Ghalia's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:35:28 -0700 60 Ghalia's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers]]> 62926944
If you’re anything like journalist Stephanie McNeal—aka, a millennial woman—you spend hours every day indulging in Instagram’s infinite scroll. The influencers on the platform aren’t just providing eye candy; these tastemakers impact how we cook, consume, parent, decorate, think, and live. But what exactly is going on behind the curtain of the perfectly curated Instagram grids we obsess over the most?

Through intimate, funny, and vulnerable reporting, McNeal takes us through the looking glass and into the secretive real world of three major fashion and lifestyle juggernaut Caitlin Covington of Southern Curls & Pearls, runner and advocate Mirna Valerio, and OG “mommy blogger� Shannon Bird. Swipe Up For More! is based on three years of unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall access that offers a rare glimpse into how these influencers build their empires, struggle with the haters and snarkers, fight for creative control from the tech platforms that enable their businesses, parent in public, and try to look good while doing it.

Along the way, McNeal answers burning questions, Why are there so many Mormon mommy influencers? What is it like to work for a popular influencer? What do they do with all the free swag? How do brand partnerships work? And how much money do they really make?

Irresistible, juicy, and voyeuristic, Swipe Up For More! reveals all about the women some love to hate (and many actually, secretly, genuinely love).]]> 272 Stephanie McNeal 0593418603 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.14 Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers
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]]> <![CDATA[Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets]]> 123025977 By an award-winning technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, a behind-the-scenes look at the manipulative tactics Facebook used to grow its business, how it distorted the way we connect online, and the company insiders who found the courage to speak out.

Once the unrivaled titan of social media, Facebook held a singular place in culture and politics. Along with its sister platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, it was a daily destination for billions of users around the world. Inside and outside the company, Facebook extolled its products as bringing people closer together and giving them voice.

But in the wake of the 2016 election, even some of the company's own senior executives came to consider those claims pollyannaish and simplistic. As a succession of scandals rocked Facebook, they--and the world--had to ask whether the company could control, or even understood, its own platforms.

Facebook employees set to work in pursuit of answers. They discovered problems that ran far deeper than politics. Facebook was peddling and amplifying anger, looking the other way at human trafficking, enabling drug cartels and authoritarians, allowing VIP users to break the platform's supposedly inviolable rules. They even raised concerns about whether the product was safe for teens. Facebook was distorting behavior in ways no one inside or outside the company understood.

Enduring personal trauma and professional setbacks, employees successfully identified the root causes of Facebook's viral harms and drew up concrete plans to address them. But the costs of fixing the platform--often measured in tenths of a percent of user engagement--were higher than Facebook's leadership was willing to pay. With their work consistently delayed, watered down, or stifled, those who best understood Facebook's damaging effect on users were left with a choice: to keep silent or go against their employer.

Broken Code tells the story of these employees and their explosive discoveries. Expanding on "The Facebook Files," his blockbuster, award-winning series for the Wall Street Journal, reporter Jeff Horwitz lays out in sobering detail not just the architecture of Facebook's failures, but what the company knew (and often disregarded) about its societal impact. In 2021, the company would rebrand itself Meta, promoting a techno-utopian wonderland. But as Broken Code shows, the problems spawned around the globe by social media can't be resolved by strapping on a headset.]]> 528 Jeff Horwitz 0593793196 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.84 Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets
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]]> <![CDATA[Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children]]> 60199834
“Engrossing and insightful . . . rich with details that paint a full portrait of contemporary child-corporate relations.� —Zephyr Teachout, The New York Times Book Review

Even before COVID-19, digital technologies had become deeply embedded in children’s lives, despite a growing body of research detailing the harms of excessive immersion in the unregulated, powerfully seductive world of the “kid-tech� industry. In the “must read� ( Library Journal , starred review) Who’s Raising the Kids? , Susan Linn—one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of Big Tech and big business on children—weaves an “eye-opening and disturbing exploration of how marketing tech to children is creating a passive, dysfunctional generation� ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review). From birth, kids have become lucrative fodder for tech, media, and toy companies, from producers of exploitative games and social media platforms to “educational� technology and branded school curricula of dubious efficacy. Written with humor and compassion, Who’s Raising the Kids? is a unique and highly readable social critique and guide to protecting kids from exploitation by the tech, toy, and entertainment industries. Two hopeful chapters—“Resistance Parenting� and “Making a Difference for Everybody’s Kids”—chart a path to allowing kids to be the children they need to be.]]> 320 Susan Linn 1620972271 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.96 2022 Who’s Raising the Kids?: Big Tech, Big Business, and the Lives of Children
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]]> <![CDATA[التخلف الاجتماعي: مدخل إلى سيكولوجية الإنسان المقهور]]> 6856703 إن ما تهدف إليه، هو كتابة نوع من المدخل إلى علم نفس التخلف، وإسهامه الغني جداً بالنتائج التي تكمل الدراسات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية لهذه الظاهرة. قيمة هذه المحاولة الأساسية، هي طرح منهجية نفسية لدراسة الإنسان المتخلف، وإسهامه الغني جداً بالنتائج التي تكمل الدراسات الاجتماعية والاقتصادية لهذه الظاهرة. قيمة هذه المحاولة الأساسية، هي طرح منهجية نفسية لدراسة الإنسان المتخلف، بمختلف خصائصه الوجودية. هذه المنهجية تبين، بلا شك أن هذا الوجود متماسك في ظواهره على تنوعها وتشتتها، وهو ينتظم في بنية دينامية، هي وضعية الإنسان المقهور.
هذه المحاولة بما يعتورها من ثغرات، تطمح إلى فتح الطريق أمام أبحاث نفسية ميدانية، تحاول فهم الإنسان المتخلف بنوعيته وخصوصيته وضعه، وبشكل حي وواقعي، لتكون مرتكزات علم نفس التخلف، بذلك وحده يمكننا أن نضع أخيراً حداً لإلباس هذا الإنسان القوالب النظرية، والتفسيرات الموضوعية لإنسان العالم الصناعي، والتي أدت إلى تعميمات متسرعة كانت نتيجتها أنها حادت عن غرضها المعرفي، نظراً لما تحمله من خطر إخفاء وطمس الواقع الحقيقي. تكون هذه المحاولة قد حققت غايتها، إذا تمكنت معطياتها من اتخاذ طابع الافتراضات العملية، التي تطلق أبحاثاً ميدانية تتمتع بالدقة والعمق الكافيين، لفهم واقع إنساننا العربي.]]> 256 مصطفى حجازي 9953680752 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.16 التخلف الاجتماعي: مدخل إلى سيكولوجية الإنسان المقهور
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]]> أرجوك اعتنِ بأمي 16028865 رواية تدور أحداثها حول فقدان أمّ في محطة سول لقطار الأنفاق، بعد أن سبقها زوجها مخلفاً إياها خارج القطار. في ذلك اليوم، ذكرى ميلاد كلّ من الزوجين، انقلبت حياة أفراد العائلة رأساً على عقب، وبدأت مسيرة البحث عن الأم المفقودة، الأمّ التي ضحّت بنفسها جسداً وروحاً لإسعاد الآخرين.
إن هذه الأم واحدة، ولكنها اختفت رويداً.. رويداً بعد أن نسيت فرحة وجودها وطفولتها وشبابها وأحلامها؛ إنها المرأة التي لم يُثر شيء دهشتها طوال حياتها، تلك المرأة التي أمضت حياتها مضحّية بكلّ شيء حتى اليوم الذي اختفت فيه...
فهل سيجدها أولادها؟ هل ستعود إلى زوجها؟ أصبحوا الآن يعترفون بأخطائهم حيالها، فهل إن عادت، عدلّوا من طريقة تعاملهم معها؟ فأين هي؟
ألفت كيونغ سوك شين العديد من الأعمال الروائية وهي تعد واحدة من أشهر الروائيين في كوريا الجنوبية، وتعتبر مؤلفاتها من بين الكتب الأكثر قراءة وانتشاراً على نطاق واسع. وقد تم تكريمها بالعديد من الجوائز التقديرية في بلدها وفي بلدان أخرى مثل فرنسا. رواية "أرجوك اعتن بأمي" هي الأولى التي تصدر لها بالعربية.]]> 200 Kyung-Sook Shin Ghalia 0 to-read 3.85 2008 أرجوك اعتنِ بأمي
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]]> <![CDATA[عيسى بن مريم - الجزء الأول - ثلاثية المسيح]]> 202497910 أمّا الجزء الثّاني (الحواريّون) فتتحدّث عن مكائد اليهود في الإيقاع بالمسيح حتّى زيّنوا للحالكم الرّوماني صَلْبَه، إلى أنْ يُرفَع، وتبدأ رِحلة الّتبشير الّتي قادَتْها مريم المجدليّة والحواريّ بطرس الّذي كان يُسمّى الصّخرة.
وأمّا الجزء الثّالث فتتابع الحديث عن بولس الّذي كان اسمُه (شاؤول الطّرسوسيّ) وما أحدثه في المسيحيّة من عقائد، ورحلاته الّتي دوّنها في (أعمال الرّسل)، وموتِ الحواريّين واحِدًا واحِدًا إلى أنْ يموت أصغرهم الحواريّ (يوحنّا) سنة 100 للميلاد.]]> 272 أيمن العتوم 9921714759 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.35 عيسى بن مريم - الجزء الأول - ثلاثية المسيح
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East]]> 151740 Fresh Air in 1998, Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli-Palestinian conflict down to its most human level, suggesting that even amid the bleakest political realities there exist stories of hope and reconciliation.]]> 400 Sandy Tolan Ghalia 0 to-read 4.10 2006 The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
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]]> Lessons in Chemistry 58065033 390 Bonnie Garmus Ghalia 0 to-read 4.23 2022 Lessons in Chemistry
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]]> <![CDATA[As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow]]> 57390604
Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe.

But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all.

Soon, Salama must learn to see the events around her for what they truly are—not a war, but a revolution—and decide how she, too, will cry for Syria’s freedom.]]> 417 Zoulfa Katouh 0316351377 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.48 2022 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Ghalia 5 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?]]> 6452731
Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, the moral limits of markets―Sandel relates the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well.

Justice is lively, thought-provoking, and wise―an essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life.]]> 308 Michael J. Sandel 0374180652 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.30 2007 Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
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]]> <![CDATA[Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love]]> 9547888 Is there a science to love?

In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. F. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory-the most advanced relationship science in existence today-can help us find and sustain love. Attachment theory forms the basis for many bestselling books on the parent/child relationship, but there has yet to be an accessible guide to what this fascinating science has to tell us about adult romantic relationships-until now.

Attachment theory owes its inception to British psychologist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, who in the 1950s examined the tremendous impact that our early relationships with our parents or caregivers has on the people we become. Also central to attachment theory is the discovery that our need to be in a close relationship with one or more individuals is embedded in our genes.

In Attached, Levine and Heller trace how these evolutionary influences continue to shape who we are in our relationships today. According to attachment theory, every person behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways:

*ANXIOUS people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner's ability to love them back.
*AVOIDANT people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness.
*SECURE people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving.

