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Paperback. Condizione: New. The Queen's Zebra has been stolen. But why?At the threshold of the French Revolution, the Enlightenment has taken 18th century Paris by storm. The Palais Royal has become the hub of free thought and freer behaviour. A whirlwind of passionate debates unfolds in the city's new cafés, with a flourishing of theatre, satire, and opera.George Du Paon, still mourning his beloved twin sister, has a famous taxidermy workshop near the Seine. As his close friend Nicolas guides him through the libertarian and libertine revolution of the time, George becomes entrusted with the Queen of England's favourite deceased zebra.George and his young protégée, Jeanne, are delighted at the prospect of breathing life back into the unusual specimen while pondering how to capture the essence of its nature. Among the questions being debated at the Académie des Sciences is why both the horse and the ass can be tamed, but the zebra cannot. And so the discussion evolves: What parts of the zebra make it so unique? Is it more than the sum of its parts? Are men separate from women? Is a garden part of nature?George is surrounded by a cast of figures, ranging from the formidable Mme de Staël, Ambassador Thomas Jefferson, the transvestite general Chevalier d'Éon, and the immensely popular womanizer Benjamin Franklin. As intriguing questions about the human spirit, reductionism, social class, injustice, and the gap between science and religion swirl and set the stage, fiction, history, and philosophy intermingle. Just as George's feelings for his assistant deepen, the zebra suddenly vanishes . . .

Hardback. Condizione: New. A playbook for navigating adulthood in the chaos of the 21st centuryWe need a new approach to being an adult in the 21st century. The old formulas for success no longer add up. Yesterday's rules no longer apply. The world has transformed over the years, yet our success stories remain stuck in place. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, unsure of what life path you're allowed to take and what choices you're supposed to make.It's time to give yourself permission to create a life that takes advantage of the possibility of this beautifully chaotic world--to design a life rather than default to the expected. The Ten Permissions offers ten specific ways to let go of outdated expectations and- consciously create a more fluid portfolio life;- redefine success in terms that make sense to you;- allow yourself to learn, adapt, and evolve in ways that are unique to you.As a global change facilitator and international aid veteran, Jillian Reilly encourages you to intentionally make new choices about your life in a world that is rapidly changing and imagine the kind of world you want to be a part of creating.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller is filled with true stories about how one small deed can make a world of difference. "Elegant and wise" (Deepak Chopra). "The most uplifting and life-affirming book in years" (Forbes). "This might be the most beautiful book I've ever read. It's lifted my soul and brought me to tears in all the right ways."-Jane Green, author of 18 New York Times bestsellers Named best inspirational book of the year by the Independent Book Publishers Association and chosen as an International Book Awards winner, HumanKind is the heartwarming, feel-good book we all need right now. These inspiring stories will open your heart and rekindle your faith in humanity. You'll meet the mentor who changed a child's life with a single lesson in shoe-tying and see the far-reaching ripple effects of that seemingly small deed. You'll also meet the six-year-old who launched a global kindness movement; the band of seamstress grandmothers who patch clothes and mend hearts for homeless people; the puppy, given as a gift, that touched the lives of thousands of children; and many other heroes. There are also practical tips for making a difference with your own words and deeds, and the resource section lists organizations where you can channel your efforts to create your own ripples of kindness. HumanKind is a great gift to yourself and anyone who's been a source of kindness in your life. It will leave you grateful for what you have, provide a refuge from the negativity that surrounds us, and remind you of what really matters.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Your behaviours,beliefs, and habits around money are holding you back.  Financialconfidence is hard to come by. Believe it or not, the solution is rarely moremoney. For the last three decades, author Shannon Ryan (MSPFP, CFP) has had afront-row seat to the financial lives of hundreds of individuals and families.She's learned that money is emotional-always. Our habits, culturalexpectations, past experiences, disappointments, shame, and fears combine tocreate complicated beliefs that hold us back from satisfying financial lives.  Traditionalfinancial advice assumes that we are rational and that we faultlessly seek tomaximize our wealth at every opportunity. Ryan's behavioural approach, on theother hand, recognizes that we act irrationally as the result of psychologicalbiases, emotions, and cognitive errors. This approach empowers you to transformyour money mindset and behaviours, overcoming biases to make more informedchoices. Your Money Has Feelings helps you make solid money decisions by:  . Firstidentifying you unconscious and behavioural biases around money . Then,discovering practical techniques for creating a financial life that matchesyour values, using the tenets of both behavioural and traditional finance.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Queen's Zebra has been stolen. But why?At the threshold of the French Revolution, the Enlightenment has taken 18th century Paris by storm. The Palais Royal has become the hub of free thought and freer behaviour. A whirlwind of passionate debates unfolds in the city's new cafés, with a flourishing of theatre, satire, and opera.George Du Paon, still mourning his beloved twin sister, has a famous taxidermy workshop near the Seine. As his close friend Nicolas guides him through the libertarian and libertine revolution of the time, George becomes entrusted with the Queen of England's favourite deceased zebra.George and his young protégée, Jeanne, are delighted at the prospect of breathing life back into the unusual specimen while pondering how to capture the essence of its nature. Among the questions being debated at the Académie des Sciences is why both the horse and the ass can be tamed, but the zebra cannot. And so the discussion evolves: What parts of the zebra make it so unique? Is it more than the sum of its parts? Are men separate from women? Is a garden part of nature?George is surrounded by a cast of figures, ranging from the formidable Mme de Staël, Ambassador Thomas Jefferson, the transvestite general Chevalier d'Éon, and the immensely popular womanizer Benjamin Franklin. As intriguing questions about the human spirit, reductionism, social class, injustice, and the gap between science and religion swirl and set the stage, fiction, history, and philosophy intermingle. Just as George's feelings for his assistant deepen, the zebra suddenly vanishes . . .

