Politics & Social Sciences

Almost Everything By:Anne Lamott Published on 2018-10-16 by Riverhead Books From the bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes a new book about the place hope holds in our lives. |I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen,| Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when we are, as she puts it, |doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated|--the seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. |All truth is paradox,| Lamott writes, |and this turns out to be a reason for hope. If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change.| That is the time when we must pledge not to give up but |to do what Wendell Berry wrote: 'Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.'| In this profound and funny book, Lamott ...

The 48 Laws Of Power By:Robert Greene Published on 2010-09-03 by Profile Books 'Machiavelli has a new rival, and Sun-tzu had better watch his back' - New York Times Robert Greene's laws are now famous: Law 1: Never outshine the master. Law 2: Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies. Law 3: Conceal your intentions. Law 4: Always say less than necessary. At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o'clock News: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defence, wealth, power or simply being an educated spectator, The 48 Laws of Power is one of the most useful and entertaining books ever; it 'teaches you how to cheat, dissemble, feign, fight and advance your cause in the modern world.' (Independent on Sunday). Robert Greene will teach you the distilled wisdom of the masters - illustrated through the tactics, triumphs and failures from Elizabeth I to Henry Kissinger on how to get to the top and stay th...

Almost Everything By:Anne Lamott Published on 2018-10-16 by Riverhead Books From the bestselling author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes a new book about the place hope holds in our lives. |I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen,| Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest--when we are, as she puts it, |doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated|--the seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. |All truth is paradox,| Lamott writes, |and this turns out to be a reason for hope. If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change.| That is the time when we must pledge not to give up but |to do what Wendell Berry wrote: 'Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.'| In this profound and funny book, Lamott ...