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How to Write One Song

by Jeff Tweedy • 2020

One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.

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🎸 Songwriting Craft 🎨 Creative Process ✍️ Lyric Writing 🧱 Creative Blocks ⏰ Creative Discipline

How to Write One Song

One song, no talent required. The daily practice and word games that get it done.

by Jeff Tweedy 2020 173 pages

4.22

7k+ ratings

🎸 Songwriting Craft 🎨 Creative Process ✍️ Lyric Writing 🧱 Creative Blocks ⏰ Creative Discipline

How To Beat Anyone At Chess

by Ethan Moore • 2015

From piece power to pawn promotion, the complete chess foundation for seeing three moves ahead.

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♟️ Chess Strategy ⚔️ Chess Tactics 🚪 Opening Principles 🏁 Endgame Technique 🧱 Pawn Structures

How To Beat Anyone At Chess

From piece power to pawn promotion, the complete chess foundation for seeing three moves ahead.

by Ethan Moore 2015 258 pages

3.77

182 ratings

♟️ Chess Strategy ⚔️ Chess Tactics 🚪 Opening Principles 🏁 Endgame Technique 🧱 Pawn Structures

A Reasonable Response

by William Lane Craig • 2013

The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.

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🌻 Christian Apologetics 🧠 Philosophy Of Religion 💡 Arguments For God 🌩️ Problem Of Evil 🔬 Science And Faith

A Reasonable Response

The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.

by William Lane Craig 2013 432 pages

3.96

125 ratings

🌻 Christian Apologetics 🧠 Philosophy Of Religion 💡 Arguments For God 🌩️ Problem Of Evil 🔬 Science And Faith

The Ultimate Side Hustle Book

by Elana Varon • 2018

450 ways to turn your skills, space, and free hours into extra income.

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💰 Side Hustles 🏗️ Gig Economy 🔧 Freelancing 🏠 Passive Income 🧾 Money Management

The Ultimate Side Hustle Book

450 ways to turn your skills, space, and free hours into extra income.

by Elana Varon 2018 306 pages

3.03

78 ratings

💰 Side Hustles 🏗️ Gig Economy 🔧 Freelancing 🏠 Passive Income 🧾 Money Management

Adult ADD

by Stephanie Sarkis • 2011

Newly diagnosed: a practical guide to treatment, therapy, and daily systems for the ADHD brain.

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🧠 Adult Adhd 🌈 Neurodivergence 🆕 Newly Diagnosed 📋 Adhd Management ⚙️ Executive Function

Adult ADD

Newly diagnosed: a practical guide to treatment, therapy, and daily systems for the ADHD brain.

by Stephanie Sarkis 2011 169 pages

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147 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🌈 Neurodivergence 🆕 Newly Diagnosed 📋 Adhd Management ⚙️ Executive Function

Who Does What By How Much?

by Jeff Gothelf • 2024

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

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🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment 👥 Customer-Centric Strategy 🧭 Team Autonomy

Who Does What By How Much?

Your OKRs measure the wrong thing. Shifting from output to customer behavior makes them work.

by Jeff Gothelf 2024 282 pages

4.36

107 ratings

🎯 Goal Frameworks 📊 Outcomes Over Outputs 🔗 Organizational Alignment 👥 Customer-Centric Strategy 🧭 Team Autonomy

The Chief Financial Officer

by Jason Karaian • 2014

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

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💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

The Chief Financial Officer

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

by Jason Karaian 2014 160 pages

3.53

156 ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

Learning OpenCV

by Gary Bradski • 2008

From smoothing to machine learning: the complete OpenCV toolkit for building computer vision apps.

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🖥️ Computer Vision 🌄 Image Processing 📚 Open Source Libraries ⚙️ Algorithm Guides 📖 Code Reference

Learning OpenCV

From smoothing to machine learning: the complete OpenCV toolkit for building computer vision apps.

by Gary Bradski 2008 575 pages

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171 ratings

🖥️ Computer Vision 🌄 Image Processing 📚 Open Source Libraries ⚙️ Algorithm Guides 📖 Code Reference

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

by William D. Bygrave • 1993

An MBA in entrepreneurship, distilled: find real opportunities, bootstrap funding, survive growth.

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🚀 Startup Fundamentals 📚 MBA Curriculum 📋 Business Planning 🔍 Market Validation 💰 Bootstrapping

The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

An MBA in entrepreneurship, distilled: find real opportunities, bootstrap funding, survive growth.

by William D. Bygrave 1993 504 pages

3.72

143 ratings

🚀 Startup Fundamentals 📚 MBA Curriculum 📋 Business Planning 🔍 Market Validation 💰 Bootstrapping

Dad Hacks

by Dan Marshall • 2016

A wet paper towel, a toothpick, a pool noodle: 200+ household fixes every dad needs.

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🏠 Life Hacks 👨 Dad Humor 🍼 New Fathers 🔄 Clever Repurposing 📋 Household Tips

Dad Hacks

A wet paper towel, a toothpick, a pool noodle: 200+ household fixes every dad needs.

by Dan Marshall 2016 160 pages

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49 ratings

🏠 Life Hacks 👨 Dad Humor 🍼 New Fathers 🔄 Clever Repurposing 📋 Household Tips

Living Rich by Spending Smart

by Gregory Karp • 2008

The money you need is already yours. It's hiding in the bills you never question.

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💰 Personal Finance ✂️ Frugal Living 🧠 Money Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics 📖 Financial Literacy

Living Rich by Spending Smart

The money you need is already yours. It's hiding in the bills you never question.

by Gregory Karp 2008 224 pages

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1k+ ratings

💰 Personal Finance ✂️ Frugal Living 🧠 Money Psychology 📈 Behavioral Economics 📖 Financial Literacy

The Art of Always Being Right

by A.C. Grayling • 2012

Thirty-eight ways to win any argument, none of which require you to be right.

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🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate 🎯 Persuasion Techniques ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Debate Framing

The Art of Always Being Right

Thirty-eight ways to win any argument, none of which require you to be right.

by A.C. Grayling 2012 63 pages

3.44

205 ratings

🗣️ Rhetoric And Debate 🎯 Persuasion Techniques ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🖼️ Debate Framing

Programming the Raspberry Pi

by Simon Monk • 2012

From blinking LED to autonomous rover: a hands-on guide to the Raspberry Pi and Python.

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🖥️ Single-Board Computers 🐍 Python For Hardware 🐧 Linux Basics 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🤖 Robotics Fundamentals

Programming the Raspberry Pi

From blinking LED to autonomous rover: a hands-on guide to the Raspberry Pi and Python.

by Simon Monk 2012 170 pages

3.82

420 ratings

🖥️ Single-Board Computers 🐍 Python For Hardware 🐧 Linux Basics 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🤖 Robotics Fundamentals

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies

by Rhena Branch • 2005

Anxiety, depression, OCD: the step-by-step workbook that teaches the therapy, not just the theory.

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🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📚 Cbt Workbooks 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 🧪 Behavioral Experiments 👁️ Exposure Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies

Anxiety, depression, OCD: the step-by-step workbook that teaches the therapy, not just the theory.

by Rhena Branch 2005 416 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📚 Cbt Workbooks 🔄 Cognitive Restructuring 🧪 Behavioral Experiments 👁️ Exposure Therapy

Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide

by Wendell Odom • 2013

Subnetting, VLANs, and the CLI: the Cisco networking skills the ICND1 exam actually tests.

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🌐 Computer Networking 📜 Cisco Certification 📝 Certification Prep 🔧 Network Engineering 🚪 Entry-Level It

Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide

Subnetting, VLANs, and the CLI: the Cisco networking skills the ICND1 exam actually tests.

by Wendell Odom 2013 899 pages

4.23

318 ratings

🌐 Computer Networking 📜 Cisco Certification 📝 Certification Prep 🔧 Network Engineering 🚪 Entry-Level It

How I Create Growth Hacking Plans for Startups for $10,000

by Aladdin Happy • 2016

A $10,000 growth plan distilled into repeatable experiments, plus 300 ready-to-run tactics.

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🧪 Growth Hacking 🚀 Startup Growth 🔄 Lean Startup 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔥 Viral Marketing

How I Create Growth Hacking Plans for Startups for $10,000

A $10,000 growth plan distilled into repeatable experiments, plus 300 ready-to-run tactics.

by Aladdin Happy 2016 524 pages

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4 ratings

🧪 Growth Hacking 🚀 Startup Growth 🔄 Lean Startup 🎯 Product Market Fit 🔥 Viral Marketing

Fifty Shades of Chicken

by F.L. Fowler • 2012

A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.

