In Praise of Wasting Time, by Alan Lightman
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Bestselling author and MIT professor Alan Lightman reveals the benefits of wasting time and allowing our minds to freely roam. He documents the rush and heave of the modern world and highlights the necessity of allowing time for creativity.
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Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker
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I am Dynamite!: A life of Friedrich Nietzsche by Sue Prideaux ( paperback)
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Friedrich Nietzsche's work rocked the foundation of Western thinking and continues to permeate our culture, high and low - yet he is one of history's most misunderstood philosophers. Sue Prideaux's myth-shattering book brings readers into the world of a brilliant, eccentric and deeply troubled man, illuminating the events and people that shaped his life and work. I Am Dynamite! is the essential biography for anyone seeking to understand Nietzsche, the philosopher who foresaw - and sought solutions to - our own troubled times.
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Noah Harari ( paperback)
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