies will be a great gain for the nation. |
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“This stunning meditation on nostalgia, heritage, and compassion asks us to dismantle the stories we’ve been told—and told ourselves—in order to naturalize the forms of injustice we’ve come to understand as order.” —Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams   When and how did migration become a crime? Why does ancient Greece remain so important to the West’s idea of itself? How does nostalgia fuel the exclusion and demonization of migrants today?      In 2021, Lauren Markham went to Greece, in search of her own Greek heritage and to cover the aftermath of a fire that burned down the largest refugee camp in Europe. Almost no one had wanted the camp—not activists, not the country’s growing neo-fascist movement, not even the government. But almost immediately, on scant evidence, six young Afghan refugees were arrested for the crime. Markham soon saw that she was tracing a broader narrative, rooted not only in centuries of global history but also in myth. A mesmerizing, trailblazing synthesis of reporting, history, memoir, and essay, A Map of Future Ruins helps us see that the stories we tell about migration don’t just explain what happened. They are oracles: they predict the future. |
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Simon de Pury a connu et travaillé auprès de Ernst Beyeler qui passait pour le meilleur marchand et connaisseur d’art du XXe siècle. Il a été  conservateur de la plus grande collection privée du monde, celle du Baron Thyssen- Bornemisza, à Lugano. Son livre fourmille d'anecdotes et d'histoires de tous genres sur le monde des grands collectionneurs, des grands marchands et de ceux qui les entourent. Des millionnaires asiatiques à ceux de Wall Street, de la guerre ancestrale que se livre Christie et Sotheby's, à la façon de lancer un artiste. Sa carrière proprement dite de commissaire-priseur ne commencera qu'en 1987, à Genève, avec la vente des bijoux de la duchesse de Windsor. Il organisera la première vente aux enchères à Moscou en 1988 et cela avant les oligarques ; une grande publicité pour Sotheby's qui fut  « première en Russie, première dans le monde, de quoi enfoncer Christie's »  !!                                                                                                                             À partir de là, son marteau sera son passeport. Il est le premier commissaire-priseur à opérer aussi bien à Londres, qu'à New-York. Il inventera des ventes aux enchères cocasses comme celle de la montre  Swatch. En 1988, il arrachera à Christie's la vente des bijoux d'Albina de Boisrouvray née Patiño qui rapportera 100 millions de dollars, pulvérisant ainsi tous les records. Un livre passionnant qui éclaire un monde qui n'étale pas ses secrets. Traduit de l’anglais par Marie Boudewyn |
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From the creator of the wildly popular blog Wait But Why, a fun and fascinating deep dive into what the hell is going on in our strange, unprecedented modern times. Between 2013 and 2016, Tim Urban became one of the world’s most popular bloggers, writing dozens of viral, long-form articles about everything from AI to colonizing Mars to procrastination. Then, he turned his attention to a new topic: the society around him. Why was everything such a mess? Why was everyone acting like such a baby? When did things get so tribal? Why do humans do this stuff? This massive topic sent Tim tumbling down his deepest rabbit hole yet, through mountains of history, evolutionary psychology, political theory, neuroscience, and modern-day political movements, as he tried to figure out the answer to a simple question: What’s our problem? Six years later, he emerged from the hole holding this book. What’s Our Problem? is a deep and expansive analysis of our modern times, in the classic style of Wait But Why, packed with original concepts, sticky metaphors, and 300 drawings. The book provides an entirely new framework and language for thinking and talking about today’s complex world. Instead of focusing on the usual left-center-right horizontal political axis, which is all about what we think, the book introduces a vertical axis that explores how we think, as individuals and as groups. Readers will find themselves on a delightful and fascinating journey that will ultimately change the way they see the world around them. Anyway he wanted to say a lot more about all of this but there was a word limit on this book description so just go read the book. |
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Tap into God's power in your daily life by thinking and speaking His way with this devotional based on Joyce Meyer's New York Times bestseller Power Thoughts . Based on Joyce Meyer's New York Times bestseller Power Thoughts , this devotional includes 365 opportunities to tap into God's power in your daily life by thinking and speaking His way. The Power Thoughts Devotional will provide you with life-changing declarations of truth, directly from God's Word, to think and speak over your life every day of the year. Proverbs 18:21 says, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." Simply put, words are containers for power--positive or negative, creative or destructive. Therefore, it is imperative that you learn to think and speak on purpose, using the life-giving wisdom in God's Word. When you do, your life will never be the same! If you struggle with being negative, critical, or judgmental of people and situations, don't be discouraged. God wants to help you renew your mind to think and speak as He would. It won't happen overnight--but each day you will make progress as you choose power thoughts to be more like Jesus. It's time for you to experience and enjoy the life God created you to live, and Joyce wants to help you get there. You can do it with this devotional by learning how to think and speak power thoughts daily. |
