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"When Kathleen Deane's husband, Tom, tells her he's no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. Who said anything about being happy? They live in Kansas, for goodness sake! But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town that has always looked lovely in the Christmas cards her childhood friend Josie sends every...
2) The anxious generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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"From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood. After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social...
3) Reclaiming your community: you don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one
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"How can we make the promise of America more accessible and equitable for everyone? What is a path toward wealth creation, quality of life, and happiness in low-status communities, whether in the inner city, in Rust Belt towns, Native American reservations, or other "marginalized" places? There is an alternative to programs that simply ameliorate poverty without building wealth or counteracting the effects of displacement and cultural erasure through...
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Confronted with vast stretches of abandoned buildings, the highest arson rate in the country, and a budget crisis of epic proportions, the brave men and women of Detroit’s Fire Department risk everything to try and make a difference for the place they call home. Ten years in the making, this documentary follows Detroit through impoverishment, decimation, and regeneration, as a community comes together to revive a city on its knees.
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"Whether battling procrastination or a toxic co-worker, emotional intelligence expert, Harvey Deutschendorf walks you through 101 tips to improve your emotional intelligence so that you can make the most out of work and life. Have you ever been in a situation where your anger, sadness, or irritation has been misplaced? Did you leave the encounter felling guilty and wanting to do it over, hoping no one holds it against you? We all have! It's part of...
7) The complete developer: master the full stack with TypeSript, React, Next.js, MongoDB, and Docker
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"Covers the creation of full-stack web development applications. Topics include building a Node.js server, developing a frontend interface, expanding applications by writing REST and GraphQL APIs, implementing middleware, connecting applications to a MongoDB database, adding OAuth authorization, writing automated tests, and deploying projects as microservices using Docker"--
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In Rebooting Your Brain: Using Motivational Intelligence to Adjust Your Mindset, Reach Your Goals, and Realize Unlimited Success, leadership development and sales expert, David Naylor delivers an incisive exploration of why people struggle and how to escape the shackles that hold individuals and organizations back. Leveraging the latest insights of cognitive psychology, neuroscience,...
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When there are 6 million private sector small and medium-sized businesses within the UK, why is it that just 4% of them scale beyond 10 employees/around £1m turnover? And, equally importantly, what is preventing 75% of these from then scaling beyond 50?
Drawing on BizSmart's own research and experiences of working with hundreds of owner-managers, Kevin Brent explores the key reasons why most organisations do not scale and how the challenges change...
11) Business Development: 7 Easy Steps to Master Growth Hacking, Lead Generation, Sales Funnels, Traf
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Are you looking to assess your organization's performance and looking for ways to improve organizational growth and prospects?
Are you unsure how to go about creating relationships, strong strategies, brand awareness, and marketplace expansion?
Are you struggling to establish a big-picture view or long-term growth perspective in your business development strategy?
Business Development is the guide you need! We will teach you how to establish your...
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Your value to your clients extends well beyond the diligent bookkeeping you bring into their business - it's the intelligence you can provide. It's the insights that emerge from your experience, your facilitation, and the powerful questions you ask.
Ultimately, this book is an invitation to explore how, in the eyes of your growing client list, your services can be seen not as an expense but as a very wise and fruitful investment.
It's about becoming...
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"Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting comprehensive understanding of adolescence. Almost every adolescent has said to parents, "You JUST don't understand." In The Breakthrough Years, child development expert Ellen Galinsky explains why that is so often true. Galinsky's seven-year inquiry into the adolescent brain and behavior, including conducting original studies-uniquely...
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If you're looking to find a remote job, start freelancing, launch a remote business or transition your current work/business to being completely remote, this guide will show you how it's done!
We are in the age of remote work.
Now is the time to say goodbye to your office and start working on your laptop. Now is the time to be location-independent.
Whether you are a full-time employee, a freelancer, or a business owner, we are here to provide resources...
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Airline pilot Steven Rozenberg entered the world of real estate investing with jet fuel grit and a candid smile. "Building an Empire: Failing Our Way to Millions" tells how he met IT executive Pete Neubig, a chance encounter that led to a lifetime friendship and business partnership, and their journey together as struggling entrepreneurs learning the ropes one hard knock at a time. Their story is inspiring and enlightening. With humor, hard-hitting...
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