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What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook

by Richard Nelson Bolles • 1998

Your dream job isn't listed. A guided assessment that uncovers it, skill by skill.

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🧭 Career Playbooks 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Transferable Skills 🪞 Self Assessment 💰 Salary Negotiation

What Colour Is Your Parachute Workbook

Your dream job isn't listed. A guided assessment that uncovers it, skill by skill.

by Richard Nelson Bolles 1998

3.73

500+ ratings

🧭 Career Playbooks 🔍 Job Search Strategies 🔄 Transferable Skills 🪞 Self Assessment 💰 Salary Negotiation

The Writer's Portable Mentor

by Priscilla Long • 2010

A portable system for making writing a daily practice, mastering sentences, and getting published.

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🖊️ Writing Practice 📝 Language And Style ✍️ Sentence Craft 👁️ Observation And Detail 🔄 Revision Process

The Writer's Portable Mentor

A portable system for making writing a daily practice, mastering sentences, and getting published.

by Priscilla Long 2010

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361 ratings

🖊️ Writing Practice 📝 Language And Style ✍️ Sentence Craft 👁️ Observation And Detail 🔄 Revision Process

The Multiplayer Classroom

by Lee Sheldon • 2011

Your syllabus is a game design document. Here is how to write it, no computers required.

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🎮 Gamification 🎲 Game-Based Learning 📐 Instructional Design 📚 Classroom Engagement 🏃 Active Learning

The Multiplayer Classroom

Your syllabus is a game design document. Here is how to write it, no computers required.

by Lee Sheldon 2011 256 pages

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224 ratings

🎮 Gamification 🎲 Game-Based Learning 📐 Instructional Design 📚 Classroom Engagement 🏃 Active Learning

Now Write! Screenwriting

by Sherry Ellis • 2010

Screenwriting taught by doing: exercises from working writers that build what theory only describes.

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🎬 Screenwriting Craft 📝 Writing Exercises 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Writing

Now Write! Screenwriting

Screenwriting taught by doing: exercises from working writers that build what theory only describes.

by Sherry Ellis 2010 370 pages

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116 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 📝 Writing Exercises 🏗️ Story Structure 👤 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Writing

Think like a Stoic

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2021

Separate what you control from what you don’t: the ancient Stoic method for an unshakable mind.

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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🧘 Modern Stoicism 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎮 Control And Acceptance ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Think like a Stoic

Separate what you control from what you don’t: the ancient Stoic method for an unshakable mind.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2021 12 pages

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489 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🧘 Modern Stoicism 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎮 Control And Acceptance ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

The Bible of Options Strategies

by Guy Cohen • 2005

The visual method to trade any market, cap risk, and collect income without picking a direction.

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⚙️ Options Trading 👤 Active Traders 📈 Volatility Trading 📊 Spread Trading 📉 Option Greeks

The Bible of Options Strategies

The visual method to trade any market, cap risk, and collect income without picking a direction.

by Guy Cohen 2005 400 pages

4.10

195 ratings

⚙️ Options Trading 👤 Active Traders 📈 Volatility Trading 📊 Spread Trading 📉 Option Greeks

The Sourdough School

by Vanessa Kimbell • 2018

The craft of reading a jar of wild yeast: how sourdough becomes gut-healing bread.

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🍞 Artisan Baking 🫙 Wild Fermentation 🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Fermentation Science 🏺 Ancient Grains

The Sourdough School

The craft of reading a jar of wild yeast: how sourdough becomes gut-healing bread.

by Vanessa Kimbell 2018 206 pages

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500+ ratings

🍞 Artisan Baking 🫙 Wild Fermentation 🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Fermentation Science 🏺 Ancient Grains

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET

by D.C. Pandey • 2016

NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.

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📝 Exam Preparation 🔭 Classical Physics 🧮 Problem Solving 🩺 Pre Med Students 🇮🇳 Indian Exam Prep

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET

NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.

by D.C. Pandey 2016 823 pages

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222 ratings

📝 Exam Preparation 🔭 Classical Physics 🧮 Problem Solving 🩺 Pre Med Students 🇮🇳 Indian Exam Prep

New Atkins for a New You

by Eric C. Westman • 2010

Stop dieting. A staged plan that turns your body into a fat burner, without hunger.

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🥩 Low-Carb Eating 🧬 Metabolic Health 💉 Insulin Resistance 🧀 Low Carb High Fat 🧮 Carb Counting

New Atkins for a New You

Stop dieting. A staged plan that turns your body into a fat burner, without hunger.

by Eric C. Westman 2010 352 pages

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2k+ ratings

🥩 Low-Carb Eating 🧬 Metabolic Health 💉 Insulin Resistance 🧀 Low Carb High Fat 🧮 Carb Counting

Predators

by Gregory M. Cooper • 2007

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

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🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling 👀 Situational Awareness 👶 Child Safety

Predators

An ex-FBI profiler reveals what predators look for in a victim, and how to stop being one.

by Gregory M. Cooper 2007 318 pages

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46 ratings

🧷 Personal Safety 🧠 Predator Psychology 🔍 Criminal Profiling 👀 Situational Awareness 👶 Child Safety

Semicolon

by Cecelia Watson • 2019

How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.

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🖋️ Grammar And Style 📜 Language History 🔍 Cultural Microhistory ⚖️ Language Prescriptivism 🗣️ Grammar Elitism

Semicolon

How a semicolon started a grammar war: the rules we invented, the people they hurt.

by Cecelia Watson 2019 224 pages

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2k+ ratings

🖋️ Grammar And Style 📜 Language History 🔍 Cultural Microhistory ⚖️ Language Prescriptivism 🗣️ Grammar Elitism

How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit

by Robert W. Bly • 2010

Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.

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🛒 Info Products ✍️ How-To Writing 🔄 Content Repurposing 📧 List Building 🎯 Niche Marketing

How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit

Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.

by Robert W. Bly 2010 252 pages

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185 ratings

🛒 Info Products ✍️ How-To Writing 🔄 Content Repurposing 📧 List Building 🎯 Niche Marketing

Loved

by Martina Lauchengco • 2022

Product marketing isn't a support function. Four strategic roles make it the growth engine.

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📦 Product Marketing 🚀 Tech Startups 🗺️ Go-To-Market Strategy 🎯 Product Positioning 💬 Messaging Frameworks

Loved

Product marketing isn't a support function. Four strategic roles make it the growth engine.

by Martina Lauchengco 2022 276 pages

3.85

500+ ratings

📦 Product Marketing 🚀 Tech Startups 🗺️ Go-To-Market Strategy 🎯 Product Positioning 💬 Messaging Frameworks

Brand Seduction

by Daryl Weber • 2016

Brand choice is unconscious. Positioning statements are decoration. The real work happens beneath.

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🏗️ Brand Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🧪 Neuromarketing 💙 Emotional Branding 📊 Behavioral Economics

Brand Seduction

Brand choice is unconscious. Positioning statements are decoration. The real work happens beneath.

by Daryl Weber 2016 288 pages

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146 ratings

🏗️ Brand Strategy 🧠 Consumer Psychology 🧪 Neuromarketing 💙 Emotional Branding 📊 Behavioral Economics

The New Penguin History of Canada

by Robert Bothwell • 2006

How French and British rivalry, a vast unforgiving land, and an accidental border forged Canada.

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🍁 Canadian History 📚 National Histories ⚔️ Imperial Rivalry 🦫 Fur Trade 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Loyalist Migration

The New Penguin History of Canada

How French and British rivalry, a vast unforgiving land, and an accidental border forged Canada.

by Robert Bothwell 2006 500 pages

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413 ratings

🍁 Canadian History 📚 National Histories ⚔️ Imperial Rivalry 🦫 Fur Trade 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Loyalist Migration

Investment Valuation

by Aswath Damodaran • 1995

Four approaches for valuing any asset; the art is knowing which one the situation demands.

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🔍 Security Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance 💰 Value Investing 📈 Equity Valuation 💸 Discounted Cash Flow

Investment Valuation

Four approaches for valuing any asset; the art is knowing which one the situation demands.

by Aswath Damodaran 1995 992 pages

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500+ ratings

🔍 Security Analysis 🏢 Corporate Finance 💰 Value Investing 📈 Equity Valuation 💸 Discounted Cash Flow

Thailand - Culture Smart!

by Roger Jones • 2003

Navigate Thailand without losing face: the cultural codes that turn visitors into welcome guests.

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🏯 Thai Culture 📚 Cultural Guidebooks 🌏 Cross-Cultural Communication 💼 Business Etiquette 🏠 Expatriate Life

Thailand - Culture Smart!

