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The B2B Social Media Book

by Kipp Bodnar • 2011

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog into a lead factory that reports its own revenue.

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🏢 B2b Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎯 Lead Generation ✍️ Content Marketing 📊 Marketing Analytics

The B2B Social Media Book

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog into a lead factory that reports its own revenue.

by Kipp Bodnar 2011 240 pages

3.60

117 ratings

🏢 B2b Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎯 Lead Generation ✍️ Content Marketing 📊 Marketing Analytics

Marathon, All-New 4th Edition

by Hal Higdon • 2011

Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.

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4k+

🏃 Marathon Training 🥗 Endurance Nutrition 🧠 Mental Toughness 🩹 Running Injuries 🛌 Running Recovery

Marathon, All-New 4th Edition

Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.

by Hal Higdon 2011 304 pages

4.04

4k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 🥗 Endurance Nutrition 🧠 Mental Toughness 🩹 Running Injuries 🛌 Running Recovery

Ready to Run

by Kelly Starrett • 2014

Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.

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2k+

🏃 Running Mechanics 🩹 Injury Prevention 🤸 Mobility Training 🌿 Natural Movement ⚙️ Biomechanics

Ready to Run

Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.

by Kelly Starrett 2014 288 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏃 Running Mechanics 🩹 Injury Prevention 🤸 Mobility Training 🌿 Natural Movement ⚙️ Biomechanics

Agile Product Management with Scrum

by Roman Pichler • 2008

A single backlog, a vision that sells, and the rules for shipping what customers actually want.

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1k+

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodologies 💻 Software Development 👤 Product Owners 🏃 Scrum Teams

Agile Product Management with Scrum

A single backlog, a vision that sells, and the rules for shipping what customers actually want.

by Roman Pichler 2008 160 pages

3.84

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodologies 💻 Software Development 👤 Product Owners 🏃 Scrum Teams

Machine Learning for Dummies

by John Paul Mueller • 2016

Machine learning demystified: pick the right algorithm, train it well, and know when it works.

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🧠 Machine Learning Basics 📊 Data Science Basics 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📈 Statistical Learning 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Machine Learning for Dummies

Machine learning demystified: pick the right algorithm, train it well, and know when it works.

by John Paul Mueller 2016 410 pages

3.53

139 ratings

🧠 Machine Learning Basics 📊 Data Science Basics 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📈 Statistical Learning 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Keto Meal Prep

by Liz Williams • 2018

Keto is easy to start, hard to sustain. The meal prep system that fills the gap.

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🥑 Keto Cookbooks 🥡 Meal Prep ⏱️ Intermittent Fasting 🔬 Metabolic Health 📊 Macro Tracking

Keto Meal Prep

Keto is easy to start, hard to sustain. The meal prep system that fills the gap.

by Liz Williams 2018 164 pages

3.81

170 ratings

🥑 Keto Cookbooks 🥡 Meal Prep ⏱️ Intermittent Fasting 🔬 Metabolic Health 📊 Macro Tracking

Crystals for Beginners

by Karen Frazier • 2017

Start with ten crystals, add cleansing, programming, and grids, and they become more than rocks.

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3k+

💎 Crystal Healing ⚡ Energy Healing 🧘 Chakra Balancing 🔲 Crystal Grids 🎯 Intention Setting

Crystals for Beginners

Start with ten crystals, add cleansing, programming, and grids, and they become more than rocks.

by Karen Frazier 2017 208 pages

4.31

3k+ ratings

💎 Crystal Healing ⚡ Energy Healing 🧘 Chakra Balancing 🔲 Crystal Grids 🎯 Intention Setting

Gut Health Hacks

by Lindsay Boyers • 2021

Heal your gut with two hundred hacks spanning diet, supplements, mindset, and your cleaning cabinet.

