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ACT on Life Not on Anger: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Problem Anger By : Georg H. Eifert READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Drop the Rope in Your Tug-of-War with AngerIf you've tried to control problem anger before with little success, this book offers you a fundamentally new approach and new hope. Instead of struggling even harder to manage or eliminate your anger, you can stop anger feelings from determining who you are and how you live your life. Based on a revolutionary psychological approach called acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), the techniques in ACT on Life Not on Anger can help you let go of anger and start living your life to the fullest.Your path begins as you learn to accept your angry feelings as they occur, without judging or trying to manage them. Then, using techniques based in mindfulness practice, you'll discover how to observe your feelings of anger without acting on them. Value-identification exercises help you...

The Death of the Angry Black Woman By : Jameliah Young-Mitchell READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Book Detail : Author : Jameliah Young-Mitchell Pages : pages Publisher : Language : ISBN-10 : 1943258929 ISBN-13 : 9781943258925   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Party Crasher By : Sophie Kinsella READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about family, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you?ve ever snuck into. It?s been over two years since Effie?s beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she?s become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more earth-shattering news: Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian country house Effie called home her whole life, has been sold. When Krista decides to throw a grand ?house cooling? party, Effie is originally left off the guest list?and then receives a last-minute ?anti-invitation? (maybe it?s because she called Krista a gold-digger, but Krista totally deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway). Effie declines, but then remembers a bel...

Dava Shastri's Last Day By : Kirthana Ramisetti READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In this thought-provoking and entertaining debut novel about of a multicultural family, a dying billionaire matriarch leaks news of her death early so she can examine her legacy--a decision that horrifies her children and inadvertently exposes secrets she has spent a lifetime keeping.Dava Shastri, one of the world's wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis?at the age of seventy, however, changes everything, as she decides to take her death?like all matters of her life?into her own hands.Summoning her four adult children to her private island, she discloses shocking news: in addition to having a terminal illness, she has arranged for the news of her death to break early, so she can read her obituaries.As someone who dedicated her life to the arts and the empowerment of women, Dava expects to read articles lauding her philant...

Verity By : Colleen Hoover READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she co...

Stop Walking on Eggshells: taking your life back when someone you care about has borderline personality disorder By : Paul T. Mason READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Do you feel manipulated, controlled, or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent, and irrational rages? Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation? If the answer is 'yes,' someone you care about may have borderline personality disorder (BPD). Stop Walking on Eggshells has already helped nearly half a million people with friends and family members suffering from BPD understand this destructive disorder, set boundaries, and help their loved ones stop relying on dangerous BPD behaviors. This fully revised edition has been updated with the very latest BPD research and includes coping and communication skills you can use to stabilize your relationship with the BPD sufferer in your life. This compassionate guide will enable you to: * Make sense out of the ...

Sushi: Jiro Gastronomy By : Jir? Ono READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An authoritative guide on how to eat sushi by master chef Jiro Ono, subject of the award-winning documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi.Succinct yet comprehensive, this little jewel of a book takes you through the seasonal offerings at Ono?s famed restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro. Descriptions of each type of sushi, featuring commentary from master Ono, are accompanied by beautiful full-page photography. You?ll learn the seasons in which the sushi is best served, the correct methods of eating it with either fingers or chopsticks, and how and when to use condiments. Small, portable, and stylish,?Sushi: Jiro Gastronomy?is the distillation of a lifetime?s worth of knowledge and a great gift for sushi lovers everywhere. Book Detail : Author : Jir? Ono Pages : 96 pages Publisher : VIZ Media LLC Language : ISBN-10 : 1421589087 ISBN-13 : 9781421589084   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, ...