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🥸 Literary Parody 🎁 Gag Gifts 😉 Suggestive Humor 🐔 Single-Subject Cookbooks 👨‍🍳 Cookbook Humor

Fifty Shades of Chicken

A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.

by F.L. Fowler 2012 160 pages

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1k+ ratings

🥸 Literary Parody 🎁 Gag Gifts 😉 Suggestive Humor 🐔 Single-Subject Cookbooks 👨‍🍳 Cookbook Humor

The MELT Method

by Sue Hitzmann • 2013

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

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🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

The MELT Method

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

by Sue Hitzmann 2013 304 pages

3.67

500+ ratings

🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

Description & Setting

by Ron Rozelle • 2005

Harvest details. Deploy the senses. Make setting an engine for character, mood, and plot.

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✍️ Writing Craft 🖼️ Descriptive Writing 📖 Fiction Technique 👁️ Show Don't Tell 🗺️ Setting Development

Description & Setting

Harvest details. Deploy the senses. Make setting an engine for character, mood, and plot.

by Ron Rozelle 2005 224 pages

4.02

500+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🖼️ Descriptive Writing 📖 Fiction Technique 👁️ Show Don't Tell 🗺️ Setting Development

Algorithms of the Intelligent Web

by Haralambos Marmanis • 2009

Search, recommend, cluster, classify: the algorithms that make web applications intelligent.

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🤖 Machine Learning 🌐 Web Applications 🎯 Recommendation Systems 📄 Text Mining ⛏️ Data Mining

Algorithms of the Intelligent Web

Search, recommend, cluster, classify: the algorithms that make web applications intelligent.

by Haralambos Marmanis 2009 3445 pages

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130 ratings

🤖 Machine Learning 🌐 Web Applications 🎯 Recommendation Systems 📄 Text Mining ⛏️ Data Mining

Knowing Scripture

by R.C. Sproul • 1960

Exegesis pulls meaning out, eisegesis reads it in. A short course in doing the first.

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📖 Biblical Interpretation 🔍 Bible Study Methods 🧭 Exegesis ⚖️ Scriptural Authority ✝️ Protestant Hermeneutics

Knowing Scripture

Exegesis pulls meaning out, eisegesis reads it in. A short course in doing the first.

by R.C. Sproul 1960 127 pages

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2k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Interpretation 🔍 Bible Study Methods 🧭 Exegesis ⚖️ Scriptural Authority ✝️ Protestant Hermeneutics

Guide to Economic Indicators

by The Economist • 1998

GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.

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🏷️ Economic Indicators 📊 Data Interpretation 🏦 Central Banking 📋 Fiscal Policy 🔄 Business Cycles

Guide to Economic Indicators

GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.

by The Economist 1998 244 pages

3.64

137 ratings

🏷️ Economic Indicators 📊 Data Interpretation 🏦 Central Banking 📋 Fiscal Policy 🔄 Business Cycles

The Book

by Tom M. Tango • 2006

Most baseball strategy is wrong: the numbers reveal when to bunt, steal, and use your closer.

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⚾ Sabermetrics 📊 Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Theory 🧠 Decision Science 📈 Data-Driven Decisions

The Book

Most baseball strategy is wrong: the numbers reveal when to bunt, steal, and use your closer.

by Tom M. Tango 2006 385 pages

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1k+ ratings

⚾ Sabermetrics 📊 Sports Analytics 🎲 Game Theory 🧠 Decision Science 📈 Data-Driven Decisions

Stylish Academic Writing

by Helen Sword • 2012

Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.

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📝 Academic Writing 📚 Scholarly Publishing 🗣️ Plain Language 🏛️ Disciplinary Norms 📖 Narrative Research

Stylish Academic Writing

Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.

by Helen Sword 2012 220 pages

4.06

1k+ ratings

📝 Academic Writing 📚 Scholarly Publishing 🗣️ Plain Language 🏛️ Disciplinary Norms 📖 Narrative Research

The Truth About Lying

by Stan B. Walters • 2000

A detective's framework for spotting lies: the stress clusters and verbal slips that betray a liar.