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500+

🦠 Gut Health 🧬 Microbiome Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection 🫙 Fermented Foods 🧄 Prebiotic Nutrition

Gut Health Hacks

Heal your gut with two hundred hacks spanning diet, supplements, mindset, and your cleaning cabinet.

by Lindsay Boyers 2021 224 pages

3.85

500+ ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🧬 Microbiome Health 🧠 Gut-Brain Connection 🫙 Fermented Foods 🧄 Prebiotic Nutrition

Sports Analytics

by Benjamin C. Alamar • 2013

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

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130

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

Sports Analytics

The playbook for installing analytics inside a sports organization, from data to decision.

by Benjamin C. Alamar 2013 150 pages

3.51

130 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Data Analytics 🗄️ Data Management 🔮 Predictive Modeling 📏 Performance Metrics

The Strategy Book

by Max McKeown • 2012

Strategy is not a plan for the future; it is the act of inventing it. The toolkit.

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430

🧭 Corporate Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Organizational Agility 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Strategy Book

Strategy is not a plan for the future; it is the act of inventing it. The toolkit.

by Max McKeown 2012 261 pages

3.53

430 ratings

🧭 Corporate Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Organizational Agility 🌱 Sustainable Business

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

by Randy Ingermanson • 2014

From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.

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2k+

📝 Novel Writing 🧱 Incremental Planning 🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Scene Design 🧑 Character Development

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.

by Randy Ingermanson 2014 234 pages

4.24

2k+ ratings

📝 Novel Writing 🧱 Incremental Planning 🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Scene Design 🧑 Character Development

Big Data

by Bernard Marr • 2015

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

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🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Big Data

Most data projects fail because they start with data, not strategy. Five questions change that.

by Bernard Marr 2015 233 pages

3.59

416 ratings

🎯 Data Strategy 📊 Business Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 📉 Data Visualization 🔮 Predictive Analytics

Can You Solve My Problems?

by Alex Bellos • 2016

A wolf, a goat, a cabbage, and the puzzles that teach you to think in proofs.

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387

🧩 Recreational Mathematics 📚 Puzzle Collections 🧠 Mathematical Thinking 💡 Lateral Thinking 🤔 Brain Teasers

Can You Solve My Problems?

A wolf, a goat, a cabbage, and the puzzles that teach you to think in proofs.

by Alex Bellos 2016

4.03

387 ratings

🧩 Recreational Mathematics 📚 Puzzle Collections 🧠 Mathematical Thinking 💡 Lateral Thinking 🤔 Brain Teasers

Value Engineering

by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya • 2003

Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.

4.75

🔧 Value Engineering 💰 Cost Engineering ♻️ Life Cycle Costing 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 👥 Team Dynamics

Value Engineering

Function is worth more than form: the systematic approach that finds savings competitors overlook.

by Anil Kumar Mukhopadhyaya 2003 212 pages

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4 ratings

🔧 Value Engineering 💰 Cost Engineering ♻️ Life Cycle Costing 💡 Creative Problem-Solving 👥 Team Dynamics

Marketing for hospitality and tourism

by James C. Makens • 1995

Why guests turn down the best offer: the consumer behavior playbook for hospitality marketers.

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406

🏨 Hospitality Marketing 🔄 Consumer Behavior ✈️ Tourism Marketing 🛒 Buying Decisions 📊 Market Segmentation

Marketing for hospitality and tourism

Why guests turn down the best offer: the consumer behavior playbook for hospitality marketers.

by James C. Makens 1995 932 pages

4.01

406 ratings

🏨 Hospitality Marketing 🔄 Consumer Behavior ✈️ Tourism Marketing 🛒 Buying Decisions 📊 Market Segmentation

Qualitative Research Methods

by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012

From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.

3.94

📋 Qualitative Methodology 🔬 Social Research Methods ⚖️ Research Ethics 🌍 Ethnographic Fieldwork 🎙️ Interview Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.

by Sarah J. Tracy 2012 432 pages

3.94

69 ratings

📋 Qualitative Methodology 🔬 Social Research Methods ⚖️ Research Ethics 🌍 Ethnographic Fieldwork 🎙️ Interview Methods

Bogle On Mutual Funds

by John C. Bogle • 1993

Most mutual funds lose to the market. The reason is simpler than Wall Street admits.