Attached guides readers in determining what attachment style they and their mate (or potential mates) follow. It also offers readers a wealth of advice on how to navigate their relationships more wisely given their attachment style and that of their partner. An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.]]> 304 Amir Levine 1585428485 Ghalia 3 audio-books 4.11 2010 Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
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A nice book to read before getting married. The main idea is that there are 3 attachment styles : secure, anxious and avoidant. While secure style is obviously the best the writers give examples on how to change your relationship and interactions with your significant other into a secure type of connection through many examples.
]]> <![CDATA[هل تلبسين هذا؟ نحو فهم الأمهات والبنات]]> 10924128 -- 296 Deborah Tannen Ghalia 0 to-read 3.32 2005 هل تلبسين هذا؟ نحو فهم الأمهات والبنات
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]]> <![CDATA[Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day]]> 37880811 From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint, a simple 4-step system for improving focus, finding greater joy in your work, and getting more out of every day

Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, "The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings!" or got to work in the morning and thought, Today I'll spend hours on Facebook! Yet that's exactly what we do. Why?
In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other people's priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn't mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That's what this book is about.
As creators of Google Ventures' renowned "design sprint," Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work. Building on the success of these sprints and their experience designing ubiquitous tech products from Gmail to YouTube, they spent years experimenting with their own habits and routines, looking for ways to help people optimize their energy, focus, and time. Now they've packaged the most effective tactics into a four-step daily framework that anyone can use to systematically design their days. Make Time is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, it offers a customizable menu of bite-size tips and strategies that can be tailored to individual habits and lifestyles.
Make Time isn't about productivity, or checking off more to-dos. Nor does it propose unrealistic solutions like throwing out your smartphone or swearing off social media. Making time isn't about radically overhauling your lifestyle; it's about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction.
A must-read for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day..., Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.]]> 287 Jake Knapp 0525572422 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.05 2018 Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
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]]> <![CDATA[The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration]]> 8171378
Wilkerson tells this interwoven story through the lives of three unforgettable protagonists: Ida Mae Gladney, a sharecropper’s wife, who in 1937 fled Mississippi for Chicago; sharp and quick-tempered George Starling, who in 1945 fled Florida for Harlem, and Robert Foster, a surgeon who left Louisiana in 1953 in hopes of making it in California.

Wilkerson brilliantly captures their first treacherous cross-country journeys by car and train and their new lives in colonies in the New World. The Warmth of Other Suns is a bold, remarkable, and riveting work, a superb account of an “unrecognized immigration� within our own land. Through the breadth of its narrative, the beauty of the writing, the depth of its research, and the fullness of the people and lives portrayed herein, this book is a modern classic.]]> 622 Isabel Wilkerson 0679444327 Ghalia 4 audio-books 4.45 2010 The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
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]]> Educated 35133922
Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent.

Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University, where she studied history, learning for the first time about important world events like the Holocaust and the civil rights movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty and of the grief that comes with severing the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes and the will to change it.]]> 352 Tara Westover 0399590501 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.46 2018 Educated
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts]]> 2860582 292 Carol Tavris 0156033909 Ghalia 4 audiobook 4.22 2007 Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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]]> مئة عام من العزلة 7480676
يسجل ماركيز قصة حياة عائلة "بوينديا" في قرية ماكوندو على الساحل الكاريبي، بدءاً من قدوم الجد الأكبر "خوزيه أركاديو بوينديا" والجدة الكبرى "أورسولا" و "بيلار تيريزا" التي تقرأ مستقبل الناس من خلال ورق اللعب، ومجموعة متنوعة من المهاجرين. ثم تكوين مجتمع ماكوندو الغريب الذي يتسم كل شيء فيه بالعزلة النسبية. فكل فرد ومكان طبع على شخصيته سمات خاصة تجعل تفرده حالة مستعصية.

ثم يأتي إلى القرية الجديدة الغجر بألعابهم السحرية التي لا تنتهي، فتطبع على القرية وأهلها شكل آخر من أشكال الخرافة، ويأتي مع الغجر الشخصية الغريبة "ملكياديس" والذي يفعل أشياءا غريبة ويرحل مخلفا وراءه كنزا غريبا بعض الشيء، وهو مجموعة من الأوراق التي تسجل بدقة تاريخ القرية وكل سكانها من لحظة وجودها وحتى لحظة فناء القرية وأهلها، ولكن هذه الأوراق لا تقرأ إلا بعد مرور مائة عام على كتابتها !

ثم يتنوع نسل عائلة بوينديا إلى مجموعة من الأبناء والأحفاد مصنفين لنوعين ؛ الأول يمتلك صفات جسدية خارقة للعادة وقدرة جنسية فائقة ، والآخرون يحملون صفات العزلة والتمرد المطلوبة لقائد.

يأتي المستعمر الأجنبي إلى القرية الهادئة بصخبه وشركاته وينشئ على الطرف الآخر من البلدة شركة الموز، والتي استغلها المستعمر ليستعبد أهل القرية وخيرات القرية بحماية من قوات الجيش الوطني وحزب المحافظين. حيث صاح العقيد الدموي المستبد الثائر أوريليانو بوينديا "إنظرو البلاء الذي جلبناه لأنفسنا لمجرد أننا دعونا أمريكياً لأكل الموز عندنا !!".

أحداث الرواية الخيالية متقاطعة مع تاريخ كولومبيا و إنفصالها عن أسبانيا و إعلان إستقلالها و حربها الأهلية التي إندلعت في عام 1885 قبل أن تنتهي بتوقيع معاهدة نيرلانديا سنة 1902 بواسطة زعيم الثوار الكابتن رافائيل يريبي و الذي حارب جد الكاتب تحت إمرته.

ثم يأتي على القرية سنوات من الثراء الرهيب، حتى أن أحد الأحفاد كان يغطي جدار البيت بالأوراق النقدية، وموّل عدة مشروعات للسكك الحديدية والنقل البحري، وتزوج من ملكة أندلسية ، قبل أن تأتي مجددا سنوات الفقر مع طوفان من الأمطار استمر لسنوات وسنوات، وأخيرا عندما توقف كانت الحياة قد تغيرت تماما في قرية ماكوندو إلى أسوأ حال، ولكن الحياة تستمر على الرغم من هذا.]]> 501 Gabriel García Márquez 2843058279 Ghalia 1 3.75 1967 مئة عام من العزلة
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هذا كتاب مقزز جدا" . لا افهم ابدا لم ينبغي على القارئ أن يتحمل أن كل الشخصيات تحمل نفس الأسماء و أن الكتاب مليء بمشاهد جنس لا مبرر لها و تنتهي القصة بزواج رجل من قريبته . . أتمنى لو هناك تقييم بناقص نجمة لكنت وضعته . لا تقرؤوه
]]> شجاعة أن تكون غير محبوب 57847928
"إنَّ معاناتك في الحياة لا يمكن أن تُنْسَبَ إلى ماضيكَ أو إلى بيئتكَ. ولا لأنَّكَ تفتقر إلى القدرة، بل لأنَّكَ تفتقر إلى الشجاعة. يمكن أن أقول إنكَ تفتقر إلى شجاعة أن تكون سعيداً... أنتَ لا تملكُ الشجاعةَ الكافيةَ لتُغَيِّرَ أسلوبَ حياتِكَ. فمن الأسهل الاحتفاظُ بالأشياء كما هي الآن، على الرغم من أنَّ ذلك لا يخلو من شكوى ولا من قيود".

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تحت عنوان مستفِز يسير في الاتجاه المعاكس لكل ما تعلَّمناهُ منذ طفولتنا، يشرح لنا هذا الكتابُ القيّم، اليسيرُ الفهم والعميقُ المضمون، كيف نحرِّرُ القوةَ الموجودةَ فينا لنصير الشخصَ الذي نتمنَّى أن نكونه، وذلك من دون الالتفات إلى نظرة الآخرين ولا الانشغال باستحسانهم.

يعرضُ الكاتبان، استنادًا إلى نظريات ألفرد أدلر وفلسفته حول الشجاعة، حواراً منيراً بين فيلسوف وشابٍّ، يشرحُ فيه الفيلسوفُ لتلميذه كيف أنَّ كلَّ واحد منّا قادرٌ على تقرير حياته، دون أن تعوقَهُ تجاربُ الماضي وتطلُّعات الآخرين. إنها طريقةُ تفكير تُحرِّرُنا بعمق، وتسمحُ لنا بتكوين شجاعةَ أن نتغيَّرَ وأن نتجاهلَ الحدودَ التي نفرضها على أنفسنا نحن والمحيطون بنا.

نجح هذا الكتاب الرائع، الذي فرض نفسه ظاهرةً في المكتبات، في تغيير حياة الملايين من القراء، لعلّك تكون واحداً منهم!

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"يغيِّرُ هذا الكتابُ، حقيقةً، قواعدَ اللعب" - مجلة ماري كلير]]> 328 Ichiro Kishimi 9953689822 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.92 2013 شجاعة أن تكون غير محبوب
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]]> توقف عن إرضاء الآخرين 58459024 � هل تشعر بتأنيب الضمير عندما تنتصر لنفسك حتى لو كنت محقًا؟
� هل تسأل نفسك أحيانًا لماذا لا يسعى الآخرون لإرضائي كما أحاول أن أفعل معهم؟
� هل تعتبر محاولات إرضاء النفس أنانية؟
لا يمكن لأحد أن يعيش وحده، منعزلًا عن الجميع .. ولكن أحيانًا يدفعنا حب الآخرين لبذل جهدٍ كبير في إرضاء الناس من حولنا، حتى لو كان ذلك على حساب أنفسنا وعلى حساب راحتنا النفسيّة!
يشرح الكاتب ما الأسباب التي تجعلنا نتصرف بهذه الطريقة وكيف نعالجها وكيف تكون نفسك هي أولويتك..
ويشرح الأسباب التي أدت إلى كونك تحاول أن ترضي الآخرين على حساب نفسك..
إن أكبر خطأ يمكن أن يرتكبه الإنسان هو أن يرضي الآخرين بينما يخسر نفسه بالتدريج ويفقدها للأبد.
وفي هذا الكتاب، سنعرف كيف يُمكننا أن نحافظ على علاقتنا بالآخرين وفي الوقت ذاته نُرضي أنفسنا. سنعرف كيف يمكننا أن نحب أنفسنا ونهتم بصحتنا النفسية، وكيف أن هذا سيساعدنا أكثر لننال حب واحترام ورضا الجميع.]]> Patrick King Ghalia 0 to-read 3.46 توقف عن إرضاء الآخرين
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]]> زاد: أغنياء الجنة 60635786 وعد قرآني
اتكأت عليه في أيام عُسر.. فأخذني أبعد مما أتصور
تشبثت به وكأنني وقعت على سر من أسرار هذه الدنيا
بُحت به لمن أعرفهم
فمنهم من أخذ به ومنهم من لم يأخذ
وقد رأيت تبدل حال القليل الذي أخذ به
وروىٰ لي بعضهم ما لم أرَه
والنتيجة واحدة
ســــــعة رزق وزيــادة]]> 190 إسلام جمال 9778352941 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.42 زاد: أغنياء الجنة
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]]> <![CDATA[How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens]]> 19288640 In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can apply it to our own lives.

From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline, that we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual if we want to ace that test, memorize that presentation, or nail that piano recital.

But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong?And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort?

