Why Businessmen Need Philosophy
10 best books like Why Businessmen Need Philosophy (Ayn Rand): Politics, Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law, The Second Mountain, Outer Order, Inner Calm, Absolute Recoil: Towards A New Foundation Of Dialectical Materialism, Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court, Ayn Rand Answers: The Best of Her Q & A
| Author | Aristotle |
| ISBN | 0486414248 |
What is the relationship of the individual to the state? What is the ideal state, and how can it bring about the most desirable life for its citizens? What sort of education should it provide? What is the purpose of amassing wealth? These are some of the questions Aristotle attempts to answer in one of the...
Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
By the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, an important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our society. Using case histories, personal experiences and his own inviting writing and teaching style, Preet Bharara shows the...
| Author | David Brooks |
| ISBN | 0812993268 |
In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. In The Second Mountain,...
Bestselling author of The Four Tendencies and The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin illuminates one of her key realizations about happiness: For most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. In a new book packed with more than one hundred concrete ideas, she helps us create the order and organization...
| Author | Slavoj Žižek |
| ISBN | 1781686823 |
Philosophical materialism in all its forms – from scientific naturalism to Deleuzian New Materialism – has failed to meet the key theoretical and political challenges of the modern world. This is the burden of philosopher Slavoj Žižek’s argument in this pathbreaking and eclectic new work....
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
| Author | Leonard Peikoff |
| ISBN | 0452011019 |
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—The definitive statement of Ayn Rand’s philosophy as interpreted by her best student and chosen heir.
This brilliantly conceived and organized book is Dr. Leonard Peikoff’s classic text on the abstract principles and practical applications of Objectivism,...
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
| Author | David Epstein |
| ISBN | 0735214484 |
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.
Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you...
Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
| Author | Nathaniel Branden |
| ISBN | 0553374397 |
Nathaniel Branden's book is the culmination of a lifetime of clinical practice and study, already hailed in its hardcover edition as a classic and the most significant work on the topic. Immense in scope and vision and filled with insight into human motivation and behavior, The Six Pillars Of Self-Esteem...
| Author | James MacGregor Burns |
| ISBN | 1594202192 |
America is a nation of laws and litigants. We look, more than any other place it seems, to our courts to settle disputes. This harkens back to our Puritan forefathers, who thought courtrooms a better alternative than blasting away at each other with blunderbusses. Thus, instead of shooting your neighbor...
Ayn Rand Answers: The Best of Her Q & A
| Author | Robert Mayhew |
| ISBN | 0451216652 |
After the publication of Atlas Shrugged in 1957, Ayn Rand occasionally lectured in order bring her philosophy of Objectivism to a wider audience and apply it to current cultural and political issues. These taped lectures and the question-and-answer sessions that followed not only added an eloquent...
Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption
| Author | Ben Mezrich |
| ISBN | 1250217741 |
The fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its dazzling pay-off.
Planning to start careers as venture capitalists, the brothers quickly discover that no one will take their money after their fight with Zuckerberg. While nursing their...
