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1. Braving the wilderness: the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

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Author:
Brown, Brené
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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A life-changing book that uses new research to challenge old beliefs about belonging.

2. The chaos machine: the inside story of how social media rewired our minds and our world

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Author:
Fisher, Max
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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The gripping and galling inside story of how Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create the algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and, increasingly, extreme actions. The companies' founding tenets, combined with a blinkered focus on maximizing engagement, have led to a destabilized world for everyone.

3. The devil in the white city: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America

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Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.

4. The happiness project: or, why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun

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Author:
Rubin, Gretchen
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. In this lively and compelling account --- now updated with new material by the author --- Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months...

5. The nineties: a book

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Author:
Klosterman, Chuck, 1972-
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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"Essays about 1990s popular culture, politics, sports, literature, music"--

6. Stolen focus: why you can't pay attention--and how to think deeply again

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Author:
Hari, Johann
Average Rating:
4 stars
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"Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening and how to get our attention back."-- "Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening-and how to get our attention back....

7. Talking to strangers: what we should know about the people we don't know

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Author:
Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
The popular podcast host and author explores how people interact with strangers and why these exchanges often go wrong, offering strategic tips for more accurate and productive interactions.