The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone — Especially Ourselves By: Dan Ariely Published June 5th 2012 by Harper The New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality returns with thought-provoking work to challenge our preconceptions about dishonesty and urge us to take an honest look at […]
Month: June 2012
The Little Prince – a must-read for everybody especially grown ups [a book review]
Original Title: Le Petit Prince Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Illustrator: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Cover Artist: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince (French: ”Le Petit Prince”), first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944, Mort pour la France).[Note 2] The novella is both the most read and most translated […]
What money can’t and shouldn’t buy [a book review]
What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of The Markets By Michael J. Sandel Paper back, Open Market edition, 244 pages Published April 2012 by Allen Lane Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical […]