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Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Draws on some of history's most effective military tactics and the examples of such figures as Napoleon, Margaret Thatcher, and Ulysses S. Grant to outline psychological strategies for effective negotiating, responding to dangerous situations, and managing life milestones.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1995, and Alex Dean has it all: a spot at Cambridge University next year, the love of an amazing woman named Holly and all the time in the world ahead of him. That is until a brutal encounter with a ghost from his past sees him beaten, battered and almost drowning in the Thames. He wakes the next day to find he's in a messy, derelict room he's never seen before, in grimy clothes he doesn't recognize, with no idea of how he got there. A glimpse...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"There are some acts that can never truly be forgiven. It's the height of WWII, and Nazi forces are driving through Europe. Decorated German fighter pilot Hans Vogel follows orders and doesn't ask questions. It's worked out well for him...so far. But when his plane is shot down in the middle of an air raid over London, he is dead before he hits the ground. And that's only the beginning of his problems. Writer and artist Sierra Barnes presents a rich...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This book is a collection of 100 thought provoking quotes that will motivate you to change your life!
It contains quotes from the most popular personalities around the world.
These quotes will help:
In increasing your motivation
In making your life 10x better
Changing the way you live
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Some people bounce back in response to setbacks; others break. Irvine combines key lessons from the ancient Stoics with modern psychological techniques to develop a surprisingly simple strategy for dealing with life's unpleasant surprises. By using the updated Stoic strategy, we can transform life's setbacks into opportunities for becoming calmer, tougher, and more resilient." -- adapted from jacket
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A neuroscience professor and a Harvard law professor team up in this groundbreaking work, based on decades of research in the psychological and biological sciences, that shows how disrupting our routines can lead to seeing, feeling and noticing again--and embracing much-needed change to live happier, more fulfilling lives.
Author
Pub. Date
2023, c2020
Language
English
Description
Grumpy Unicorn and his friends, Narwhal, Mermaid, and Jellyfish, are on a space adventure, and as usual he wants to be the center of attention--so when they land on a planet full of fabulous, but stuck-up, unicorns he decides he is better off with his friends back at home.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
As head of TED, Chris Anderson has had a ringside view of the world's boldest thinkers sharing their most uplifting ideas. Inspired by them and the unique insights he gained from how online sharing transformed TED into a global beacon of transformative ideas, he believes there's a pathway back from outrage to optimism. It all comes down to reimagining the role that generosity can play in our connected era. Anderson shows how the same technologies...
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