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From the author of The Road to Character and The Second Mountain, comes a practical and emotional guidance on how to actually know someone else in order to build deeper relationships at work, home, and in life. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. According to David Brooks, "the ability to see someone else deeply and make them feel seen—to accurately know another person, to let them feel valued, heard, and understood—lies at the heart of any healthy person, family, school, community organization, or society." However, we humans are not very good at this. People who feel invisible, unnoticed, or misunderstood are all around us. Brooks aims to improve our understanding of people by presenting crucial questions in How to Know a Person, such as: If you want to know a person, what type of attention should you spend on them? What kind of talks ought to you have? Which details of a person's narrative should you focus on? Driven by his enduring curiosity and his will to develop personally, Brooks presents a warm, upbeat, holistic approach to human connection by drawing on the domains of psychology, neuroscience, theater, philosophy, history, and education in addition to these academic disciplines. How to Know a Person encourages readers to discover the delight that comes from being seen as well as to be more compassionate and understanding of others. Along the way, it provides a potential solution for a society torn apart by animosity, misinformation, and division. According to Brooks, seeing another person is a very creative process. How can we look someone in the eye and recognize something significant in them, and in turn, recognize something significant in ourselves? Anyone looking for a connection and a desire to be understood should read How to Know a Person. #How to Know a Person #David Brooks #James McBride #The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store |
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"Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason."   — JORDAN PETERSON The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism have become endangered by a series of viral forces in our society today. Renowned host of the popular YouTube show “The SAAD Truth”, Dr. Gad Saad exposes how an epidemic of idea pathogens are spreading like a virus and killing common sense in the West. Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson’s book  12 Rules for Life  Dr. Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic first-hand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society and how these have created serious consequences that must be remedied–before it’s too late. |
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Dans le premier volume de ses mémoires présidentiels, Barack Obama raconte l'histoire passionnante de son improbable odyssée, celle d'un jeune homme en quête d'identité devenu dirigeant du monde libre, retraçant de manière personnelle son éducation politique et les moments emblématiques du premier mandat de sa présidence - une période de transformations et de bouleversements profonds. Barack Obama nous invite à le suivre dans un incroyable voyage, de ses premiers pas sur la scène politique à sa victoire décisive aux primaires de l'Iowa, et jusqu'à la soirée historique du 4 novembre 2008, lorsqu'il fut élu 44e président des États-Unis, devenant ainsi le premier Afro-Américain à accéder à la fonction suprême. En revenant sur les grandes heures de sa présidence, il nous offre un point de vue unique sur l'exercice du pouvoir présidentiel, ainsi qu'un témoignage singulier sur les ressorts de la politique intérieure et de la diplomatie internationale. Il nous entraîne dans les coulisses de la Maison-Blanche, du Bureau ovale à la salle de crise, et aux quatre coins du monde, de Moscou à Pékin en passant par Le Caire. Il nous confie les réflexions qui l'ont occupé à certains moments cruciaux - la constitution de son gouvernement, la crise financière mondiale, le bras de fer avec Vladimir Poutine, la réforme du système de santé, les différends sur la stratégie militaire des États-Unis en Afghanistan, la réforme de Wall Street, le désastre provoqué par l'explosion de la plateforme pétrolière Deepwater Horizon, et enfin l'opération commando qui a conduit à la mort d'Oussama Ben Laden. Une terre promise  est aussi un récit introspectif - l'histoire du pari qu'un homme a lancé à l'Histoire, d'un militant associatif dont la foi a été mise à l'épreuve sur la scène internationale. Barack Obama parle sans détour du défi colossal qu'il lui a fallu relever : être le premier candidat afro-américain à la présidence, incarner "l'espoir et le changement" aux yeux de toute une génération galvanisée par la promesse du renouveau, et devoir à chaque instant prendre des décisions d'une gravité exceptionnelle. Il évoque la façon dont sa vie à la Maison-Blanche a pu affecter sa femme et ses filles, et parle sans fard des moments où il s'est retrouvé en proie au doute et à la déception - sans pour autant renoncer à croire qu'en Amérique le progrès est toujours possible. Ce livre puissant et magnifiquement écrit est l'expression de la conviction profonde de Barack Obama : la démocratie n'est pas un don du ciel, mais un édifice fondé sur l'empathie et la compréhension mutuelle que nous bâtissons ensemble, jour après jour. Traduit de l'anglais (États-Unis) par Pierre Demarty, Charles Recoursé et Nicolas Richard |