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📊 Index Investing 🏦 Mutual Funds 💸 Low-Cost Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing ⚖️ Asset Allocation

Bogle On Mutual Funds

Most mutual funds lose to the market. The reason is simpler than Wall Street admits.

by John C. Bogle 1993 320 pages

4.02

448 ratings

📊 Index Investing 🏦 Mutual Funds 💸 Low-Cost Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing ⚖️ Asset Allocation

Street-Fighting Mathematics

by Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010

A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.

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✏️ Back-Of-The-Envelope 📏 Dimensional Analysis 💡 Heuristic Reasoning 🔬 Physical Intuition 🧮 Mathematical Modeling

Street-Fighting Mathematics

A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.

by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010 152 pages

3.74

236 ratings

✏️ Back-Of-The-Envelope 📏 Dimensional Analysis 💡 Heuristic Reasoning 🔬 Physical Intuition 🧮 Mathematical Modeling

The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

by Heidi Priebe • 2016

Your INFP traits come from a predictable mental architecture. Here is how it works.

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500+

🔍 Myers-Briggs 🧠 Cognitive Functions 💧 Emotional Sensitivity 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🤲 Self-Acceptance

The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

Your INFP traits come from a predictable mental architecture. Here is how it works.

by Heidi Priebe 2016 300 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🔍 Myers-Briggs 🧠 Cognitive Functions 💧 Emotional Sensitivity 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🤲 Self-Acceptance

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

by Peter Economy • 2020

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

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114

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Wait, I'm the Boss?!?

Delegation, discipline, difficult conversations: the crash course every first-time manager needs.

by Peter Economy 2020 191 pages

3.43

114 ratings

🆕 New Managers 👥 People Management 🤝 Team Leadership ⚡ Employee Motivation 🏢 Workplace Culture

Essential Art Therapy Exercises

by Leah Guzman MA • 2020

Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.

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🎨 Art Therapy 🩹 Trauma Processing 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Expressive Arts Therapy

Essential Art Therapy Exercises

Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.

by Leah Guzman MA 2020 247 pages

4.17

386 ratings

🎨 Art Therapy 🩹 Trauma Processing 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Expressive Arts Therapy

50 Politics Classics

by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2015

Fifty political classics, one digest: the ideas on power and freedom that still shape the world.

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🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 📚 Western Canon ⚡ Power Dynamics 🗳️ Democratic Theory

50 Politics Classics

Fifty political classics, one digest: the ideas on power and freedom that still shape the world.

by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2015 336 pages

3.99

297 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 📚 Western Canon ⚡ Power Dynamics 🗳️ Democratic Theory

Machine Learning with R

by Brett Lantz • 2015

Build the algorithms that catch spam, flag fraud, and recommend products: a hands-on guide in R.

4.20

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💻 R Language 🤖 Machine Learning 📈 Predictive Modeling 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📊 Classification Algorithms

Machine Learning with R

Build the algorithms that catch spam, flag fraud, and recommend products: a hands-on guide in R.

by Brett Lantz 2015 375 pages

4.20

312 ratings

💻 R Language 🤖 Machine Learning 📈 Predictive Modeling 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📊 Classification Algorithms

The AI Book

by Susanne Chishti • 2020

AI isn't incremental; it's a step change in finance. What investors and entrepreneurs must know now.

3.53

💳 Fintech 🤖 Ai In Finance 📈 Algorithmic Trading 📋 Regtech 🚀 Digital Transformation

The AI Book

AI isn't incremental; it's a step change in finance. What investors and entrepreneurs must know now.

by Susanne Chishti 2020 304 pages

3.53

17 ratings

💳 Fintech 🤖 Ai In Finance 📈 Algorithmic Trading 📋 Regtech 🚀 Digital Transformation

Price Action Market Traps

by Ray Wang • 2017

Seven institutional traps that strip inexperienced traders. Learn to spot them and flip the script.

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📈 Price Action Trading 🧠 Market Psychology 🏦 Institutional Trading 📉 False Breakouts 🔄 Market Cycles

Price Action Market Traps

Seven institutional traps that strip inexperienced traders. Learn to spot them and flip the script.

by Ray Wang 2017 97 pages

4.21

241 ratings

📈 Price Action Trading 🧠 Market Psychology 🏦 Institutional Trading 📉 False Breakouts 🔄 Market Cycles

Financial Modeling and Valuation

by Paul Pignataro • 2013

The step-by-step method for building financial models that determine what a company is really worth.

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🧱 Financial Modeling 💰 Valuation Methods 🏦 Investment Banking 🤝 Private Equity 📊 Financial Statement Analysis

Financial Modeling and Valuation

The step-by-step method for building financial models that determine what a company is really worth.

by Paul Pignataro 2013 432 pages

4.25

162 ratings

🧱 Financial Modeling 💰 Valuation Methods 🏦 Investment Banking 🤝 Private Equity 📊 Financial Statement Analysis

Ethics

by Harry J. Gensler • 1385

From divine commands to the golden rule: a systematic tour of the major moral theories.

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🧠 Moral Philosophy 📘 Introductory Ethics 🗺️ Ethical Theory Survey 🔍 Metaethics ⚖️ Moral Reasoning

Ethics

From divine commands to the golden rule: a systematic tour of the major moral theories.

by Harry J. Gensler 1385 224 pages

3.42

140 ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy 📘 Introductory Ethics 🗺️ Ethical Theory Survey 🔍 Metaethics ⚖️ Moral Reasoning

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management

by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen • 2001

Turn scattered know-how into a strategic asset that outlasts any single employee.

3.48

🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤫 Tacit Knowledge 🗣️ Knowledge Sharing 🏢 Corporate Culture

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management

Turn scattered know-how into a strategic asset that outlasts any single employee.

by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen 2001 315 pages

3.48

80 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤫 Tacit Knowledge 🗣️ Knowledge Sharing 🏢 Corporate Culture

How To Dress For Success

by Edith Head • 1967

A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.

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👔 Workplace Style 📐 Body Type Analysis 🎨 Color Theory 👗 Figure Flattery 🗂️ Wardrobe Planning

How To Dress For Success

A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.

by Edith Head 1967 212 pages

3.80

206 ratings

👔 Workplace Style 📐 Body Type Analysis 🎨 Color Theory 👗 Figure Flattery 🗂️ Wardrobe Planning

Venture Capital Deal Terms

by Harm De Vries • 2017

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

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💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏦 Corporate Finance

Venture Capital Deal Terms

The VC term sheet, clause by clause: where the money goes and who keeps control.

by Harm De Vries 2017 194 pages

3.93

123 ratings

💰 Venture Capital 📋 Deal Structuring 📄 Term Sheets 🚀 Startup Financing 🏦 Corporate Finance

Fact Vs. Fiction

by Jennifer Lagarde • 2018

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

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📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

Fact Vs. Fiction

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

by Jennifer Lagarde 2018 159 pages

4.40

326 ratings

📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

Herb Magic

by Patti Wigington • 2020

Herbal spells: what to use, when to cast, and how to stay safe.

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🌿 Herbal Magic 📜 Folk Magic 🌱 Green Witchcraft ✨ Spellcraft 🔗 Sympathetic Magic

Herb Magic

Herbal spells: what to use, when to cast, and how to stay safe.

by Patti Wigington 2020 260 pages

4.27

243 ratings

🌿 Herbal Magic 📜 Folk Magic 🌱 Green Witchcraft ✨ Spellcraft 🔗 Sympathetic Magic

Dot Journaling

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2017

Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.

