Generations have grown up knowing that the equation E=mc2 changed the shape of our world, but never understanding what it actually means and why it was so significant. Here, Bodanis writes the “biography” of this great discovery and turns a seemingly impenetrable theory into a dramatic and accessible human achievement. …

He played in casinos around the world with a plan to make himself richer than anyone could possibly imagine, but it would nearly cost him his life.
Semyon Dukach was known as the Darling of Las Vegas. A legend at age 21, this cocky hotshot was the biggest high roller to …

One of the most influential thinkers of our time, Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas, but for the clarity and wit with which he expresses them. In this new work, Hawking brings us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where …

The brilliant collection of quotes from best-selling author Dr. Wayne W. Dyer will open your mind to the wisdom that is within you! From Everyday Wisdom: “You are the result of all the previous pictures you have painted for yourself… and you can always paint new ones.”0 I like This

In relationships, there are two kinds of people: reactors and creators. If you want stronger personal and professional connections—the keys to a happy, successful life—you need to stop responding to other people’s shortcomings and start forming the relationships you want for yourself.
In 50 Ways to Create Great Relationships, bestselling author …

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Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then they came to Earth and amnesia set in: They forgot they were from different planets.
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What do anarchists want’ It seems easier to classify them by what they don’t want, namely, the organizations of the State, and to identify them with rioting and protest rather than with any coherent ideology. But with demonstrations like those against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund being …

They were legalized pirates empowered by the Continental Congress to raid and plunder, at their own considerable risk, as much enemy trade as they could successfully haul back to America’s shores. They played a decisive role in America’s struggle for independence and later turned their seafaring talents to the slave …

Here is the famous Carnegie formula for money-making, based upon the Thirteen Proven Steps to Riches. It was organized through 25 years of research, in collaboration with more than 500 distinguished men of great wealth, who proved by their own achievements that this philosophy is practical.0 I like This

This book (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much written upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the discovery and perception of the truth that – …