Imos Org Uk: 21 books

The key to intelligence is to be able to overcome the prejudices of the society we live in and thus free our minds to think beyond what society assumes to be correct and beyond what it deems to be 'acceptable.' Pearls of Wosdom, like the other books in the series, offers a selection of opinion pieces...

"Why Conform when it's so much more interesting not to?" Happiness, Torture, Poker and Tits are just some of the topics tackled in this book, as philosopher Robert Jameson aims to illustrate how intelligent thinking has almost nothing to do with political-correctness. Warning: Contains strong language and challenging opinions that some people may find offensive.

The Basic Income is, for many people, a very appealing idea: Pay every citizen a fixed, non-means-tested amount every week, sufficient to pay for essentials. The potential advantages of such a system are enormous. The basic income could replace a wide range of existing means-tested benefits...

The key to intelligence is the willingness to question things. It is particularly important to be willing to question the things that most other people assume to be correct, even when they haven't made the slightest effort to think about the principles involved. Wosdom Teeth, like the other...

There are lots of people who pretend to understand Economics, but there are very few who really do understand Economics. If you dive into Economics and race towards your exams without taking the time to properly understand the key concepts at the heart of the subject, it will hardly be a surprise...

In an historic referendum in June 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. We voted for Brexit. The Leavers have celebrated. The Remainers have had plenty of opportunity to complain about the result. Now, however, it's time we all pulled together to build a successful...

Longer working hours, later retirement, lousy pensions - hardly the life of leisure we were promised for the 21st century! We also have dirty hospitals, troops without proper equipment and schools that provide an appalling standard of education. So what went wrong and what can we do about it?...

Intelligence is born out of the willingness to question what we are told - whatever it may be! Each chapter in this book asks us to do just that - question accepted ideas and popular opinions - and, through questioning them, develop the ability to overcome the prejudices that stand between us and greater intelligence. Warning: Contains material some may find offensive.

If you can stomach, intellectually digest and rationally consider, without prejudice, the various politically-incorrect, inappropriate, risqué, socially-unacceptable, provocative and, some might say, offensive ideas about sex put forward in this book, then you may well have what it takes to be a genius.

Our freedoms are under attack. Time and again we hear demands, from people who call themselves Muslims, that some of our most cherished and important freedoms be denied or restricted. We, in the free world, need a firm response in order to protect our liberty and our entire way of life - but...

Unfortunately, public debate about the economy has become dominated by myths and nonsense. However, if you prefer economic sense to economic fairy-tales and if you'd like to be rather better-informed about economic matters than the average panellist on Question Time, this may be the book you are looking...

This is a poker strategy book with a difference. Many poker books, often written by big-name professional players, focus on the advanced tactics you might find useful in top-class poker championships. Often, this isn't, however, what your typical poker player is actually looking for. They...

A collection of angry, but hopefully thought-provoking moans about the degenerative and anti-intellectual tendencies of the society we live in. Warning: This book contains very strong language and provocative opinions that many people are very likely to find offensive.

'The Dark Arts of Genius' is a short book that serves as an introduction to how advanced, independent thinking skills can be nurtured and developed.