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7k+

📓 Bullet Journaling 📝 Analog Productivity ✅ Habit Tracking 🎨 Creative Journaling 🚫👌 Embracing Imperfection

Dot Journaling

Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2017 240 pages

3.77

7k+ ratings

📓 Bullet Journaling 📝 Analog Productivity ✅ Habit Tracking 🎨 Creative Journaling 🚫👌 Embracing Imperfection

CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents

by Lisa Phifer • 2017

Two hundred CBT worksheets, one book, six conditions: the photocopy-and-go clinical toolkit.

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🧒 Child Mental Health 🧠 Cbt Techniques 💭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Skills Training 📋 Behavior Management

CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents

Two hundred CBT worksheets, one book, six conditions: the photocopy-and-go clinical toolkit.

by Lisa Phifer 2017 230 pages

4.34

199 ratings

🧒 Child Mental Health 🧠 Cbt Techniques 💭 Emotional Regulation 🤝 Social Skills Training 📋 Behavior Management

How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test

by Arun Sharma • 2012

Six blocks to CAT quant mastery: why addition, not algebra, is the real differentiator.

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🧮 Quantitative Aptitude 🎓 MBA Entrance Exams ⚡ Speed Math 🧩 Problem Solving 📝 Test-Taking Strategies

How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test

Six blocks to CAT quant mastery: why addition, not algebra, is the real differentiator.

by Arun Sharma 2012 2225 pages

4.22

288 ratings

🧮 Quantitative Aptitude 🎓 MBA Entrance Exams ⚡ Speed Math 🧩 Problem Solving 📝 Test-Taking Strategies

Playing the Piano for Pleasure

by Charles Cooke • 1941

Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.

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363

🎹 Piano Practice 🎯 Deliberate Practice 👀 Sight Reading 🎭 Musical Interpretation 🧘 Relaxed Technique

Playing the Piano for Pleasure

Amateur piano method: one daily hour, turn weak spots into strengths, keep every piece.

by Charles Cooke 1941 187 pages

4.19

363 ratings

🎹 Piano Practice 🎯 Deliberate Practice 👀 Sight Reading 🎭 Musical Interpretation 🧘 Relaxed Technique

Domain-Driven Design Quickly

by Floyd Marinescu • 2006

Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.

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📐 Domain Modeling 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧭 Domain Driven Design 📦 Object Oriented Design 🤝 Collaborative Modeling

Domain-Driven Design Quickly

Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.

by Floyd Marinescu 2006 104 pages

3.59

500+ ratings

📐 Domain Modeling 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧭 Domain Driven Design 📦 Object Oriented Design 🤝 Collaborative Modeling

The Business Book

by Sam Atkinson • 2014

A century of business wisdom condensed into an accessible blueprint for company success and failure.

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1k+

🏢 Business Fundamentals 📊 Management Theory 🗺️ Corporate Strategy 💸 Startup Finance 🧭 Leadership Models

The Business Book

A century of business wisdom condensed into an accessible blueprint for company success and failure.

by Sam Atkinson 2014 352 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 📊 Management Theory 🗺️ Corporate Strategy 💸 Startup Finance 🧭 Leadership Models

The Rough Guide to Psychology

by Christian Jarrett • 2011

A clear-eyed tour of psychology's essential discoveries, from your biased brain to your social self.

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📘 Psychology Primers 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💭 Memory Illusions

The Rough Guide to Psychology

A clear-eyed tour of psychology's essential discoveries, from your biased brain to your social self.

by Christian Jarrett 2011 376 pages

3.98

153 ratings

📘 Psychology Primers 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence 🧬 Neuroplasticity 💭 Memory Illusions

Python for Geeks

by Muhammad Asif • 2021

Machine learning from notebook to production: Python libraries, data prep, and deployment paths.

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🐍 Python Programming ⚙️ Machine Learning Engineering 📊 Data Science 🚀 Production Deployment ☁️ Serverless Computing

Python for Geeks

Machine learning from notebook to production: Python libraries, data prep, and deployment paths.

by Muhammad Asif 2021 546 pages

4.50

8 ratings

🐍 Python Programming ⚙️ Machine Learning Engineering 📊 Data Science 🚀 Production Deployment ☁️ Serverless Computing

Personality

by Lawrence A. Pervin • 1984

The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.