Navigate Thailand without losing face: the cultural codes that turn visitors into welcome guests.

by Roger Jones 2003 168 pages

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287 ratings

🏯 Thai Culture 📚 Cultural Guidebooks 🌏 Cross-Cultural Communication 💼 Business Etiquette 🏠 Expatriate Life

The Fire in Fiction

by Donald Maass • 2009

An agent's field guide to the invisible craft that turns a flat manuscript into a page-turner.

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📚 Fiction Craft 🎬 Scene Building 💔 Internal Conflict 🎙️ Voice Development ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

The Fire in Fiction

An agent's field guide to the invisible craft that turns a flat manuscript into a page-turner.

by Donald Maass 2009 272 pages

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1k+ ratings

📚 Fiction Craft 🎬 Scene Building 💔 Internal Conflict 🎙️ Voice Development ⏱️ Pacing And Tension

Where Research Begins

by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022

Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.

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🧪 Research Methods ✍️ Academic Writing 🎓 Graduate Students 🪞 Reflective Practice 📐 Research Design

Where Research Begins

Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.

by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022 218 pages

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157 ratings

🧪 Research Methods ✍️ Academic Writing 🎓 Graduate Students 🪞 Reflective Practice 📐 Research Design

The Finance Book

by Stuart Warner • 2017

Read the statements, manage the cash, and price for profit, even with zero accounting background.

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💼 Business Finance 💡 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 🧮 Managerial Accounting 👤 Non-Financial Managers

The Finance Book

Read the statements, manage the cash, and price for profit, even with zero accounting background.

by Stuart Warner 2017 360 pages

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174 ratings

💼 Business Finance 💡 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 🧮 Managerial Accounting 👤 Non-Financial Managers

Graphic Design Rules

by Sean Adams • 2012

365 design rules: master typography, color, grids, and client work, one day at a time.

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🎨 Graphic Design Fundamentals 🔤 Typography 📐 Layout And Composition 🌈 Color Theory 🖨️ Print Production

Graphic Design Rules

365 design rules: master typography, color, grids, and client work, one day at a time.

by Sean Adams 2012 384 pages

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364 ratings

🎨 Graphic Design Fundamentals 🔤 Typography 📐 Layout And Composition 🌈 Color Theory 🖨️ Print Production

Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps

by Alan Gelb • 2013

A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.

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📝 College Admissions 📄 Application Essays 📖 Narrative Writing 🏗️ Essay Structure 🎤 Authentic Voice

Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps

A narrative arc, not a list of honors: the story structure that gets you in.

by Alan Gelb 2013 226 pages

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154 ratings

📝 College Admissions 📄 Application Essays 📖 Narrative Writing 🏗️ Essay Structure 🎤 Authentic Voice

English Grammar

by Sean Williams • 2019

Your grammar mistakes aren't random: a predictable hundred that mark you as careless.

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🧱 Grammar Guides ⚠️ Common Mistakes 🔣 Punctuation 📝 Word Usage 🏗️ Sentence Structure

English Grammar

Your grammar mistakes aren't random: a predictable hundred that mark you as careless.

by Sean Williams 2019 184 pages

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147 ratings

🧱 Grammar Guides ⚠️ Common Mistakes 🔣 Punctuation 📝 Word Usage 🏗️ Sentence Structure

Metasploit

by David Kennedy • 2011

One framework, every phase of a professional penetration test: recon, exploit, evade, automate.

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🛡️ Penetration Testing 🎭 Social Engineering 💣 Exploit Development 🔍 Vulnerability Scanning 📡 Wireless Attacks

Metasploit

One framework, every phase of a professional penetration test: recon, exploit, evade, automate.

by David Kennedy 2011 328 pages

4.07

500+ ratings

🛡️ Penetration Testing 🎭 Social Engineering 💣 Exploit Development 🔍 Vulnerability Scanning 📡 Wireless Attacks

History of Modern Art

by H. Harvard Arnason • 1968

How a century of painters dismantled perspective, freed color, and rebuilt art from scratch.

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🎨 Modern Art 🏛️ Western Art 🖼️ Art Movements 🔍 Formal Analysis 📚 Art Historiography

History of Modern Art

How a century of painters dismantled perspective, freed color, and rebuilt art from scratch.

by H. Harvard Arnason 1968 848 pages

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8k+ ratings

🎨 Modern Art 🏛️ Western Art 🖼️ Art Movements 🔍 Formal Analysis 📚 Art Historiography

Business Analysis For Dummies

by Paul Mulvey • 2013

From vague business pain to a working solution: the BA's complete toolkit, step by step.

