Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction

5 best books like Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction (Peter Adamson): So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families, In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad, The Problems of Philosophy

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Author	Cal Newport
ISBN	1455509108

In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice.

Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety...

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

Author

David Brooks

With unequaled insight and brio, David Brooks, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bobos in Paradise, has long explored and explained the way we live. Now, with the intellectual curiosity and emotional wisdom that make his columns among the most read in the nation, Brooks turns to...

Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families

Author	Pamela Paul
ISBN	0805077456

"Strips porn of its culture-war claptrap . . . Pornified may stand as a Kinsey Report for our time."--San Francisco Chronicle
Porn in America is everywhere--not just in cybersex and Playboy but in popular video games, advice columns, and reality television shows, and on the bestseller lists....

In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad

Author	Tariq Ramadan
ISBN	0195308808

Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most important innovators of the century, Tariq Ramadan is a leading Muslim scholar, with a large following especially among young European and American Muslims. Now, in his first book written for a wide audience, he offers a marvelous biography of the Prophet...

The Problems of Philosophy

Author	Bertrand Russell
ISBN	1421903679

Plato, in the Symposium, was perhaps the first person to consider the question of the "unliked review". If a review never receives any votes, can it truly be said to exist? This problem has tormented many of the world's greatest philosophers. Bishop Berkeley's famous answer is that God reads and likes...