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The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life... -
![Summary of the Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene by Dennis Braun]()
Summary of the Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene by Dennis Braun
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Laws of Human Nature (2018) takes an in-depth look at the many aspects of the human condition that often go overlooked or unacknowledged. As author Robert Greene explains, we are all a bit narcissistic, irrational, short-sighted and prone to compulsive and aggressive behavior... -
![Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker]()
Your Head is a Houseboat: A Chaotic Guide to Mental Clarity by Campbell Walker
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYour Head is a Houseboat is uniquely hilarious guide to what goes on in your brain, from illustration sensation Campbell Walker aka Struthless.The only truth we really know is that we're going to spend the rest of our lives in our own houseboat (our head) so it makes sense to make that houseboat as good as possible... -
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Mastery by Robert Greene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this book, Robert Greene demonstrates that the ultimate form of power is mastery itself...Categorized as:
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![ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD by Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness]()
ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD by Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHi, friend! Welcome to the ADHD club.You're here because, like me, you've been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—which, by the way, just might be the worst name for a condition ever—and you're trying to figure out how to make your life a little more manageable... -
![Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today by The School of Life]()
Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today by The School of Life
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is a collection of some of the most important ideas of Eastern and Western culture — drawn from the works of those philosophers, political theorists, sociologists, artists and novelists whom we believe have the most to offer to us today... -
![Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed]()
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRebel Ideas examines the power of 'cognitive diversity' - the ability to think differently about the world around us. It explains how to harness our unique perspectives, pool our collective intelligence and tackle the greatest challenges of our age - from climate change to terrorism... -
![I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World by Milan Kordestani]()
I'm Just Saying: A Guide to Maintaining Civil Discourse in an Increasingly Divided World by Milan Kordestani
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA straightforward look at the history and the art of maintaining courteous communication in an increasingly divided world.Have you ever been in a conversation that, after volleying back and forth, ended with the words, “I’m just saying . . -
![How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner]()
How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg, Dan Gardner
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to space exploration—by the world’s leading expert on megaprojects “This book is important, timely, instructive, and entertaining. What more could you ask for?”—Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize–winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow “Over-budget and over-schedule is an inevitability... -
![The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature by Robert Greene]()
The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature by Robert Greene
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOver the last 22 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human whether that be getting what you want, understanding others' motivations, mastering your impulses, and recognizing strengths and weaknesses. The Daily Laws distills that wisdom into daily entries...Categorized as:
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![The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher]()
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More by Jefferson Fisher
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom communication expert Jefferson Fisher, the definitive book on making your next conversation the one that changes everythingNo matter who you’re talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how you communicate... -
![Dramaqueen: Frauen zwischen Beurteilung und Verurteilung by Tara-Louise Wittwer]()
Dramaqueen: Frauen zwischen Beurteilung und Verurteilung by Tara-Louise Wittwer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLaut zu sein ist immer auch ein bisschen unangenehm, vor allem als Frau. Da wird man schnell mal als »hysterisch« oder »dramatisch« abgestempelt... -
![Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger]()
Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHenry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead... -
![The Psychology Book by Nigel C. Benson]()
The Psychology Book by Nigel C. Benson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsClearly explaining more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in the field, The Psychology Book uses accessible text and easy-to-follow graphics and illustrations to explain the complex theoretical and experimental foundations of psychology...Categorized as:
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![Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely]()
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWhy do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin?Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught?Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?Why do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are...Categorized as:
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![Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt]()
Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGood Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress... -
![Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler]()
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard H. Thaler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans—predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth—and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world... -
![Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio]()
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail by Ray Dalio
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to... -
![Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women's Happiness and Fulfillment by Valerie Rein]()
Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women's Happiness and Fulfillment by Valerie Rein
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDespite checking off the boxes of worldly accomplishments, most high-achieving women are secretly dissatisfied. They feel stuck in lives that look perfect on the outside, yet on the inside, they're unfulfilled, plagued by the nagging feeling that there's got to be more. They feel guilty and ungrateful for feeling trapped in lives that are so good...Categorized as:
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![Help for Women with ADHD: My Simple Strategies for Conquering Chaos by Joan Wilder]()
Help for Women with ADHD: My Simple Strategies for Conquering Chaos by Joan Wilder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis short book, written by a journalist is filled with stories about how it feels to have ADHD and what you can do to make things better. Woven into the anecdotes of frustration and chaos are various tried and true tools, strategies, and supports (printed in bold text) that have helped her – and thousands more -- tackle a handful of classic ADHD challenges... -
![What Is the Name of This Book? by Raymond M. Smullyan]()
What Is the Name of This Book? by Raymond M. Smullyan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you're intrigued by puzzles and paradoxes, these 200 mind-bending logic puzzles, riddles, and diversions will thrill you with challenges to your powers of reason and common sense. Raymond M. Smullyan — a celebrated mathematician, logician, magician, and author — presents a logical labyrinth of more than 200 increasingly complex problems... -
![The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing Is Hidden by David R. Hawkins]()
The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing Is Hidden by David R. Hawkins
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe scope of this work is immense. It includes not only a detailed, subjective report of very advanced states of spiritual consciousness traditionally called enlightenment, but, for the first time, correlates and recontextualizes spiritual information in such a manner as to make it comprehensible to reason and the intellect...Categorized as:
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![Back, After the Break by Osher Günsberg]()
Back, After the Break by Osher Günsberg
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bestselling and ABIA Award shortlisted memoir from Osher Gunsberg, one of Australia's most loved celebrities, about life, love and living with mental illness - powerful, dark, funny and heartwrenching... -
![FAT!SO? : Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size by Marilyn Wann]()
FAT!SO? : Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size by Marilyn Wann
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFat? Chunky? Less than svelte? So what! In this hilarious and eye-opening book, fat and proud activist/zinester Marilyn Wann takes on Americas' biggest fear—worse than the fear of public speaking or nuclear weapons—our fear of fat...Categorized as:
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![Inspiration Sandwich: Stories to Inspire Our Creative Freedom by S.A.R.K.]()
Inspiration Sandwich: Stories to Inspire Our Creative Freedom by S.A.R.K.
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSark's first book, A CREATIVE COMPANION, has charmed all who come across it, so we were delighted when she came back to us with this collection of 43 ways to awaken your creative self�including "invite someone dangerous to tea," "take lots of naps," and "make friends with freedom and uncertainty." As the author puts it, "This book is food for your soul, and a bubble bath for your spirit... -
![Lean In for Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg]()
Lean In for Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsExpanded and updated exclusively for graduates just entering the workforce, this extraordinary edition of Lean In includes a letter to graduates from Sheryl Sandberg and six additional chapters from experts offering advice on finding and getting the most out of a first job; resume writing; best interviewing practices; negotiating your salary; listening to your inner voice; owning who you are;... -
![Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones]()
Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of I'm Judging You, a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear--that everlasting hater--and audaciously step into lives, careers, and legacies that go beyond even our wildest dreamsLuvvie Ajayi Jones is known for her trademark wit, warmth, and perpetual truth-telling...Categorized as:
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![The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't by Julia Galef]()
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't by Julia Galef
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a soldier mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalizing in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe--and shoot down those we don't... -
![Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa D. Delpit, Herbert R. Kohl]()
Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa D. Delpit, Herbert R. Kohl
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of an American Educational Studies Association Critics’ Choice Award and Choice Magazine’s Outstanding Academic Book Award, and voted one of Teacher Magazine’s “great books,” Other People’s Children has sold over 150,000 copies since its original hardcover publication...Categorized as:
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![Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath]()
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSo often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst...
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