Bertrand Russell’s book the conquest of happiness, far from being generic self-help, has a lot of meaningful things to say about the causes of unhappiness and happiness. From family to public opinion, Russell reflects on how many things in life either cause unhappiness or happiness. Here is my book review of conquest of happiness.
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In Power: a new social analysis, Bertrand Russell tries to establish a new fundamental concept for the social sciences. I have summarized the foundations of the book, and offer my insight as to whether someone should read this book or not. Here’s what I think.
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How much of our water is polluted? How much clean water is left? And how many conflicts will arise over fresh water in the future, given that our water sources have become more polluted all while our population has continually grown. Should cities be forced to stop growing? Should water be privatized to encourage more efficient use? That’s what the ripple effect attempts to discuss, and here is a review of how I think it faired.
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The Coming Plague is a terrific book about microbes and their relationship to human society. The book covers many epidemics and pandemics from the past, as well as explains modern problems around drug resistance and health policy! If you are after a good overview book, I highly recommend The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett.
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Not all marketing books should be read, and many should be ignored for being overly generic. However, there is enough good ideas inside this book that I think it is worth a read. Let’s explain some of those ideas.
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Roman history is a massive area of Research. And as a result, we often don’t know where to start reading. That’s why I suggest reading this book. I found this book to be coherent, informative, and written well all while covering a good introductory range of Roman history.
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Why We Buy is a consumer psychology book, written by Paco Underhill, a consultant, who utilizes consumer psychology to increase retail store sales. How does he do it?
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