In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and daydreaming. Is a dedicated desk in a quiet room really the best way to study? Can altering your routine improve your recall? Are there times when distraction is good? Is repetition necessary? Carey’s search for answers to these questions yields a wealth of strategies that make learning more a part of our everyday lives—and less of a chore.

By road testing many of the counterintuitive techniques described in this book, Carey shows how we can flex the neural muscles that make deep learning possible. Along the way he reveals why teachers should give final exams on the first day of class, why it’s wise to interleave subjects and concepts when learning any new skill, and when it’s smarter to stay up late prepping for that presentation than to rise early for one last cram session. And if this requires some suspension of disbelief, that’s because the research defies what we’ve been told, throughout our lives, about how best to learn.

The brain is not like a muscle, at least not in any straightforward sense. It is something else altogether, sensitive to mood, to timing, to circadian rhythms, as well as to location and environment. It doesn’t take orders well, to put it mildly. If the brain is a learning machine, then it is an eccentric one. In How We Learn, Benedict Careyshows us how to exploit its quirks to our advantage.

Praise for How We Learn

“This book is a revelation. I feel as if I’ve owned a brain for fifty-four years and only now discovered the operating manual.�—Mary Roach, bestselling author of Stiff and Gulp

“A welcome rejoinder to the faddish notion that learning is all about the hours put in.� —The New York Times Book Review

“A valuable, entertaining tool for educators, students and parents.� —Shelf Awareness

�How We Learn is more than a new approach to learning; it is a guide to making the most out of life. Who wouldn’t be interested in that?� —Scientific American

“I know of no other source that pulls together so much of what we know about the science of memory and couples it with practical, practicable advice.�—Daniel T. Willingham, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia]]> 272 Benedict Carey 0812993888 Ghalia 3 audiobook
It clarified a lot of misconceptions about learning ..

Enjoyed it

Young adults and teenagers can read as well as it is easy to follow]]> 3.88 2014 How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
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Good book with good nice ideas on how the human brain learns ...

It clarified a lot of misconceptions about learning ..

Enjoyed it

Young adults and teenagers can read as well as it is easy to follow
]]> <![CDATA[Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts]]> 522525 Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification.

Why is it so hard to say “I made a mistake”—and really believe it?

When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right—a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation of self-justification—how it works, the damage it can cause, and how we can overcome it.

This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance; learn from it; and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves.]]> 292 Carol Tavris 0151010986 Ghalia 3 4.01 2007 Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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I like the idea of the book, however I felt it was repetitive at times...
]]> When Breath Becomes Air 25899336
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.

What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.

Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.]]> 208 Paul Kalanithi 0812988418 Ghalia 4 audiobook 4.41 2016 When Breath Becomes Air
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Heart breaking yet philosophical story of life and death....
]]> <![CDATA[أدعية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم]]> 22781966 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.64 أدعية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
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]]> <![CDATA[HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (HBR's 10 Must Reads)]]> 8308501 208 Harvard Business Review 1422157997 Ghalia 3 3.93 2010 HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (HBR's 10 Must Reads)
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Good book as it chooses the best articles on managing one's self. Nice fast read on airplanes
]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty]]> 43868109 The highly anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, bestselling author of Say Nothing.

The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions: Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing OxyContin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis.

Empire of Pain is a masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, exhaustively documented and ferociously compelling.]]> 535 Patrick Radden Keefe 0385545681 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.54 2021 Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
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]]> <![CDATA[The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry]]> 12391521
The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power. He spends time with a death-squad leader institutionalized for mortgage fraud in Coxsackie, New York; a legendary CEO whose psychopathy has been speculated about in the press; and a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane who insists he's sane and certainly not a psychopath.

Ronson not only solves the mystery of the hoax but also discovers, disturbingly, that sometimes the personalities at the helm of the madness industry are, with their drives and obsessions, as mad in their own way as those they study. And that relatively ordinary people are, more and more, defined by their maddest edges.]]> 275 Jon Ronson 1594485755 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.97 2011 The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
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]]> Salt: A World History 2715 484 Mark Kurlansky 0142001619 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.75 2002 Salt: A World History
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]]> <![CDATA[Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides]]> 60165404
“This is perhaps the richest book on belonging you’ll ever read.� The inspiration one draws from every page of this book is an enhanced sense of what is possible. It revives the very thing we need most in these hope.� ―Claude M. Steele, author of Whistling Vivaldi Discover the secret to flourishing in an age of belonging. In a world filled with discord and loneliness, finding harmony and happiness can be difficult. But what if the key to unlocking our potential lies in this deceptively simple concept? Belonging is the feeling of being a part of a group that values, respects, and cares for us―a feeling that we can all cultivate in even the smallest corners of social life. In The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides , Stanford University professor Geoffrey L. Cohen draws on his own and others� groundbreaking scientific research to offer simple, concrete solutions for fostering a sense of belonging. These solutions can generate surprisingly significant and long-lasting benefits. Small but powerful actions can bolster belonging―actions such as encouraging people to reflect on their core values before they face a challenge or expressing belief in someone’s capacity to reach a higher standard. A wide range of innovative approaches have been found to boost achievement at work and at school, bridge political divides, reduce prejudice, and even contribute to overall health. Rigorously tested in diverse arenas―from classrooms to disadvantaged neighborhoods to iconic Silicon Valley companies―these methods offer a path forward in these demanding times. Belonging is a compelling read for all who yearn for a more connected world, whether you’re a manager or employee, an educator or student, a parent or caregiver, or simply someone seeking to make the most out of every moment you spend with others. Packed with actionable insights and specific strategies, this book offers hope and practical guidance, serving as both an inspiration and a roadmap to creating a world of inclusion, understanding, and empathy.]]> 448 Geoffrey L. Cohen 1324006188 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.85 2022 Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
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]]> Steve Jobs 11084145 630 Walter Isaacson 1451648537 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.15 2011 Steve Jobs
author: Walter Isaacson
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]]> The Glass Castle 7445 THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.]]> 288 Jeannette Walls 074324754X Ghalia 0 to-read 4.32 2005 The Glass Castle
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]]> All the Light We Cannot See 18143977
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here]]> 544 Anthony Doerr 1476746583 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.31 2014 All the Light We Cannot See
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]]> <![CDATA[Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us]]> 6452796 The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation

Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose—and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.]]> 242 Daniel H. Pink 1594488843 Ghalia 3 audiobook I liked how he differentiates when the reward system works and when it doesn't work...
Good tips for work and life]]> 3.94 2009 Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
author: Daniel H. Pink
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Really insightful book about motivation...
I liked how he differentiates when the reward system works and when it doesn't work...
Good tips for work and life
]]> شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة 36660125
"شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة" للكاتب خوسيه ماورو دي فاسكونسيلوس عمل يدرس في المدارس البرازيلية وينصح الأساتذة في المعاهد الفرنسية طلبتهم بقراءته... إنه عمل مؤثر وإنساني على لسان شاعر طفل لم يتجاوز عمره خمس سنوات... عمل لا يروي حكاية خرافية ولا أحلام الصغار في البرازيل فحسب، بل يروي مغامرات الكاتب في طفولته، مغامرات الطفل الذي تعلم القراءة في سن الرابعة دون معلم، الطفل الذي يحمل في قلبه عصفورا وفي رأسه شيطانا يهمس له بأفكار توقعه في المتاعب مع الكبار... هذه رواية عذبة عذوبة نسغ ثمرة برتقال حلوة... رواية إنسانية تصف البراءة التي يمكن لقلب طفل أن يحملها، وتعرفنا إلى روح الشاعر الفطرية... حكاية طفل يحمل دماء سكان البرازيل الأصليين، طفل يسرق كل صباح من حديقة أحد الأثرياء زهرة لأجل معلمته... وهو يتساءل بمنتهى البراءة: ألم يمنح الله الزهور لكل الناس؟".]]> 245 José Mauro de Vasconcelos 9938992714 Ghalia 3 fiction, literature لأن الناس لم يولدوا ليكونوا كلهم شعراء بربطات عنق على شكل فراشة ...

لا أنتظر شيئا و هكذا لا أكون محبطا ..عدا عن كون المسيح الصغير ليس طيبا بالمقدار الذي يصفه به الجميع و يتحدث عنه الكاهن و كتاب التعليم المسيحي ....

رأيت،؟ الجميع طيبون في العائلة فلماذا لا يكون المسيح الصغير لطيفا معنا؟

لهذا أفكر في أن المسيح الصغير أراد أن يولد فقيرا فقط كي يحدث تأثيرا . لاحقا رأى أن الأثرياء هم فقط من يستحقون العناء... لكن دعنا لا نتحدث عن هذا الأمر . ربما ما قلته خطيئة كبرى ...]]> 4.21 1968 شجرتي شجرة البرتقال الرائعة
author: José Mauro de Vasconcelos
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رواية جميلة تذكرنا بحاجة الاطفال إلى الحب و الحنان ... إنك لا تحتاج إلى كثير من مال لتنشئ أطفالاً سعداء.. بعض الاقتباسات التي أحببتها:
لأن الناس لم يولدوا ليكونوا كلهم شعراء بربطات عنق على شكل فراشة ...

لا أنتظر شيئا و هكذا لا أكون محبطا ..عدا عن كون المسيح الصغير ليس طيبا بالمقدار الذي يصفه به الجميع و يتحدث عنه الكاهن و كتاب التعليم المسيحي ....

رأيت،؟ الجميع طيبون في العائلة فلماذا لا يكون المسيح الصغير لطيفا معنا؟

لهذا أفكر في أن المسيح الصغير أراد أن يولد فقيرا فقط كي يحدث تأثيرا . لاحقا رأى أن الأثرياء هم فقط من يستحقون العناء... لكن دعنا لا نتحدث عن هذا الأمر . ربما ما قلته خطيئة كبرى ...
]]> Acne 59568361
Laura livedalone and raised herself for long periodsof time, but don’t worry! Her mom’s alcoholicboyfriend was always nearby to supervise. She alsolost family members to horrific tragedies,started drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes when she was eleven years old, anddropped out of school when she was fifteen, all the while completely obsessed withand scarred by her severe acne condition.

Thisis not a sad story. There is Jell-Owrestling.There is an abnormal amount ofdancing. There is information about whetheryou can drink gallons of sangria while takingunregulated Accutane acquired in Mexico. But mostly there is love, and ultimately there is redemption. Laura explores her trauma through anecdotes riddled with grit and humor, proving that in the face of unspeakable tragedy, it is possible to find success, love, and self-acceptance, zits and all.]]> 320 Laura Chinn 030682888X Ghalia 0 to-read 4.28 2022 Acne
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]]> The Psychology of Money 41881472 242 Morgan Housel 0857197681 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.27 2020 The Psychology of Money
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]]> <![CDATA[Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior]]> 58684274 Two  MIT economists� show  how  game theory—the ultimate theory of rationality—explains irrational behavior  �

Welike tothinkof ourselves asrational.This ideaisthe foundation forclassicaleconomic analysis of human behavior,including the awesome achievements ofgame theory.Butas behavioraleconomicsshows,most behaviordoesn’t seemrational at all—which,unfortunately,casts doubt on game theory’s real-worldcredibility.

