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1. The Choice, by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
โTime doesnโt heal. Itโs what you do with time. Healing is possible when we choose to take responsibility when we choose to take risks, and finally when we choose to release the wound, to let go of the past or the griefโ.
โTime doesnโt heal. Itโs what you do with time. Healing is possible when we choose to take responsibility when we choose to take risks, and finally when we choose to release the wound, to let go of the past or the griefโ.
Itโs 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast Edith Eger is sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents she endures unimaginable experiences. When the camp is finally liberated, she is pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive...
2. Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
โYou say you& #39;re & #39;depressed& #39; - all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn& #39;t mean you& #39;re defective - it just means you& #39;re human.โ
โYou say you& #39;re & #39;depressed& #39; - all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn& #39;t mean you& #39;re defective - it just means you& #39;re human.โ
"Cloud Atlas" consists of six interconnected stories.
Each story is a completed tale within itself, yet their true significance lies in the connections between them, forming a collective whole.
Each story is a completed tale within itself, yet their true significance lies in the connections between them, forming a collective whole.
3. The Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger
โIf leaders donโt articulate their priorities clearly, then the people around them donโt know what their own priorities should be. Time and energy and capital get wasted.โ
โIf leaders donโt articulate their priorities clearly, then the people around them donโt know what their own priorities should be. Time and energy and capital get wasted.โ
The CEO of The Walt Disney Company shares the ideas and values he has used to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life.
4. The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry
โSociety cannot function if it is every man for himself. By definition, civilization cannot survive that.
Those in authority must retain the public& #39;s trust. The way to do that is to distort nothing, and to try to manipulate no one.โ
โSociety cannot function if it is every man for himself. By definition, civilization cannot survive that.
Those in authority must retain the public& #39;s trust. The way to do that is to distort nothing, and to try to manipulate no one.โ
"The Great Influenza" recounts what humanity witnessed and experienced during the 1918 influenza pandemic. It began in 1918 and ended in 1920. Worldwide, the virus itself caused an estimated 20 to 100 million deaths most of which occurred between September 1918 and early 1919.
5. Good Economics for Hard Times, by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
โThe call to action is not just for academic economistsโit is for all of us who want a better, saner, more humane world. Economics is too important to be left to economists.โ
โThe call to action is not just for academic economistsโit is for all of us who want a better, saner, more humane world. Economics is too important to be left to economists.โ
"Fortunately for us, theyโre also very good at making economics accessible to the average person. Their newest book takes on inequality and political divisions by focusing on policy debates that are at the forefront in wealthy countries like the United States."