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🧠 Deception Detection 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Trust Building 🕵️ Criminal Interviewing 💔 Relationship Communication

The Truth About Lying

A detective's framework for spotting lies: the stress clusters and verbal slips that betray a liar.

by Stan B. Walters 2000 171 pages

3.49

179 ratings

🧠 Deception Detection 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 🤝 Trust Building 🕵️ Criminal Interviewing 💔 Relationship Communication

Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week

by Eric Harr • 2003

A triathlon finish line in six weeks, on just four hours of training a week.

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🏁 Triathlon For Beginners 🏃 Endurance Sports ⏱️ Time Efficient Fitness 🩹 Injury Prevention 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Triathlon Training in 4 Hours a Week

A triathlon finish line in six weeks, on just four hours of training a week.

by Eric Harr 2003 328 pages

3.67

174 ratings

🏁 Triathlon For Beginners 🏃 Endurance Sports ⏱️ Time Efficient Fitness 🩹 Injury Prevention 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies

by Marina S. Kurian • 2005

Your surgeon changes your stomach. This guide changes everything else: diet, habits, expectations.

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🏥 Bariatric Surgery 🍽️ Bariatric Nutrition 📋 Patient Guides 🧠 Emotional Eating ⚕️ Obesity Medicine

Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies

Your surgeon changes your stomach. This guide changes everything else: diet, habits, expectations.

by Marina S. Kurian 2005 384 pages

4.11

268 ratings

🏥 Bariatric Surgery 🍽️ Bariatric Nutrition 📋 Patient Guides 🧠 Emotional Eating ⚕️ Obesity Medicine

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution

by Gina Ford • 2018

Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.

🌛 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Routines 🐣 Gentle Sleep Training 💤 Independent Sleep 📋 Routine-Led Parenting

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution

Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.

by Gina Ford 2018

🌛 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Routines 🐣 Gentle Sleep Training 💤 Independent Sleep 📋 Routine-Led Parenting

Smarter Investing

by Tim Hale • 2006

The market gives you its return for free. The costly part is what you do next.

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📉 Passive Investing 🏗️ Portfolio Construction 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⚖️ Asset Allocation 📊 Evidence-Based Investing

Smarter Investing

The market gives you its return for free. The costly part is what you do next.

by Tim Hale 2006 301 pages

4.10

500+ ratings

📉 Passive Investing 🏗️ Portfolio Construction 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⚖️ Asset Allocation 📊 Evidence-Based Investing

Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions

by Joseph L. Matthews • 1988

Social Security rewards waiting. Medicare punishes delay. Deadlines most miss, and what they cost.

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🏖️ Retirement Planning 💰 Social Security 🏥 Medicare ♿ Disability Benefits 🏛️ Government Benefits

Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions

Social Security rewards waiting. Medicare punishes delay. Deadlines most miss, and what they cost.

by Joseph L. Matthews 1988 473 pages

3.96

120 ratings

🏖️ Retirement Planning 💰 Social Security 🏥 Medicare ♿ Disability Benefits 🏛️ Government Benefits

Mastering Digital Cameras

by Al Judge • 2013

Ditch auto: sharpness comes from sensor size, lens quality, and a three-way balance of light.

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📸 Digital Photography 🌱 Beginner Photography ⚙️ Camera Settings ☀️ Exposure Techniques 🔍 Lens Photography

Mastering Digital Cameras

Ditch auto: sharpness comes from sensor size, lens quality, and a three-way balance of light.

by Al Judge 2013 139 pages

4.12

146 ratings

📸 Digital Photography 🌱 Beginner Photography ⚙️ Camera Settings ☀️ Exposure Techniques 🔍 Lens Photography

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

by Laxmi Khurana • 1992

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

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🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery 🥬 Vegetarian Indian 📖 Indian Cooking Basics

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

by Laxmi Khurana 1992 251 pages

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143 ratings

🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery 🥬 Vegetarian Indian 📖 Indian Cooking Basics

A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung

by Robert H. Hopcke • 1989

Jung's collected works: 20 volumes. This book: the reading order he never provided.