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📊 Business Analysis 📋 Requirements Management 🗣️ Stakeholder Engagement 🗺️ Business Process Mapping 🔗 Data Modeling

Business Analysis For Dummies

From vague business pain to a working solution: the BA's complete toolkit, step by step.

by Paul Mulvey 2013 384 pages

3.79

156 ratings

📊 Business Analysis 📋 Requirements Management 🗣️ Stakeholder Engagement 🗺️ Business Process Mapping 🔗 Data Modeling

The Only Bitcoin Investing Book You’ll Ever Need

by Freeman Publications • 2021

Bitcoin for the cautious beginner: how to buy, store, and hold through the chaos.

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💰 Cryptocurrency Investing 🌱 Beginner Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🏦 Sound Money 🌐 Decentralization

The Only Bitcoin Investing Book You’ll Ever Need

Bitcoin for the cautious beginner: how to buy, store, and hold through the chaos.

by Freeman Publications 2021 116 pages

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423 ratings

💰 Cryptocurrency Investing 🌱 Beginner Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing 🏦 Sound Money 🌐 Decentralization

Choice Theory

by Michael Allingham • 2002

The architecture of rational choice, from menus to elections, and where the logic finally breaks.

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🧠 Decision Theory 🤔 Rational Choice 🎲 Game Theory 🎯 Risk And Uncertainty 🗳️ Voting Paradoxes

Choice Theory

The architecture of rational choice, from menus to elections, and where the logic finally breaks.

by Michael Allingham 2002 144 pages

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234 ratings

🧠 Decision Theory 🤔 Rational Choice 🎲 Game Theory 🎯 Risk And Uncertainty 🗳️ Voting Paradoxes

Tocqueville

by Harvey C. Mansfield • 2007

Tocqueville saw democracy's rise as inevitable, but warned of two quiet threats. A compact guide.

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🗳️ Democratic Theory 📜 19th-Century Thought 🌐 Civil Society 🏘️ Local Governance 👥 Democratic Tyranny

Tocqueville

Tocqueville saw democracy's rise as inevitable, but warned of two quiet threats. A compact guide.

by Harvey C. Mansfield 2007 124 pages

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157 ratings

🗳️ Democratic Theory 📜 19th-Century Thought 🌐 Civil Society 🏘️ Local Governance 👥 Democratic Tyranny

Mastering Communication at Work

by Ethan F. Becker • 2009

Communication is trainable. Master the art of adapting to how any listener processes information.

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🗣️ Workplace Communication 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🎯 Constructive Criticism 🔥 Employee Motivation 🖼️ Framing Messages

Mastering Communication at Work

Communication is trainable. Master the art of adapting to how any listener processes information.

by Ethan F. Becker 2009 240 pages

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224 ratings

🗣️ Workplace Communication 🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 🎯 Constructive Criticism 🔥 Employee Motivation 🖼️ Framing Messages

Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive

by Gordon Smith-Durán • 2015

Spanish subjunctive: five trigger families replace the rulebook, and practice makes it permanent.

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🗣️ Language Learning 📝 Spanish Grammar 🧠 Mnemonic Devices 🔁 Spaced Repetition 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Demystifying the Spanish Subjunctive

Spanish subjunctive: five trigger families replace the rulebook, and practice makes it permanent.

by Gordon Smith-Durán 2015 358 pages

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54 ratings

🗣️ Language Learning 📝 Spanish Grammar 🧠 Mnemonic Devices 🔁 Spaced Repetition 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Six Frames

by Edward de Bono • 2008

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

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🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Six Frames

You are drowning in information. Six attention shifts that turn the flood into something useful.

by Edward de Bono 2008 144 pages

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254 ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Mental Models 📋 Decision Frameworks 💡 Critical Thinking

Canine Enrichment for the Real World

by Allie Bender • 2019

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

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🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🔬 Behavioral Science 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors

Canine Enrichment for the Real World

You're feeding your dog's stomach but starving its brain. Real enrichment, woven into daily life.

by Allie Bender 2019 238 pages

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490 ratings

🐕 Dog Behavior 🧠 Canine Cognition 🍖 Positive Reinforcement 🔬 Behavioral Science 🐺 Instinctual Behaviors

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder

by Sheri Van Dijk • 2009

DBT skills adapted for bipolar: tools to survive mood swings without self-destructive fallout.

