Title: Why We Work.
Author: Barry Schwartz.
Genre: Non-fiction, TED talk, psychology.
Country: U.S.
Language: English.
Publication Date: 2015.
Summary: Why do we work? The question seems so simple, but the answer is surprising, complex, and urgent. We've long been taught that the reason we work is primarily for a paycheck. In fact, we've shaped much of our society to accommodate this belief. Then why are so many people dissatisfied with their work, despite healthy compensation? And why do some people find immense fulfillment and satisfaction despite working low-paying jobs? Through this investigation of workers from all walks of life, psychologist Professor Schwartz dispels this myth. From hospitals to hair salons, auto plants to boardrooms, Schwartz reveals the trends and patterns that lead to happiness in the workplace, ultimately proving that the root of what drives us to do good work can rarely be incentivized, and that the cause of bad work is often an attempt to do just that. How did we get to this tangled place?

My rating: 8.5/10.
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Title: The Educated Imagination.
Author: Northrop Frye.
Genre: Non-fiction, essays, lectures, literary criticism.
Country: Canada.
Language: English.
Publication Date: 1962 (published 1964).
Summary: A book of 6 lectures. In The Motive for Metaphor, Frye attempts to answer such questions of literature as: What good is it? What is the social value? What is the place of the imagination that literature addresses itself to in the learning process? and Will we outgrow it?, as well as comparing the ways of literature and science. In The Singing School Frye talks about all literature being inspire by other literature, and examines the conventions on which Western literature and mythology are primarily built. In Giants in Time, Frye addresses the question of reality in literature, as well as the progressive element in its study and teaching. In The Keys to Dreamland, Frye looks at the roles of both writers and readers of literature, as well as speaking on where the inspiration for literature does, and doesn't, come from. In Verticals of Adam, Frye discusses the place of literature in education, and how to teach literature, especially to children. The Vocation of Eloquence is addressed to readers rather than writers, consumers of literature, and explains “what literature can do and what its uses are, apart from the pleasure it gives."

My rating: 8.5/10.
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