�Hidden Games, Moshe Hoffman and Erez Yoelifinda surprising middle ground between the hyperrationality of classical economics and the hyper-irrationality ofbehavioral economics.They callithidden games.Revivinggame theory, Hoffman and Yoeliuse it toexplainourmost puzzlingbehavior, fromthe mechanics ofStockholmsyndromeandinternalizedmisogynytowhy wehelp strangersandhave asense of fairness.

Fun and powerfully insightful,Hidden Games is an eye-opening argument for using game theory to explain all theirrationalthings wethink, feel, anddo.]]> 368 Erez Yoeli 1549193155 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.69 Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking]]> 58154664
You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how you should invest, and not one of those decisions would be possible without emotion. It has long been said that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behavior. But as Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of Subliminal, tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking.

How can you connect better with others? How can you make sense of your frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding your emotions. Journeying from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions can help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can learn in both instances.

Using deep insights into our evolution and biology, Mlodinow gives us the tools to understand our emotions better and to maximize their benefits. Told with his characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Emotional explores the new science of feelings and offers us an essential guide to making the most of one of nature’s greatest gifts.]]> 272 Leonard Mlodinow 1524747599 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.80 2022 Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking
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]]> <![CDATA[Mindset: The New Psychology of Success]]> 40745 A newer edition of this book can be found here.

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset � those who believe that abilities are fixed � are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset � those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.

In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love � to transform their lives and your own.]]> 276 Carol S. Dweck Ghalia 0 to-read 4.09 2006 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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]]> Intern: A Doctor's Initiation 1673934 Intern is Sandeep Jauhar's story of his days and nights in residency at a busy hospital in New York City, a trial that led him to question our every assumption about medical care today. Residency--and especially the first year, called internship--is legendary for its brutality. Working eighty hours or more per week, most new doctors spend their first year asking themselves why they wanted to be doctors in the first place.

Jauhar's internship was even more harrowing than most: he switched from physics to medicine in order to follow a more humane calling--only to find that medicine put patients' concerns last. He struggled to find a place among squadrons of cocky residents and doctors. He challenged the practices of the internship in The New York Times, attracting the suspicions of the medical bureaucracy. Then, suddenly stricken, he became a patient himself--and came to see that today's high-tech, high-pressure medicine can be a humane science after all.

Now a thriving cardiologist, Jauhar has all the qualities you'd want in your own doctor: expertise, insight, a feel for the human factor, a sense of humor, and a keen awareness of the worries that we all have in common. His beautifully written memoir explains the inner workings of modern medicine with rare candor and insight.

"In Jauhar's wise memoir of his two-year ordeal of doubt and sleep deprivation at a New York hospital, he takes readers to the heart of every young physician's hardest test: to become a doctor yet remain a human being." � Time]]> 320 Sandeep Jauhar 0374146594 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.73 2007 Intern: A Doctor's Initiation
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]]> The Fault in Our Stars 11870085
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]> 313 John Green Ghalia 0 to-read 4.13 2012 The Fault in Our Stars
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]]> <![CDATA[The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right]]> 6667514 The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third.

In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from disaster response to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds.

An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get things right.]]> 208 Atul Gawande 0805091742 Ghalia 5 4.00 2009 The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
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]]> <![CDATA[Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers]]> 32145 Stiff an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.]]> 304 Mary Roach 0393324826 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.06 2003 Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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]]> <![CDATA[Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader]]> 21413975
� Redefine your job in order to make more strategic contributions
� Diversify your network so that you connect to, and learn from, a bigger range of stakeholders
� Become more playful with your self-concept, allowing your familiar—and possibly outdated—leadership style to evolve

Ibarra turns the usual “think first and then act� philosophy on its head by arguing that doing these three things will help you learn through action and will increase what she calls your outsight —the valuable external perspective you gain from direct experiences and experimentation. As opposed to insight, outsight will then help change the way you think as a about what kind of work is important; how you should invest your time; why and which relationships matter in informing and supporting your leadership; and, ultimately, who you want to become.

Packed with self-assessments and practical advice to help define your most pressing leadership challenges, this book will help you devise a plan of action to become a better leader and move your career to the next level. It’s time to learn by doing.]]> 200 Herminia Ibarra 1422184129 Ghalia 3 audiobook Particularly likes the chapter about building strong work relationships]]> 3.82 2015 Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
author: Herminia Ibarra
name: Ghalia
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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Good tips on how to advance one's careers...
Particularly likes the chapter about building strong work relationships
]]> <![CDATA[Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success]]> 16158498 Give and Take highlights what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common.

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return.

Using his own pioneering research as Wharton's youngest tenured professor, Grant shows that these styles have a surprising impact on success. Although some givers get exploited and burn out, the rest achieve extraordinary results across a wide range of industries. Combining cutting-edge evidence with captivating stories, this landmark book shows how one of America's best networkers developed his connections, why the creative genius behind one of the most popular shows in television history toiled for years in anonymity, how a basketball executive responsible for multiple draft busts transformed his franchise into a winner, and how we could have anticipated Enron's demise four years before the company collapsed - without ever looking at a single number.

Praised by bestselling authors such as Dan Pink, Tony Hsieh, Dan Ariely, Susan Cain, Dan Gilbert, Gretchen Rubin, Bob Sutton, David Allen, Robert Cialdini, and Seth Godin-as well as senior leaders from Google, McKinsey, Merck, Estee Lauder, Nike, and NASA - Give and Take highlights what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common. This landmark book opens up an approach to success that has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.]]> 320 Adam M. Grant 0670026557 Ghalia 0 currently-reading 4.05 2013 Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
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]]> <![CDATA[Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't]]> 76865
The Challenge
Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?

The Study
For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?

The Standards
Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck.

The Comparisons
The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good?

The Findings
The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include:
Level 5 Leaders: The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness.

The Hedgehog Concept (Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.

A Culture of Discipline: When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology.

The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap.]]> 300 Jim Collins 0066620996 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.12 2001 Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
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]]> <![CDATA[Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die]]> 69242 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to improve your idea's chances--essential reading in the "fake news" era.

Mark Twain once observed, "A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on." His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus news stories circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--entrepreneurs, teachers, politicians, and journalists--struggle to make them "stick."

In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the human scale principle, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, and creating curiosity gaps. Along the way, we discover that sticky messages of all kinds--from the infamous "kidney theft ring" hoax to a coach's lessons on sportsmanship to a vision for a new product at Sony--draw their power from the same six traits.

Made to Stick will transform the way you communicate. It's a fast-paced tour of success stories (and failures): the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of the Mother Teresa Effect; the elementary-school teacher whose simulation actually prevented racial prejudice.

Provocative, eye-opening, and often surprisingly funny, Made to Stick shows us the vital principles of winning ideas--and tells us how we can apply these rules to making our own messages stick.]]> 291 Chip Heath 1400064287 Ghalia 0 audiobook 3.98 2006 Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
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]]> <![CDATA[The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance]]> 57863475
The Director of West Point’s Performance Psychology Program shares the secrets of mental toughness and self-belief in this new definitive guide to mastering confidence, the key to performance in any field.

“Studying confidence with Dr. Zinsser helped me win two Super Bowls. I recommend The Confident Mind to competitors everywhere.� —Eli Manning

Dr. Nate Zinsser has spent his career training the minds of the U.S. Military Academy’s cadets as they prepare to lead and perform when the stakes are the very highest—on the battlefield. Alongside this work, he has coached world-class athletes including a Super Bowl MVP, numerous Olympic medalists, professional ballerinas, NHL All-Stars, and college All-Americans, teaching them to overcome pressure and succeed on the biggest stages.

Dr. Zinsser has come to understand that one single trait above all others makes peak performance possible: confidence, or the belief in oneself. Whether your mission involves leading a platoon into combat, returning an opponent’s serve, or delivering a sales pitch to a roomful of skeptical prospects, you perform best when you are so certain about your abilities that your flow of fear, doubts, and confusion slows to the barest minimum. What’s more, Dr. Zinsser has come to understand that confidence is a skill that can be taught, improved, and applied by anyone to enhance nearly every aspect of our lives and careers.

Now, for the first time, Dr. Zinsser distills his research and years of experience, offering a fascinating guide to the science of confidence and providing readers with a practical, step-by-step program to best harness their belief in themselves to achieve success in any field. The Confident Mind is a complete guide to confidence: how to understand it, how to build it, how to protect it, and how to rely upon it when your performance matters most.]]> 352 Nate Zinsser 0063014831 Ghalia 3 audiobook 4.25 The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance
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Some good tips on how to feel confident especially on performance days ... Did not personally like that the major examples are from sports but it is understandable just because of the author's experience. Particularly likes the PES which stands for Progress, Effort and successes that you can write down on daily basis to uplift your confidence and energy.
]]> <![CDATA[Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)]]> 8855321
Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why.

Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything.

Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations—and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.]]> 592 James S.A. Corey 1841499889 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.30 2011 Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS]]> 29429295 The definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic from the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary How to Survive a Plague.

A riveting, powerful telling of the story of the grassroots movement of activists, many of them in a life-or-death struggle, who seized upon scientific research to help develop the drugs that turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease. Ignored by public officials, religious leaders, and the nation at large, and confronted with shame and hatred, this small group of men and women chose to fight for their right to live by educating themselves and demanding to become full partners in the race for effective treatments. Around the globe, 16 million people are alive today thanks to their efforts.

Not since the publication of Randy Shilts's classic And the Band Played On has a book measured the AIDS plague in such brutally human, intimate, and soaring terms.

In dramatic fashion, we witness the founding of ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group), and the rise of an underground drug market in opposition to the prohibitively expensive (and sometimes toxic) AZT. We watch as these activists learn to become their own researchers, lobbyists, drug smugglers, and clinicians, establishing their own newspapers, research journals, and laboratories, and as they go on to force reform in the nation s disease-fighting agencies.

With his unparalleled access to this community David France illuminates the lives of extraordinary characters, including the closeted Wall Street trader-turned-activist, the high school dropout who found purpose battling pharmaceutical giants in New York, the South African physician who helped establish the first officially recognized buyers club at the height of the epidemic, and the public relations executive fighting to save his own life for the sake of his young daughter.

Expansive yet richly detailed, this is an insider's account of a pivotal moment in the history of American civil rights. Powerful, heart-wrenching, and finally exhilarating, How to Survive a Plague is destined to become an essential part of the literature of AIDS.]]> 640 David France 0307700631 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.43 2016 How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS
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]]> Cloud Cuckoo Land 56783258 When everything is lost, it’s our stories that survive.

How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds.

Constantinople, 1453:
An orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love.

Idaho, 2020:
An impoverished, idealistic kid seeks revenge on a world that’s crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans?

Unknown, Sometime in the Future:
With her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all for guidance.

Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like its predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection.]]> 626 Anthony Doerr 1982168439 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.24 2021 Cloud Cuckoo Land
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]]> <![CDATA[Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work]]> 58064702
Few would disagree that inclusion is both the right thing to do and good for business. Then why are we so terrible at it? If we believe in the morality and the profitability of including people of diverse and underestimated backgrounds in the workplace, why don’t we do it? Because, explains Ruchika Tulshyan in this eye-opening book, we don’t realize that inclusion takes awareness, intention, and regular practice. Inclusion doesn’t just happen; we have to work at it. Tulshyan presents inclusion best practices, showing how leaders and organizations can meaningfully promote inclusion and diversity.

