Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Just Design

Socially Conscious Design for Critical Causes

by Christopher Simmons ...

For many, doing good work that also does good in the world is part of the ethos of design practice. Just Design celebrates and explores this increasingly critical aspect of design by showcasing a diverse collection of inspiring projects, people and causes.Look inside to explore more than 140 exceptional design solutions from many of the world's leading designers and discover new work from emerging ... Read more

$13.99 USD

For many, doing good work that also does good in the world is part of the ethos of design practice. Just Design celebrates and explores this increasingly critical aspect of design by showcasing a diverse collection of inspiring projects, people and causes.Look inside to explore more than 140 exceptional design solutions from many of the world's leading designers and discover new work from emerging
... Read more
The Rubbernecking Neuromatrix: The Biological Imperative of Morbid Curiosity

Adrenaline, Empathy, and the Subconscious Compulsion to Witness Tragedy in Modern Human Psychology

by Christopher Simmons ...

When traffic grinds to a halt on a highway, it is rarely due to blocked lanes; it is caused by the unavoidable human urge to slow down and stare at a horrific car crash. Society shames this behavior as "rubbernecking" or morbid curiosity, dismissing it as a cruel lack of empathy. In reality, it is a hardwired, highly specialized evolutionary survival mechanism. This book explores the neurological ... Read more

$5.99 USD

When traffic grinds to a halt on a highway, it is rarely due to blocked lanes; it is caused by the unavoidable human urge to slow down and stare at a horrific car crash. Society shames this behavior as "rubbernecking" or morbid curiosity, dismissing it as a cruel lack of empathy. In reality, it is a hardwired, highly specialized evolutionary survival mechanism. This book explores the neurological
... Read more
Common Ground

by Jacob Christopher Simmons ...

Common Ground is the second release from Christian author Jacob Christopher Simmons, joinmovement.org and RAP Books. When God doesn't answer a prayer the way you want and when you want, it doesn't mean it wasn't heard and it doesn't necessarily mean the answer is "no." Giving you what you asked for just may not be in your best interest right now or the timing may be off. We see today tactically, ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Common Ground is the second release from Christian author Jacob Christopher Simmons, joinmovement.org and RAP Books. When God doesn't answer a prayer the way you want and when you want, it doesn't mean it wasn't heard and it doesn't necessarily mean the answer is "no." Giving you what you asked for just may not be in your best interest right now or the timing may be off. We see today tactically,
... Read more
Made-Man

by Jacob Christopher Simmons ...

From the beginning, God establishes his desire for us to be fashioned by Him and not by man. To boldly acclaim that we have been fiercely made as His creation, standing firm in knowing that we are deliberately developed for His purpose and plans, to seek to endure the fire that forges us into His likeness so we may rightly present ourselves a living sacrifice to Him, and to humbly submit ourselves ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the beginning, God establishes his desire for us to be fashioned by Him and not by man. To boldly acclaim that we have been fiercely made as His creation, standing firm in knowing that we are deliberately developed for His purpose and plans, to seek to endure the fire that forges us into His likeness so we may rightly present ourselves a living sacrifice to Him, and to humbly submit ourselves
... Read more
Captain America: The Shield of Sam Wilson

by Sheree Renée Thomas, Maurice Broaddus, M. Kyoko, Gar Anthony Haywood, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Gary Phillips, Gloria Brown Marshall, Danian Jerry, Alex Simmons, Glenn Parris, Christopher Chambers, Dedren Snead ...

The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a Black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a Black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of
... Read more
Audiobook

Wind in the Willows, The

by Kenneth Grahame ...

Narrated by Christopher Simmons ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

For over a century, *The Wind in the Willows* has charmed readers of all ages with its delightful characters—Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and the ever-mischievous Toad. The enchanting tales of these four friends, whether embarking on thrilling escapades, indulging in humorous antics, or simply basking in the serenity by the banks of the River Thames, promise to surprise and captivate anyone who ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBooks

For over a century, *The Wind in the Willows* has charmed readers of all ages with its delightful characters—Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and the ever-mischievous Toad. The enchanting tales of these four friends, whether embarking on thrilling escapades, indulging in humorous antics, or simply basking in the serenity by the banks of the River Thames, promise to surprise and captivate anyone who
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Nobody's Fool

Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It

by Daniel Simons, Christopher Chabris ...

From two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, “an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises” (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting)From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

From two New York Times-bestselling psychologists, “an engaging master class in how to foil purveyors of false promises” (Philip E. Tetlock, author of Superforecasting)From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
The Invisible Gorilla

And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us

by Christopher Chabris, Daniel Simons ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. Two renowned psychologists explain how and why our intuitions lead us astray, “[spinning] the plain world [we] know into a wonderment of surprising new insights” (Time).“A must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the mind works.”—Associated PressIn The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. Two renowned psychologists explain how and why our intuitions lead us astray, “[spinning] the plain world [we] know into a wonderment of surprising new insights” (Time).“A must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the mind works.”—Associated PressIn The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons,
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
Audiobook

The Invisible Gorilla

And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us

by Christopher Chabris, Daniel Simons ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. Two renowned psychologists explain how and why our intuitions lead us astray, “[spinning] the plain world [we] know into a wonderment of surprising new insights” (Time).“A must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the mind works.”—Associated PressIn The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Our minds don’t work the way we think they do. Two renowned psychologists explain how and why our intuitions lead us astray, “[spinning] the plain world [we] know into a wonderment of surprising new insights” (Time).“A must-read for anyone who wants to better understand how the mind works.”—Associated PressIn The Invisible Gorilla, Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Nobody's Fool

Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It

by Daniel Simons, Christopher Chabris ...

Narrated by Andrew Sellon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid themFrom phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to avoid being taken in. They describe the key habits ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons—and how we can avoid themFrom phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody’s Fool, psychologists Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris show us how to avoid being taken in. They describe the key habits
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The Next Front

Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam

by Christopher S. Bond, Lewis M. Simons ...

A U.S. senator and Pulitzer Prizewinner, both experts on Southeast Asia, offer a bold new approach to address radical Islam and fight global terrorThe next front in the war on terror is in Southeast Asia, warn Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO) and Lewis Simons, both leading experts on the region. The U.S. has bankrupted its policies in dealing with the Islamic world. As Fundamentalist Islam gains ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A U.S. senator and Pulitzer Prizewinner, both experts on Southeast Asia, offer a bold new approach to address radical Islam and fight global terrorThe next front in the war on terror is in Southeast Asia, warn Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO) and Lewis Simons, both leading experts on the region. The U.S. has bankrupted its policies in dealing with the Islamic world. As Fundamentalist Islam gains
... Read more
Audiobook

Soundtrack

by Jason Reynolds ...

Narrated by Nile Bullock, Mekhi Hewling, Jade Williams, Brandon Miles, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Amir Royale, Jasmin Richardson, Christopher Grant, Khaya Fraites, Nadine Simmons, Robb Moreira, Rocky Anicette, Brandiss Seward, Wé Ani ...

Series series A Listening Library Audiobook Original
Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds transports us back to the early 2000s in Soundtrack, an audiobook original about New York City teens whose talent and love of music lift them to unexpected heights.An Odyssey Award Honor Audiobook!Stuy wanted to play the drums just like his mom, a founding member of the punk band The Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. With his mother as his teacher, Stuy ... Read more

$18.99 USD

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds transports us back to the early 2000s in Soundtrack, an audiobook original about New York City teens whose talent and love of music lift them to unexpected heights.An Odyssey Award Honor Audiobook!Stuy wanted to play the drums just like his mom, a founding member of the punk band The Bed-Stuy Magic Dusters. With his mother as his teacher, Stuy
... Read more