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Take charge of your career by taking charge of your business relationships and communication skills. We all know how it feels when our colleagues talk about us but not to us. It's frustrating, and it creates tension. When effective communication is missin.

Paperback. Condizione: New. A Unique 8-Step System to Reverse Your PCOS Author and naturopathic doctor Fiona McCulloch dives deep into the science underlying the mysteries of PCOS, offering the newest research and discoveries on the disorder and a detailed array of treatment options.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Because Punching Your Thumbs Against Screens Isn't Life.With our kids glued to electronics earlier than ever, we're watching technology overthrow the wildness of childhood. We've unintentionally deprived them of all the unique coming-of-age experiences we grew up with: exploring the neighborhood, learning skills the hard way, triumphing over boredom. The Things You Have to Do Before I Buy You a Phone is your field guide to resurrecting core childhood-a playful, practical checklist packed with fifty screen-free adventures that will give your kids independence, curiosity, and grit.More than a book, it's a bonding project. On their own or by your side, your kids will learn to cook dinner (and clean up!), navigate the world without GPS, get paid for a skill, catch a fish, write a decent thank-you note, and much more. It's an exciting set of challenges with an irresistible reward: their very own phone. With humor and heart, Adam Ferguson offers a road map for raising capable, well-rounded kids in a screen-saturated world. The phone can wait. The memories can't. Dive in and see how far this list takes you, together.

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Paperback. Condizione: New. A celebrated strength trainer and trauma practitioner offers a fresh and empowering approach to healing and thriving after trauma.In this innovative title, celebrated trainer and trauma practitioner Laura Khoudari brings a fresh approach to healing after trauma, using strength training as an embodied movement practice. Compassionate, witty and fastidiously researched, Khoudari's debut, Lifting Heavy Things, is a breakthrough title that will empower and inspire you to develop resilience and build emotional and physical strength through working out with weights, while mindful of the ways that trauma can compromise the wellbeing of the mind and body.In Lifting Heavy Things, you'll learn about:Managing chronic painCreating the conditions for training and healingUnderstanding how trauma shows up in daily lifeUsing embodied movement practices (beyond yoga) as a tool to comfortably re-inhabit the bodyNavigating interpersonal relationships during and after the healing processWhy you don't have to tell your trauma story (to everyone)Thriving with and moving beyond traumaWith humor, tenderness and grit, Lifting Heavy Things takes readers on a journey of personal revelation and integration, helping them to lighten their emotional burden and build deep inner strength to lift all of the heavy things that life may bring with greater ease.

