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  • Torture and Dignity

    An Essay on Moral Injury

    by J. M. Bernstein ...
    In this unflinching look at the experience of suffering and one of its greatest manifestations—torture—J. M. Bernstein critiques the repressions of traditional moral theory, showing that our morals are not immutable ideals but fragile constructions that depend on our experience of suffering itself. Morals, Bernstein argues, not only guide our conduct but also express the depth of mutual dependence ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Ages of the Investor

    by William J. Bernstein ...
    Narrated by Brian Holsopple ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 36 min

    The Ages of the Investor: A Critical Look at Lifecycle Investing is intended to be the first installment in the Investing for Adults series.Just as grownups do not believe in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, or Santa Claus, "Investing adults" know that there is no such creature as the Stock-picking Fairy or the Market-timing Fairy. Further, there is no Risk Fairy who will write you cheap options ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Briars

    by C.J. Bernstein ...
    Series Book 5 - The Briar Archive
    No one remembered the books but her.Alistair Mead only remembers one thing from the year she went missing as a child: A series of books that don’t exist. After years of searching, she stumbles on a clue that proves the books were real but were somehow erased from existence.Desperate for answers, Alistair is drawn into an ancient literary underworld whose members believe she might be the key to ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Monarch Papers

    Cosmos & Time

    by C.J. Bernstein ...
    Series Book 2 - The Briar Archive
    “By the end of the book, it’s thrilling to think that, as an objective reader who believes himself to be at a safe distance from a story, the very act of reading this volume may have enlisted you into the secret army that you’ve been reading about!” – Christopher J. Connolly“This book inspired me to finally actually get involved with the forums. It made everyone feel that much more human, that ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Million Dollar Arm

    Sometimes to Win, You Have to Change the Game

    by J. B. Bernstein ...
    From the farmlands of India to the fields of major league baseball, this fascinating memoir tells the story of a man who forever changed the lives of two talented young men through a pitching contest in India. The official tie-in book to Disney’s major motion picture, starring Jon Hamm.A TRUE STORY OF FINDING THE AMERICAN DREAM . . . ABROADIndia is a country with more than one billion people, a ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Masters of the Word

    How Media Shaped History from the Alphabet to the Internet

    by William J. Bernstein ...
    A "riveting and thoroughly researched" history of language technology's effect on society across millennia—from Sumerian syntax to social media hashtags (Phil Lapsley).Writing was born thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. Spreading to Sumer, and then Egypt, this revolutionary tool allowed rulers to extend their control far and wide, giving rise to the world's first empires. When Phoenician ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Delusions of Crowds

    Why People Go Mad in Groups

    by William J. Bernstein ...
    This "disturbing yet fascinating" exploration of mass mania through the ages explains the biological and psychological roots of irrationality ( Kirkus Reviews).From time immemorial, contagious narratives have spread through susceptible groups—with enormous, often disastrous, consequences. Inspired by Charles Mackay's nineteenth-century classic Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Founding Fathers Reconsidered

    by R. B. Bernstein ...
    Here is a vividly written and compact overview of the brilliant, flawed, and quarrelsome group of lawyers, politicians, merchants, military men, and clergy known as the "Founding Fathers"--who got as close to the ideal of the Platonic "philosopher-kings" as American or world history has ever seen. In The Founding Fathers Reconsidered, R. B. Bernstein reveals Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • A Splendid Exchange

    How Trade Shaped the World

    by William J. Bernstein ...
    A Financial Times and Economist Best Book of the Year exploring world trade from Mesopotamia in 3,000 BC to modern globalization.How did trade evolve to the point where we don't think twice about biting into an apple from the other side of the world?In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein, bestselling author of The Birth of Plenty, traces the story of global commerce from its prehistoric ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Hamilton

    The Energetic Founder

    by R. B. Bernstein ...
    In Hamilton: The Energetic Founder, R. B. Bernstein provides a thorough history that reveals Hamilton's status as one of the key founding fathers of the United States. Hamilton: The Energetic Founder is a brief introduction to the life, thought, work, and legacy of Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), but it is not a traditional biography. Public curiosity about Hamilton, his life, and his work has ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Founding Fathers

    A Very Short Introduction

    by R. B. Bernstein ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Founding Fathers is a concise, accessible overview of the brilliant, flawed, and quarrelsome group of lawyers, politicians, merchants, military men, and clergy known as "the Founding Fathers"--who got as close to the ideal of the Platonic "philosopher-kings" as American or world history has ever seen. R. B. Bernstein reveals Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Hamilton, and the other ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The Four Pillars of Investing, Second Edition: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio

    by William J. Bernstein ...
    The classic guide to constructing a solid portfolio―without a financial advisor!First published two decades ago, The Four Pillars of Investing has been the go-to resource for an entire generation of investors. This updated edition of the investing classic provides the foundational knowledge you need to avoid the most common pitfalls and build a portfolio in today’s roller-coaster world of ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD