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Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise to more than 200 "nudge units" in governments around the world and countless groups of behavioral scientists in every part of the economy. It has taught us how to use thoughtful "choice architecture" - a concept the authors invented - to help us make better decisions for ourselves, our families, and our society.  

Robert Greene is a master guide for millions, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves.

秋田は日本の未来だ――．世界最速ペースで進む日本の少子高齢化．中でも最も進行が早い世界最先端の高齢化地域・秋田でいま何が起きているのか？

日本では急速な少子高齢化の進行を背景に60歳を過ぎても働き続けることが可能な環境整備が進んでいる。働く側も経済的理由だけでなく生きがいや健康維持などさまざまな理由で定年後の就業継続を望むケースが増えている。

In the land of the dead, there is life all around. Banaras, Uttar Pradesh. A place where life and death co-exist in the most unimaginable way. The Doms are a Dalit sub-caste in Banaras designated by tradition to perform the Hindu rite of cremation. They have ownership of the sacred fire without...

'This is the food my parents ate and their parents ate ... It is an acquired taste, especially one acquired through centuries of discrimination.' A landmark publication in Marathi, Shahu Patole's book Anna He Apoorna Brahma was the first ever to document Dalit food history through the culinary...

Откуда берется стремление верить в высшие силы? Как возникают религиозные представления, и отчего вера продолжает играть столь важную роль в жизни человека XXI века? Книга французского антрополога Паскаля Буайе описывает феномен религии с позиций эволюционной психологии. Подоплеку верований и религиозных обрядов ученый находит в принципах работы человеческого сознания.

Wendell Berry's final published worked! A bold and brilliant new collection of essays by one of our most important writers of life in America, publishing only months after his unexpected passing. This new collection gathers together for the first time sixteen essays by one of our most revered...

"Walt has been far more than a dissertation director, but a genuine friend who has given me untold hours of attention, advice, support, and encouragement. He has made me feel like a genuine partner in exploring the biological foundations of social life."-Charles Wilmoth

Fleisch, Geld, Muskeln – diesen drei Mythen der Männlichkeit folgt Julia Ebner in die Kämpfe unserer Gegenwart. Wann werden Männer empfänglich für Gewalt? Wie wird aus gewaltvoller Männlichkeit ein lukratives weltweites Geschäft? Und wie lässt sie sich einspannen in das politische Projekt der Extremisten?

What if American democracy isn’t undergoing a political crisis but a racial reckoning? In The Price of Union, political scientist and civic leader Kelly Burton argues that our democratic crisis runs deeper than political divisions. It is—and has always been—ultimately a matter of race. From the beginning, American democracy and racial caste have existed in a codependent relationship, each shaping and sustaining the other.

‘Personligt ansvar i et diktatur’ er et foredrag, som Hannah Arendt holdt i 1964. Det hænger intimt sammen med bogen ‘Eichmann i Jerusalem’ og den kritiske storm, Arendt løb ind i som følge af hendes fremstilling af retssagen mod nazisten Adolf Eichmann. Foredraget sætter fokus på...

I “Sidste chance” sætter Svend Brinkmann, Thomas Aastrup Rømer og Lene Tanggaard spørgsmålstegn ved, hvordan vi fortsat kan værne om begrebet “dannelse” til fordel for effektmåling og mere synlig læring. Bogens titel “Sidste chance” hentyder til, at mange begreber i dag uddør...

大学進学において、生まれ育った地域、性別、通っている高校、保護者の学歴など、特に多くの壁＝社会的諸条件を乗り越えなければならないのが「地方女子」。個人の努力や意志の問題に矮小化すると、「壁を乗り越えられないのは自己責任」という重荷を子どもたちに背負わせかねず、「地方女子」を呪縛にしてしまう。

Just A Broom looks at the humble sweeping device which has cleaned homes, hearths, temples, streets and bare earth for centuries. It has been used to celebrate unofficial and official weddings, to bless new homes or bring good luck but it has also been used in allegations of witchcraft with...

What can a city reveal about the civilization that built it? In The City, influential urban thinker Lewis Mumford examines the growth of American cities and the social values embedded in their streets, buildings, industries, and neighborhoods. Mumford argues that every period of American history...

The average adult, asked to name the people they could turn to for something that really matters, now answers with a number close to zero. We have never had more ways to reach each other — and we have never felt further apart. If you've ever sat in a room full of people and felt completely...

Descubra o verdadeiro rosto do evangelismo brasileiro Em meio ao temor crescente de que o Brasil caminhe rumo a um "Evangelistão", O Brasil dos evangélicos, de Juliano Spyer, surge como uma leitura urgente e reveladora. Longe de simplificações e estereótipos, o autor traça um retrato vivo...

From two exciting young reporters at The Wall Street Journal comes the untold story of the rise of the American landlord, the government blunders that created a housing crisis, the next big rent surge that may be just around the corner, and our growing desperation to fight back. Every morning...

Our cities are failing. While the super-rich sit on properties worth a fortune, the rest of us struggle to afford to live. We’re told it’s too much immigration, too much red tape and too little housing. Super Prime tells the real story. Since 2008, a warped economic normal has turbocharged...