Nietzsche describes some additional details regarding his break with Richard Wagner.
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A pivotal book on cognition, Reber describes how we learn implicitly and how passive observation can be more powerful than explicit methods.
My personal book notes and important quotes. His last book before his psychotic break, it is essentially Nietzsche's commentary on Nietzsche.
My personal book notes and important quotes. One of Nietzsche's earlier works, he begins laying down key ideas that will define his later masterworks.
My personal book notes and important quotes. Nietzsche condemns Christianity and compares it with Buddhism, posits theories on the origins of Christianity, and dissects the concept of faith.
My personal book notes and important quotes from Sallust, the Roman historian. He is known for mixing philosophical and moral principles with his history.
My personal book notes and important quotes. One of the last works before he had a psychotic break, Nietzsche expounds the reasons he doesn't like Wagner.
My personal book notes and important quotes. One of the last works before he had a psychotic break, this is a condensed synopsis of Nietzsche's philosophy.
James Dyson's autobiography offers excellent advice for inventors, business owners, and anyone in manufacturing.
Vaclav Smil delivers again with a book that discusses inventions that turned undesirable, that were supposed to dominate and don't, and others that we keep waiting for.
Iris Murdoch argues that contemporary philosophy has replaced love and virtue ethics with freedom and authenticity.
A fantastic short essay on the topic of bullshit, offering up a salient and technical definition of the word.
Kreeft believes that Pascal was ahead of his time as a philosopher and provides insight for modern non-believers.
An intuitive and laymen's look into how materials behave and how engineers design using these materials.
Walter Kaufmann provides perhaps the most important exposition of Nietzsche's philosophy ever written.
Collins and Porras deep dive into 18 visionary companies and pull out key management principles.