The Narrative Of Sojourner Truth

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science

Jonathan Haidt

Every culture rests on a bedrock of folk wisdom handed down through generations.The pronouncements of philosophers are homespun by our grandmothers, and find their way into our common sense: what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Do unto others as you would have done unto you. Happiness comes from wi...

How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays

Josephine V. Roque

A solo female traveller navigates the world and discovers that freedom is possible. How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays is a coming-of-age story of a woman who leaves home to work in Shanghai following the death of her mother. In a collection of ten travel essays, she writes about livin...