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    Tools for Mental Peace
    Mental Immunity
    Mental Immunityby Richard Norman Tools for Mental Peace

    Richard Norman provides helpful, if familiar, ways to stay strong amid stress and boost your self-regard.

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    Always Be Closing
    Never Sit in the Lobby
    Never Sit in the Lobbyby Glenn Poulos Always Be Closing

    Experienced B2B salesman Glenn Poulos offers a system for successful B2B sales.

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    Fix the Earth
    Not the End of the World
    Not the End of the Worldby Hannah Ritchie Fix the Earth

    Research and analysis from an Oxford University expert shows some environmental problems are solvable.

  • Review
    Bring Out the Dead
    All the Living and the Dead
    All the Living and the Deadby Hayley Campbell Bring Out the Dead

    London broadcaster and journalist Hayley Campbell dissects the processes of taking care of the dead.

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    The Power of Self-Compassion
    Mirror Mirror
    Mirror Mirrorby Julie Nee The Power of Self-Compassion

    This actionable framework helps boost your self-love, self-affirmation and kindness to the person in the mirror.

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    Strong Feelings
    Feel-Good Productivity
    Feel-Good Productivityby Ali Abdaal Strong Feelings

    Humans are emotional creatures — even when they’re working. Productivity expert Ali Abdaal argues that emotions are a source of energy and part of a cycle…

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    Sanctioned Theft
    Autocracy, Inc.
    Autocracy, Inc.by Anne Applebaum Sanctioned Theft

    Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum — who is also the author of Gulag — details how today’s dictators grow rich as their citizens suffer.

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    Constant Turmoil
    Age of Revolutions
    Age of Revolutionsby Fareed Zakaria Constant Turmoil

    Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria — author of The Gang of Three and The Future of Freedom — links historical and economic trends to provide a…

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    An Indigenous Consciousness
    Unreconciled
    Unreconciledby Jesse Wente An Indigenous Consciousness

    Anishinaabe tribe journalist Jesse Wente offers an insightful, sensitive journey through his developing understanding of his Indigenous identity.

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    Productive Change
    Move Fast and Fix Things
    Move Fast and Fix Thingsby Frances Frei and Anne Morriss Productive Change

    Focus on excellence (and fast!) and effective change management.

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    Greater Self-Awareness
    Emotional Intelligence Habits
    Emotional Intelligence Habitsby Travis Bradberry Greater Self-Awareness

    Travis Bradberry, PhD, co-author of the bestseller, Emotional Intelligence 2.0., provides tools to increase your EQ and improve your relationship with yourself and others.

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    Teamwork Without Tears
    Team
    Teamby David Allen and Edward Lamont Teamwork Without Tears

    An increasing emphasis on teamwork, autonomy, adaptability, and agility has intensified stress and overwhelm for many workers. Productivity guru David Allen and executive coach Edward…

  • Review
    Microbes Rule
    Pathogenesis
    Pathogenesisby Jonathan Kennedy Microbes Rule

    Bacteria and viruses have played a fascinating, unexpected role in human, urban, and political development.

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    Merge Your Intelligence With Your Soul
    Head & Heart
    Head & Heartby Kirstin Ferguson Merge Your Intelligence With Your Soul

    Leadership expert Kirstin Ferguson shows you how to combine your conscious rational skills and your soulful, reflexive understanding to be the best possible leader.

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    “Zennials” Explained
    The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer
    The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transferby Ken Costa “Zennials” Explained

    Banker Ken Costa highlights some fundamental differences in the “Zennial” and baby boomer financial mind-sets.