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Blinks for Your Next Dinner Party

Blinks for Your Next Dinner Party

Wow your guests and get the conversation—and wine—flowing

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So, you're hosting your next dinner party and thinking about how to impress your guests with both your food and conversational skills? If you're looking for fun facts to share, discussing the core of what makes us human, or spinning enthralling stories to captivate your dinner guests, this collection's for you. There's something here to impress just about any dinner guest so get started on your journey to becoming the ultimate dinner party host!

Blinks for Your Next Dinner Party

Wow your guests and get the conversation—and wine—flowing

Knowledge
Knowledge
Jennifer Nagel
A Very Short Introduction
25 min4.2
Lying
Lying
Sam Harris
Teaser: Why we need to stop lying and start telling the truth
9 min3.7
The Moral Animal
The Moral Animal
Robert Wright
Why We Are The Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
19 min4.3
The Story Factor
The Story Factor
Annette Simmons
Secrets Of Influence From The Art Of Storytelling
17 min4.4
Modern Romance
Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg
Teaser: Texting, sexting and more: How Aziz Ansari sees love in the 21st century got it
10 min3.6
Savor
Savor
Hanh & Cheung
Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
21 min4.0
Why We Make Mistakes
Why We Make Mistakes
Joseph T. Hallinan
How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
22 min4.3
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell
What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
21 min3.8
The Art of Rest
The Art of Rest
Claudia Hammond
How to Find Respite in the Modern Age
23 min4.3
The Memory Palace
The Memory Palace
Lewis Smile
Learn Anything and Everything
9 min4.1
Narconomics
Narconomics
Tom Wainwright
How to Run a Drug Cartel
24 min4.5
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
Lori A. Brotto
How Women Can Cultivate Desire
22 min4.1
My Morning Routine
My Morning Routine
Benjamin Spall, Michael Xander
How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired
39 min4.1

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