Search results
21 hours ago · Readers and fellow authors grapple with the revelations that Alice Munro’s husband sexually assaulted her youngest daughter — and while the author knew about the abuse, stayed with him.
Jun 16, 2024 · The author is an expert in behavioral finance and history and an avid proponent of financial independence. In his book, he takes us through some of the most important lessons he’s learned about why we act the way we do and how to think positively about wealth and investing.
6 days ago · A moving, hilarious reminder that parenthood, just like life, means constant change. Share your opinion of this book. Many years after her older brother, Bear, went missing, Barbara Van Laar vanishes from the same sleepaway camp he did, leading to dark, bitter truths about her wealthy family.
3 days ago · The postwar parts of the book, which cover Sonia and Guy’s entry into the 1950s domestic sphere, fascinate in a different way. It feels unfathomable that, for all his admiration of Sonia’s ...
Jun 11, 2024 · The author argues that it should be in a better position in the global marketplace, possessing an entrepreneurial culture and endless human capital. The culprit was “India’s lingering attachment to a state that overpromises and under-delivers,” one that privileged social welfare over infrastructure development.
Jun 11, 2024 · He reviews many fundamental concepts in psychology and statistics (regression to the mean, the narrative fallacy, the optimistic bias), showing how they relate to his overall concerns about how we think and why we make the decisions that we do.
Jun 20, 2024 · Any discussions about truth and reconciliation that don’t centre land, systemic change, and compensation for past harms are inherently problematic, says Kahnawà:ke Mohawk activist, writer and scholar Taiaiake Alfred. His new book, It’s All About the Land, is a collection of some of his best speeches, interviews and lectures over the last ...
