The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival. Lale used the infinitesimal freedom of movement that this position awarded him to exchange jewels and money taken from murdered Jews for food to keep others alive. This book is a story of hope and of courage. It is also a love story. Lale and Gita told few people their story after the war. They eventually made their way to Australia, where they raised a son and had a successful life. But when Gita died, Lale felt he could no longer carry the burden of their past alone. He chose to tell his story.

The Easier English Student Dictionary is a portable, easy-to-use quick reference tool for a large number of words and phrases. It includes commonly heard terms, with an indication of their relevant frequency, and many more terms from the worlds of work and communication and of modern society generally. Each word is individually defined, and no words, not even adverbs, are listed without a definition. Examples and collocations are given for words that are likely to be used in practice, in order to provide patterns for the user’s own production of English sentences. Extra help is offered in Notes at the end of some entries. Synonyms and antonyms (opposites) are given for many words.

Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius whose career was cut short by schizophrenia, is a powerful and dramatic story of triumph over adversity. Nash emerged from decades of mental illness to win a Nobel Prize for triggering the game theory revolution. This is a story about the mystery of the human mind and the healing power of love.

In his book 'Conformity', Cass R. Sunstein argues that understanding conformity and dissent is the key to making sense of living in a world of tribalism and polarization. He sheds light on issues such as social media, fake news, authoritarianism, free speech, and immigration. Sunstein shows that while following the crowd may seem like the right thing to do, suppressing one's own instincts can lead to social harm. Dissent, on the other hand, has enormous social benefits in reducing extremism, encouraging critical thinking, and protecting freedom. A well-functioning democracy depends on individuals saying and doing what they think is best.

Talking to Strangers is a book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland. Gladwell argues that something is very wrong with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don't know, and because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world. This book is a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news, and is a gripping guidebook for troubled times.

This Very Short Introduction book explores the concept of innovation and its impact on economic and social development. It discusses how innovation occurs, who drives it, and its positive and negative outcomes. The book also looks at future disruptive technologies such as AI and how they may affect work and employment. Written by Mark Dodgson and David Gann, the book considers the evolution of our understanding of innovation over the past century and its interpretation in the global economy.

Learn Ian Schechter's three-part philosophy of Breathe, Focus, Attack to conquer roadblocks and achieve success. This book is full of practical advice, lifehacks, and simple exercises to help you form new habits and change your life. You'll also learn about successful people like an aging Japanese professor who became the richest man in the world and Steve Jobs's talent for saying 'no.' Take the first step towards creating the life you want by opening this book and reading it today.

Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist and New York Times bestselling author, provides practical advice on how to create and sustain the culture you want in your organization. He combines lessons from history and modern organizational practice to spotlight four models of leadership and culture-building. Horowitz believes that culture is how a company makes decisions and that it must be purposeful to avoid accidents or mistakes.

In 'The Only Skill That Matters', Jonathan Levi presents a neuroscience-based approach to reading faster, remembering more, and learning more effectively. You'll learn ancient techniques used by world record holders and competitive memory athletes to unlock the incredible capacity of the human brain. This book will empower you to confidently approach any subject and learn it with ease.

In 'How to Be a Dictator', Frank Dikötter explores the cults and propaganda surrounding twentieth-century dictators, examining how they built and maintained their regimes through the exploitation of the cult of personality. Using archival research and in-depth analysis, Dikötter offers a guide to the cult of personality and a map for exposing the lies dictators tell to maintain their power. This book provides a stunning portrait of dictatorship and its influence on modern leaders like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan.