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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than 15 million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to make a purchase. But dig deeper and a startling truth emerges: Yes, one in nine Americans works in sales. But so do the other eight. Whether we’re employees pitching colleagues on a new idea, entrepreneurs enticing funders to invest, or parents and teachers cajoling children to study, we spend our days trying to move others.

Oliver Otis Howard thought he was a man of destiny. Chosen to lead the Freedmen's Bureau after the Civil War, the Union Army general was entrusted with the era's most crucial task: helping millions of former slaves claim the rights of citizens. He was energized by the belief that abolition and Reconstruction, the country's great struggles for liberty and equality, were God's plan for himself and the nation.

Great teams can sometimes feel like magic. It's hard to pin down just why they work so well. But what seems like magic is explainable, and replicable. It starts with team culture. Much has been written about the power of emotional intelligence at the individual level, but little has been said about the benefits of this concept for groups. In this book, social and organizational psychologist and professor Vanessa Urch Druskat combines thirty years of research and team development to present a model for building and leading emotionally intelligent teams.

A cowgirl at heart, Bo Hamilton does her best thinking in wide-open spaces. So when money goes missing from the family foundation she runs - meaning one of her trusted, ragtag employees is a thief - Bo rides into the Crazy Mountains to figure things out. But a killer hiding among the sawtooth ridges takes her captive and isn't planning on ever letting her go.

Let me tell you something. Science has proven that 80% of our thoughts are negative; on top of that, 90% of people have "bizarre" thoughts about contamination, harm, religious impropriety, losing control, and sexual perversion. It is normal to think alarming or negative thoughts, but you have to know how to deal with those thoughts in the right way to prevent and treat mental health issues. Always keep in mind, your thoughts are not your reality. Yet there is a key to handle those thoughts in the right way to make sure you can live a life without fears and self-sabotage.

Just when I thought things couldn’t get any crazier, low and behold, they did. After barely surviving my last adventure, I found myself on a mission to save an entire planet. How these things happened to me… I couldn’t tell you. While on the hunt for Steve’s doppelganger, I am thrust into new worlds and new dangers as I learn more about the universe around me, the perilous and the dark side. Along with Selene, the people of Planet No Name, and an unexpected new ally, we race against time to save an entire world while trying to avoid getting blasted into space dust. No big deal, ...

Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a national health crisis that continues to grow - yet it remains one of the most misunderstood and incorrectly treated illnesses today. Neuropsychiatrist Daniel G. Amen, MD was one of the first to identify that there are multiple types beyond just purely hyperactive or inattentive ADD, each requiring a different treatment. Now, in this all-new, revised edition, Dr. Amen again employs the latest medical advances in the field, including the largest brain imaging study ever completed on patients with ADD.

From the marketing consultant down the street to the home based "mompreneur," they are America's new economic icons: the job-hopping, tech-savvy, fulfillment-seeking, independent workers. This entertaining and provocative account of the new frontier - by Fast Company contributor Pink - will change your thinking...and maybe even change your life.

Martin and Dwain are best friends. Their lives revolve around a mystical lake nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Martin is being raised by a single mom, while Dwain lives with foster parents who could care less that he's alive. Their mutual support and the sanctuary of their hidden oasis are pivotal to their well-being. However, the arrival of Dwain's unconventional Aunt Mazie for her annual visit has the potential to alter the boys' lives indefinitely.

It's spring in River Junction, and there's lots to be done. Since coming to the area a year ago, Lake and his mom, Marissa, have really embraced their newfound life and family. As Marissa grows closer to Ben and Carl, Lake and Bradley have fallen even more in love. In fact, Lake has an important question for Bradley. A question that could change their lives forever. However, he's going to need some help to make the occasion spectacular. After recruiting Bradley's parents and his mom, everything is set to make it a moment Bradley will never forget.

Clutter is a common problem, and it’s one that is nearly impossible to ignore. The more it remains in front of you, the more you will feel the stress and anxiety you wish would just go away. While the mess won’t clean itself, if you commit yourself to the process and give it your all the first time around, you won’t need another decluttering session ever again.

