This is not just a book about running. It's a book about cupcakes. It's a book about suffering.It's a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It's a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell.From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stor...

This is not just a book about running. It's a book about cupcakes. It's a book about suffering.It's a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It's a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell.From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stor...

Why do you keep returning to what burns you?You Were Drawn to the Fire for a Reason is a bold, psychologically intense self-help guide for those who feel trapped in cycles of chaos, attraction, and emotional extremes. If you've ever found yourself pulled toward the wrong people, repeating the same patterns, or mistaking intensity for purpose-this book was written for you.Blending deep self-awareness with the symbolic power of Death Moth psychology, this book refram...

一部關於數據及其技術、政治和倫理影響的恢弘歷史追溯從理性時代到當今演算法時代的數據及其分析應用的發展理解數據發展的起源，並思考數據在歷史中的地位探討數據造成的影響，思考演算法與人工智慧帶來的隱憂分析大企業與政府如何形塑大規模監控，並反思科技造成的困境透過歷史視角，全面展現數據科學的發展歷程，深入探討社會影響從可以為旅客辦理登機或識別無證居民的人臉識別技術，到決定誰能獲得貸款、誰能獲得保釋的自動化決策系統，我們每個人都生活在一個由數據賦能的演算法所主導的世界中。然而，這些技術並非憑空出現，而是一段延續了數世紀的歷史之一部分，從美國憲法中確立的人口普查，到維多利亞時代英國優生學的誕生，再到谷歌搜索的發展。基於他們在哥倫比亞大學開設的熱門課程，兩位作者克里斯．威金斯（Chris Wiggins）和馬修．瓊斯（Matthew L. Jones）深入闡述了數據資料長期以來如何被用作論證真理的工具和武器，以及重組或捍衛權力的手段。他們探討了數據是如何被創造和整理的，以及為應對...

The received view of Martin Heidegger’s work is that he leaves little room for reason in the practice of philosophy or the conduct of life. Citing his much-scorned remark that reason is the “stiff-necked adversary of thought”, critics argue that Heidegger’s philosophy effectively severs the tie between reason and normativity, leaving anyone who adheres to his position without recourse to justifying reasons for their beliefs and actions. Transcending Reason is a collection of essays by lead...

From the host of Hardball with Chris Matthews (now on Substack) and acclaimed Kennedy biographer comes a centennial tribute about why Robert F. Kennedy’s revolutionary vision offers the roadmap America needs today.100 years after his birth, Bobby Kennedy matters more than ever. That is because he led us in pursuit of America’s ideals. He took risks for peace and united a fractured country. He showed moral courage and political bravery. In today’s ...

**“Fascinating.” —Jill Lepore, The New YorkerA sweeping history of data and its technical, political, and ethical impact on our world.**From facial recognition—capable of checking people into flights or identifying undocumented residents—to automated decision systems that inform who gets loans and who receives bail, each of us moves through a world determined by data-empowered algorithms. But these technologies didn’t just appear: they are part of a history that go...

When sixty-eight-year-old Vietnam War veteran David Granger wakes up from emergency surgery, he finds himself repeating a name: Clayton Fire Bear, a soldier from whom he stole something long ago. And now, David knows he must make amends. It might be the only way to find happiness in a world increasingly at odds with the one he served to protect, and it might also help him recover from the loss of the wife he grieves for every day.Motivated by his adoring young granddaughter, Ella, ...

Immanuel Kant's groundbreaking Critique of Pure Reason inaugurated a new way of understanding the world that continues to impact philosophy to the present day. With clear explanations and numerous examples, A Companion to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason takes students step by step through the book in a way that captures their interest without sacrificing depth or intellectual rigor. Although it is informed by recent Anglo-American scholarship, the Companion focuses on Kant...

A beautiful lesbian romance about wants, love, family, and duty, asking when is the right time to live our own life and dreams.English police constable Molly Blue is devastated when an assault forces her to endure weeks of therapy and disrupts her promising career. The cute physiotherapist getting her back on her feet is an intriguing distraction at least. Physiotherapist Kudzi Mufaro is a bold, confident woman in every area of her life except one. She hasn't told ...

Bankruptcy isn't a dirty word. It's not a confession. It's not a punishment. It's a damn tool—one that's helped millions of people reset, rebuild, and get back to something that looks like peace. Whether life kicked you in the teeth with medical bills, a job loss, a messy divorce, or a mountain of credit card debt you can't seem to dent—bankruptcy might just be the best lifeline you've got.In this book, we're throwing out the shame and cutting thro...

These essays, written between 1949 and 1967, focus on a single theme: the triumph in the twentieth century of the state-bureaucratic apparatus and 'instrumental reason' and the concomitant liquidation of the individual and the basic social institutions and relationships associated with the individual.