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  HABITS OF THE CRITICAL THINKER...

  Phil Barton

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  Did you know you were constantly being manipulated without even realizing it? And that when you make a decision you don't consider relevant information, but only information that confirms your beliefs? Would you like to increase your intelligence?  
  In this book, you will learn about and use critical thinking effectively and thereby strengthen your sense of self-confidence.  
  You are what you believe. Everything you do, how you feel or what you want, is determined by your beliefs. As we have evolved as human beings, we have learned to convey information and beliefs through language, and for this very reason, many of the beliefs you hold right now are not based on objective information or personal experiences, but on transmitted information. from other people.  
  The worst thing you can do to your mind is to accept information and beliefs as true without analyzing their veracity. Thanks to this book, you will find a valid ally in the face of any information or story that life offers you: critical thinking.

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  The Varieties of Religious...

  William James

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  There can be no doubt that as a matter of fact a religious life, exclusively pursued, does tend to make the person exceptional and eccentric. I speak not now of your ordinary religious believer, who follows the conventional observances of his country, whether it be Buddhist, Christian, or Mohammedan. His religion has been made for him by others, communicated to him by tradition, determined to fixed forms by imitation, and retained by habit. It would profit us little to study this second-hand religious life. We must make search rather for the original experiences which were the pattern-setters to all this mass of suggested feeling and imitated conduct. These experiences we can only find in individuals for whom religion exists not as a dull habit, but as an acute fever rather. But such individuals are "geniuses" in the religious line; and like many other geniuses who have brought forth fruits effective enough for commemoration in the pages of biography, such religious geniuses have often shown symptoms of nervous instability. Even more perhaps than other kinds of genius, religious leaders have been subject to abnormal psychical visitations. Invariably they have been creatures of exalted emotional sensibility. Often they have led a discordant inner life, and had melancholy during a part of their career. They have known no measure, been liable to obsessions and fixed ideas; and frequently they have fallen into trances, heard voices, seen visions, and presented all sorts of peculiarities which are ordinarily classed as pathological. Often, moreover, these pathological features in their career have helped to give them their religious authority and influence.

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  Hillbilly Elegy - A Memoir of a...

  J. D. Vance

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  Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story... 
  From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as Vice President, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class. 
  THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
  "You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist 
  "A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal 
  "Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York Times 
  Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck. 
  The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history. 
  A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.

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  Accidental Tyrant - The Life of...

  Fyodor Tertitskiy

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  Kim Il-sung was the enigmatic architect of North Korea. His life is an extraordinary tale of improbable success: once a barely educated guerrilla fighter, he rose to lead the nation at the young age of thirty-three. Against all odds, he established a horrifyingly stable dictatorial regime, one that still struggles to provide for its people, yet could obliterate Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and much of East Asia in nuclear strikes. 
   
   
   
  Based on extensive new sources in Korean, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese, Fyodor Tertitskiy tells the unlikely story of one of the twentieth century's most brutal but little-known dictators, from his early life in Japanese Korea to the lasting repercussions of his autocratic rule today. Tertitskiy showcases Kim's political prowess in gaining autonomy from the USSR; explores how his inept economic policy led to catastrophic famine; and highlights how he implemented a system of hereditary rule, paving the way for today's 'Supreme Leader', Kim Jong-un, to assume power and continue his grandfather's vision. 
   
   
   
  Accidental Tyrant serves as a stark cautionary tale, underscoring that the triumph of liberty is never guaranteed. Met with insufficient resistance, even the most unlikely leader can build a regime of repression and privation that long outlives its founder.

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  Thus Spoke Zarathustra - A Book...

  Friedrich Nietzsche

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  A Revolutionary Philosophical Masterpiece (Audiobook Edition) 
   Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a profound exploration of humanity’s potential for self-overcoming and the search for meaning in a godless world. Presented in powerful spoken form, Nietzsche’s ideas come alive through the voice of Zarathustra, delivering a poetic and provocative vision of living authentically and embracing life’s challenges with courage and creativity. 
  Key Themes 
   The Übermensch: Nietzsche introduces the concept of the Übermensch (Overman), a figure who transcends conventional morality and creates their own values. 
   The Death of God: A reflection on the implications of a world without divine authority and the necessity of finding new meaning. 
   Eternal Recurrence: The idea of living as if each moment will repeat infinitely, fully embracing existence. 
   The Will to Power: A celebration of the creative force that drives individuals toward greatness and self-realization. 
  Why Listen to This Work? 
   Thus Spoke Zarathustra remains a cornerstone of modern philosophy and literature. In audio form, Nietzsche’s poetic language and visionary ideas become even more immediate and compelling. This audiobook invites listeners to question accepted norms, reflect deeply on life’s purpose, and explore the power of personal transformation.

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  Stop Overthinking - Eliminate...

  Andrew Alcott

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  Do you want to learn how to stop negative thinking, reduce anxiety and stress? 
  Overthinking, according to experts, is like a hamster wheel, as one hamster gets off, another takes its position, and the wheel goes on spinning. Overthinking is adaptive, once it is conveyed to healthy objectives and real issues with attainable solutions. On the other hand, for a lot of people out there, this process stops working. We are here to discuss the bad results of overthinking; obsession, rumination, and worry.  
  Worrying refers to the feeling of troubled or being too much worried on a problem or situation. With too much worrying, your body and mind go into overdrive because you keep on focusing on the things that may occur.  
  In the middle of too much worrying, you may experience stress, anxiety, or even panic. Usually, this occurs during waking hours. A lot of people are experiencing this condition tell of feeling a sense of unrealistic panics and alarm or looming doom that just augments their worries.  
   Here it is what you will find inside: 
  * DIFFERENT CAUSES OF OVER-THINKING  
  * THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OVERTHINKING, ANXIETY, STRESS, AND NEGATIVE THINKING 
  * SCHEDULE THINKING TIME. 
  * SET TIME LIMITS FOR MAKING DECISIONS. 
  * CHALLENGING YOUR THOUGHTS 
  * DECLUTTER YOUR ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER  
  * EXAMPLES OF THOUGHT MODIFICATION  
  * NEGATIVE THINKING DISORDERS 
  * MANAGING YOUR MINDSET: SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS 
   This book covers all these, and much more. 
   So what are you waiting for?   
   Scroll up, click on "Buy Now with 1-Click."

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