Congressman J.D. Clay had the makings of a presidential contender—an Iowa Democrat, war hero, and one-hit-wonder songwriter who made Washington work by listening to all sides and finding common ground. But then Saundra Gray, an attractive young intern in his office, disappeared. As accusations of an affair and even involvement in her disappearance explode around him, Clay's world—along with that of his loyal chief adviser, Wally North—is turned upside down.

Most people are baffled by how computers work and assume that they will never understand them. What they don't realize - and what Daniel Hillis' short book brilliantly demonstrates - is that computers' seemingly complex operations can be broken down into a few simple parts that perform the same simple procedures over and over again. Computer wizard Hillis offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operations of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle.

Born in 1923 in Buffalo, New York, Robert Joseph Hirsch, nicknamed "The Blonde Bombshell" for his dominating play as a Cornell football lineman, lived a remarkable life of valor and achievement. This intimate biography by retired Marine Colonel Daniel Hunter Wilson chronicles Bob’s journey from a South Buffalo youth, excelling in sports, to a World War II hero and influential civic leader. At 18, inspired by his older brother’s example, Bob joined the Army Air Corps.

A transgenerational family saga and action adventure, Titanic: Answer From The Deep, is set in the 20th Century and tells the historical story of a socially prominent, yet emotionally crippled medical family and their struggle to find fulfillment. Packed with characters from upper and lower class society and reminiscent of the TV series, Downton Abbey, or Upstairs, Downstairs, the novel sweeps the reader across the Atlantic from England to America on the doomed Titanic in a great Naval adventure. After the Titanic sinking, the beautiful Anne Elizabeth Taylor-Downs moves to Rochester, ...

Berlin, 1932. Als Johanna von Fehrsberg ihren Bruder Karl-Georg in der pulsierenden Hauptstadt besucht, gerät sie mitten in den Strudel des politischen Umbruchs. Der idealistische Sozialdemokrat Karl-Georg kämpft mit einer Gruppe Gleichgesinnter gegen den aufziehenden Schatten des Nationalsozialismus und bringt dadurch nicht nur sich, sondern auch seine Vertrauten in Gefahr. Als das Naziregime immer brutaler durchgreift und Karl-Georg plötzlich verschwindet, sieht Johanna nur einen Ausweg: die Flucht nach Norwegen. Dort hofft sie auf Sicherheit – und auf Sven.

Après la chute d’Adam, source de vie pour l’humanité, Dieu choisit d’établir un peuple mis à part, à la fois charnel et spirituel, pour manifester Son dessein éternel. Il appela Abraham, destiné à devenir le père des nations et un instrument de bénédiction pour l’humanité déchue. La première grande épreuve d’Abraham fut celle de la foi : « Espérant contre toute espérance, il crut et devint père. Romain 4 :8 La seconde fut celle de l’obéissance absolue, lorsqu’il accepta de livrer son fils unique à Dieu. Ce geste scella une alliance éternelle, et Dieu jura...

Join us around the campfire each week as we explore the legendary lost treasures of the American Southwest. From the foggy Ozark foothills to the deadly plains of the Jornada del Muerto, from the dangers of the Superstition Mountains to the hidden canyons of New Mexico - these lands hold secrets that have captivated treasure hunters for generations. Each episode brings you the stories behind the legends: Spanish conquistadors forced to abandon silver mines, outlaws who buried their loot before meeting their fate, and expeditions that vanished into the unforgiving wilderness.

Podcast de comédia onde dois seres alegadamente bípedes desconversam sobre temas marginais com o vagar de quem não deixou nenhuma panela ao lume. Daniel Cruz e Roberto Gamito, os vossos divagadores de serviço.

A rag-tag group of travelers take off on a journey to 'knock a bit of dust off the four corners of the universe', discovering planets both fantastic and foul, and learning the importance of taking better care of their own.