Tulshyan centers the workplace experience of women of color, who are subject to both gender and racial bias. It is at the intersection of gender and race, she shows, that we discover the kind of inclusion policies that benefit all. Tulshyan debunks the idea of the “level playing field� and explains how leaders and organizations can use their privilege for good by identifying and exposing bias, knowing that they typically have less to lose in speaking up than a woman of color does. She explains why “leaning in� doesn’t work—and dismantling structural bias does; warns against hiring for “culture fit,� arguing for “culture add� instead; and emphasizes the importance of psychological safety in the workplace—you need to know that your organization has your back. With this important book, Tulshyan shows us how we can make progress toward inclusion and diversity—and we must start now.]]> 296 Ruchika T. Malhotra 0262046555 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.28 Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work
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]]> ألف شمس مشرقة 9596414
لا يمكن قراءة هذه الرواية ـ التي صدرت عن دار دال للنشر بترجمة جيدة لمها سعود ـ إلا ويشعر القارئ أنه مخطوف الأنفاس، وبأنه في قلب الجحيم، لدرجة تساءلتُ مراراً: أليس من المعقول أن يكون الجحيم هو الحياة على الأرض، وبأن البشر واهمون إذ يتخيلون أن الجحيم هو في مكان آخر!!

صحيح أن القصة التي تدور حولها أحداث الرواية، عن امرأتين أفغانيتين، مريم وليلى، مريم ابنة الحرام، لرجل أفغاني ثري، له ثلاث زوجات، لكنه وإثر علاقة عابرة مع امرأة وضيعة، وجد نفسه أباً لطفلة، لم يجرؤ على الاعتراف بها، لأنه سيشوه سمعته وسمعة زوجاته الثلاث وأبنائه، فعاشت مريم مع أمها، حياة بائسة لكنها كانت تحب والدها كثيراً، وتحلم أنه ذات يوم سوف يفتح له بيتها.. لكنه وبعد وفاة أمها منتحرة، أسرع بتزويجها من رجل يكبرها بأكثر من ثلاثين سنة، أرمل وله ابن توفي غرقاً.. تذعن مريم لمشيئة والدها وتكتم ألمها ، وتعيش مع زوجها خادمة.. ولم تنجح بأن تنجب له ولداً، فاتخذ من ذلك عذراً لضربها وتحقيرها ومعاملتها كما لو أنها حيوان، وتَفجّر حقده عليها ساحقاً ومروعاً، لدرجة أنه أجبرها ذات يوم أن تمضغ الحصى رغماً عنها، مستمتعاً بصوت تكسّر أسنانها..

ليلى هي زوجته الثانية، التي شهدت موت أسرتها، بسبب الحرب الدائرة بين المجاهدين والسوفيت، والتي لم تمت بالصدفة رغم إصابتها بشظية في ظهرها، ليلى التي كانت حاملا من طارق، الشاب الذي أحبته والتي أفقدته الحرب ساقاً..]]> 415 Khaled Hosseini Ghalia 5 fiction و يا إلهي ما أشد الألم بعد هذا الكتاب ..
قصة تلامس القلب و تشدنا لتاريخ هذا البلد و لفهمه من كاتب جد مثقف .
الشيء الوحيد الذي عبته على الكتاب هو المقاطع التي تصف العلاقات الجسدية لابطال القصة لأنها تجعلها غير ملائمة للجيل الأصغر عمرا.
أما البالغون فعلى الجميع قراءة هذا الكتاب رجالا و نساء]]> 4.43 2007 ألف شمس مشرقة
author: Khaled Hosseini
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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لأول مرة في حياتي اقرأ كتابا كاملا في يوم واحد ...
و يا إلهي ما أشد الألم بعد هذا الكتاب ..
قصة تلامس القلب و تشدنا لتاريخ هذا البلد و لفهمه من كاتب جد مثقف .
الشيء الوحيد الذي عبته على الكتاب هو المقاطع التي تصف العلاقات الجسدية لابطال القصة لأنها تجعلها غير ملائمة للجيل الأصغر عمرا.
أما البالغون فعلى الجميع قراءة هذا الكتاب رجالا و نساء
]]> شقة في باريس 55453132 شقّةٌ جميلة في قلب المدينة التي يُمكن لكلّ شيء أن يحدث فيها...
مادلين، شرطية سابقة، جاءت لترتاح فيه وتضمّد جراحها قبل أن تواجه أحد القرارات الأكثر أهمية في حياتها. غاسبار، كاتبٌ مسرحي معروف، استأجرها ليكتب في عزلةٍ وهدوء.
ننتيجة خطأ في الحجز، تضطرّ مادلين وغاسبار أن يتشاركا الشقة لبضعة أيام، ولا يزال يحوم فيها شبح المالك السابق، الرسّام الشهير شون لورينز. مسحورَين بعبقريته ومفتونَين بمسيرته الفنية، يقرّر هذان المكدودان توحيد طاقاتهما لكشف سرّ هذا الفنان الغامض، وينطلقان في رحلة سيكتشفان فيها ذاتَيهما أولاً، والتي ستغيّرهما إلى الأبد.
قصّة مشوّقة يُدمنها القارئ،
شخصيات ينجذب إليها،
عالم إبداع يشدّه إلى سحره.
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"تفوّق ميسو هذه السنة وقدّم قصّة مثيرة يحاذي فيها الفنّ والنور والجمال الجانب الأكثر ظلمة في الإنسان". (جريدة لوجورنال دو كيبيك)
"إنّه نجاحٌ تامّ. إنّه كتاب النضج والجرأة". (بيرنار لوهو � إذاعة إر تي إل)
"الحبكة الروائية رائعة، مُحكمة من البداية إلى النهاية، نهاية، تجعلنا نُدهش مرّة أخرى بخيال هذا الروائي الاستثنائي". (بيرنار توماسون - إذاعة فرانس أنفو)]]> 464 Guillaume Musso Ghalia 4 fiction 4.06 2017 شقة في باريس
author: Guillaume Musso
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2022/07/05
date added: 2022/07/28
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]]> نداء الملاك 23596961 511 Guillaume Musso 9953687358 Ghalia 3 ليست بروعة و بعد ... أو شقة في باريس]]> 3.98 2011 نداء الملاك
author: Guillaume Musso
name: Ghalia
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2022/07/28
date added: 2022/07/28
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رواية بنفس نمط كتابة ميسو المشوق .. هي مشوقة لكني لم أحب القصة كثيرا .. إضافة إلى اني أحسست أنها خلت من الفكرة أو الرسالة للقارئ...
ليست بروعة و بعد ... أو شقة في باريس
]]> <![CDATA[Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones]]> 40244063 The instant New York Times bestseller. Over 1 million copies sold!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
- make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
- overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- design your environment to make success easier;
- get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 306 James Clear Ghalia 4 4.41 2018 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
author: James Clear
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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Very helpful book with great advice and tips on how to form habits
]]> وبعد 10313242
Bernard Lehut-RTL

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كان عمره ثمان سنوات عندما غطس ناتان في بحيرة متجلّدة لمساعدة صديقته، البنت الصغيرة. وصل إلى شفير الموت وتوقف قلبه. لكن بعكس كل التوقعات عاد إلى الحياة.

بعد 20 سنة أصبح ناتان واحداً من المحامين اللامعين. ونسى كل ما يتعلق بتلك الحادثة. والبنت التي أنقذها من الموت صارت زوجته التي أحبّها بشغف، ورغم أنها تركته إلا أنه لا يزال يشتاق إليها كثيرًا.

لم يكن ناتان يعرف أن الذين يعودون من الجانب الآخر للحياة لا يبقون كما كانوا. وهاهو اليوم، وهو يعيش حياة النجاح والشهرة والمال.. جاء الوقت لكى يعرف لماذا عاد!

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كل رواية لغيوم ميسّو حَدَث، ينتظره ملايين القراء وهذه أول مرة تترجم رواية له إلى العربية.
هذه الرواية "وبعد" التي ترجمت إلى أكثر من عشرين لغة وتحولت إلى فيلم، تعتبر من أجمل ما كتب ميسّو. إنها رواية عن الحب والعلاقات الإنسانية، والخوف من الموت، والحيرة أمام ما لا تستطيع تفسيره. في سياق من الكتابة السلسة والتصاعد الدرامي تنقلنا الرواية إلى الإحساس بأن مفاجآت الحياة أكثر بكثير مما يمكن أن نتوقعه!]]> 382 Guillaume Musso 995368488X Ghalia 5 كم تتغير طريقة تفكيرنا و اتخاذنا للقرارات اذا ما اتخذنا بالحسبان أن الموت قريب ..
اقرووها.. جدير بنا أن نتذكر الموت القادم من حين إلى آخر... ربما كنتم أنتم و كنت أنا ممن سيغير تصرفا أو وجهة في الحياة اذا ما استذكرنا ..

أول تجربة مع غيوم ميسو و لن تكون الأخيرة]]> 3.82 2003 وبعد
author: Guillaume Musso
name: Ghalia
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2022/07/01
date added: 2022/07/07
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مؤثرة جدا و جميلة
كم تتغير طريقة تفكيرنا و اتخاذنا للقرارات اذا ما اتخذنا بالحسبان أن الموت قريب ..
اقرووها.. جدير بنا أن نتذكر الموت القادم من حين إلى آخر... ربما كنتم أنتم و كنت أنا ممن سيغير تصرفا أو وجهة في الحياة اذا ما استذكرنا ..

أول تجربة مع غيوم ميسو و لن تكون الأخيرة
]]> <![CDATA[Braver and Boulder (InvestiGators, #5)]]> 56978099
The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How can they be SECRET agents if everyone recognizes them?

But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about BOULDER BUDDIES...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators� past be trembling beneath the surface? Find out in their most stone-cold dangerous mission yet!]]> 208 John Patrick Green 1250220068 Ghalia 5 4.52 2022 Braver and Boulder (InvestiGators, #5)
author: John Patrick Green
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.52
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Off the Hook (InvestiGators, #3)]]> 51591623 InvestiGators Mango and Brash don their fanciest vests for the next mystery in the adventure series from John Patrick Green

Sewer-loving secret agents Mango and Brash fight for the GATOR good in this zany adventure that will have readers HOOKED!

The InvestiGators are the best crime-fighting duo in the world. But not even their hi-tech training programs can prepare them for the return of their greatest nemesis, Crackerdile, in a shocking new form! Even worse, he’s creating a team of super villains! Faced with the choice between saving themselves or catching the crooks, can Mango and Brash make sure the gator good prevails?]]> 208 John Patrick Green 1250220009 Ghalia 5 4.47 2021 Off the Hook (InvestiGators, #3)
author: John Patrick Green
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.47
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. (InvestiGators, #4)]]> 55780531 208 John Patrick Green 125022005X Ghalia 5 4.45 2021 Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. (InvestiGators, #4)
author: John Patrick Green
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.45
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]]> <![CDATA[Take the Plunge (InvestiGators, #2)]]> 52750945 Sewer-loving secret agents Mango and Brash are plunged into a new mystery—and a BIG mess.