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🏺 Jungian Psychology 🕳️ Depth Psychology 🌙 Dream Interpretation 🎭 Archetypes 🧠 The Unconscious Mind

A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung

Jung's collected works: 20 volumes. This book: the reading order he never provided.

by Robert H. Hopcke 1989 202 pages

4.18

91 ratings

🏺 Jungian Psychology 🕳️ Depth Psychology 🌙 Dream Interpretation 🎭 Archetypes 🧠 The Unconscious Mind

Introducing Logic

by Bill Mayblin • 2001

Logic built your computer, constrains science, and contains a paradox that broke mathematics itself.

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🧮 Formal Logic 📜 History Of Logic 🎨 Illustrated Guides 🧠 Logical Reasoning 🔄 Paradoxes

Introducing Logic

Logic built your computer, constrains science, and contains a paradox that broke mathematics itself.

by Bill Mayblin 2001 181 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧮 Formal Logic 📜 History Of Logic 🎨 Illustrated Guides 🧠 Logical Reasoning 🔄 Paradoxes

Ride Your Way Lean

by Selene Yeager • 2010

A bike-based weight loss plan that works: intervals, fueling, and habits, not just steady miles.

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🚴 Cycling Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition ⏱️ Interval Training 🧬 Metabolic Health 🧠 Sports Psychology

Ride Your Way Lean

A bike-based weight loss plan that works: intervals, fueling, and habits, not just steady miles.

by Selene Yeager 2010 257 pages

3.82

353 ratings

🚴 Cycling Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition ⏱️ Interval Training 🧬 Metabolic Health 🧠 Sports Psychology

Unstuff Your Life!

by Andrew Mellen • 2010

One home per object, like items together: find anything in thirty seconds, forever.

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🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 🧠 Clutter Psychology 🔄 Habit Formation 🛒 Mindful Consumption

Unstuff Your Life!

One home per object, like items together: find anything in thirty seconds, forever.

by Andrew Mellen 2010 434 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏠 Home Organization 🧹 Decluttering 🧠 Clutter Psychology 🔄 Habit Formation 🛒 Mindful Consumption

Rebel with a Clause

by Ellen Jovin • 2022

She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.

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🧱 Language Mechanics 🗣️ Pop Linguistics 😂 Grammar Humor ✍️ Language Memoir 🔬 Descriptive Grammar

Rebel with a Clause

She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.

by Ellen Jovin 2022 400 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧱 Language Mechanics 🗣️ Pop Linguistics 😂 Grammar Humor ✍️ Language Memoir 🔬 Descriptive Grammar

When Buyers Say No

by Tom Hopkins • 2014

Buyers average five no's per sale. The objection-handling system that keeps each conversation alive.

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🛠️ Sales Techniques 🛑 Objection Handling 💪 Rejection Resilience ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Buyer Psychology

When Buyers Say No

Buyers average five no's per sale. The objection-handling system that keeps each conversation alive.

by Tom Hopkins 2014 320 pages

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133 ratings

🛠️ Sales Techniques 🛑 Objection Handling 💪 Rejection Resilience ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Buyer Psychology

The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution

by Julene Stassou • 2017

A 28-day Mediterranean plan that makes weight loss a side effect of smarter habits, not willpower.

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🫒 Mediterranean Diet ⚖️ Weight Loss Plans 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥗 Meal Prepping 🔄 Habit Design

The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution

A 28-day Mediterranean plan that makes weight loss a side effect of smarter habits, not willpower.

by Julene Stassou 2017 240 pages

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376 ratings

🫒 Mediterranean Diet ⚖️ Weight Loss Plans 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥗 Meal Prepping 🔄 Habit Design

Remote Sensing and GIS

by Basudeb Bhatta • 2008

Build the complete geospatial toolkit, from electromagnetic radiation to interactive web maps.

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🛰️ Remote Sensing 🗺️ Geographic Information Systems 📊 Spatial Analysis 🌍 Earth Observation 🗾 Digital Mapping

Remote Sensing and GIS

Build the complete geospatial toolkit, from electromagnetic radiation to interactive web maps.

by Basudeb Bhatta 2008 685 pages

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232 ratings

🛰️ Remote Sensing 🗺️ Geographic Information Systems 📊 Spatial Analysis 🌍 Earth Observation 🗾 Digital Mapping

Cooking with Nonna

by Rossella Rago • 2017

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

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🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes 🥖 Cucina Povera 🍝 Pasta Making

Cooking with Nonna

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

by Rossella Rago 2017 248 pages

4.44

150 ratings

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes 🥖 Cucina Povera 🍝 Pasta Making

How To Do Motivational Interviewing

by Bill Matulich • 2010

Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.