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🌊 Mood Disorders 🧩 Dbt Skills 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Behavioral Therapy

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder

DBT skills adapted for bipolar: tools to survive mood swings without self-destructive fallout.

by Sheri Van Dijk 2009 248 pages

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177 ratings

🌊 Mood Disorders 🧩 Dbt Skills 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Behavioral Therapy

F Wall Street

by Joel Ponzio • 2009

The do-it-yourself guide to pricing businesses by their cash, not their earnings, and buying cheap.

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🏷️ Value Investing 💵 Cash Flow Analysis 🔧 Diy Investing 🧠 Investor Psychology 📊 Intrinsic Value

F Wall Street

The do-it-yourself guide to pricing businesses by their cash, not their earnings, and buying cheap.

by Joel Ponzio 2009 288 pages

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263 ratings

🏷️ Value Investing 💵 Cash Flow Analysis 🔧 Diy Investing 🧠 Investor Psychology 📊 Intrinsic Value

Financial Literacy for Managers

by Richard A. Lambert • 2012

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

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📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics

Financial Literacy for Managers

Decode financial statements, evaluate any project, and pull the profit levers that drive real value.

by Richard A. Lambert 2012 172 pages

3.59

148 ratings

📊 Financial Analysis 💼 Corporate Finance 📋 Managerial Accounting 💰 Valuation 📏 Performance Metrics

Screenwriters Problem Solver How To R

by Syd Field • 1998

Ten ways a screenplay breaks, and the concrete fix for each.

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🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Three-Act Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🧑‍🎤 Character Arcs

Screenwriters Problem Solver How To R

Ten ways a screenplay breaks, and the concrete fix for each.

by Syd Field 1998 384 pages

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373 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 🎭 Three-Act Structure 👁️ Visual Storytelling 🧑‍🎤 Character Arcs

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

by Kate L. Turabian • 1955

Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.

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✍️ Academic Writing 🔍 Research Process 📄 Thesis Writing 📖 Citation Guides 💬 Argument Development

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.

by Kate L. Turabian 1955 466 pages

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3k+ ratings

✍️ Academic Writing 🔍 Research Process 📄 Thesis Writing 📖 Citation Guides 💬 Argument Development

Content Strategy for Mobile

by Karen Mcgrane • 2012

One content source, every device, no separate mobile site. Here is how to build it.

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📋 Content Strategy 🔄 Responsive Design 🗺️ Information Architecture 🏛️ Content Governance ⚙️ Content Operations

Content Strategy for Mobile

One content source, every device, no separate mobile site. Here is how to build it.

by Karen Mcgrane 2012 165 pages

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468 ratings

📋 Content Strategy 🔄 Responsive Design 🗺️ Information Architecture 🏛️ Content Governance ⚙️ Content Operations

Nurture by Nature

by Paul D. Tieger • 1997

Your child's personality is hardwired. Here's how to read it, honor it, and parent accordingly.

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🧩 Personality Types 👨‍👩‍👧 Individualized Parenting 🧠 Jungian Typology 🎭 Temperament Theory 🤲 Acceptance Parenting

Nurture by Nature

Your child's personality is hardwired. Here's how to read it, honor it, and parent accordingly.

by Paul D. Tieger 1997

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500+ ratings

🧩 Personality Types 👨‍👩‍👧 Individualized Parenting 🧠 Jungian Typology 🎭 Temperament Theory 🤲 Acceptance Parenting

Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality

by John Gribbin • 1996

Quantum paradoxes resolve when you realize particles don't experience time the way we do.

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🧪 Quantum Mechanics 🔬 Theoretical Physics 🔮 Quantum Interpretations 🔗 Quantum Entanglement 🤔 Philosophy Of Science

Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality

Quantum paradoxes resolve when you realize particles don't experience time the way we do.

by John Gribbin 1996 261 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧪 Quantum Mechanics 🔬 Theoretical Physics 🔮 Quantum Interpretations 🔗 Quantum Entanglement 🤔 Philosophy Of Science

Choosing a Jewish Life

by Anita Diamant • 1998

From rabbi to mikvah to community: the practical handbook for anyone converting to Judaism.

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🕍 Jewish Conversion 👨‍👩‍👧 Interfaith Families ✡️ Jewish Practice 💧 Lifecycle Rituals 🏛️ Jewish Community

Choosing a Jewish Life

From rabbi to mikvah to community: the practical handbook for anyone converting to Judaism.

by Anita Diamant 1998 304 pages

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2k+ ratings

🕍 Jewish Conversion 👨‍👩‍👧 Interfaith Families ✡️ Jewish Practice 💧 Lifecycle Rituals 🏛️ Jewish Community

The Viking Spirit

by Daniel McCoy • 2016

Why the Norse gods reflected a doomed world, not a moral one.