S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through back up—and the InvestiGators take the blame for it!

Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?]]> 208 John Patrick Green 1250219981 Ghalia 5 4.38 2020 Take the Plunge (InvestiGators, #2)
author: John Patrick Green
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Perspectives (Cat Kid Comic Club #2)]]> 57386527 Cat Kid Comic Club is back in session in this groundbreaking graphic novel narrative by Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of Dog Man.

Flippy, Molly, Li'l Petey, and twenty-one baby frogs each have something to say. Naomi and Melvin don't see eye to eye and Poppy perceives the world differently than her siblings. Will the baby frogs figure out how to work together and appreciate one another's point of view -- both inside and outside the classroom?

The shenanigans are nonstop and the baby frogs' minicomics are funny and full of heart. Creating stories within a story, author and illustrator Dav Pilkey uses a variety of techniques -- including acrylic paints, colored pencils, Japanese calligraphy, photography, collage, gouache, watercolors, and much more -- to portray each frog's perspective. The kaleidoscope of art styles, paired with Pilkey's trademark storytelling and humor, fosters creativity, collaboration, independence, and empathy. Readers of all ages will relish this joyful graphic novel adventure.]]> 224 Dav Pilkey 1338784854 Ghalia 5 4.42 2021 Perspectives (Cat Kid Comic Club #2)
author: Dav Pilkey
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents]]> 51152447 The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.

“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power—which groups have it and which do not.�

In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings.

Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball’s Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others—she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity.]]> 544 Isabel Wilkerson 0593230256 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.52 2020 Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
author: Isabel Wilkerson
name: Ghalia
average rating: 4.52
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]]> <![CDATA[Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst]]> 31170723 Why do we do the things we do?

More than a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its evolutionary legacy.

And so the first category of explanation is the neurobiological one. A behavior occurs—whether an example of humans at our best, worst, or somewhere in between. What went on in a person's brain a second before the behavior happened? Then Sapolsky pulls out to a slightly larger field of vision, a little earlier in time: What sight, sound, or smell caused the nervous system to produce that behavior? And then, what hormones acted hours to days earlier to change how responsive that individual is to the stimuli that triggered the nervous system? By now he has increased our field of vision so that we are thinking about neurobiology and the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology in trying to explain what happened.

Sapolsky keeps going: How was that behavior influenced by structural changes in the nervous system over the preceding months, by that person's adolescence, childhood, fetal life, and then back to his or her genetic makeup? Finally, he expands the view to encompass factors larger than one individual. How did culture shape that individual's group, what ecological factors millennia old formed that culture? And on and on, back to evolutionary factors millions of years old.

The result is one of the most dazzling tours d'horizon of the science of human behavior ever attempted, a majestic synthesis that harvests cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines to provide a subtle and nuanced perspective on why we ultimately do the things we do ... for good and for ill. Sapolsky builds on this understanding to wrestle with some of our deepest and thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, morality and free will, and war and peace. Wise, humane, often very funny, Behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right.]]> 790 Robert M. Sapolsky 1594205078 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.39 2017 Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
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]]> Lost & Found: A Memoir 57800384 Lost & Found, she weaves the story of those relationships into a brilliant exploration of the role that loss and discovery play in all of our lives. The resulting book is part memoir, part guidebook to living in a world that is simultaneously full of wonder and joy and wretchedness and suffering--a world that always demands both our gratitude and our grief. A staff writer at The New Yorker and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Schulz writes with curiosity, tenderness, erudition, and wit about our finite yet infinitely complicated lives. Lost & Found is an enduring account of love in all its many forms from one of the great writers of our time.]]> 256 Kathryn Schulz 0525512462 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.08 2022 Lost & Found: A Memoir
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name: Ghalia
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]]> <![CDATA[Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life]]> 54860444 A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.

Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there's a psychological force just as powerful � yet almost nobody has heard of it. It's responsible for bringing groups of people together and pulling them apart, making certain goals attractive to some and not to others, and fueling cycles of anxiety and conflict. In Wanting, Luke Burgis draws on the work of French polymath René Girard to bring this hidden force to light and reveals how it shapes our lives and societies.

According to Girard, humans don't desire anything independently. Human desire is mimetic � we imitate what other people want. This affects the way we choose partners, friends, careers, clothes, and vacation destinations. Mimetic desire is responsible for the formation of our very identities. It explains the enduring relevancy of Shakespeare's plays, why Peter Thiel decided to be the first investor in Facebook, and why our world is growing more divided as it becomes more connected.

Wanting also shows that conflict does not arise because of our differences--it comes from our sameness. Because we learn to want what other people want, we often end up competing for the same things. Ignoring our large similarities, we cling to our perceived differences.

Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur, teacher, and student of classical philosophy and theology, Burgis shares tactics that help turn blind wanting into intentional wanting � not by trying to rid ourselves of desire, but by desiring differently. It's possible to be more in control of the things we want, to achieve more independence from trends and bubbles, and to find more meaning in our work and lives.

The future will be shaped by our desires. Wanting shows us how to desire a better one.]]> 304 Luke Burgis 1250262488 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.77 2021 Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual]]> 51136198 The ultimate guide on leadership from the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Extreme Ownership.

In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian sector, books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak.

But what if you are promoted into a new position leading your former peers? What if you don’t get selected for the leadership position you wanted? How do you overcome imposter syndrome, when you aren’t sure you should be leading? As a leader, how do you judiciously dole out punishment? What about reward? How do you build trust with your both your superiors and your subordinates? How do you deliver truthful criticism up and down the chain of command in a tactful and positive way?

These are all questions about leadership—the most complex of all human endeavors. And while there are books out there that provide solid leadership principles, books like Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership, there is no leadership field manual that provides a direct, situational, pragmatic how-to guide that anyone can instantly put to use.

Until now. Leadership Strategy and Tactics explains how to take leadership theory, quickly translate that theory into applicable strategy, and then put leadership into action at a tactical level. This book is the solution that leaders at every level need—not just to understand the leadership game, but also how to play the leadership game, and win it.]]> 312 Jocko Willink Ghalia 0 to-read 4.42 2020 Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual
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]]> <![CDATA[Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City]]> 57359691 The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America—from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott of The New York Times

Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolize Brooklyn’s gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city. As Dasani grows up, moving with her tight-knit family from shelter to shelter, this story goes back to trace the passage of Dasani’s ancestors from slavery to the Great Migration north. By the time Dasani comes of age, New York City’s homeless crisis is exploding as the chasm deepens between rich and poor.

In the shadows of this new Gilded Age, Dasani must lead her seven siblings through a thicket of problems: hunger, parental drug addiction, violence, housing instability, segregated schools, and the constant monitoring of the child-protection system. When, at age thirteen, Dasani enrolls at a boarding school in Pennsylvania, her loyalties are tested like never before. As she learns to “code switch� between the culture she left behind and the norms of her new town, Dasani starts to feel like a stranger in both places. Ultimately, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning the family you love?

By turns heartbreaking and revelatory, provocative and inspiring, Invisible Child tells an astonishing story about the power of resilience, the importance of family, and the cost of inequality. Based on nearly a decade of reporting, this book vividly illuminates some of the most critical issues in contemporary America through the life of one remarkable girl.]]> 602 Andrea Elliott 0812986946 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.71 2021 Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City
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]]> <![CDATA[The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills]]> 13330702
The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills—your skills, your kids� skills, your organization’s skills—in sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the world’s greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether you’re age 10 or 100, whether you’re on the sports field or the stage, in the classroom or the corner office, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, “How do I get better?�

Praise for The Little Book of Talent

� The Little Book of Talent should be given to every graduate at commencement,every new parent in a delivery room, every executive on the first day of work. It isa guidebook—beautiful in its simplicity and backed by hard science—for nurturing excellence.� —Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit

“It’s so juvenile to throw around hyperbolic terms such as ‘life-changing,� but there’s no other way to describe The Little Book of Talent . I was avidly trying new things within the first half hour of reading it and haven’t stopped since. Brilliant. And yes: life-changing.� —Tom Peters, co-author of In Search of Excellence]]> 160 Daniel Coyle 034553025X Ghalia 0 to-read 4.00 2012 The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
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]]> <![CDATA[The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else]]> 5771014 What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, businesspeople—and everyone else—with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.

Whether you're coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.

Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world's talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical-music academy in upstate New York—Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything.

� Deep Practice--Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn't know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice.

� Ignition--We all need a little motivation to get started. But what separates truly high achievers from the rest of the pack? A higher level of commitment—call it passion—born out of our deepest unconscious desires and triggered by certain primal cues. Understanding how these signals work can help you ignite passion and catalyze skill development.

� Master Coaching--What are the secrets of the world's most effective teachers, trainers, and coaches? Discover the four virtues that enable these "talent whisperers" to fuel passion, inspire deep practice, and bring out the best in their students.

These three elements work together within your brain to form myelin, a microscopic neural substance that adds vast amounts of speed and accuracy to your movements and thoughts. Scientists have discovered that myelin might just be the holy grail: the foundation of all forms of greatness, from Michelangelo's to Michael Jordan's. The good news about myelin is that it isn't fixed at birth; to the contrary, it grows, and like anything that grows, it can be cultivated and nourished.

Combining revelatory analysis with illuminating examples of regular people who have achieved greatness, this book will not only change the way you think about talent, but equip you to reach your own highest potential.]]> 288 Daniel Coyle 1598878735 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.01 2009 The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else
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]]> <![CDATA[The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups]]> 33517721 What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?

The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and reveals their secrets. He not only explains what makes such groups tick, but also identifies the key factors that can generate team cohesion in any walk of life. He examines the verbal and physical cues that bring people together. He determines specific strategies that encourage collaboration and build trust. And he offers cautionary tales of toxic cultures and advises how to reform them, above all demonstrating the extraordinary achievements that result when we know how to cooperate effectively.

]]> 304 Daniel Coyle 0804176981 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.23 2017 The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
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]]> القاهرة الجديدة 4591367 القاهرة الجديدة هي بداية كتابته عن مدينته المفضلة.]]> 218 Naguib Mahfouz 9770914886 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.07 1945 القاهرة الجديدة
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]]> The Beekeeper of Aleppo 43124137 The unforgettable love story of a mother blinded by loss and her husband who insists on their survival as they undertake the Syrian refugee trail to Europe.

Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo--until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain. On the way, Nuri is sustained by the knowledge that waiting for them is Mustafa, his cousin and business partner, who has started an apiary and is teaching fellow refugees in Yorkshire to keep bees.

As Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of souls. Above all, they must journey to find each other again.

Moving, powerful, compassionate, and beautifully written, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit. It is the kind of book that reminds us of the power of storytelling.]]> 317 Christy Lefteri 1984821210 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.14 2019 The Beekeeper of Aleppo
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]]> Dare to Lead 40109367 In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brené Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.

Leadership is not about titles, status and power over people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the potential in people and ideas, and developing that potential. This is a book for everyone who is ready to choose courage over comfort, make a difference and lead.

When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it and work to align authority and accountability. We don't avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into the vulnerability that’s necessary to do good work.

But daring leadership in a culture that's defined by scarcity, fear and uncertainty requires building courage skills, which are uniquely human. The irony is that we're choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the same time we're scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines can't do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection and courage to start.

