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Culture & Society

Waiting for 'Superman'

Davis Guggenheim

Waiting for 'Superman' is a documentary that critically examines the many different aspects of the American public education system, as told through the perspectives of the students and families struggling to navigate it.

Personal Growth
Science & Environment

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

Walden details Henry David Thoreau's two-year stay in a self-built cabin by a lake in the woods, sharing what he learned about solitude, nature, work, thinking and fulfillment during his break from modern city life.

Arts & Design
Lifestyle

Watch the Sound: Distortion

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson sits down with some of the legends of audio distortion, from Living Colour to the Beastie Boys, to discuss what might be the most aggressive sound in history.

Science & Environment
Health & Fitness

We Are What We Eat

Alice Waters

Alice Waters, chef and restaurateur of the famed Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California, ruminates on food, culture, and the importance of slowing down.

Culture & Society
History

Web Of Deceit

Mark Curtis

A strident critique of British Foreign Policy post-World War II, discussing how Britain has contributed to increasing global inequality and injustice.

Health & Fitness

Weight Training for Dummies

LaReine Chabut

Learn how to properly strength train and get in the best shape of your life!

Biographies

WHAM!

Chris Smith

In this 2023 documentary from filmmaker Chris Smith, audiences are taken on a journey through George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's time as 1980s pop duo Wham!

Mind & Philosophy
Personal Growth
Parenting & Relationships

What Does "In The Fog" Mean In Adoption?

Who Am I Really? Podcast

The adoptee community sometimes uses the phrases, 'in the fog' or 'out of the fog.' They are a metaphor for an adopted person's level of conscious consideration of what it means to be an adoptee. Here is more about being in the fog, and what it means to come out of the fog.

Mind & Philosophy
Personal Growth
Career & Success

What If You're Not As F***ed Up As You Think You Are?

Adriana Popescu Ph.D.

Dr. Adriana Popescu's book challenges your preconceived notions about yourself, opening you up to the possibility of personal transformation towards experiencing freedom, joy, and peace.

Money & Investing

What is SWIFT?

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick, Noel Brown

In this March 2022 podcast, discover how the SWIFT financial system works and what Russia's partial expulsion could mean for international politics and our daily lives.

Personal Growth

What Matters Most

Jem Fuller

There is an overload of information available to us. But what really is important and will improve our lives?

Career & Success

What to Do in the First 90 Days of Your New Job

Careercake

This course offers practical insights and strategies to make the best impression and maximize your initial impact in a new role.

Parenting & Relationships

What to Expect When You're Expecting

Heidi Murkoff

In this fifth edition of the international bestseller, first published in 1984, Heidi Murkoff updates her haven of information and medical advice for moms-to-be through practical tips and compassionate insights.

Culture & Society

What's the T?

Juno Dawson

In this informative, accessible guide for young teenagers and their guardians, author and activist Juno Dawson draws on her experience as a trans woman to explore different gender identities and what it is like to be transgender in modern society.

Personal Growth
Health & Fitness

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Harold S. Kushner

When Bad Things Happen To Good People explains why even the best of people sometimes suffer from adversity, and how we can turn our pain into something meaningful.

Culture & Society

Where to Invade Next

Michael Moore

In this semi-satirical documentary, Michael Moore 'invades' Europe, hunting down socially progressive policies to take back to his ailing home of the United States.

Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Personal Growth
Business

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson, Kenneth H. Blanchard

Who Moved My Cheese tells a parable, which you can directly apply to your own life, in order to stop fearing what lies ahead and instead thrive in an environment of change and uncertainty.

Parenting & Relationships
History
Culture & Society

Why Is Sex Fun?

Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond takes a hard look at the evolution of human sexual behavior in his carefully researched, funny, and insightful book, Why Is Sex Fun?

Culture & Society
Business

Why Nations Fail

Daron Acemoglu et al.

Why Nations Fail dives into the origins of economic inequality and explains that decision makers' poor choices, rather than culture or geography, are the main reason for unequal distribution of resources.

Health & Fitness
Mind & Philosophy
Lifestyle

Why Women Need More Rest

Power, Purpose & Pleasure Podcast, Sisters That Stray

Manda and Meleah, founders of the female empowerment movement Sisters That Stray, challenge the idea that rest is 'lazy' and that our worth is attached to how much we achieve.

Parenting & Relationships

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person

The School of Life, Alain de Botton

This book from The School of Life sheds light on the most common misconceptions about marriage and finding suitable life partners.

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