Books like Material man by Giannino Malossi

A concise guide that distills 3,000 years of political thought into 48 practical principles for gaining, maintaining, and defending power in personal and professional arenas.

Think and Grow Rich is Napoleon Hill’s seminal guide to business success, outlining practical principles for wealth creation, personal development, and financial prosperity.

Atlas Shrugged follows the collapse of a near‑future American economy as leading innovators vanish, revealing the battle between individual genius and a society that suppresses it.

Eckhart Tolle guides readers toward a pain‑free existence by teaching how to recognize and release mental patterns that cause suffering, encouraging living fully in the present moment.

A seminal 16th‑century Italian treatise, The Prince offers practical guidance for rulers, arguing that ends can justify morally dubious means to secure power and glory.

Learn ancient Babylonian principles for building, growing, and preserving wealth in this timeless classic on personal finance.

Discover the habits that separate average earners from real wealth builders in America. "The Millionaire Next Door" shows how modest living, disciplined saving, and smart investing create lasting fortunes.

A classic guide to personal finance that has stood the test of time, challenging traditional beliefs and providing valuable insights for readers of all income levels.

Thong panties, padded bras, and risque Halloween costumes for young girls. T-shirts that boast "Chick Magnet" for toddler boys. Sexy content on almost every television channel, as well as in books, movies, video games, and even cartoons. Hot young female pop stars wearing provocative clothing and dancing suggestively while singing songs with sexual and sometimes violent lyrics. These products are marketed aggressively to our children; these stars are held up for our young daughters to emulate--and for our sons to see as objects of desire.Popular culture and technology inundate our children with an onslaught of mixed messages at earlier ages than ever before. Corporations capitalize on this disturbing trend, and without the emotional sophistication to understand what they are doing and seeing, kids are getting into increasing trouble emotionally and socially; some may even to engage in precocious sexual behavior. Parents are left shaking their heads, wondering: How did this happen? What can we do?So Sexy So Soon is an invaluable and practical guide for parents who are fed up, confused, and even scared by what their kids--or their kids' friends--do and say. Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., internationally recognized experts in early childhood development and the impact of the media on children and teens, understand that saying no to commercial culture--TV, movies, toys, Internet access, and video games--isn't a realistic or viable option for most families. Instead, they offer parents essential, age-appropriate strategies to counter the assault. For instance:- Help your children expand their imaginations by suggesting new ways for them to play with toys--for example, instead of "playing house" with dolls, they might send their toys on a backyard archeological adventure.- Counteract the narrow gender stereotypes in today's media: ask your son to help you cook; get your daughter outside to play ball.- Share your values and concerns with other adults--relatives, parents of your children's friends--and agree on how you'll deal with TV and other media when your children are at one another's houses.Filled with savvy suggestions, helpful sample dialogues, and poignant true stories from families dealing with these issues, So Sexy So Soon provides parents with the information, skills, and confidence they need to discuss sensitive topics openly and effectively so their kids can just be kids.From the Hardcover edition.

John F. Kasson explores how early 20th‑century American icons—Eugen Sandow, Harry Houdini, and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan—shaped modern masculinity and body culture, linking performance, fantasy, and social change before World War I.

The male nude is everywhere today, from mainstream movies to magazine covers. What do we really see when men take off their clothes, in public and in private? In this surprising, candid cultural analysis, Susan Bordo, author of Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body, writes about men and their bodies, both at home and in the media. Beginning with a frank, tender look at her own father's body, and drawing on personal history as well as insights from her analysis of movies, novels, advertisements, news stories, and biology, she perceptively scrutinizes the presentation of maleness in everyday life.