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❄️ Norse Myths 🛡️ Viking Culture ⚡ Old Norse Religion 🌍 Creation Myths 🃏 Trickster Gods

The Viking Spirit

Why the Norse gods reflected a doomed world, not a moral one.

by Daniel McCoy 2016 317 pages

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1k+ ratings

❄️ Norse Myths 🛡️ Viking Culture ⚡ Old Norse Religion 🌍 Creation Myths 🃏 Trickster Gods

Millionaire Traders

by Kathy Lien • 2007

Twelve traders who beat the market share the surprisingly simple principles that got them there.

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🗂️ Trader Profiles 🧠 Trading Psychology 🎯 Emotional Discipline 🛡️ Risk Management 🎲 High Probability Trading

Millionaire Traders

Twelve traders who beat the market share the surprisingly simple principles that got them there.

by Kathy Lien 2007 416 pages

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157 ratings

🗂️ Trader Profiles 🧠 Trading Psychology 🎯 Emotional Discipline 🛡️ Risk Management 🎲 High Probability Trading

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

by 50Minutes • 2015

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

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🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

The BCG Growth-Share Matrix

One chart, four fates: the rule for deciding which business units to grow, keep, or sell.

by 50Minutes 2015 40 pages

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14 ratings

🏢 Corporate Strategy 📊 Business Portfolio 💰 Resource Allocation 📈 Market Analysis 💸 Cash Flow Management

Small Business For Dummies

by Eric Tyson • 2011

A small business roadmap that starts where others don't: whether you should start one at all.

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🏗️ Small Business Startup 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance 📣 Marketing Fundamentals 💸 Cash Flow Management

Small Business For Dummies

A small business roadmap that starts where others don't: whether you should start one at all.

by Eric Tyson 2011 432 pages

3.70

387 ratings

🏗️ Small Business Startup 📋 Business Planning 💰 Entrepreneurial Finance 📣 Marketing Fundamentals 💸 Cash Flow Management

Philosophy in the Islamic World

by Peter S. Adamson • 2015

A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

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🕌 Islamic Philosophy 🏰 Medieval Philosophy 🤝 Interfaith Exchange 📜 Baghdad School 🧠 Rational Theology

Philosophy in the Islamic World

A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

by Peter S. Adamson 2015 544 pages

4.33

242 ratings

🕌 Islamic Philosophy 🏰 Medieval Philosophy 🤝 Interfaith Exchange 📜 Baghdad School 🧠 Rational Theology

Trading for Dummies

by Michael Griffis • 2004

Stop treating the market like a casino. Charts, risk rules, and three trading styles for beginners.

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🏪 Retail Trading 📊 Trading Fundamentals 📈 Technical Analysis 🔍 Fundamental Analysis 💰 Money Management

Trading for Dummies

Stop treating the market like a casino. Charts, risk rules, and three trading styles for beginners.

by Michael Griffis 2004 368 pages

3.38

197 ratings

🏪 Retail Trading 📊 Trading Fundamentals 📈 Technical Analysis 🔍 Fundamental Analysis 💰 Money Management

365 Journal Writing Ideas

by Rossi Fox • 2013

One prompt a day for a year of memories, self-reflection, and creativity. The blank page loses.

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📓 Journaling 🧭 Guided Journals ✍️ Writing Prompts 🎨 Creativity Exercises 📅 Daily Practice

365 Journal Writing Ideas

One prompt a day for a year of memories, self-reflection, and creativity. The blank page loses.

by Rossi Fox 2013 250 pages

3.84

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📓 Journaling 🧭 Guided Journals ✍️ Writing Prompts 🎨 Creativity Exercises 📅 Daily Practice

Cognitive Neuroscience

by Richard Passingham • 2016

Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.

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🧠 Brain Science 📚 Cognitive Psychology 🧪 Neuropsychology 👁️ Perception Science 💾 Memory Systems

Cognitive Neuroscience

Seeing is not believing: your brain builds reality from parallel streams, then fact-checks itself.

by Richard Passingham 2016 160 pages

3.71

318 ratings

🧠 Brain Science 📚 Cognitive Psychology 🧪 Neuropsychology 👁️ Perception Science 💾 Memory Systems

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