Thought-Provoking

When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic....

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe....

The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light....

Innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right - yet still lose market leadership....

Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published....

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Things We Cannot Say and The Warsaw Orphan returns with a gripping novel inspired by the true story of Operation Paperclip.

A well-written book that is a curious reminder that our in-between life with all its information lies within our subconscious....

No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture....

An ordinary family man, geologist, and Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he'll be reunited with his loved ones after death in an eternal hereafter....

Words. We use them all the time, every day, mostly without giving them much thought at all. We take for granted that they’re here at our disposal whenever we need them. But if you’ve ever wished you could communicate more effectively, words are the place to start....

Comedian Kevin Hart offers insights into combating your inner "monsters" in this hilarious podcast exploring his own trials and triumphs.

The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism....

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley....

Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets....

An epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba....

At last, Academy, Tony, and three-time Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer Cicely Tyson tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career....

The critically acclaimed author of The Radleys shares a clever, heartwarming, and darkly insightful novel about an alien who comes to Earth to save humans from themselves....

Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric....

An unique and intense tale following Elim Garak as he attempts to stitch the ravaged society of Cardassia back together....

From leading psychologist Dr. Kristin Neff comes a step-by-step guide explaining how to be more self-compassionate and achieve your dreams in life....