Hardback. Condizione: New. A playbook for navigating adulthood in the chaos of the 21st centuryWe need a new approach to being an adult in the 21st century. The old formulas for success no longer add up. Yesterday's rules no longer apply. The world has transformed over the years, yet our success stories remain stuck in place. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, unsure of what life path you're allowed to take and what choices you're supposed to make.It's time to give yourself permission to create a life that takes advantage of the possibility of this beautifully chaotic world--to design a life rather than default to the expected. The Ten Permissions offers ten specific ways to let go of outdated expectations and- consciously create a more fluid portfolio life;- redefine success in terms that make sense to you;- allow yourself to learn, adapt, and evolve in ways that are unique to you.As a global change facilitator and international aid veteran, Jillian Reilly encourages you to intentionally make new choices about your life in a world that is rapidly changing and imagine the kind of world you want to be a part of creating.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This practical guide to starting a new business skips the MBA and goes right to the nuts and bolts of building a successful, self-sustaining brand.In Grind, Michael J. McFall, co-CEO of BIGGBY COFFEE, helps readers identify the common-sense strategies they need to focus on to turn their start-up ideas into positive-cash flow businesses. Dispensing with the notion that potential business owners require a formal education, he outlines several fundamental areas of importance for them, keying in on hustle, self-evaluation, and commitment.Readers will be pleased to find that McFall avoids sophisticated and tedious descriptions of processes, theories, and regulations. In addition to his calls for ""personal due diligence,"" grit, and hard work, he goes into detail about crucial business drivers, speaking from his personal and professional experience and including examples of hits and misses. Filled with anecdotes, ideas, and calls to action, Grind provides the expertise new businesses need to perform well.Throughout the book, the author encourages readers with his positivity and stubborn enthusiasm, using an energetic, casual tone to preserve engagement (and entertainment). Having risen from an entry-level position at BIGGBY to his role as co-CEO, McFall speaks with the authority of hard-fought achievement-yet retains a down-to-earth approachability.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Win in a world of increasing choice by becoming the clear, unique fit. The gig economy is made up of project-based, or on-demand services, that can be provided by anyone. The common denominator in the gig economy is technology, so our modern online-lives provide the perfect marketplace for the ever-diversifying opportunities in the gig economy. By some estimates, 2020 will see half of all workers involved in the gig economy. Are we ready for this seismic shift in our work lives? aFreelancers need to clearly answer "Why choose you?" so that they stand out in the new economy. Because all workers in the gig economy need to bluntly pose this question to themselves, The Gig Is Up is designed to answer this one key point head-on, giving readers innovative tools like Unique Value Proposition to confidently step up. The Gig Is Up offers the best boots-on-the-ground methods for success, by evolving the reader's perspective and process. Many books on the gig economy focus on letting people live out their dreams, instead of looking at the realities of what it truly takes to win in a world of increasing choice. People need to understand how to compete and how to put the best version of themselves up front and center. The goal in competing today is to not only be chosen, but to move toward becoming the only choice, over and over again.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Outsmarting Egomaniacs is the self-help book for people who want to protect themselves from getting bullied, abused, and manipulated in relationships. The world is full of toxic people. The latest news reports and documentaries present us with a constant stream of scams, cons, cults and shady situations that have damaged far too many innocent people.Carla Litto, Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles who specializes in relationship issues, specifically Narcissistic Personality Disorder and emotional abuse recovery, breaks down the manipulation tactics that predatory individuals use to confuse you and abuse you.This entertaining guide, full of insights and strategies, will help you. Identify the different types of egomaniacs and manipulators in your life. Recognize the manipulation tactics they are using on you. Protect yourself from getting manipulated with strategies and comebacksThis book teaches you the psychology behind predators, narcissists, con-artists, and a complete collection of every specific type of egomaniac you can imagine. While learning from an expert, you will be enlightened while entertained.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Human Resources has immense power to affect an organization's bottom line as well as its culture, but it gets a bad rap. In The Way of the HR Warrior Monica Frede and Keri Ohlrich aim to inspire an HR revolution.The Way of the HR Warrior is a guide for HR professionals who really care to demonstrate the true power of the HR department to influence business strategy and the bottom line, especially in the changing landscape of business with a multi-generational and global workforce, the gig economy, the knowledge economy, the rise of conscious consumerism, and increasing regulations.The list of challenges is long, but a common thread impacting the success every business has is its human capital. When management empowers their HR department and the HR professionals step up and master the fundamental competencies of their position, those who work up close and personal with people in the office can take up their rightful role as an HR Warrior!An HR Warrior is courageous, humble, accurate, resilient, goal-oriented, and exemplary. Alongside the practical advice in the book, readers will find real-life stories from Ohlrich and Frede about how they have applied the CHARGE framework in their own careers and organizations to great effect in their 25 years of experience as HR leaders working for small organizations, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies.Ohlrich and Frede bring a warm, purposeful, heart-centered toughness to the role of the HR professional that is both instructive and inspiring. Through their CHARGE framework, they share their tough-love approach to developing the core skills needed by HR professionals to become HR Warriors.In this book, readers will:See the potential impact they can have on their organizationsIdentify ways to align their efforts with their organization's business goalsReveal areas for personal growth and professional development using self and workplace assessment toolsBe inspired by real stories from the front lines of human resources in a variety of work environmentsWitty and brutally honest, this book is for anyone who makes HR their business.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Navigate uncharted waters with visionary and inspirational leadershipAfter a successful career in the navy, retired rear admiral Danelle Barrett knows plenty about effective, motivational leadership, and now she's sharing it with readers in any profession striving to be bold change leaders.As Barrett learned in the military, strong leadership is inherently about people and behavior, not formulas and complex theory. The hallmarks of great leaders are their vision, tenacity, integrity, and thoughtful mentorship of others. Barrett imparts her experience through practical advice and the best examples she's learned from the remarkable leaders she's served with in the United States Navy. She also includes plenty of wit via her many ""Sea Stories""-anecdotes told by sailors, chiefs, and officers, often embellished over time, that have humor, heart, and lessons to be learned.The bottom line is that leadership is not complicated, but it is deliberate. It can be summed up in these basic principles:. Inspire and connect. Find three positives. Don't be a jerkBecoming a fearless agent of change is particularly relevant today when faced with the unprecedented, accelerating, and exponential pace of technological advancement, and Barrett provides readers with powerful tools to succeed and ride the wave of this evolution.

