Books similar to Notes to Self

Among them books by Yuval Noah Harari, Angela Y. Davis, Audre Lorde.
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.
How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technolog
Women Race & Class
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Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view
Sister Outsider
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The woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep
The revolutionary writings of Audre Lorde gave voice to those 'outside the circ
Travel and Otherness in Nineteenth-Century British..
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Podróż i inność w dziewiętnastowiecznym piśmiennictwie brytyjskim
Eseje zebrane w tomie obejmują szeroki wybór tekstów reprezentujących różne gatunki, nurty literackie i perspektywy ideologiczne,
Real Estate
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Following the international critical and commercial success of The Cost of Living, this final volume of Levy's 'Living Autobiography' is an exhilarating, thought-provoking and boldly intimate meditat
Chronicles of a Liquid Society
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Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar. A celebrated essayist as well as novelist, in this, his last collection, he explores many aspects of the modern world with irrepressible curiosity
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
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The five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world.
Since time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more
I Hate Man
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Women, especially feminists and lesbians, have long been accused of hating men. Our instinct is to deny it at all costs. (After all, women have been burnt at the stake for admitting to less.)
But
Man's Search For Meaning
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Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored i
The Ride of a Lifetime Lessons in Creative Leaders..
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The CEO of Disney, one of Time’s most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring t
Knowing What We Know The Transmission of Knowledge..
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From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look a
On Palestine
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On Palestine is Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe's indispensable update on a suffering region.
What is the future of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement directed at Israel? Which is more vi
Zmierzch Zachodu
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„Zmierzch Zachodu” (1918–1922) należy do „kultowych” współczesnych traktatów z dziedziny filozofii kultury. Autor Oswald Spengler (1880–1936), niemiecki polihistor i wizjoner, przeciwnik demokracji,
Human Compatible AI and the Problem of Control
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A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'The most important book I have read in quite some time' Daniel Kahneman; 'A must-read' Max Tegmark; 'The book we've all been waiting for' Sam Harris
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Italian Interiors Rooms with a View
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There are few countries with such an established design scene, distinctive aesthetic, and universal appeal as Italy. This sumptuously illustrated survey showcases 50 of Italy’s most beautiful homes,
The Anthropocene Reviewed
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A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green, adapted from his critically acclaimed podcast.
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, i
Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 3
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Sometimes history seems like a laundry list of malevolent monarchs, pompous presidents and dastardly dictators. But are they really the ones in the driving seat? Sapiens: A Graphic History – The Mast
John Galliano for Dior
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As testified by the monumental success of the recent Dior retrospective curated by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams’, which attracted over 700,000 visitors
Czarna skrzynka Sprawa, która stała się symbolem j..
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W 2017 roku dziennikarka Shiori Ito publicznie wyznała, że dwa lata wcześniej została zgwałcona przez uznanego dziennikarza, Noriyukiego Yamaguchiego. Czarna skrzynka to szczery zapis zmagań z system
Kaleidoscope of Poland A cultural encyclopedia
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KALEIDOSCOPE OF POLAND is a highly readable volume containing short articles on major personalities, places, events, and accomplishments from the thousand-year record of Polish history and culture.
Zero to One
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The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. If you are copying these guys, you aren’t learning from them. It’s easier to cop
Coolness The Pure Elegance of Freedom
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"Coolness" - on the one hand today a fashion word devoid of content, on the other a self-confidently lived, late-modern individual attitude and behavioral strategy with rebellious roots against a twi
The Endless Search for Chopin
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Jest to kronika wielkiej rywalizacji ponad tysiąca chopinistów - opowieść o radości zwycięzców i dramacie pokonanych. Chronologię walki o Grand Prix i inne nagrody przeplatają refleksje nad werdyktam
Dlaczego liberalizm zawiódł?
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Patrick Deneen ? utalentowany krytyk kultury ? w książce, która stała się ostatnio jedną z najczęściej komentowanych po drugiej stronie Atlantyku, wskazuje na intelektualne i kulturowe tradycje kszta