Books 2024, April

Brodsky's list: books that need to be read so that you have something to talk about

Brodsky's list: books that need to be read so that you have something to talk about

Brodsky's list will help maintain an intellectual conversation, with which, according to the poet, every person should familiarize himself

9 books to help you find your calling

9 books to help you find your calling

Books on how to find your calling, overcome fear, prioritize and decide on the life you dream about. The selection includes both non-fiction and works of art

35 best translated novels published in Russia

35 best translated novels published in Russia

"Benefactors", "Sinlessness", "Flesh and Blood", "Girls" and other significant foreign works, selected by critics and translators, which are worth reading

7 modern Russian writers you should pay attention to

7 modern Russian writers you should pay attention to

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Polina Zherebtsova, Guzel Yakhina, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Olga Breininger, Maria Stepanova, Margarita Khemlin are talented women whose work will be remembered in our time

To the library for a copywriter: books worth reading

To the library for a copywriter: books worth reading

These publications will tell you how to write in a simple, understandable and interesting way, look for inspiration in everything and learn how to work, even when the muse is gone

Naked Statistics is the most interesting book about the most boring science

Naked Statistics is the most interesting book about the most boring science

Who said statistics is a dull and useless science? Charles Whelan proves otherwise in his book Naked Statistics

Where to get time for your favorite hobby and how to turn it into a profession

Where to get time for your favorite hobby and how to turn it into a profession

It doesn't always take inspiration to draw a good comic. In its place there can be planning, perseverance, goal setting - and the result will not be worse

6 ways to make a good impression on the other person

6 ways to make a good impression on the other person

An excerpt from the book "Easy to Speak!" will tell you what non-verbal signals to use to feel confident and make the conversation easy

9 best audiobooks voiced by the stars

9 best audiobooks voiced by the stars

In this collection of Lifehacker - the best audiobooks voiced by the stars: ideal companions for long spring walks or picnics

10 most talked about books of 2020

10 most talked about books of 2020

Sally Rooney's Normal People, Yana Wagner's Wongozero, and other popular 2020 books. If you read something from this list - share your opinion

5 novelties of intellectual prose that will appeal to the selective reader

5 novelties of intellectual prose that will appeal to the selective reader

"Clara and the Sun" about the near future, emotional "Burnt Sugar" - collected the debut successes of young writers and fresh works of Nobel laureates

5 books by young Russian writers that may surprise you

5 books by young Russian writers that may surprise you

We are talking about new names in Russian prose: we have collected five books by young Russian writers who will not leave you indifferent

9 books by modern writers that could become classics

9 books by modern writers that could become classics

"Petrovs in the Flu", "Normal People" and other masterpieces of modern literature. Perhaps it is for these works that the beginning of the XXI century will be remembered

Is the killer a butler? Try to solve crimes from classic detective stories

Is the killer a butler? Try to solve crimes from classic detective stories

Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Gilbert Keith Chesterton have described many gruesome crimes in their writings. Lifehacker offers to reveal them

20 books on feminism - from historical treatises to comics

20 books on feminism - from historical treatises to comics

Books about feminism, in which scientists, movie stars and famous activists write about the birth of this movement, the problems of women and outdated stereotypes

10 books that will awaken the artist in you

10 books that will awaken the artist in you

These books will show you how to learn to draw at any age, master doodling, improve your skills and become a real artist

How to go to a state clinic and not suffer

How to go to a state clinic and not suffer

An excerpt from the book "How a Doctor Would Be Sick" tells how to make life easier for the doctor and yourself, and at the same time get professional and free medical care

9 books on psychology to help you sort out your problems

9 books on psychology to help you sort out your problems

"Fear of Intimacy", "Restless Mind", "Age of Anxiety" and 6 more books on psychology that will help you better know yourself - in our selection

How to become the best version of yourself: 12 simple tricks

How to become the best version of yourself: 12 simple tricks

Non-Obvious Success Secrets From Rohit Bhargava, Author of Always Eat With Your Left Hand

How to survive a divorce: tips for women

How to survive a divorce: tips for women

How to live after a divorce, without getting discouraged, decide on a new relationship and enjoy every day - says Tamsin Fedel in the book "Alone and Happy"

21 books on how to build harmonious relationships with others

21 books on how to build harmonious relationships with others

Good relationship books can help even in very difficult and confusing situations. After all, people are often not alone in their experiences, and you just need to find a similar experience

Top 10 Scandinavian thrillers

Top 10 Scandinavian thrillers

The Snowman, Victoria Bergman's Weakness and 8 other great Scandinavian thrillers worth reading are in our selection

7 Signs Your Parents Raised You Wrong

7 Signs Your Parents Raised You Wrong

Julie Lytcott-Haymes, in Let Them Go, talks about what over-caring parents can lead to when they are raising their children in the wrong way

13 effective challenges to change for the better

13 effective challenges to change for the better

An excerpt from Rosana Kasper's book "The Book of Challenges" with programs that will help you form healthy habits and start positive changes in your life

You can read 200 books a year if you give up social media

You can read 200 books a year if you give up social media

Sounds like fantasy, but it's totally real. Life hacker tells how to read more, abandoning the ubiquitous information garbage

Best books of 2015 according to Lifehacker

Best books of 2015 according to Lifehacker

Summing up the literary results of the year. We do not pretend to be Booker or the Nobel Prize, but we have selected the best books from those that we read in 2015

How not to be left penniless after a failed investment

How not to be left penniless after a failed investment

An excerpt from the book of an economist and investment specialist on how to avoid elementary mistakes and not lose money. There is a well-known tale about a sculptor who cut off everything unnecessary from a piece of marble. Witty, but hardly practical.

Our food is filled with antibiotics. Here's what you should know about it

Our food is filled with antibiotics. Here's what you should know about it

Even if you are a staunch vegan, you are not safe. We understand how antibiotics in foods affect the body and whether it is possible to be saved from their effects

10 books proving that classics aren't boring

10 books proving that classics aren't boring

The Headless Horseman, The Picture of Dorian Gray and 8 more fun classic books worth reading in our selection

How to read more: 6 life hacks for book lovers

How to read more: 6 life hacks for book lovers

How do I read more books? Change your approach to this lesson. Here are six tips to help you make reading your daily favorite

3 steps to help you find your calling in life

3 steps to help you find your calling in life

To stop hating work, use a simple technique that helps you understand your motives and understand what your calling in life is

What successful women read: 15 books for inspiration and growth

What successful women read: 15 books for inspiration and growth

"The Power of the Present" by Eckhart Tolle, "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "Inner Fish" by Neil Shubin and other books that our contemporaries advise

A simple strategic approach to improve your life

A simple strategic approach to improve your life

Book by Donald Sull and Kathleen Eisenhardt “Simple Rules. How to Succeed in a Complex World "will help you figure out how to improve your life

What to read on vacation: 30 fascinating books for every taste

What to read on vacation: 30 fascinating books for every taste

Modern prose for summer reading that will help broaden your horizons and just relax. In this collection: Charles Bukowski, Ray Bradbury, Haruki Murakami, other equally outstanding authors

10 important books of our time worth reading

10 important books of our time worth reading

Collected the best contemporary works, from Margaret Atwood's trilogy about a world without freedom to the book that formed the basis of the Chernobyl series on HBO

What to do while the ambulance is traveling: emergency procedures

What to do while the ambulance is traveling: emergency procedures

James Hubbard's DIY First Aid is a book worth putting in every medicine cabinet. Thanks to her, you will learn how to react to difficult situations

333 books that will give you a storm of emotions

333 books that will give you a storm of emotions

Your friends are vying about them, and critics write rave reviews on the Internet. If you haven't read these popular books by now, it's time to fix it

Teaching Your Teen To Get What You Want: Myths and Truth About Goal Setting

Teaching Your Teen To Get What You Want: Myths and Truth About Goal Setting

Setting goals and the ability to achieve them is a necessary skill that everyone should master. Parents can help teenagers understand their true desires and get things done

3 psychological tricks that will teach you how to get what you want

3 psychological tricks that will teach you how to get what you want

An excerpt from Nick Kolenda's book The Persuasion System about several persuasion techniques to help you get a positive response to your request

How to motivate your child to study

How to motivate your child to study

Getting back to motivation to study is a long and difficult process. Find out why reward incentives don't work and what to choose instead