Work Languages

Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages(over 12 million copies sold), Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers’ language of appreciation. This book will give you the tools to improve staff morale, create a more positive workplace...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the creator of AdviceWithErin, the definitive book on how to use the right words at work—so you can build the career you deserve We’ve all been there: you’re sweating, sitting in front of your laptop, and the interviewer on the screen says, “Tell me about...

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to...

A CLEAR, ENGAGING JOURNEY INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BEGINNING WITH THE HUMAN MIND. How does a machine learn to predict, reason, and plan? How Minds Are Made explains artificial intelligence from the inside out, guided by one powerful idea. Intelligence depends on building models of the world and using them to anticipate what happens next. You’ll discover how human minds understand the world around them and how machines learn to do things once thought possible only for us.

This volume celebrates six such languages - Ancient Greek, Latin, Old English, Sanskrit, Old Irish, and Biblical Hebrew - by first introducing listeners to their most distinctive features, then showing how these linguistic traits play out in short excerpts from actual ancient texts. It explores, for instance, how Homer's Greek shows signs of oral composition, how Horace achieves striking poetic effects through interlaced word order in his Latin, and how the poet of Beowulf attains remarkable intensity of expression through the resources of Old English. 

The Complete Original Works of William Shakespeare is a monumental archive of the human soul. For over four hundred years, these works have been the gold standard of storytelling, influencing everything from high art to modern cinema.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the creator of AdviceWithErin, comes the definitive book on how to use the right words at work—so you can build the career you deserve We’ve all been there: you’re sweating, sitting in front of your laptop, and the interviewer on the screen says, “Tell me...

Leadership is heard before it is seen. The difference between managing and leading often appears in surprisingly small moments: how you make a recommendation, respond to uncertainty, challenge an idea, give feedback, set priorities or guide people through change. Leadership Language is a practical guide to those moments. Across 20 short chapters, it shows how everyday management language can be shifted from hesitation to judgement, activity to priority, blame to ownership, pressure to commitment, complexity to clarity and change to meaning. Instead of “I think we should…” Try “My ...

This program is read by the author. The definitive guide to communicating and connecting in a hybrid world. Email replies that show up a week later. Video chats full of “oops sorry no you go” and “can you hear me?!” Ambiguous text-messages. Weird punctuation you can’t make heads or...

You're a doctoral student studying forms of ocean life in the Yellow Sea when you get an unexpected call from the State Department. Suddenly, it's up to you to save a priceless Chinese art treasure from pirates, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Mandarin Chinese to complete your mission...

Enjoy this Listening to the Horse-inspired book, packed full of stories, lessons, case studies, and exercises for you and your horse. This book is the first book in the Equine Listenology trilogy.

Beyond the Hype: A Strategic Framework for Agentic AI. This book offers a clear, conceptual guide to agentic AI, carving a path between overly simplistic definitions and dense engineering manuals. It is written for business leaders, working professionals, and technical strategists who need to understand how these complex systems truly work. You will gain a solid foundation in the architecture and logic of AI agents. The book explains the evolution from rigid workflows to adaptive agents, dissects their core operational components, and reveals their real-world limitations. You will learn: ...

Why is the gap so great between our hopes, our intentions, even our decisions - and what we are actually able to bring about? Even when we are able to make important changes - in our own lives or the groups we lead at work - why are the changes are so frequently short-lived and we are soon back to business as usual? What can we do to transform this troubling reality?  

Want to finally learn Spanish the easy way—without stress, without boring grammar drills, and without giving up halfway through? Have you tried those flashy language apps, only to feel stuck and frustrated? Do you freeze up when you actually need to speak, worried you’ll say it wrong or not be understood? Are you tired of books and courses that feel too academic, too confusing, or just not built for busy adults? Here’s the truth: the problem isn’t you—it’s the method. Most resources are designed for students, not for adults who need a practical, motivating, step-by-step guide. ...

Whether in our business interactions or in our relationships at home, we all sometimes wish we were more effective communicators. That we could articulate our meaning more clearly, leaving no room for misinterpretation. That we could hold our audiences interest, and dictate the direction of our conversations. This ebook will explore the conscious and subconscious messages we send out during every conversation we hold. How our choice of words can affect how we are viewed, what our body language says about us and how our view of the world is affecting how we are seen by others. We will then ...

Understand ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot beyond the buzzwords Large language models are transforming software development, productivity, and how we interact with computers. But most people only know how to use them, not how they actually work. If you have ever wondered: How does ChatGPT know what to say next? What are tokens and embeddings really doing? Why does attention matter so much? What happens inside a transformer layer? This book will make it click. A practical, visual, developer-friendly explanation This is not a dense academic textbook. It is a clear, step by step walkthrough that ...

Most leadership problems do not begin with a lack of intelligence. They begin in the moment when a leader knows what needs to happen, but fails to say it in a way that creates clarity, confidence and movement. The recommendation sounds uncertain. The priority sounds like one of ten priorities. The feedback creates defensiveness. The meeting ends without a decision. The strategy makes perfect sense in the presentation, yet nobody can explain it the next morning. These moments are expensive. A poorly framed recommendation can lose a decision. An unclear priority can waste weeks of work. Vague...

Improve your personal and professional relationships instantly with this timeless guide to communication, listening skills, body language, and conflict resolution. Maybe a wall of silent resentment has shut you off from someone you love. Maybe you listen to an argument in which neither party...

12 Practical Steps to Making Your Marriage Heaven on Earth: No Matter Your Current Situation, Good, Bad, or Ugly; Your Marriage Can Be Better Is your marriage experiencing the bliss of love or the strain of everyday life? Are you seeking a transformative journey to elevate your relationship to divine heights? Look no further! "12 Practical Steps to Making Your Marriage Heaven on Earth" is your ultimate guide to rejuvenating and revitalizing your marriage, regardless of its current state. Imagine waking up every day to a marriage that feels like heaven on earth. This book offers 12 ...

You've arrived in Japan for a long overdue vacation, when you discover that the amusement park you wanted to visit has been taken over by rebellious fans of a just-cancelled television show. Suddenly, it's up to you to save the park (and worldwide TV broadcasts) from legions of crazed Flower Rangers, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Japanese to complete your mission....