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Part of a gilded couple, she was a popular children's author, a fashion icon, and a leading campaigner for women's rights. A founding member of the magical society the Golden Dawn, her pioneering and questioning spirit encouraged her to sample some of the more controversial aspects of her time.

Mrs Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in her own right. But that spring Constance's entire life was eclipsed by scandal. Forced to flee to the Continent with her two sons, her glittering literary and political career ended abruptly. Having changed her name, she lived in exile until her death. Franny Moyle now tells Constance's story with a fresh eye and remarkable new material. Drawing on numerous unpublished letters, she brings to life the story of a woman at the heart of fin-de-siecle London and the Aesthetic movement.

In a compelling and moving tale of an unlikely couple caught up in a world unsure of its moral footing, she uncovers key revelations about a woman who was the victim of one of the greatest betrayals of all time. Moyle's book captures all the sex, madness and addiction, making modern-day sagas seem downright dull! Constance Wilde is the subject of one of this year's most heartbreaking biographies A pioneering work in education. Barb was lucky enough to speak with Saundra about her book a few days ago—Saundra herself is a force to be reckoned with in helping reshape attitudes towards student learning.

This is the epic tale of how Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian commando, overcame virtually every hardship that could be thrown at a human being as he fought, skied, limped, dragged, was carried, was entombed, and yet still carried on. This book will inspire you to carry on with aplomb—it is unforgettable! News and World Report has called Arizona State University, which Crow helms, the 1 university for innovation in the country.

Sadly, the main points of the book are buried beneath clunky prose. The University We Need: Suggestions such as the creation of a national National Academic Honesty Board overlook the fact that state boards designed to ferret out cheating in state schools never actually seem to do so. See the discussion in the far better book Freakonomics for why this occurs.

Fascinating insights into the differences between US and German parenting cultures. Lipska the neuroscientist of the title and Elaine McArdle. This is a wondrously eye-opening account of what it feels like to go mad, or to be like one of those mean, nasty, self-centered, semi-crazy types who you sometimes run into if you work in customer service.

Good insight into the brain even as we readers receive wonderful insight into the frailty and wonder of human consciousness. This week we read The Magic of Impromptu Speaking: Along with useful insights, Andrii provides wonderful stories about speaking, including his own growth from shy youth to outgoing public speaker. A useful primer to help you gain more comfort in speaking publicly, and an easy, nice read. An earlier book we also enjoyed several years ago was Maphead: A thought-provoking and interesting read. This was such a riveting book that we finished it all in one evening.

The upshot is this whopping cautionary tale featuring world-class frauds and utterly ruthless, no-bounds-of-human-decency litigators. John Carreyrou and the Wall Street Journal deserve kudos for this edge-of-the-seat investigative reporting. Also a great book for audio. A guide to help someone you love , by Paul Wallis. But who would have ever thought that a book on macular degeneration could be both entertaining and enlightening? A guide to help someone you love is a delightful, informative, and upbeat book about a condition that most know little about. Chapters 1 through 9 in particular give a nice overview of the topic.

If you want a more up-to-date perspective on modern-day social structures in China, this book will give you a broad perspective. While in China we were also recommended another related biography— Wu: The Chinese Empress who schemed, seduced and murdered her way to become a living God , a living God is, after all, a nice gig if you can get it. This revisionist biography lends a sympathetic eye to Empress Dowager Cixi — , who is considered by many to be the most important woman in Chinese history.

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If you want to catch a sense of the conditions that led to modern China, this intriguing book will keep you captivated—great biographies are one of the easiest ways to learn about history. Incidentally, Empress Dowager Cixi is a nice book for audio. Jung Chang is also the author of the spectacular international best-seller Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China , with over ten million copies sold worldwide.

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We LOVE this best-selling book, which has been optioned for translation into 19 different languages! The Soul of an Octopus: She also read the Audible version of her book.

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This National Book Award Finalist caught our attention because we had no idea that octopuses are so smart and so filled with personality. Montgomery is an infectiously enthusiastic writer who could get you excited about anything. The book also gives great insight into the behind-the-scenes work needed to run a world-class aquarium, and the magic of diving on coral reefs in search of wild octopuses.

Have you always wondered how an utterly alien intelligence might think? This insightful book was co-authored by some of the most influential researchers around. The book jacket says it best: Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another.

Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement. He offers great insight into how and why you can broaden your network, and how important it is to open your mind to those who are different from you, in background, training, outlook, or ideology. A nice book also for audio listening. Rimbeaux, which comes complete with three bean bags for juggling.

So recently, Barb picked up another copy of Juggling for the Complete Klutz and its accompanying bean bags and began to renew her juggling skills. The Courage to Grow: An honest, forthright, deeply thought-provoking book about what an education could and should be. Audio version read by Laura Sandefer herself. The Price of Privilege: Our tendency is to focus on obviously disadvantaged kids coming from poor families. That can be a mistake, says author and practicing psychologist Madeline Levine, who works in affluent Marin County, California.

Consumerism and focus on achievement can produce depressed, anxious, angry and bored teenagers who suffer from high rates of drug use, eating disorders, and suicide. Sometimes, in fact, the seeming poor can have far wealthier internal lives. Levine offers great suggestions for the advantaged to help them avoid common parenting pitfalls involving intrusiveness and autonomy.

The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction , which is geared towards non-fiction. King has sailed through it all—including his near lethal run-in with an out-of-control car. Renie was a smart, independent career woman. When she retired, to her surprise, found herself unable to afford to live independently. As it turns out, putting away a little each month beginning relatively early in your career can make enormous improvements in your life, and the lives of your family members, as you grow older.

John Schwartz tells you how to get your financial life in order, no matter what your age. If you want to do the best you can long term for yourself and those you love, you owe it to yourself to read this excellent book. Also nice on audio. Life and Work is a masterpiece of insight, not only on how to achieve your goals, whatever those goals might be , but on how you can build an organization that is structured for success.

Now, forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history, and grown into the fifth most important private company in the United States. This means, at least in part, being aware of your internal signals of annoyance, anger, or irritability—which are all signs of close-mindedness.

You can use those internal signals to trigger quality reflections. We have often used radical open-mindedness even in our research—for example, we send advance versions of our research papers to people we know will dislike our work. It is a deep book of productivity that gets at the essentials of your life. From Zero to One: Even if you have no interest in business, the book is worthwhile for its insights into contrarianism and creativity. Confessions of a Media Manipulator , which we admit we really liked. We want to bring up one of our favorite books: Barb has used this book for years to teach basic ideas of engineering to ordinary non-engineering types.

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Making Physics Out of the Ordinary. Bloomfield would have no memory of it now, about a decade ago, Barb was able to visit and tour his fantastic physics demonstrations at the University of Virginia. These puppies are amongst the most effective sound protectors available. A great strength of this book was its broad coverage of prodigies of all sorts—from computer programming savants like Bill Gates to dance and acting prodigy Shirley Temple.

Some parents with extraordinary IQs, for example, have pushed their children in bizarre ways—with often disastrous results. Other parents have wholeheartedly devoted their lives to the children they wished to make into prodigies, only to find little solace in the long run. Somehow through all this, the book provides healthy encouragement for ordinary, non-savant types. There was a disconcerting tendency through the book to switch between prodigies even mid-paragraph, but otherwise, highly recommended!

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She dated the millionaires of the fashionable Newport colony, became the first American movie star ever to appear naked in a film, but her promising film career collapsed, her doctor fell in love with her and killed his own wife, and on her fortieth birthday, her mother committed her to an insane asylum.

She remained there until her death in at the age of and is now buried in an unmarked grave. Her name is Audrey Munson. Many readers will recognize Audrey Munson, and have walked by her in the street, without even knowing her name. In gold, bronze, and stone, she still graces bridges, skyscrapers, fountains, churches, monuments, and public buildings across the nation, from Jacksonville to San Francisco, from Atlanta to the Wisconsin state capitol.

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It's so amazing that Audrey Munson has not been much better remembered. Bone's book makes Ms Munson a person that comes to life in the pages of this book. You'll never find a better example of a memory living through literature. How compelling is this book? I found it compelling enough to actually seek out, and visit her final resting place.

I found it exactly as it is depicted in the book. She was a most amazing celebrity of her era. Through a brief conversation with a local historian, I learned that a better and corrected grave marker and road-side historical marker are due to be dedicated on June 8,