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🤝 Motivational Interviewing 🧑‍⚕️ Client-Centered Therapy 🏥 Clinical Interviewing 💬 Counseling Skills 🔄 Behavior Change

How To Do Motivational Interviewing

Clients talk themselves into change while you listen. The method that replaces persuasion.

by Bill Matulich 2010

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306 ratings

🤝 Motivational Interviewing 🧑‍⚕️ Client-Centered Therapy 🏥 Clinical Interviewing 💬 Counseling Skills 🔄 Behavior Change

What Type Am I?

by Renee Baron • 1998

Your four-letter type, decoded: why you think, love, and work the way you do.

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🧩 Personality Types 🧠 Jungian Psychology ♟️ Temperament Theory 🪞 Self-Assessment 💬 Communication Styles

What Type Am I?

Your four-letter type, decoded: why you think, love, and work the way you do.

by Renee Baron 1998 186 pages

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500+ ratings

🧩 Personality Types 🧠 Jungian Psychology ♟️ Temperament Theory 🪞 Self-Assessment 💬 Communication Styles

Handwriting Analysis

by Karen Kristin Amend • 1980

Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.

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✍️ Graphology 🧩 Personality Types 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 📋 Projective Tests 🛋️ Freudian Psychology

Handwriting Analysis

Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.

by Karen Kristin Amend 1980 196 pages

3.82

247 ratings

✍️ Graphology 🧩 Personality Types 🤫 Nonverbal Communication 📋 Projective Tests 🛋️ Freudian Psychology

Public Administration and Public Affairs

by D. J. Henry • 1980

Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.

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🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Bureaucracy 📊 Public Budgeting 👥 Public Personnel Management 🔗 Privatization

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.

by D. J. Henry 1980 416 pages

3.64

104 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Bureaucracy 📊 Public Budgeting 👥 Public Personnel Management 🔗 Privatization

Functional Programming for Java Developers

by Dean Wampler • 2011

Immutability kills whole categories of concurrency bugs. The functional tools Java developers need.

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🧑‍💻 Functional Programming ⚡ Concurrent Programming ☕ Java Development 🔒 Immutable Data 🏷️ Type Systems

Functional Programming for Java Developers

Immutability kills whole categories of concurrency bugs. The functional tools Java developers need.

by Dean Wampler 2011 90 pages

3.27

126 ratings

🧑‍💻 Functional Programming ⚡ Concurrent Programming ☕ Java Development 🔒 Immutable Data 🏷️ Type Systems

Simple French Food

by Richard Olney • 1974

The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.

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🥐 French Cuisine 🌿 Provencal Cooking 🍷 Culinary Philosophy 🔪 Classical Technique 🥬 Ingredient Purity

Simple French Food

The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.

by Richard Olney 1974 448 pages

4.20

362 ratings

🥐 French Cuisine 🌿 Provencal Cooking 🍷 Culinary Philosophy 🔪 Classical Technique 🥬 Ingredient Purity

IoT Inc

by Bruce Sinclair • 2017

Sensors turn products into services. Here's how to sell outcomes, not hardware.

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🌐 IoT Strategy 🔄 Business Model Innovation 💰 Data Monetization 🔁 As-A-Service Models 🏭 Industry 4.0

IoT Inc

Sensors turn products into services. Here's how to sell outcomes, not hardware.

by Bruce Sinclair 2017 305 pages

3.92

144 ratings

🌐 IoT Strategy 🔄 Business Model Innovation 💰 Data Monetization 🔁 As-A-Service Models 🏭 Industry 4.0

Negotiating for Success

by George J. Siedel • 2014

Calculate your walk-away, anchor their mind, and write contracts that actually work.

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Negotiating for Success

Calculate your walk-away, anchor their mind, and write contracts that actually work.

by George J. Siedel 2014 160 pages

4.04

500+ ratings

🗣️ Negotiation Skills 🤝 Deal Making ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Persuasion Tactics 🌍 Global Negotiation

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

by Peter Haining • 2008

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

3.55

329

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The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

by Peter Haining 2008 512 pages

3.55

329 ratings

👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

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