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Paperback. Condizione: New. F*ck theexpectations. You can live a life that is bigger than the little boxes othershave tried to put you in.Are you expectedto: marry, buy a home, have kids?Did your parentslay out a path for you?Are you beholdento the corporate ladder?Are you livingsomeone else's life? In a world thattells you no, Whatever the Hell You Want is telling you yes. Through personalstories and insights from their international podcast series, The Breakout,Keri Ohlrich, PhD and Kelly Guenther bring their combined 20+ years of coachingand corporate-change expertise to help you redefine what you want in every partof your life-outside the expectations that have been placed on you by yourparents, partners, society, and even yourself. After decades of working withsmall businesses and Fortune 500 companies like Miller Brewing, RR Donnelley,ManpowerGroup, and Dine Brands, they share the model for real change that hasled them to transform their own lives every step of the way. In Whatever theHell You Want, Kelly and Keri share the big and little moments in their liveswhen they defied the status quo-from quitting their corporate jobs to startingtheir own company to Keri's Elvis-themed wedding in Vegas to Kelly's empoweredchoice of not having children. We all deserve happiness, security, joy, peace,and authenticity, which can only be achieved when we are living a life we havechosen. This book will teach you how to:  Identify thelittle boxes of expectation that have kept you trapped. Map out your escapeplan for busting out of those boxes. Finally live a life of unwavering choiceand lasting freedom.Best friends aswell as business partners, Kelly and Keri have infused Whatever the Hell YouWant with humor, practical action steps, and the inspiration you need to livethe life you want.

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Fly, Fly Again is a clever and charming story about Jenny, a child who dreams of flying. After years of tinkering in makeshift laboratories and studying the mechanics of flight with her pet Hawk, Jenny builds a plane-only to crash into the yard of her skateboarding neighbour, Jude, and his pet Cheetah. Working with Jude, Jenny successfully learns how to build and fly her plane. This unique story includes lessons about problem solving, teamwork, and determination as well as family-friendly information about the basics of aeronautical engineering like lift, drift, and more!

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Your behaviours,beliefs, and habits around money are holding you back.  Financialconfidence is hard to come by. Believe it or not, the solution is rarely moremoney. For the last three decades, author Shannon Ryan (MSPFP, CFP) has had afront-row seat to the financial lives of hundreds of individuals and families.She's learned that money is emotional-always. Our habits, culturalexpectations, past experiences, disappointments, shame, and fears combine tocreate complicated beliefs that hold us back from satisfying financial lives.  Traditionalfinancial advice assumes that we are rational and that we faultlessly seek tomaximize our wealth at every opportunity. Ryan's behavioural approach, on theother hand, recognizes that we act irrationally as the result of psychologicalbiases, emotions, and cognitive errors. This approach empowers you to transformyour money mindset and behaviours, overcoming biases to make more informedchoices. Your Money Has Feelings helps you make solid money decisions by:  . Firstidentifying you unconscious and behavioural biases around money . Then,discovering practical techniques for creating a financial life that matchesyour values, using the tenets of both behavioural and traditional finance.

Paperback. Condizione: New.