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The Escape is latest book of Puller series. It is a military thriller that is full of action and will make an impact even on those listeners for whom this is a new genre. The story is of the warrant officer of CID John Puller who is searching his brother, Major Bobby Puller, who has escaped from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. Major Bobby Puller has been charged with crimes against national security and treason.

The book describes two distinct systems: System One - this is an imaginary character representing the intuitive portion of the mind. System Two - this is an imaginary character representing the slow thinking processes of the mind. Despite the fact that these two systems have distinctive functions, they do work together to help people assess their surroundings and guide them during the decision-making process.

On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers - bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, - changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe that the age of flight had begun, with the first powered machine carrying a pilot. Orville and Wilbur Wright were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity. When they worked together, no problem seemed to be insurmountable.

Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit is a comprehensive analysis of different cases showing the impact habits have on everyday life. It uses examples of companies, corporations, and individuals to describe the formation of habits, how to alter them, their use in making businesses profitable, and the damage poor habits can cause.

Social Security is an American insurance program which pays out millions of dollars each year. It represents one among many complex government programs. The Social Security program is very hard to understand and use. For example, each companion's benefit for married couples includes 10 mathematical functions. In general, this program has more instructions in the Program Operating Manual System (POMS), than the Federal Tax Code does.

One of the most underestimated - and challenging - positions in the world, the first lady of the United States must be many things: an inspiring leader with a forward-thinking agenda of her own; a savvy politician, skilled at navigating the treacherous rapids of Washington; a wife and mother operating under constant scrutiny; and an able CEO responsible for the smooth operation of countless services and special events at the White House.

Henry Marsh was a neurosurgeon. As with any human, he made his share of mistakes in his life. It is the darker points of his life and career that are the center of his memoir, aptly titled Do No Harm.

From one of our most engaging political reporters and the author of Why Americans Hate Politics, the story of conservatism from the Goldwater 1960s to the present day Tea Party, whichhas resulted in broken promises and an ideological purity that drives moderate Republicans away.

This is a summary of Marshall Goldsmith & Mark Reiter's Triggers: Creating Behavior Change That Lasts - Becoming the Person You Want to Be . In his powerful new book, best-selling author and world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life. Do you ever find that you are not the patient, compassionate problem solver you believe yourself to be?

Made for those who find themselves drowning in clutter, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a must-listen. What makes this book special is that it delivers a whole new approach called the KonMari method when decluttering, arranging, and storing items at home. Author Marie Kondo is a Japanese cleaning expert who takes organizing and tidying seriously.

Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who've learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment. It's all about finding the intersection between your "expertise" - even if you don't consider it such - and what other people will pay for. You don't need an MBA, a business plan or even employees.

This is a summary of the New York Times best seller F--k Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems.

As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a PhD student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986.

For General Michael Hayden, playing to the edge means playing so close to the line that you get chalk dust on your cleats. Otherwise, by playing back, you may protect yourself, but you will be less successful in protecting America. "Play to the edge" was Hayden's guiding principle when he ran the National Security Agency, and it remained so when he ran CIA. In his view, many shortsighted and uninformed people are quick to criticize, and this book will give them much to chew on but little easy comfort.

This is a Summary of Donald J. Trump's Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again. Look at the state of the world right now. It's a terrible mess, and that's putting it mildly. There has never been a more dangerous time. The politicians and special interests in Washington, DC, are directly responsible for the mess we are in. So why should we continue listening to them? It's time to bring America back to its rightful owners - the American people.

Secrets of a Charmed Life is a novel about two young sisters in London and how they survived during World War II. It's the year 2015 and Kendra Van Zant, a student majoring in history, is interviewing 93-year-old Isabel McFarland in the English countryside at Stow-on-the-Wold. Kendra quickly discovers Isabel is not the woman's real name, nor is 93 her real age.

This is a summary of Steve Case's The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of The Future.

This is a summary of Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy.

This is a summary of Matthew FitzSimmons' The Short Drop. A decade ago, 14-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard - then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency - disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation's history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession. For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal - Suzanne Lombard had been like a sister to him.

Killing Reagan is an epic account of the career of President Ronald Reagan that tells the vivid story of his rise to power - and the forces of evil that conspired to bring him down. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable - or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face.