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The Prince»rank: 852par: Niccolo Machiavelli
Chroniques et points de vue:From :When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. The person who held the aforementioned office with the tongue-twisting title was none other than Niccolò Machiavelli, who, suddenly finding himself out of a job after 14 years of patriotic service, followed the career trajectory of many modern politicians into punditry. Unable to become an on-air political analyst for a television ... |
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Liar's Poker»rank: 359par: Michael Lewis
Chroniques et points de vue:From :When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. The person who held the aforementioned office with the tongue-twisting title was none other than Niccolò Machiavelli, who, suddenly finding himself out of a job after 14 years of patriotic service, followed the career trajectory of many modern politicians into punditry. Unable to become an on-air political analyst for a television ... |
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The Elements of Style»rank: 964par: William Strunk, E. B. White
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Composition teachers throughout the English-speaking world have been pushing this book on their students since it was first published in 1957. Co-author White later revised it, and it remains the most compact and lucid handbook we have for matters of basic principles of composition, grammar, word usage and misusage, and writing style. |
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Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets»rank: 1169par: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lf the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? ln Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders from the ... |
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Lucky»rank: 458par: Alice Sebold
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lf the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? ln Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders from the ... |
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The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fourth Edition»rank: 164de: Merriam-Webster Inc
Chroniques et points de vue:From :lf the prescriptions for getting rich that are outlined in books such as The Millionaire Next Door and Rich Dad Poor Dad are successful enough to make the books bestsellers, then one must ask, Why aren't there more millionaires? ln Fooled by Randomness, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. This eccentric and highly personal exploration of the nature of randomness meanders from the ... |
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters»rank: 670par: Wally Lamb, Nancy Whiteley, Tabitha Rowley
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Any book that can give voice to the voiceless should be celebrated. No one feels this more strongly than Wally Lamb, editor of Couldn't Keep lt to Myself, a collection of stories by 11 women imprisoned in the York Correctional lnstitution in Connecticut. Teacher and novelist Lamb was invited to head a writing workshop at York Correctional lnstitution in 1999. His somewhat reluctant acceptance soon turned into steadfast advocacy once the women in his charge began to tell their stories. Lamb maintains that there are things we need to ... |
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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List»rank: 252par: Patricia Schultz
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Any book that can give voice to the voiceless should be celebrated. No one feels this more strongly than Wally Lamb, editor of Couldn't Keep lt to Myself, a collection of stories by 11 women imprisoned in the York Correctional lnstitution in Connecticut. Teacher and novelist Lamb was invited to head a writing workshop at York Correctional lnstitution in 1999. His somewhat reluctant acceptance soon turned into steadfast advocacy once the women in his charge began to tell their stories. Lamb maintains that there are things we need to ... |
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World»rank: 4912par: A. J. Jacobs
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Any book that can give voice to the voiceless should be celebrated. No one feels this more strongly than Wally Lamb, editor of Couldn't Keep lt to Myself, a collection of stories by 11 women imprisoned in the York Correctional lnstitution in Connecticut. Teacher and novelist Lamb was invited to head a writing workshop at York Correctional lnstitution in 1999. His somewhat reluctant acceptance soon turned into steadfast advocacy once the women in his charge began to tell their stories. Lamb maintains that there are things we need to ... |
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Mein Kampf»rank: 1051par: Adolpf Hitler
Chroniques et points de vue:From :The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler's childhood, the 'betrayal' of Germany in World War l, the desire for revenge against France, the need for lebensraum for the German people, and the means by which the National Socialist party can gain power. lt also includes Hitler's racist agenda and his glorification of the 'Aryan' race. The few outside the Nazi ... |