Brené Brown spent the past two decades researching the emotions that give meaning to our lives. Over the past seven years, she found that leaders in organisations ranging from small entrepreneurial start-ups and family-owned businesses to non-profits, civic organisations and Fortune 50 companies, are asking the same questions:

How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders? And, how do you embed the value of courage in your culture?

Dare to Lead answers these questions and gives us actionable strategies and real examples from her new research-based, courage-building programme.

Brené writes, ‘One of the most important findings of my career is that courage can be taught, developed and measured. Courage is a collection of four skill sets supported by twenty-eight behaviours. All it requires is a commitment to doing bold work, having tough conversations and showing up with our whole hearts. Easy? No. Choosing courage over comfort is not easy. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and work. It's why we're here.’]]> 332 Brené Brown 147356252X Ghalia 0 to-read 4.17 2018 Dare to Lead
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]]> The Gifts of Imperfection 7015403 New York Times best seller, Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor and thought leader on vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living—a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.]]> 137 Brené Brown 159285849X Ghalia 0 to-read 4.25 2010 The Gifts of Imperfection
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]]> <![CDATA[Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead]]> 13588356 Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.� —Theodore Roosevelt

Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable, or to dare greatly. Whether the arena is a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation, we must find the courage to walk into vulnerability and engage with our whole hearts.

In Daring Greatly, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability. Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. The book that Dr. Brown’s many fans have been waiting for, Daring Greatly will spark a new spirit of truth—and trust—in our organizations, families, schools, and communities.]]> 287 Brené Brown 1592407331 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.29 2012 Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
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]]> عداء الطائرة الورقية 9596372 نبذة الناشر: عداء الطائرة الورقية عمل روائي لا ينسى يصحبنا في رحلة إلى أفغانستان منذ أواخر العصر الملكي وحتى صعود حركة طالبان واستيلائها على الحكم. إنها قصة صداقة تنشأ بين صبيين يشبان معًا في كابول، في دار واحدة، ولكن في عالمين مختلفين. فأمير هو ابن رجل أعمال ثري، أما حسن فهو ابن خادمهم الذي ينتمي إلى الهزاره، الأقلية العرقية المنبوذة. ولكن عندما يغزو السوفييت أفغانستان، ويهرب أمير ووالده من البلاد بحثًا عن حياة جديدة في الولايات المتحدة، ويظن أمير أنه نجح أخيرًا في الفرار من السر الذي يؤرقه، تعود ذكرى حسن لتطارده. عداء الطائرة الورقية رواية عن الصداقة، والخيانة، وثمن الوفاء. إنها رواية عن الروابط بين الآباء والأبناء، عن الحقيقية التي تتكشف مهما حاول الناس إخفاءها، تصف لنا ثراء الثقافة وجمال الطبيعة في بلاد صارت خرابًا. لكن مع الدمار، يمنحنا خالد حسيني الأمل، من خلال إيمان الرواية بقوة القراءة والحكي، ومن خلال الدرب المفتوح للتكفير عن الذنوب.]]> 368 Khaled Hosseini Ghalia 5 مشاعر طفولية بريئة .. ندم .. حزن .. ألم و أمل ..
نكبر و نحن صغار جدا ربما بعمر الخامسة أو السادسة.. و تظل طفولتنا تلاحقنا أينما ذهبنا.


اقتباسات:
الاطفال ليسوا كتب تلوين. لا يمكنك أن تملأهم بألوانك المفضلة.
في الثانية عشرة من عمري أصبحت ما أنا عليه الآن ..
تعلمت أن ما يقولونه عن الماضي.. عن قدرتك على دفنه خطأ لأن الماضي يشق طريقه...]]> 4.51 2003 عداء الطائرة الورقية
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أبكتني و أبكتني كثيرا ... صادقة طاهرة نقيه ... ستبقى و تقرأ لسنين .. لأنها رواية عني و عنك . رواية عن الإنسان ...
مشاعر طفولية بريئة .. ندم .. حزن .. ألم و أمل ..
نكبر و نحن صغار جدا ربما بعمر الخامسة أو السادسة.. و تظل طفولتنا تلاحقنا أينما ذهبنا.


اقتباسات:
الاطفال ليسوا كتب تلوين. لا يمكنك أن تملأهم بألوانك المفضلة.
في الثانية عشرة من عمري أصبحت ما أنا عليه الآن ..
تعلمت أن ما يقولونه عن الماضي.. عن قدرتك على دفنه خطأ لأن الماضي يشق طريقه...
]]> <![CDATA[The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships]]> 36638638
This book from Suzanne Stabile on the nine Enneagram types and how they behave and experience relationships will guide readers into deeper insights about themselves, their types, and others' personalities so that they can have healthier, more life-giving relationships. No one is better equipped than Suzanne Stabile, coauthor, with Ian Morgan Cron, of The Road Back to You, to share the Enneagram's wisdom on how relationships work—or don’t.

� Why do Sixes seem so intimidated and put off by Eights, who only wish the Sixes would stop mulling things over and take action?
� Why do Fives seem so unavailable, even to their closest family and friends, while Twos seem to feel everybody else’s feelings but their own and end up irritating people who don’t want their help?
� How in the world can Fours be so open and loving to you one day and restrained and distant other times?

The Enneagram not only answers these questions but gives us a way out of our usual finger pointing and judging of other people—and finding them wanting, perplexing, or impossible. Suzanne's generous, sometimes humorous, and always insightful approach reveals why all the types behave as they do. This book offers help in fostering more loving, mature, and compassionate relationships with everyone in our lives.]]> 208 Suzanne Stabile 0830846425 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.12 2018 The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships
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]]> <![CDATA[Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto)]]> 36507099
In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights:

� For social justice, focus on symmetry and risk sharing. You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations.
� Ethical rules aren’t universal. You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general.
� Minorities, not majorities, run the world. The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others.
� You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot. “Educated philistines� have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets.
� Beware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find). A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines.
� True religion is commitment, not just faith. How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it.

The phrase “skin in the game� is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly rich worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives. As Taleb says, “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice, and the ultimate BS-buster,� and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them.”]]> 304 Nassim Nicholas Taleb 042528462X Ghalia 0 to-read 3.87 2018 Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Incerto)
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]]> <![CDATA[Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
-Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
-Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear Ghalia 0 to-read 4.34 2018 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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]]> <![CDATA[Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know]]> 43848929 Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong.

How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true?

While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you'll hear the voices of people he interviewed--scientists, criminologists, military psychologists. Court transcripts are brought to life with re-enactments. You actually hear the contentious arrest of Sandra Bland by the side of the road in Texas. As Gladwell revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, and the suicide of Sylvia Plath, you hear directly from many of the players in these real-life tragedies. There's even a theme song - Janelle Monae's "Hell You Talmbout."

Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, 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.]]> 388 Malcolm Gladwell 0316478520 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.00 2019 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
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]]> <![CDATA[Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World]]> 55502857 A trailblazing, conversation-starting history of women's health--from the earliest medical ideas about women's illnesses to hormones and autoimmune diseases--brought together in a fascinating sweeping narrative.

Elinor Cleghorn became an unwell woman ten years ago. She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease after a long period of being told her symptoms were anything from psychosomatic to a possible pregnancy. As Elinor learned to live with her unpredictable disease she turned to history for answers, and found an enraging legacy of suffering, mystification, and misdiagnosis.

In Unwell Women, Elinor Cleghorn traces the almost unbelievable history of how medicine has failed women by treating their bodies as alien and other, often to perilous effect. The result is an authoritative and groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between women and medical practice, from the wandering womb of Ancient Greece to the rise of witch trials across Europe, and from the dawn of hysteria as a catchall for difficult-to-diagnose disorders to the first forays into autoimmunity and the shifting understanding of hormones, menstruation, menopause, and conditions like endometriosis.

Packed with character studies and case histories of women who have suffered, challenged, and rewritten medical orthodoxy--and the men who controlled their fate--this is a revolutionary examination of the relationship between women, illness, and medicine. With these case histories, Elinor pays homage to the women who suffered so strides could be made, and shows how being unwell has become normalized in society and culture, where women have long been distrusted as reliable narrators of their own bodies and pain. But the time for real change is long overdue: answers reside in the body, in the testimonies of unwell women--and their lives depend on medicine learning to listen.]]> 386 Elinor Cleghorn 0593182952 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.13 2021 Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World
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]]> <![CDATA[Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients]]> 55277917
Hardly anyone is happy with American healthcare these days. Patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills. Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes. Both parties blame our nation’s outdated and dysfunctional healthcare system. But that’s only part of the problem.

In this important and timely book, Dr. Robert Pearl shines a light on the unseen and often toxic culture of medicine. Today’s physicians have a surprising disdain for technology, an unhealthy obsession with status, and an increasingly complicated relationship with their patients. All of this can be traced back to their earliest experiences in medical school, where doctors inherit a set of norms, beliefs, and expectations that shape almost every decision they make, with profound consequences for the rest of us.

Uncaring draws an original and revealing portrait of what it’s actually like to be a doctor. It illuminates the complex and intimidating world of medicine for readers, and in the end offers a clear plan to save American healthcare.]]> 400 Robert Pearl 1541758277 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.90 Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients
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]]> <![CDATA[Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life]]> 55298407 320 Suzanne Koven 1324007141 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.88 2021 Letter to a Young Female Physician: Notes from a Medical Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men]]> 41104077
Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women�, diving into women’s lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, unforgettable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.]]> 448 Caroline Criado Pérez 1419729071 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.35 2019 Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
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]]> <![CDATA[Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions]]> 1713426
Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught?

Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?

Why do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are already full?

And how did we ever start spending $4.15 on a cup of coffee when, just a few years ago, we used to pay less than a dollar?

When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're in control. We think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we?

In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.

Not only do we make astonishingly simple mistakes every day, but we make the same "types" of mistakes, Ariely discovers. We consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. We fail to understand the profound effects of our emotions on what we want, and we overvalue what we already own. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable--making us "predictably" irrational.

From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, Ariely explains how to break through these systematic patterns of thought to make better decisions. "Predictably Irrational" will change the way we interact with the world--one small decision at a time.]]> 247 Dan Ariely Ghalia 4 I particularly liked their studies about cheating and how even normal people with great morale can choose to do things differently than their beliefs if not primed and reminded to stick to their values. Strongly recommend]]> 4.12 2008 Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
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Such a great book that everyone should read. ..Not as fascinating as thinking fast and slow ofcourse but close in ideas and shows additional examples and perspective. Great read for teachers , leaders, educators and everyone who encounters different people and personalities on daily basis.
I particularly liked their studies about cheating and how even normal people with great morale can choose to do things differently than their beliefs if not primed and reminded to stick to their values. Strongly recommend
]]> <![CDATA[The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose]]> 40949894 The inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance.Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun. One night, defending himself, he killed a man. At eighteen, he was sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole.But what should have been the end of his story became the beginning. Deciding to make something of his life, Chris embarked on a journey of self-improvement--reading, working out, learning languages, even starting a business. He wrote his Master a list of all he expected to accomplish or acquire. He worked his plan every day for years, and in his mid-thirties he did the he convinced a judge to reduce his sentence and became a free man. Today Chris is a successful social entrepreneur who employs returning citizens; a mentor; and a public speaker. He is the embodiment of second chances, and this is his unforgettable story.]]> 424 Chris Wilson Ghalia 0 to-read 4.62 2019 The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
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]]> <![CDATA[A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes]]> 30135182
Since scientists first read the human genome in 2001, it has been subject to all sorts of claims, counterclaims, and myths. In fact, as Adam Rutherford explains, our genomes should be read not as instruction manuals, but as epic poems. DNA determines far less than we have been led to believe about us as individuals, but vastly more about us as a species.

