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Explore the transformative journey of embracing compassion and authenticity in the workplace with “better places.”
Robert Rasmussen, founder and CEO of Agile Six, brings his vision of what a business community can aspire to become.
Rooted in the timeless wisdom of ahimsa, or nonviolence, this heartfelt narrative moves beyond the zero-sum game of winners and losers to reveal the profound impact of our words and actions on the world around us, says a review published on goodreads.com.
Author: Ross Piper
“What Insects Do, and Why” takes you on an unforgettable tour of the insect world, presenting these amazing creatures as you have never seen them before.
This stunningly illustrated guide explores how insects live, ranging from elegant displays of courtship to brutal acts of predation, and provides insights into the marvelous diversity of insects all around us.
Along the way, Ross Piper discusses insect evolution, reproduction and life cycles, feeding strategies, defenses, sociality, parasite-host interactions, human impacts on insects, and more.
Author: Brian Clegg
The 2024 book “Brainjacking: The Science of Influence and Manipulation” by Brian Clegg delves into the ways science and technology influence human behavior and decision-making.
I read this fascinating 288-page book cover-to-cover in one go. The writing style is fluid and not too cumbersome.
“‘The Matrix’ film portrayed a visceral, fictional kind of brainjacking, which is the term I’m using to indicate mechanisms that enable our brains to be changed by others, often without conscious awareness that this is happening,” Clegg writes, explaining his choice in title.
“This is entirely different from brainwashing,” he continues. “Brainjacking is a more subtle, far more widespread, and more interesting activity.”
The book examines how techniques such as storytelling, advertising and political strategies are used to inform, influence, and manipulate people. The book connects hot topics like artificial intelligence, big data, and subliminal messaging to reveal both the obvious and subtle forms of manipulation in modern life.
Clegg, a writer known for making complex scientific ideas accessible to general audiences, is the perfect author for this topic. Two of the British author’s previously published books were longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
With a background in physics, Clegg explores the intersections of science, technology and human behavior.
At the end of “Brainjacking,” he writes: “If there is one takeaway, I would like to stress that it is to be more aware of ‘brainjacking’ as it happens all around — both to you and by you. Embrace it where it's good; reject it where it is negative. But most of all, enjoy this particularly human activity.”
Authors: Larry Warsh and Dieter Buchhart
The great Russian modernist painter and theorist Wassily Kandinsky was one of the pioneers of abstraction in Western art.
Few documents provide more insight into his evolution from figural to abstract art—or into the development of abstraction in the early 20th century—than the pages of his sketchbooks.
Featuring previously unpublished drawings, “Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks” is a comprehensive selection of hundreds of sketches from 12 notebooks Kandinsky kept between 1889 and 1935.
Decades ago, Mumford wrote that algebraic geometry “seems to have acquired the reputation of being esoteric, exclusive, and very abstract, with adherents who are secretly plotting to take over all the rest of mathematics.”
The revolution has now fully come to pass and has fundamentally changed how we think about many fields of mathematics.
This book provides a thorough foundation in the powerful ideas that now shape the landscape, with an informal yet rigorous exposition that builds intuition for the formidable machinery.
Living legend Dolly Parton, known for her big blonde hair and larger-than-life personality, released her 2024 cookbook “Good Lookin’ Cookin’: A Year of Meals,” with her younger sister, Rachel Parton George, celebrating family, food and love.
The book is divided into 12 chapters, each representing a different month of the year, filled with seasonal dishes.
These meals are not just about cooking, but reflect the sisters’ shared memories, traditions and creative approaches to food. The sisters emphasize that cooking is a way to express love and bring people together, with Parton noting: “Food for the heart, food for the mind, food for the soul, and food for the table.”
While not everyone can whip up lyrics like Parton, who famously wrote massive hits “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” on the same day, the book gives us each a chance to make a symphony with ingredients, and lovers of her work can create meals that will make their stomachs sing in their own kitchens.
The collection includes a variety of recipes ranging from playful dishes such as February’s Garden Salad with Miracle Madness Dressing to April’s Slaw of Many Colors (nod to her song title) and October’s Brainiac Jell-O to classic comfort foods, with stories attached to each meal that connect to their upbringing and the women who inspired their cooking.
The book has a recipe for nearly every taste and mood and offers up ways to make various baked goods, casseroles, meaty dishes and desserts such as cakes, puddings, pies and more.
You will find plenty of classic southern favorites that will be slathered, battered and devoured.
For Parton and George, the kitchen has always been the heart of their home. They write: “The kitchen— any kitchen — is so much more than a room. It’s often the center of the home.”
The sisters remember how cooking was central to their family life, with Parton stepping up to cook when their mother could not. In the spirit of their shared experiences, the cookbook offers more than just meals; it’s an invitation to create memories around the table with loved ones.
“Good Lookin’ Cookin’” is a heartfelt gift from the Parton sisters, blending personal stories and delicious recipes — inviting readers to share in the joy and nourishment that food can provide. Even after you’ve worked from 9-5.
Parton sums it up with: “We hope this book brings as much joy and nourishment to others as it has to us.”
