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In Kindfidence, senior marketing executive Bill Davis shares a candid, inspiring journey from fearless young achiever to seasoned leader—and thepowerful realization that changed everything: confidence may helpyou rise, but kindness determines how far you go once you get there.

Większość zna Marie Skłodowską Curie dzięki jej pracy naukowej, lecz niewielu zna historię jej życia prywatnego, opowiedzianą tutaj przez najmłodszą córkę Ève Curie—pianistkę, pisarkę i dziennikarkę. Jak to było dorastać jako artystka w rodzinie naukowców?

René Descartes is one of the formative figures in Western philosophy, logic and mathematics. His famous statement: "I think, therefore I am," has become perhaps the most famous phrase in all of philosophy. Descartes’s ground-breaking writings attempted to establish unshakeable foundations of knowledge, and set a trend for subsequent Western philosophy, which has endlessly critiqued and expanded upon his ideas.

A professional confessional like no other, The Secret Agent plunges us into the face-paced, high-stakes and glamorous world of London's super-prime property business. Spanning the course of a year, Max - the alias of London's most exclusive property agent - guides us through the unimaginable...

Thomas Edison passed on many decades ago, but his inventions still echo loudly through time. If you watch TV, listen to your favorite songs, or simply click on the lamp next to your bed, it was Thomas Edison who brought all of these innovations into the world. Inside you will hear about Edison's early life, the electric light, the war of the currents, other inventions and projects, his final years and death, Edison's legacy, and much more.

Véritable médecin aux pieds nus, sensible aux conditions misérables des travailleurs et épris de justice, Norman Bethune n’a qu’un seul objectif : l’accès aux soins de santé universel. Engagé dans les causes humanitaires, et au volant de sa clinique mobile, il combat le fascisme pendant la guerre d’Espagne, puis il se joint aux efforts des Chinois communistes en allant lutter a leurs côtés et en soignant les blessés dans des conditions héroïques. Il est considéré, en Chine, comme un héros de la Révolution.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her journey from living paycheck to paycheck to creating a multi-million-dollar business that offers a compassionate alternative to capitalism Includes no-nonsense life and money advice, from...

Bauchweh oder Durchfall hat jeder mal. Aber was, wenn sie zum ständigen Begleiter werden und ein normaler Alltag kaum möglich ist, weil der Darm nicht mitspielt? Hunderttausende leiden allein in Deutschland an Colitis ulcerosa, einer chronischen Entzündung des Dickdarms. Einer von ihnen: TV-Star und Influencer Philipp Stehler. Nach Jahren des Verdrängens, des heimlichen Leidens und der ständigen Medikamenteneinnahme entschied sich der Frauenschwarm, mit dem Tabu zu brechen und offen über seine Krankheit zu sprechen.

María Zambrano, allieva di José Ortega y Gasset e di Xavier Zubiri all'Universidad Central di Madrid, fu esiliata dopo la guerra civile e viaggiò, peregrinando e nascondendosi, dal Messico a Cuba, da Roma alla Svizzera. Con uno sguardo profondo e delicato, Luigina Mortari compone il ritratto di una vita in fuga e di un pensiero libero: "La filosofia di Zambrano spazia sui paesaggi dell'anima, apre all'immensità del cosmo, addolcisce il discorso con parole di poesia, e per queste sue qualità può sembrare una filosofia dell'intimo.

This book is to help people avoid challenges, heartache, and pitfalls in life and business. You no longer have to learn these lessons The Hard Way like Brad did. This a collection of stories and the lessons Brad Lea has learned to help him build an incredible life and ultimately it is his bible on how to do sales, business, and life.

In 1835, at the age of 13, a young boy walked nearly 300 miles to Paris; he worked odd jobs, and did whatever it took to survive. He eventually learned a craft: box making. Before long, the young boy had earned enough to open his own box-making store.

Today's heads of big companies are as recognizable to us as the most popular entertainers or sports stars, but the heart and soul of every organization are those leaders below the CEO. Today's celebrity CEO has become either a figurehead or an egomaniac, and often too public a personality to get the real work done. That work is done instead by teams of leaders - exceptional deputies who forge great partnerships to maximize both organizational and personal success.

There is no doubt that Bill Gates is a visionary person and at the same time works very hard to attain his target. His faith in higher thinking skills and intelligence, as well as hard work, put him to the position he is today. Gates never believed in mere luck or even the grace of god, but just competitiveness and hard work. Bill Gates' Microsoft is an excellent competition to other kinds of software companies out there, and he for sure continues to challenge the competition.

Alisha’s “What If” year reveals that she can achieve success on her own terms by embodying the spirit of the intern: never stop learning, be flexible, and understand that failure is a prerequisite for growth. For anyone who’s ever felt stuck in a rut, My What If Year proves that it’s never too late to say yes to second chances and explore the roads untraveled throughout your life.

Edgar Morin are amintiri în culori de la multe dintre evenimentele pe care noi le cunoaștem doar din imagini de arhivă. S-a născut într-o lume decimată de gripa spaniolă și a trăit conștient și implicat invadarea Franței de trupele naziste în 1940, Holocaustul, lăsarea Cortinei de Fier, zorii Uniunii Europene, mișcarea contraculturală din mai 1968, începuturile conștientizării crizei climatice și ale globalizării, Războiul Rece, conflictele din Orientul Mijlociu, dizolvarea blocului comunist, tranzițiile, migrațiile, 11/09, terorismul, pandemia de Covid-19.

This business classic features straight-talking advice you’ll never hear in school. Featuring a new foreword by Ariel Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell Mark H. McCormack, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in American business, is widely credited as the founder of the modern-day sports...

Stefan Zweig dedicó este trabajo en gran parte biográfico al fundador del psicoanálisis, Sigmund Freud. Stefan Zweig logra poner la contribución científica de Freud bajo la luz adecuada y apreciarla adecuadamente, incluso teniendo en cuenta algunas debilidades. El logro real de Freud está, por lo tanto, menos en los detalles científicos que mucho más en la multitud de sus contribuciones con las que posibilitó e inspiró el pensamiento, el replanteamiento y la investigación de muchos de sus seguidores.

"The others form the human being, I depict him; and here I present an individual who is quite poorly formed and whom I would certainly make largely differently if I had to reshape him. But now that's the way he is." This phrase from the famous essays of Michel de Montaigne outlines the character of the author and his work. Montaigne wrote his essays not from a position of certainty but from an awareness of his inadequacy. He thus reveals a level of critical self-reflection that, before his time, was rarely put on paper.

In a compilation of fascinating stories, Dr. Jim Webb shares a view of visionary leaders who defied the odds to create extraordinary, lasting results in diverse environments. While guiding listeners on a journey through some of the world’s finest institutions and the influencers who produced and directed radical improvements, he shines a light on a variety of these exceptional leaders. Innovators Who Changed the World profiles the history of those who created, built, and guided organizations and people through transformation and changed the world in the process.

From lugging gear backstage to hustling through dead-end gigs, entertainer and author Charlie Chizona takes listeners on a laugh-out-loud, blue-collar road trip through America’s working world. A Chizona Resume is equal parts memoir, comedy, and unfiltered life lesson—proof that wisdom sometimes wears a hard hat.