Book With No Pictures

B. J. Novak

You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . . BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or ...

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity: The International Bestseller

Carlo M. Cipolla

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe five laws that confirm our worst fears- stupid people can and do rule the world.Since time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects and ...