Working Identity

Bestselling author Herminia Ibarra presents a model for career reinvention that flies in the face of everything we've learned from "career experts"—and is tailor-made for changing careers in today's uncertain world. Career transition is not a linear path toward some predetermined identity, according to Ibarra, but a crooked journey along which we try on a host of "possible selves" we might become. Successful reinvention comes not from deciphering and analyzing our past, but from inventing and testing our possible futures.

Author Thomas Erikson explains that there are four key behavior types that define how we interact with and perceive the people around us. Understanding someone’s pattern of behavior is the key to successful communication. Erikson breaks down the four kinds of behavior types - Reds who are dominant and commanding, Yellows who are social and optimistic, Greens who are laid-back and friendly, and Blues who are analytical and precise - and explains how to identify and interact with each type of person.

Working Backwards is a practical guidebook and a corporate narrative, filled with the authors’ in-the-room recollections of what “Being Amazonian” is like and how it has affected their personal and professional lives. They demonstrate that success on Amazon’s scale is not achieved by the genius of any single leader, but rather through commitment to and execution of a set of well-defined, rigorously executed principles and practices - shared here for the very first time.

World-renowned biohacker and bestselling author Dave Asprey reveals how to maximize your well-being with the minimum effort, by taking control of your body’s operating system If you want to lose weight, boost your energy, or sharpen your mind, there are shelves of books offering myriad styles...

This faithful rendering of the New King James Version (NKJV) presents the complete Bible in compelling, dramatic audio theater format with world-class audio production. With an original music score by composer Stefano Mainetti (Abba Pater), feature-film quality sound effects, and compelling...

Toby never meant to be a highway robber, but needs must. He didn’t plan to impersonate a top London valet either, but when the chance comes to present himself as the earl of Arvon’s new gentleman's gentleman, he grabs it. Unfortunately, the earl is the man he seduced and robbed on the road to get here. Oops.

Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes, she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie’s world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: Due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in.

A major American intellectual and “one of the right’s most gifted and astute journalists” (The New York Times Book Review) makes the historical case that the reforms of the 1960s, reforms intended to make the nation more just and humane, left many Americans feeling alienated, despised...

Heart Work III: Finding Your Place Between Scripture and Reality is a devotional for the woman who loves God but is tired of performing faith like a script. This is for the woman who believes in Scripture but is still trying to survive real life. It is for the woman who prays, works, and tries again even when her heart feels heavy. It is for the woman who is not walking away from God, but is asking for clarity as she walks with Him. This devotional meets readers in the same place many believers secretly live: between what the Bible says and what life demands, between what faith teaches and ...

Martech Unleashed: A Handbook for Senior Executives in Enterprise Business by Chris Williams is the ultimate guide for executives looking to navigate the complex world of marketing technology. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, understanding and leveraging Martech is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. In this comprehensive handbook, Chris Williams breaks down the essentials of Martech, offering practical insights and strategies tailored specifically for senior executives. Whether you're looking to optimize your current Martech stack, integrate new technologies, or drive...

We met at a masked ball and spent a hot night together. Then when we took the masks off, I found out he’s my boss. I start my new job with Slate industries, and Gabriel Sterling the CEO, who I had a one night stand with at a masked ball, shows up at my first meeting. He tells me it will never happen again, but he keeps pulling me closer, continually bumps into me, then comes dinner, Tennis, his yacht… and passionate nights. I can’t resist him. Every time our eyes meet my knees weaken. I don’t want to commit, but I’m falling for him... hard. But when his domineering mother finds ...

A therapy session in paperback. A laugh-out-loud survival manual. A mirror for every mother who’s ever said, “I’m fine,” when she’s not. MOM AF is not your typical motherhood memoir. It’s a brutally honest, emotionally charged, and painfully funny look at what it really means to mother, partner, and survive in a world that demands perfection from Black women and working moms. Through unfiltered stories about Chick-fil-A breakdowns, wine-fueled dinners, racial code-switching, toxic in-laws, and marriage fatigue, Christine Michel Carter delivers a voice so raw it could only come ...

Are you a citizen of the United States who lives abroad? Maybe you're thinking about moving from the United States, and aren't sure how this affects your tax filing requirements. Or perhaps you have been tax non-compliant for many years, and don't know how to get caught up with the US government without incurring huge fees. You could be a self-employed "digital nomad" who works from many different countries, moving wherever you want at your leisure.

An essential resource for psychologists, therapists, and clinicians to help clients understand dissociation, make sense of their parts, and visualize depersonalization and derealization—a stigma-free guide from the bestselling author of Dissociation Made Simple An interactive dry-erasable tool...

The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin. Born an 'unfortunate' onto the rough streets of 1950s Dublin, this is the incredible true story of a young boy, a secret child born into a home for unmarried...

Vicky Turnbull has never regretted giving up her career for family life in the suburbs. And apart from being outstandingly good at paintball, no one would ever know that in a past life she was an undercover spy and has been trained to kill a man with her bare hands. Not even her husband and certainly not the other mums at the school gate. But beneath the school runs and bake sales, Vicky had never quite said goodbye to the past.

The untold story of a British institution ‘Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson ‘Compelling.’ David Kynaston ‘The beer drinkers’ Bill Bryson.’ Times Literary Supplement Ferment Magazine’s Best Beer Book of the Year Pete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating...

The Expat: Powerful Life Lessons From Living, Working, and Traveling Around the World: By Jovelle Fernandez has achieved a remarkable feat by being as Top #50 best seller in one of Amazon's categories. #39 Best Seller ★ in Teen & Young Adult Travel eBooks (Nov 15, 2024) AS AN EXPAT, HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS AND PLACES AND NAVIGATE LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN? For Jovelle, this is a constant cycle in her life as an expat. This book will reveal the life lessons of an expat who lived and worked in five countries and traveled in fifty of them. Those life lessons came from ...

What secrets does the new sexy stranger hold, and will he be Anna’s knight in shining armor? Anna Shelby grew up in a small, rural town in the Midwest where everyone knew everyone. She was happy teaching her sixth grade class in her little town, but she’d always thought something was missing. She was glad she’d made one change—breaking up with Alan, who was nothing but controlling and mean-spirited. Meanwhile, there have been rumors about a handsome man renovating a small farmhouse on some acreage a few miles out of town. Who is this secretive man, and what is he doing in their ...

Do you love sexy alpha billionaires with a soft spot for the women in their lives? You'll love the Filthy Rich Bachelors series. For fans of L. Steele, Ivy Layne, and Ana Huang. His new assistant is strong-willed, beautiful, and off-limits. She’s also the only woman he’s ever loved… and neither of them has any idea. Cara Fitzgerald has never claimed to be perfect. Caring for her ailing grandmother has always taken precedence over her career ambitions—she didn’t aspire to be a phone sex operator. But when the woman who raised her dies, Cara discovers that she’s in dire straits. ...