Build It! Volume 2: Make Supercool Models with Your Lego Classic Set By : Jennifer Kemmeter READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : This series of visually rich instruction books for Lego(R) creations is perfect for children ages 5 and up. Inside you'll find a range of creative models to put together--from dinosaurs to desert scenes, from boats and bridges to bustling city scenes, and much more, created using the Lego(R) Classic set 10695, or bricks you already have at home. Each book in this interactive series contains 3-5 "dioramas" featuring a diverse range of models. Full color, step-by-step diagrams guide you through the process, enhancing the fun. Book Detail : Author : Jennifer Kemmeter Pages : 86 pages Publisher : Graphic Arts Books Language : ISBN-10 : 1943328811 ISBN-13 : 9781943328819   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Leading the Workforce of the Future: Inspiring a Mindset of Passion, Innovation and Growth By : Brigette Tasha Hyacinth READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Leading the Workforce of the Future mandates new levels of self-awareness. As the workplace evolves in the direction of innovation, digitalization, and rapid change, leaders must follow suit in order to remain relevant and engaging to this multigenerational workforce. This book provides concrete advice and best practices on how to engage and retain top talent. It addresses several areas to focus on to future proof yourself and your business.In this book you will discover strategies to: -Become the leader your team needs you to be. -Accelerate talent development.-Reshape your culture. -Reskill your workforce.-Create an innovation mindset.-Succeed with purpose.The future is no longer some far-off destination; it is already here. Don't be caught off guard! Book Detail : Author : Brigette Tasha Hyacinth Pages : 322 p...

Otto Wood, the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer Behind the Appalachian Ballads By : Trevor McKenzie READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death. However, few know the history of this Appalachian figure beyond the larger-than-life version heard in song. Trevor McKenzie reconstructs Wood's life, tracing how a Wilkes County juvenile delinquent became a celebrated folk hero. Throughout his short life, Wood was jailed for numerous offenses, stole countless automobiles, lost his left hand, and made eleven escapes from five state penitentiaries, including four from the North Carolina State Prison after a 1923 murder conviction. An early master of controlling his own narrative in the media, Wood appealed to the North Carolina public as a misunderstood, clever antihero. In 1930, after a fi...

Meant For This: The Mindset And Strategy To Achieve Your Most "Impossible" Dreams By : Erica Wernick READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : MEANT FOR THIS is for anyone with a dream inside their heart they can't ignore. The kind of dream that feels too big, or too impossible to ever become a reality. Whether you've put it on the back burner for years, or you've been working towards it your whole life, this book will breathe new life into it and create a whole new world of possibility.As artists and dreamers, we're flooded with discouraging rhetoric: "That dream is going to be really hard." "Good luck winning the lottery!" "Do you really want to be a starving artist?" Not only does this tempt people to pursue something more "realistic," but it also robs us of hope and sticks us with a dead end.Meant For This is just the opposite. Finally, a book that understands the artist's journey and guides you with a ...

A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houston By : Robyn Crawford READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : After decades of silence, Robyn Crawford, close friend, collaborator, and confidante of Whitney Houston, shares her story. Whitney Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. One person was there by her side through it all--her best friend, Robyn Crawford.Since Whitney's death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life with Whitney close to her heart. Now, for the first time ever, Crawford opens up in her new memoir, A Song for You.With warmth, candor, and an impressive recall of detail, Robyn describes the two meeting as teenagers in the 1980s, and how their lives and friendship evolved as Whitney recorded her fir...

Inside Affair (Prime Time, #1) By : Ella Frank READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : XanderIf I had to describe Sean Bailey, it would be: a surly, temperamental pain in my ass. Never in that equation would I ever include the word boyfriend?and not just because he?s straight.The older brother of my life-long best friend, Sean is a detective for the Chicago PD, and is also known as Detective ?Dick? for being...well, a surly, temperamental pain in everyone?s ass. He also happens to be the best they have, which is why I find myself on his doorstep the night my life is threatened by an anonymous stalker.I only wanted the name of a bodyguard; I didn?t expect for Sean to volunteer for the job. Now, not only do I have a bodyguard, I also have a fake boyfriend.SeanIt must be so hard to be Alexander Thorne, the number one prime-time news anchor in the country, with millions of dollars and a car that costs more than my house. I mean, I?m allowed to give him a hard time about it, but...

Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field By : Andrew C. Billings READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field, Third Edition examines a wide array of topics necessary to understand sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations from micro- to macro-level issues. All levels of sports are addressed through varied lenses such as mythology, community, and identity. The Third Edition is newly expanded to incorporate the latest topics and perspectives in the field such as fan cultures; racial identity and gender in sports media; politics and nationality in sports; crisis communication in sports organizations and more. Book Detail : Author : Andrew C. Billings Pages : 384 pages Publisher : Sage Publications, Inc Language : ISBN-10 : 1506315550 ISBN-13 : 9781506315553   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Autobiography of a Face By : Lucy Grealy READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison.At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. In this strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. Vividly portraying the pain of peer rejection and the guilty pleasures of wanting to be special, Grealy captures with unique insight what it is like as a child and young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything e...

On the Edge of Nowhere By : James Huntington READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : His father is a white trapper, his mother an Athabascan Indian who walks a thousand miles in winter to reunite with her family. Thus, Jimmy Huntington learns early how to survive on the land. Huntington is only seven when his mother dies, and he must care for his younger siblings. A courageous and inspiring man, Huntington hunts wolves, fights bears, survives close calls too numerous to mention, and becomes a championship sled-dog racer. Book Detail : Author : James Huntington Pages : 192 pages Publisher : Epicenter Press Language : ISBN-10 : 0970849338 ISBN-13 : 9780970849335   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Great Thinkers: Simple Tools from Sixty Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today. By : The School of Life READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Simple tools from 60 great thinkers throughout history to improve your life today. Typically, great thinkers have been included in encyclopedic works on the basis of reputation and historic influence. The School of Life takes a different approach, focusing instead on the thinkers whose ideas are the most helpful to our lives now. This is a collection of sixty of the most important and most useful ideas of Eastern and Western culture. The focus of this book is to present some of the greatest minds of our time in a clear, relevant and charming light. Many of these thinkers have previously been caught in a fiendish trap; what they've said has been hugely relevant and important, but how they have said it has resulted in them going unheard. The sixty chosen thinkers include La Rochefoucauld, Lao Tzu, Matsuo Basho, Sen no Rikyu, Al...

A Round of Golf with My Father: The New Psychology of Exploring Your Past to Make Peace with Your Present By : William Damon READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Viewing our past through the eyes of maturity can reveal insights that our younger selves could not see. Lessons that eluded us become apparent. Encounters that once felt like misfortunes now become understood as valued parts of who we are. We realize what we?ve learned and what we have to teach. And we?re encouraged to chart a future that is rich with purpose.? In?A Round of Golf with My Father, William Damon introduces us to the ?life review.? This is a process of looking with clarity and curiosity at the paths we?ve traveled, examining our pasts in a frank yet positive manner, and using what we?ve learned to write purposeful next chapters for our lives. For Damon, that process began by uncovering the mysterious life of his father, whom he never met and never gave much thought to. What he discovered surprised ...

The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter (Annotated) By : W.D.M. Bell READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Wanderings of an Elephant Hunter is the story of Walter Dalrymple Maitland Bell, a famous big game hunter in East Africa at the turn of the century. 'Karamojo Bell, ' as he became known, devised many original techniques to seek out and capture his quarry, including a difficult rifle shot from a diagonal angle, later dubbed the Bell Shot. 'Wanderings' details Bell's ingenious ivory-hunting methodology, as well as his many memorable encounters on safari. *Annotated edition with footnotes and images. Book Detail : Author : W.D.M. Bell Pages : 150 pages Publisher : Independently Published Language : ISBN-10 : 1794605843 ISBN-13 : 9781794605848   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Southern Women: More Than 100 Stories of Innovators, Artists, and Icons By : Garden and Gun READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : From the award-winning Southern lifestyle magazine?Garden & Gun?comes this rich collection of some of the South?s most notable women.For too long, the Southern woman has been synonymous with the Southern belle, a ?moonlight and magnolias? myth that gets nowhere close to describing the strong, richly diverse women who have thrived because of?and in some cases, despite of?the South. No more. Garden & Gun?s Southern Women: More than 100 Stories of Trail Blazers, Visionaries, and Icons obliterates that stereotype by sharing the stories of more than 100 of the region?s brilliant women, groundbreakers who have by turns embraced the South?s proud traditions and overcome its equally pervasive barriers and challenges.Through interviews, essays, photos, and illustrations these remarkable chefs, musicians, actors, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, ...

