Few books have attempted to contextualize the importance of video game play with a critical social, cultural and political perspective that raises the question of the significance of work, pleasure, fantasy and play in the modern world. The study of why video game play is "fun" has often been relegated to psychology, or the disciplines of cultural anthropology, literary and media studies, communications and other assorted humanistic and social science disciplines. In Utopic Dreams and ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of ImperfectionDon’t miss the five-part Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart!“True belonging doesn’t require u...

**New York Times BestsellerThe only self-help book you’ll ever need, from a psychiatrist and his comedy writer daughter, who will help you put aside your unrealistic wishes, stop trying to change things you can’t change, and do the best with what you can control—the first steps to managing all of life’s impossible problems.**Here is the cut-to-the-chase therapy session you’ve been looking for!Need to stop screwing up? Want to become a more positive person?

The renowned Internet commentator and author of How to Fix the Future"expos[es] the greed, egotism and narcissism that fuels the tech world" ( Chicago Tribune).The digital revolution has contributed to the world in many positive ways, but we are less aware of the Internet's deeply negative effects. The Internet Is Not the Answer, by longtime Internet skeptic Andrew Keen, offers a comprehensive look at what the Internet is doing to our liv...

Before you settle down with someone, it is vital you know all you can about that person. You don't have to agree on things or share opinions but you do need to know their stance on matters. By delving into one another's thoughts now and discovering how the other person feels, you'll be better prepared for a future together. As an added bonus, the following questions will start a dialogue regarding things you may have never thought to talk about.This book is divided into 13 sections...

Introducing Survival Analysis and Event History Analysis is an accessible, practical and comprehensive guide for researchers and students who want to understand the basics of survival and event history analysis and apply these methods without getting entangled in mathematical and theoretical technicalities. Inside, readers are offered a blueprint for their entire research project from data preparation to model selection and diagnostics.Engaging, easy to read, functional and packed ...

Great leaps forward in scientific understanding have, throughout history, engendered similar leaps forward in how we understand ourselves. Now, the new hybrid disciplines of evolutionary biology and social physics are making the next leap possible -- and fundamentally altering our notions of individual identity. If identity is a fact not derived from within the individual, but conferred on an individual by a group, or network, a host of assumptions about how governments work, how conflicts...

A frustrating war and an endless occupation. The very real prospect of more conflict overseas. A military stretched beyond its breaking point. The stage is set for the resumption of the draft. Now, in an explosive and provocative book, Philip Gold, a former Marine and a disaffected conservative, reveals why selective service should never come to pass–but might.In The Coming Draft, Gold charts the path that brought us to this treacherous point and posits an “exit strategy” for Ameri...

A veteran science reporter's investigation into the fascinating and distinctive nature of women's friendshipsIn Girl Talk, New York Times science reporter Jacqueline Mroz takes on the science of female friendship -- a phenomenon that's as culturally powerful as it is individually mysterious. She examines friendship from a range of angles, from the historical to the experiential, with a scientific analysis that reveals new truths about what leads u...

A trend expert predicts what's next for fields like education and government while sharing how readers can shape their own futures.Epiphany Z is a dynamic approach to envisioning, comprehending, and ultimately thriving in the radically different futures emerging around us at the speed of light.Distilling decades of research, experience, and proven success in correctly identifying and accurately extrapolating today's trends and innovations into tomorr...

No Man is an IslandIn our modern age, that applies to women too.It doesn't matter who you are, at some point you are going to need someone other than yourself to make your business successful.While there are more opportunities out there for success these days, there is more competition than ever!Take a look around your sphere of influence and see who is absolutely kicking it in terms of success.Is it someone you think may have born w...

Design Research is a new interdisciplinary research area with a social science orientation at its heart, and this book explores how scientific knowledge can be put into practice in ways that are at once ethical, creative, helpful, and extraordinary in their results.In order to clarify the common aspects – in terms of features and approaches – that characterize all strands of research disciplines addressing design, Design Research undertakes an in-depth exploration...