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Stop Jumping to Solutions is a leadership fable about Mitchell, a well-intentioned manager stuck in a cycle of firefighting, pressure-driven decisions, and quick fixes that never truly solve anything. When one bold initiative backfires, he’s forced to face an uncomfortable truth: He isn’t failing because he isn’t smart. He’s failing because he keeps fixing symptoms instead of causes.

War has engulfed the world. This is the Second World War. Hitler and Himmler are trying to create Super Soldiers. The Allied troops are winning, and Hitler is grasping at straws. A creature that is captured has provided hope for the German Army. Himmler and his scientist have unlocked the code, that they have been looking for.

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Wirtschaftsbuchpreis 2024 und als Wissensbuch des Jahres 2024. Sand, Eisen, Salz, Öl, Kupfer und Lithium: Diese auf den ersten Blick unscheinbaren, aber magischen Materialien haben über das Schicksal und den Wohlstand von Imperien entschieden, Zivilisationen hervorgebracht und zerstört sowie unsere Gier und unseren Erfindungsreichtum über Jahrtausende hinweg genährt. Doch die Geschichte dieser unbesungenen Helden ist noch lange nicht zu Ende erzählt, der Kampf um ihre Kontrolle wird unsere Zukunft maßgeblich bestimmen.

She came to Riyadh to start over. He came to bring a stolen girl home. Inside the royal palace, their worlds collide. Cara Forés Hart is almost fifty, nearly broke, and determined to prove her best years aren't behind her. A job as personal fitness trainer to a Saudi princess is her fresh start...

The tools outlined in The Inner Path can help you become more mindful. They can allow you to better understand your inner world so that you can grow and heal, so that you can become more resilient. They can also teach you how to build more genuine and rewarding connections with yourself, with others, and with life.

Urban legend claims that Albert Einstein once said that "Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it... he who doesn't... pays it." How to identify real estate that will pay dividends, obtaining the right type of financing and then proper management over time will allow you to experience compound interest like no other investment vehicle in the market place!

Unlock the secrets to financial success with Ed Pitt Ford's insightful book, Risk Required. This comprehensive guide offers a wealth of practical strategies and invaluable advice to help you achieve your financial goals. Packed with expert insights and real-world examples from his own experience, this book empowers you to take calculated risks and make informed decisions that can lead to long-term prosperity.

Jesse & Tom is a children's book sharing the story of Ensign Jesse Leroy Brown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi overcoming society's racial barriers to become America's first African American Naval Pilot. In the naval aviator's locker room, Jesse Brown meets Tom Hudner for the first time and they bond as friends for life. On December 4, 1950, Capt. Tom Hudner crashed his corsair aircraft risking court martial to save his shipmate, Ensign Jesse Leroy Brown.

From actor, comedian, writer, and host of the hit history podcast SNAFU, Ed Helms brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history's greatest screwups, complete with lively illustrations. History contains a plethora of insane screwups-otherwise known as SNAFUs. Coined during World War I...

Over a year as a Detective Inspector during the worst time in living memory, Vicky Dodds is finally getting some balance into her life. A happy family and an engagement. But when Vicky is called out to a Dundee flat, she finds a dead body, his skull smashed in by a hammer. As she investigates, Vicky is given assistance by someone from a recent case, DS Luke Shepherd of Edinburgh’s Major Investigation Team.

Who is Aurora Periwinkle? A climate scientist living in the icy expanse of the South Pole, she possesses a unique gift. One day, a wondrous discovery awaits her in the snow – a gift from the North Pole itself. As Santa recounts the tale of their unexpected friendship, families will be captivated by the magic that unfolds.

After years working as detective, Sergeant Rakesh Siyal is back in uniform and facing the hard realities of Edinburgh’s streets. With a missing teenager sucking away manpower, his frontline team have to contend with a pub fight in danger of spiralling out of control and turning into something far more dangerous.

In 1971, famed astronaut Alan Shepard returned from the moon and went to get a haircut. Before settling into the barber’s chair in Webster, Texas, near NASA’s Mission Control, Shepard gave his longtime barber and friend, Carlos Villagomez, an autographed golf ball. During his Apollo 14 moonwalk, Shepard had conducted a world-famous demonstration of gravity by hitting a golf ball in an out-of-this-world sand trap. It took him two tries.

When a teenage boy is abducted from a Dundee street in broad daylight, DS Vicky Dodds and her team are put on the case. The drowned body is found with just one clue—an inscrutable code scratched onto his arm. Vicky must hunt across Dundee for the brutal killers, drawing on old friends and family to probe the deep corners of the dark web and Scottish gangs. As Vicky learns to doubt who she can trust, she connects with a new friend, someone who can maybe help her resolve her own murky past.

In Black. Fat. Femme: Revealing the Power of Visibly Queer Voices (in Media) and Learning to Love Yourself, educator and media critic Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins—aka Doctor Jon Paul—delivers an honest and extraordinary new take on how the author, and other Black Fat Femmes like them, have come to find and understand their identity. You'll learn about how standing at the intersection of multiple identities, communities, and causes shapes people and how they see the world.

Suzanne Ray, a graduate student with a brilliant mind, has her reasons for mistrusting AIs. Sent to investigate the findings of an AI recently installed as part of an upgrade to those four-hundred-year-old SETI radio telescopes, Suzanne quickly identified the flaw in the AI's logic. However, she also recognizes an ominous pattern hidden in the data that will mean the end of life on this planet.

When a body turns up in a golf course bunker, covered in blood and sand, DS Vicky Dodds must switch from her usual Dundee patch to search for a murderer in her home town of Carnoustie. But when a second, connected body is found, Vicky must confront the one who got away from someone close to her—the serial killer her ex-cop father lost his mind hunting down back in the 90s.

Old Man Jiu Jitsu is an exploration, evolution, exposure and execution in the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as experience by a veteran of the art of Jiu Jitsu. It's not a manual on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). It is not a demonstration of techniques or cool moves to develop your BJJ game. It is an effort and guide to assist the BJJ practitioner in developing a mindset and understanding of the aging grappler, as well as a manner in which to find comfort in the sometimes uncomfortable world of BJJ, improve one's practice and perhaps achieve the distinguishing title of Old Man Jiu Jitsu.

From actor, comedian, writer, and host of the hit history podcast SNAFU, Ed Helms brings you an absurdly entertaining look at history’s biggest blunders. History contains a plethora of insane screwups—otherwise known as SNAFUs. Coined during World War I, SNAFU is an acronym that stands for...

What if you could easily slow down racing thoughts, maintain focus on your work, and feel more confident with who you are? One timeless method of cultivating this kind of mental strength is mindfulness. Explore the power of a peaceful mind with this enlightening guide! If you are curious about mindfulness and meditation, but had no success with other mindfulness books for adults, fear not! Mindfulness for the Unenlightened is beginner-friendly, easy to use, and packed with solutions for those who want to calm a noisy mind.