Rhodes, Ben

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The Missing Peace: Rewire Your Brain, Reduce Anxiety, and Recreate Your Life

With short chapters and some valuable tools, this title isn’t a substitute for therapy, but it does build a sense of community by chipping away at the stigma surrounding anxiety in ways that may appeal to readers who need a little extra support.
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Vampires in Silent Cinema

Though written for academic audiences, this title is engaging. Movie buffs will appreciate the extra effort Rhodes makes to resurrect films lost to time.
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The Choice Point: The Scientifically Proven Method To Push Past Mental Walls and Achieve Your Goals

An easily digestible guide to abolishing negative thoughts and self-defeating behaviors.

Scientist: E. O. Wilson; A Life in Nature

A comprehensive account, by an impressive science writer, of one of the world’s most influential biologists and his profound contributions.

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After the Fall: Being American in the World We’ve Made

A useful, albeit partisan, view of the U.S. political scene from one of its lesser-known participants. Similar, but not identical reflections are offered in Samantha Power’s The Education of an Idealist, Susan Rice’s Tough Love, and, conversely, Karl Rove’s Courage and Consequence.

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CEO Society: The Corporate Takeover of Everyday Life

This quick and engaging read will appeal to anyone interested in the impact of globalism and the worship of corporatism.
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Energy: A Human History

Rhodes's study will appeal to many, not just technophiles. As always, he is an exceptionally engaging writer.
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Energy: A Human History

Waterpower, the steam engine, the internal combustion engine, and today's renewable alternatives: Pulitzer Prize winner Rhodes moves from Queen Elizabeth I to Benjamin Franklin to Henry Ford and toward a globally warmed future as he shows us how energy has shaped our history...
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This Is Awkward: How Life's Uncomfortable Moments Open the Door to Intimacy and Connection

Those new to the author might find the humor falls a little flat and the narrative gaze is limited. Despite these issues, this breezy book provides insights into the reality of living imperfectly.
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