My Father's Life: Dad, I Want to Know Everything About You - Give to Your Father to Fill in with His Memories and Return to You as a Keepsake By : Editors of Chartwell Books READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Record your father's life story in this beautiful keepsake journal with 200 guided exercises and prompts that take him back through each stage of his life and its accompanying adventures. Fathers are our steady and protective heroes, who, sometimes, become lost when it comes to sentimental celebrations of their importance in our lives. An encouraging voice in times of doubt, a wise teacher in times of uncertainty, a compassionate critic in times of honest feedback, and a silly jokester in times of frustration, a father?s caring and nurturing presence shapes us throughout our lives. In My Father's Life, both thought-provoking and lighthearted writing prompts and guided exercises are organized into chapters based on your father?s life stages to help him ...

Writers: Their Lives and Works By : James Naughtie READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights.From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world's greatest writers. Each featured novelist, playwright, or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait, followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives - along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence.Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer's most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in - see how the world influenced them and how their w...

Founding Fathers: The Essential Guide to the Men Who Made America By : Encyclop?dia Britannica READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An authoritative, accessible guide to the figures who shaped a nationHow did upstart colonists solidify the ideas celebrated in the Declaration of Independence and defeat the powerful British army? How did thinkers from disparate backgrounds shape a government that transformed modern politics? The Founding Fathers explains how, putting valuable information on this historic period at your fingertips--straight from one of the most trusted sources of information around the globe.This comprehensive guide takes a compelling look at prominent statesmen such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Washington and lesser-known but influential leaders such as Samuel Chase, Charles Pinckney, and others. Alphabetized for easy reference, it also offers discussions of key issues, including slavery, the separation of powers, the pr...

A Man Without a Country By : Kurt Vonnegut Jr. READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In a volume that is penetrating, introspective, incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny, one of the great men of letters of this era?or any era?holds forth on life, art, sex, politics, and the state of America?s soul. Whether he is describing his coming of age in America, his formative war experiences, or his life as an artist, this is Vonnegut doing what he does best: being himself. Whimsically illustrated by the author, A Man Without a Country is intimate, tender, and brimming with the scope of Kurt Vonnegut?s passions. Book Detail : Author : Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Pages : 160 pages Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks Language : eng ISBN-10 : 081297736X ISBN-13 : 9780812977363   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons By : Siegfried Engelmann READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : With more than one million copies sold, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a remarkable step-by-step program that teaches your child to read in just 20 minutes a day?with love, care, and joy only a parent and child can share.?[A] magical book...I?ve seen this method work in my own home, having used it with both of my children and watched that light go on.? ?John McWhorter, The New York Times Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you?ll do something wrong? Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step guide that shows parents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read. Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a ...

First Little Readers: Guided Reading Level C (Parent Pack): 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers By : Liza Charlesworth READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Jumpstart reading success with this big collection motivating storybooks correlated with Guided Reading Level C. Most pages of these full-color storybooks feature just two or three lines of simple, repetitive text to help children learn to read with ease and confidence. Includes a tip-filled parent guide. A great value!1. The Pie that Jack Made2. Funny Foods3. Round the Clown4. Follow that Cat!5. Counting Bugs6. Lunch Crunch7. Bubble Shapes8. All About Dinosaurs 9. Make a Pizza10. This Little Piggy11. Tail Tale12. Eight Arms are Great13. Bat Facts14. Snow Tracks15. Lots of Legs16. Polka-a-Dot World17. The Teeny Tiny Man18. Giant Friends 19. Hot Dog, Hot Dog20. Squares are Everywhere21. Surprises22. Shadow Guessing Game23. Monkey Business24. Draw a Pig25. Clay Play Includes? 25 ful...

The Beginner's Bible: Timeless Children's Stories By : Kelly Pulley READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The Beginner?s Bible? has been a favorite with young children and their parents since its release in 1989 with over 25 million products sold. Now it?s redesigned with fresh new art that will excite children for many more years to come.Full of faith and fun, The Beginner?s Bible is a wonderful gift for any child. The easy-to-read text and bright, full-color illustrations on every page make it a perfect way to introduce young children to the stories and characters of the Bible. With new vibrant three-dimensional art and compelling text, more than 90 Bible stories come to life. Kids ages 6 and under will enjoy the fun illustrations of Noah helping the elephant onto the ark, Jonah praying inside the fish, and more, as they discover The Beginner's Bible just like millions of children before. The Beginner's Bible?was named?the 2006 Retailers Choice Award win...

First Little Readers: Guided Reading Level A (Parent Pack): 25 Irresistible Books That Are Just the Right Level for Beginning Readers By : Deborah Schecter READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Jumpstart reading success with this big collection of motivating storybooks correlated with Guided Reading Level A. Most pages of these full-color storybooks feature just one line of simple, repetitive text to help children learn to read with ease and confidence. Includes a tip-filled parent guide. A great value!?Includes:25 full color, 8-page books4-page parent guideSturdy storage box Book Detail : Author : Deborah Schecter Pages : 204 pages Publisher : Scholastic Teaching Resources Language : ISBN-10 : 0545231493 ISBN-13 : 9780545231497   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

Flash Cards: Sight Words By : Scholastic Teacher Resources READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Give your child a head start in reading with these colorful, double-sided Sight Words Flash Cards that feature the first 100 words from the Fry List. An essential tool in building reading fluency! Includes 54 cards:50 sight word cards4 activity cards Book Detail : Author : Scholastic Teacher Resources Pages : pages Publisher : Scholastic Teaching Resources Language : ISBN-10 : 1338233580 ISBN-13 : 9781338233582   Supporting format: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, MOBI, HTML, RTF, TXT, etc. Supporting : PC, Android, Apple, Ipad, Iphone, etc. ================*================  

The Intelligent Investor By : Benjamin Graham READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : More than one million hardcovers soldNow available for the first time in paperback!The Classic Text Annotated to Update Graham's Timeless Wisdom for Today's Market ConditionsThe greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" -- which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies -- has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949.Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham's strategies. While preserving the integrity of Graham's original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today's market, draws parallels between Graham's exam...

Thinking, Fast and Slow By : Daniel Kahneman READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities?and also the faults and biases?of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation?each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.Engaging the ...

The MVP Mindset By : Liz Wiseman READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : The New York Times bestselling author of Multipliers investigates the Most Valuable Players of the workplace and explains what makes them so extraordinary, how others can think and act like MVPs, and how leaders can build an entire team of top contributors.?In every organization there are MVPs? those indispensable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities.? Whether they are on center stage or work behind the scenes, Managers know who these top players are, understand their worth, and want more of them on their team.? But not everyone understands what makes these professionals different from their peers.?In MVP Mindset, researcher and bestselling author Liz Wiseman reveals the secrets of these stellar professionals who play the game at a higher level. Drawing on insights from managers at top companies, Wiseman expl...