In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics, Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about history, and what history tells us about our genes. From Neanderthals to murder, from redheads to race, dead kings to plague, evolution to epigenetics, this is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be."]]> 419 Adam Rutherford 0297609378 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.01 2016 A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
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]]> The Gene: An Intimate History 27276428
The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a ‘unit of heredity�. It intersects with Darwin’s theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s. The gene transforms post-war biology. It reorganizes our understanding of sexuality, temperament, choice and free will. This is a story driven by human ingenuity and obsessive minds � from Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel to Francis Crick, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin, and the thousands of scientists still working to understand the code of codes.

This is an epic, moving history of a scientific idea coming to life, by the author of The Emperor of All Maladies. But woven through The Gene, like a red line, is also an intimate history � the story of Mukherjee’s own family and its recurring pattern of mental illness, reminding us that genetics is vitally relevant to everyday lives. These concerns reverberate even more urgently today as we learn to “read� and “write� the human genome � unleashing the potential to change the fates and identities of our children.

Majestic in its ambition, and unflinching in its honesty, The Gene gives us a definitive account of the fundamental unit of heredity � and a vision of both humanity’s past and future.]]> 592 Siddhartha Mukherjee Ghalia 0 to-read 4.34 2016 The Gene: An Intimate History
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]]> <![CDATA[Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know]]> 55539565 Think Again is a book about the benefit of doubt, and about how we can get better at embracing the unknown and the joy of being wrong. Evidence has shown that creative geniuses are not attached to one identity, but constantly willing to rethink their stances and that leaders who admit they don't know something and seek critical feedback lead more productive and innovative teams.

New evidence shows us that as a mindset and a skilllset, rethinking can be taught and Grant explains how to develop the necessary qualities to do it. Section 1 explores why we struggle to think again and how we can learn to do it as individuals, arguing that 'grit' alone can actually be counterproductive. Section 2 discusses how we can help others think again through learning about 'argument literacy'. And the final section 3 looks at how schools, businesses and governments fall short in building cultures that encourage rethinking.

In the end, learning to rethink may be the secret skill to give you the edge in a world changing faster than ever.]]> 307 Adam M. Grant 1984878107 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.12 2021 Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
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]]> <![CDATA[The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time]]> 25387895 From the New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind, a compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists—and the people who fall for their cons over and over again

While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true conmen—the Bernie Madoffs, the Jim Bakkers, the Lance Armstrongs—are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it, over and over again? These are the questions that journalist and psychologist Maria Konnikova tackles in her mesmerizing new book.

From multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, Konnikova pulls together a selection of fascinating stories to demonstrate what all cons share in common, drawing on scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. Insightful and gripping, the book brings readers into the world of the con, examining the relationship between artist and victim. The Confidence Game asks not only why we believe con artists, but also examines the very act of believing and how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us.]]> 352 Maria Konnikova 0525427414 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.61 2015 The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
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]]> Direct Red 6218951 0 Gabriel Weston 0224085638 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.66 2009 Direct Red
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]]> Suicide: A Study in Sociology 58095
Emile Durkheim’s Suicide addresses the phenomenon of suicide and its social causes. Written by one of the world’s most influential sociologists, this classic argues that suicide primarily results from a lack of integration of the individual into society. Suicide provides readers with an understanding of the impetus for suicide and its psychological impact on the victim, family, and society.]]> 405 Émile Durkheim Ghalia 0 to-read 3.87 1897 Suicide: A Study in Sociology
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]]> المغالطات المنطقية 17840419 و على الرغم من مرور أكثر من ربع قرن على نشأة المنطق غير الصوري فإنه مازال في طور التكوين تصطرع فيه تيارات متباينة و تتنازعه اتجاهات مختلفة، و مازال يتلمس طريقه و يفتش عن هويته.]]> 424 عادل مصطفى 9774990773 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.23 2007 المغالطات المنطقية
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]]> <![CDATA[أتكلم جميع اللغات، لكن بالعربية]]> 17450696
يرى كيليطو أننا لا نتحرّر من لغتنا التي تربّينا عليها في أسرتنا، والتي اعتدناها وألِفناها. فهي حتى إن كانت في حالة كمون، فإنها تظل متربصة في المناسبات جميعها. على هذا النحو فإن كل متكلم يعبّر باللغات الأجنبية انطلاقا من لغته التي يمكن التعرّف عليها عن طريق نبرة شاذة أو لفظ أو تركيب، وأيضا عن طريق النظرة وسمات الوجه (أجل، لِلُغة وجه). مهما كانت الكلمات الأجنبية التي أتلفظها، تظل العربية مسموعة من خلالها كعلامة لا تَمّحي. أتكلم اللغات جميعها، لكن بالعربية بكل أسف، لست أنا صاحب هذه القولة الجميلة، لست صاحبها بالتمام. فهي اقتباس معدل لمقطع من يوميات كافكا الذي يورد هو بدوره قول فنانة من براغ: «أترون.. إنني أتكلم اللغات جميعها، لكن بالييديش».
(alqabas.com.kw)]]> 120 Abdelfattah Kilito 9954511474 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.52 2013 أتكلم جميع اللغات، لكن بالعربية
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]]> همس الجنون 5996786
"ما الجنون؟؟ إنه فيما يبدو حالة غامضة كالحياة والموت، تستطيع أن تعرف الكثير عنها إذا أنت نظرت إليها من الخارج، أما الباطن، أما الجوهر، فسر مغلق. وصار هنا يعرف الآن أنه نزل ضيفاً بعض الوقت بالخانكه ويذكر، الآن أيضاً، ماضي حياته كما يذكره العقلاء جميعاً، وكما يعرف حاضره، أما تلك الفترة القصيرة، قصيرة كانت والحمد لله، فيقف وعيه حيال ذكرياتها ذاهلاً حائراً لا يدري من أمرها شيئاً تطمئن إليه النفس. كانت رحلة إلى عالم أثيري عجيب. مليء بالضباب، تتخايل لعينيه منه وجوه لا تتضح معالمها، كلما حاول أن يسلط عليها بصيصاً من نور الذاكرة ولّت هاربة فابتلعتها الظلمة. وتجيء أذنيه منه أحياناً ما يشبه الهمهمة وما إن يرهف السمع ليميّز مواقعها حتى تفر متراجعة صمتاً وحيرة. ضاعت تلك الفترة السحرية بما حفلت من لذة وألم، حتى الذين عاصروا عهدها العجيب. قد أسدلوا عليها ستاراً كثيفاً من الصمت والتجاهل لحكمة لا تخفى، فاندثرت دون أن يتاح لها مؤرخ أمين يحدث بأعاجيبها. ترى كيف حدثت؟! متى وقعت؟ كيف أدرك الناس أن هذا العقل غدا شيئاً غير العقل؟ وأن صاحبه أمسى فرداً شاذاً يجب عزله بعيداً عن الناس كأنه الحيوان المفترس".
يقول نجيب محفوظ في إحدى مقابلاته بأن متعته الكبرى تلك الساعات التي كان يجلس فيها على ناصية حي من الأحياء الشعبية. وذاك حقاً ما يحس به القارئ وذلك عند مضيه في قراءة نجيب محفوظ من خلال مجموعته القصصية "همس الجنون". لم يكن ذاك الكاتب مجرد ناقل لتلك الصور التي حرّكت مشاهد سردياته الحكائية؛ إلا أنه كان متقناً في تصويره للنفس الإنسانية على اختلاف الشخصيات التي حفلت بها قصصه. كان صادقاً إلى حد يجعل القارئ وقد انسلخ عن مكانه منتقلاً والكاتب إلى عالمه المليء بتلك الحكايات التي تمثّل بتحليلاتها وباسترسالاتها جزءاً من الواقع، بل الواقع كله.]]> 319 Naguib Mahfouz 9770916080 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.73 1948 همس الجنون
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference]]> 50734400 Race is not a biological reality.
Racism thrives on our not knowing this.

Racist pseudoscience has become so commonplace that it can be hard to spot. But its toxic effects on society are plain to see—feeding white nationalism, fueling hatred, endangering lives, and corroding our discourse on everything from sports to intelligence. Even well-intentioned people repeat stereotypes based on “science,� because cutting-edge genetics are hard to grasp—and all too easy to distort. Paradoxically, these misconceptions are multiplying even as scientists make unprecedented discoveries in human genetics—findings that, when accurately understood, are powerful evidence against racism. We’ve never had clearer answers about who we are and where we come from, but this knowledge is sorely needed in our casual conversations about race.

How to Argue With a Racist emphatically dismantles outdated notions of race by illuminating what modern genetics actually can and can’t tell us about human difference. We now know that the racial categories still dividing us do not align with observable genetic differences. In fact, our differences are so minute that, most of all, they serve as evidence of our shared humanity.]]> 224 Adam Rutherford 1615196714 Ghalia 0 to-read 3.85 2020 How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
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]]> <![CDATA[A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future]]> 53916142 See the world. Then make it better.

I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate how extraordinary.

As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity.

I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake - and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right.

We have one final chance to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited.

All we need is the will to do so.]]> 272 David Attenborough 1538719983 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.51 2020 A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
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]]> <![CDATA[You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters]]> 45892276 Who listens to you?

New York Times contributor Kate Murphy asked people on five continents this question, and the response was typically a long, awkward pause. People struggled to come up with someone, anyone, who truly listened to them without glazing over, glancing down at a phone, or jumping in to offer an opinion. Many admitted that they, themselves, weren’t very good listeners, and most couldn’t even describe what it meant to be a good listener.

Despite living in a world where technology allows constant digital communication and opportunities to connect, it seems no one is really listening or even knows how. And it’s making us lonelier, more isolated, and less tolerant than ever before. A listener by trade, Murphy wanted to know how we got here.

In this illuminating and often humorous deep dive, Murphy explains why we’re not listening, what it’s doing to us, and how we can reverse the trend. She makes accessible the psychology, neuroscience, and sociology of listening while also introducing us to some of the best listeners out there (including a CIA agent, focus-group moderator, bartender, radio producer, and top furniture salesman).

While listening is often regarded as talking’s meek counterpart, Murphy discovered it’s actually the more powerful position in communication. We learn when we listen. It’s how we connect, cooperate, empathize, and fall in love. Listening is something we do or don’t do every day. While we might take listening for granted, how well we listen, to whom, and under what circumstances determines who we are and the paths we take in life.

Equal parts cultural observation, scientific exploration, and rousing call to action that’s full of practical advice, You’re Not Listening is to listening what Susan Cain’s Quiet was to introversion. It’s time to stop talking and start listening.]]> 278 Kate Murphy 1250297192 Ghalia 0 to-read 4.08 2020 You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters
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