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Based on five collective decades of hands-on leadership in both public companies and small startups, The Manager's Playbook reveals the massive difference that simple management and leadership competency makes—for employees, for bosses, and for companies at large. In fact, training up great managers with a consistent system for delivering results is one of the fastest ways to gain a competitive advantage.

The Abhidharma, one of the three major text collections of the original Buddhist canon, frames the psychological system of Buddhism, explaining the workings of reality and the nature of the human mind. Because of its complexity, the Abhidharma has traditionally been reserved only for academic or monastic study; now, for the first time, clinical psychologist Beth Jacobs brings this dynamic body of work to general listeners, using practical explanation, personal stories, and vivid examples to gently untangle the technical aspects of the Abhidharma.

Want to escape the see-saw of love and be codependent no more? As human beings, social integration and interaction are the greatest features of our existence. As a race, it is the singularly most differentiating difference between us and other animals. We thrive or wither off our relationships with fellow humans, both within our inner circles and the world at large. Our outlook, attitude, mannerism, ideology, actions, fate, and destiny are irrevocably tied to the relationships we build.

The Fifth Risk, by Michael Lewis, is a journalistic account of how broad swaths of the US government are being ignored or dismantled under Donald Trump’s administration. After shunning the conventions of a presidential transition, Trump and his tiny team assumed stewardship of the government without ever bothering to learn how it works. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

The Definitive Book of Body Language (2004) by body language experts Allan and Barbara Pease is a comprehensive guide to non-verbal communication. An expanded version of Allen Pease’s Body Language (1981), The Definitive Book of Body Language outlines the basics of body language, including expressions, gestures, and physical movements. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon.)

Uwe Blesching, author of The Cannabis Health Index, clearly and thoroughly lays out the overwhelming benefits of using cannabis - not only to reduce the nation’s dependence on opioids - but also to manage the craving and withdrawal symptoms of opioid addiction, and especially to address the pain that leads to drug use and addiction in the first place.

This is a summary of Michael E. Gerber's The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It (2001), which explores the question of why so many small businesses don’t survive. The answer is simple, yet profound: because they don’t understand the work of running a business....

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018) by James Clear is a self-help book designed to drive behavior change over the long term. Built on the notion that small changes can spark powerful transformations, this practical volume explains what motivates human behavior with the goal of showing people how to improve their lives.... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The world conditions you to believe that you need to look a certain way or you should feel bad about yourself. I go into the truth about what's really going on inside the fitness industry and how you can put the right information in your head so you can stay motivated.

This is a summary of Business Adventures (1969), a collection of 12 nonfiction stories about American business and high finance by journalist John Brooks. Each story explores a different subject, including eccentric leaders and their successes, failures, and legal quandaries.

One Up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market (1989) guides fledgling investors through the process of how to pick stocks and build a winning investment portfolio. Author and investor Peter Lynch, with the help of author John Rothchild, explains that investors do not have to work at high-profile finance firms to be successful....

You can get the lowdown on winning the office politics game right now in this just-released audiobook. A must-have! How to Protect Yourself Against the Hidden and Dirty Tactics of Office Politics! Know the Secrets and Be on Top of Your Career! Do you sometimes feel like your place of work is more dangerous than a swamp full of alligators? Are there shady characters lurking behind the photocopier disguised as reliable team players in your office?

As many ESL learners know, TOEFL is a widely-accepted English proficiency test that can help you get into desired universities. High scores on this test will help you stand out among your peers and will show your proficiency level in English. The more you expose yourself to TOEFL vocabulary and how it's used, the more likely you are to remember these terms during the exam. This ESL guide includes 113 common TOEFL words and how to use them.

The Millionaire Real Estate Agent (2004) explains how a real estate agent can build a lucrative business and routinely net $1 million or more in personal income by copying techniques from high-earning industry professionals. Authors Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, and Jay Papasan use interviews with dozens of top real estate agents, along with their own experiences in the field, to outline a strategy even novice agents can use to reach their true earning potential....

Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018) explores the crucial social problems likely to beset humanity in the coming decades. The text is a protracted reflection on globalization, technology, climate change, and cultural conflict. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)...

113 Common TOEFL Words and Examples: Workbook 3 is meant to test your knowledge of the TOEFL vocabulary introduced in the ESL guide, 113 Common TOEFL Words and Examples. The exercises here are all multiple choice, with the answer mentioned directly after each multiple-choice problem. This method allows you to study the vocabulary on your own.

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (2014) by neuroscientist and atheist Sam Harris explores how to develop a spiritual practice that is not based on outmoded religious beliefs about how the world works. Harris draws upon personal experience, neuroscience, psychology, and Buddhist conceptions of the mind to explore the nature of consciousness and how it is possible to embrace spirituality and remain secular....

Accessory to War by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang is a meditation on the history of space research and its interdependence on military research and warfare. The narrative contextualizes discoveries such as the compass and adaptive optics in order to evaluate the present global state of space diplomacy. Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great (2019) explains how Western nations used philosophical and religious values to create governments that protect individual liberty while encouraging collective action. Author Ben Shapiro argues that countries like the United States became prosperous because they adhered to two primary sources of moral and intellectual thought: Judeo-Christian values and ancient Greek reason...

Who is living your life, you or someone else? Many of us have a tendency to lead guarded lives, only showing our true selves to a select few. Many of us live in constant fear or doubt that if we don't conform to the way society sees us, we will be shunned or ousted, forced to fend for ourselves. Why do we do this? Why do we feel that we need to please others instead of ourselves? We will talk about what makes up our authentic selves as well as what we can do in order to become the people we want to be.