Our review of : The 5 Love Languages of Children

This harrowing, yet sensitive, account of the Columbine High School massacre is written by journalist Dave Cullen. It offers readers a detailed and intimate look at what happened on April 20th, 1999 – when two students went on a rampage killing thirteen people before taking their own lives. Insightful and informative, this book provides an [...]

Are you obsessed with your favorite celebrity, sports team or political movement? If so, you may be engaging in cultish behavior—and you’re not alone. In Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, Amanda Montell provides an enlightening exploration of the psychological phenomena that drive fanaticism and its effects on our daily lives. Drawing on her own experiences [...]

In “The Coddling of the American Mind”, Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff argue that young people in America are being too coddled, which is leading to a generation of students who lack resilience and coping skills. The book offers practical advice for parents, educators, and employers on how to encourage healthy development in children and [...]

This comprehensive language course for beginners will teach you how to speak German with confidence in just 12 weeks. With Paul Noble, your personal language coach, you will learn everything from essential basics such as how to introduce yourself and ask for directions, to more complex grammar points and vocabulary. Each of the 12 units [...]

In this book, you will find a complete course that will help you learn Spanish from scratch. You will be taught by Paul Noble, who is known for his methodical and easy-to-follow approach to language learning. With this guide, you’ll be able to build your vocabulary and grammar skills in no time at all! For [...]

Make It Stick offers science-based techniques for successful learning. Drawing on decades of cognitive research, the book demonstrates how to improve reading comprehension, reduce study time and retain informationMuhammad Ali was once asked how he could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee in the ring. “I don’t fight who I can beat,” [...]

Pre-Suasion is a guide to getting people’s attention and shaping their behavior, whether you’re in a boardroom or on the campaign trail. Robert B. Cialdini draws on psychological principles of influence to show how best to maneuver situations so that your desired outcome is more likely to happen. He discusses the infamous Weapons of Influence [...]

This book is a critical exploration of activist scholarship and the harm it has caused. Author Helen Pluckrose argues that this brand of scholarship, which privileges subjective experience over objective evidence, has led to division and conflict rather than understanding and progress. She provides detailed case studies to illustrate how activist scholars have distorted important [...]

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is a novel about an 8-year-old boy, Bruno, who is forced to relocate from Berlin to Poland with his family during World War II. Growing increasingly bored and frustrated at their secluded country home, Bruno sneaks away one day into the forbidden territory next door where [...]

Race to the Bottom is a groundbreaking book that exposes the secret forces destroying American public education. Author Luke Rosiak reveals how powerful elites are rigging the system against our children, and offers concrete solutions for turning things around. This essential guide provides parents, educators, and community leaders with everything they need to fight back [...]

In “The Story of Human Language,” John McWhorter takes an engaging look at language from its earliest origins to the modern day. He sheds light on why some languages die out while others continue to thrive, and offers up a fascinating glimpse into the world’s linguistic diversity. Along the way, he challenges commonly held notions [...]

Dumbing Us Down is a scathing indictment of the modern education system, written by former New York City public school teacher John Taylor Gatto. In it, he argues that compulsory schooling does more to indoctrinate children into accepting unquestioningly the prevailing social order than it does to educate them in critical thinking and independence. For [...]