Social Science

Tired of swimming with the sharks? Fed up with that big ape down the hall? Real animals can teach us better ways to thrive in the workplace jungle. You’re ambitious and want to get ahead, but what’s the best way to do it? Become the biggest, baddest predator? The proverbial 800-pound gorilla? Or does nature teach you to be more subtle and sophisticated? Richard Conniff, the acclaimed author of The Natural History of the Rich , has survived savage beasts in the workplace jungle, where he hooted and preened in the corner office as a publishing executive. more...

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This book has been considered a missing link between ancient and modern witchcraft. ARADIA not only inspired Gerald Fardner, Doreen Valiente and other founders of neopagan witchcraft of the twentieth century, it also continues to serve as a reference and inspiration for others. more...

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Athénaïs de Montespan reigned as official mistress to Louis XIV during the most glorious period of "the splendid century." As lovely and charming as she was witty and cunning, Athénaïs quickly rose to far greater prominence than the King's own spouse. It was Madame de Montespan who was known as "the real Queen of France," the symbol of the apotheosis of French culture in the seventeenth century. As a lover, she risked the disgrace of double adultery to conduct an affair that scandalized Europe; as a patron, she supported many of the leaders of the cultural renaissance; as a mother, she is the ancestor of most of the royal houses of Europe. In her superb new biography, Lisa Hilton chronicles the life of this extraordinary woman. She vividly describes Athénaïs's unhappy marriage to a gamester nobleman, her entry into the decadent and intricate world of court politics, and her brilliant seduction of France's most desired suitor, the King himself. Athénaïs transformed Louis from a shy, awkward young monarch into the polished Sun King of legend. Louis's court, too, was guided by his lover's hand: Athénaïs was famous for the brilliance of her fêtes, the extravagance of her gambling, and the impeccability of her taste in everything from fashion to buildings. She inspired plays by Molière and Racine, organized ballets and operas by Lully and Quinault, and commissioned châteaux by the leading architects in France. Throughout the "âge Montespan," Athénaïs used her wit and beauty to stave off the intrigues of courtiers, the machinations of Versailles's clerics, and the wiles of lovely young pretenders to the King's heart?all doggedly seeking to unseat her. It was not until the Affair of the Poisons, a bizarre witch hunt which uncovered conspiracy in the highest echelons of the nobility, that Athénaïs's hold on the King and cour more...

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The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda is a work of great spirituality. more...

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A remarkable restatement of current positions within psychoanalysis and feminism, this collection of essays includes discussions of Freud, Lacan and contemporary French feminist thought. more...

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