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🧠 Personality Psychology 📚 Personality Theories 🧩 Individual Differences 📏 Psychometrics 📋 Personality Assessment

Personality

The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.

by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984 640 pages

3.80

301 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 📚 Personality Theories 🧩 Individual Differences 📏 Psychometrics 📋 Personality Assessment

Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures

by Project Management Institute • 2013

Break a project into pieces that add up to 100 percent of the work, every time.

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🗂️ Project Management 📋 Project Planning 🔭 Scope Management 📊 Project Estimation 📏 Professional Standards

Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures

Break a project into pieces that add up to 100 percent of the work, every time.

by Project Management Institute 2013 111 pages

3.7

106 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 📋 Project Planning 🔭 Scope Management 📊 Project Estimation 📏 Professional Standards

Writing Short Films

by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997

Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.

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🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🎞️ Short Film 🏗️ Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ⚡ Conflict And Tension

Writing Short Films

Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.

by Linda J. Cowgill 1997 272 pages

3.70

303 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🎞️ Short Film 🏗️ Story Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling ⚡ Conflict And Tension

Made by James

by James Martin • 2022

Why rough drawing beats perfectionism, and the pricing formula that sustains a creative career.

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✏️ Logo Design 💼 Freelance Design 🎯 Brand Identity Design 🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Made by James

Why rough drawing beats perfectionism, and the pricing formula that sustains a creative career.

by James Martin 2022 224 pages

4.54

226 ratings

✏️ Logo Design 💼 Freelance Design 🎯 Brand Identity Design 🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt

The Art of Intimacy

by Stacey D'Erasmo • 2013

Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.

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🎓 Literary Criticism ✍️ Craft Of Fiction 🗣️ Narrative Voice 🤫 Subtext 🕰️ Modernist Literature

The Art of Intimacy

Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.

by Stacey D'Erasmo 2013 144 pages

3.93

248 ratings

🎓 Literary Criticism ✍️ Craft Of Fiction 🗣️ Narrative Voice 🤫 Subtext 🕰️ Modernist Literature

The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

by David A. Whitsett • 1998

Marathon training for total beginners, where the real muscle you build is between your ears.

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1k+

🏃 Marathon Training 🏅 First Marathon 🎯 Sports Psychology 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Endurance Mindset

The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

Marathon training for total beginners, where the real muscle you build is between your ears.

by David A. Whitsett 1998 288 pages

4.19

1k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 🏅 First Marathon 🎯 Sports Psychology 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Endurance Mindset

How to Run A Government

by Michael Barber • 2015

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

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📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

How to Run A Government

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

by Michael Barber 2015 321 pages

3.90

402 ratings

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

Pricing Strategies

by Craig Martelle • 2019

What if charging more sells more? A pricing playbook for authors who want readers and revenue.

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💼 Author Business 📚 Indie Publishing 💲 Pricing Strategy 💰 Revenue Diversification 🎯 Reader Acquisition

Pricing Strategies

What if charging more sells more? A pricing playbook for authors who want readers and revenue.

by Craig Martelle 2019 140 pages

4.38

121 ratings

💼 Author Business 📚 Indie Publishing 💲 Pricing Strategy 💰 Revenue Diversification 🎯 Reader Acquisition

Yin Yoga

by Paul Grilley • 2002

You've been stretching wrong. True flexibility requires five minutes of stillness, not effort.

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🧘 Yin Yoga 🧬 Fascial Health 🌀 Chakra Alignment ⚡ Energy Meridians 🌬️ Pranayama Breathwork

Yin Yoga

You've been stretching wrong. True flexibility requires five minutes of stillness, not effort.

by Paul Grilley 2002 128 pages

4.18

1k+ ratings

🧘 Yin Yoga 🧬 Fascial Health 🌀 Chakra Alignment ⚡ Energy Meridians 🌬️ Pranayama Breathwork

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

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500+

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020 158 pages

4.00

500+ ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

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