The Psychology of Money By : Morgan Housel READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness doing well with money isn?t necessarily about what you know. It?s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. How to manage money, invest it, and make business decisions are typically considered to involve a lot of mathematical calculations, where data and formulae tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world, people don?t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In the psychology of money, the author shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life?s most important matters. Book Detail : Author : Morgan Housel Pages : 6 pages Publisher : Harr...

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead By : Bren? Brown READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Researcher and thought leader Dr. Bren? Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.?It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.? ?Theodore RooseveltEvery day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable, or to dare greatly. Whether the arena is a new relationship, an...

Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail By : Ben Montgomery READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, sixty-seven-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. By September 1955 she stood atop Maine?s Mount Katahdin, sang ?America, the Beautiful,? and proclaimed, ?I said I?ll do it, and I?ve done it.???????????? Driven by a painful marriage, Grandma Gatewood not only hiked the trail alone, she was the first person?man or woman?to walk it twice and three times. At age seventy-one, she hiked the 2,000-mile Oregon Trail. Gatewood became a hiking celebrity, and appeared on TV with Groucho Marx and Art Linkletter. The public attention she brought to the trail was unprecedented. Her v...

Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier By : Stephen E. Ambrose READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : 'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a military expedition into hostile territory'. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a pioneering voyage across the Great Plains and into the Rockies. It was completely uncharted territory; a wild, vast land ruled by the Indians. Charismatic and brave, Lewis was the perfect choice and he experienced the savage North American continent before any other white man. UNDAUNTED COURAGE is the tale of a hero, but it is also a tragedy. Lewis may have received a hero's welcome on his return to Washington in 1806, but his discoveries did not match the president's fantasies of sweeping, fertile plains ripe for the taking. Feeling the expedition had been a failure...

Paul: A Biography By : N.T. Wright READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright offers a radical look at the apostle Paul, illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology?transforming a faith and changing the world.For centuries, Paul, the apostle who "saw the light on the Road to Damascus" and made a miraculous conversion from zealous Pharisee persecutor to devoted follower of Christ, has been one of the church?s most widely cited saints. While his influence on Christianity has been profound, N. T. Wright argues that Bible scholars and pastors have focused so much attention on Paul?s letters and theology that they have too often overlooked the essence of the man?s life and the extreme unlikelihood of what he achieved.To Wright, "The problem is that Paul is central to any understanding of earliest Chr...

To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret By : Jedidiah Jenkins READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart."--Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful ThingsOn the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living?In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates his adventure--the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world--as well as the internal journey that started it all. As he traverses cities, mount...

You Had Me at Pet-Nat: A Natural Wine-Soaked Memoir By : Rachel Signer READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A natural wine-soaked memoir about finding your passion -- and falling in love -- by the publisher of Pipette Magazine.It was Rachel Signer's dream to be that girl: the one smoking hand-rolled cigarettes out the French windows of her 19th-century Parisian studio apartment, wearing second-hand Isabel Marant jeans and sipping a glass of Beaujolais redolent of crushed roses with a touch of horse mane. Instead she was an under-appreciated freelance journalist and waitress in New York City, frustrated at always being broke and completely miserable in love. When she tastes her first p?tillant-naturel (p?t-nat for short), a type of natural wine made with no additives or chemicals, it sets her on a journey of self-discovery, both deeply personal and professional, that leads her to Paris, Italy, Spain, Georgia, and finally deep into the wilds of south Australia and whic...

Divine Lola: A True Story of Scandal and Celebrity By : Cristina Morat? READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity.Lola Montez was one of the most celebrated and notorious women of the nineteenth century. A raven-haired Andalusian who performed her scandalous ?Spider Dance? in the greatest performance halls across Europe, she dazzled and beguiled all who met her with her astonishing beauty, sexuality, and shocking disregard for propriety. But Lola was an impostor, a self-invention. Born Eliza Gilbert, the beautiful Irish wild child escaped a stifling marriage and reimagined herself as Lola the Sevillian flamenco dancer and noblewoman, choosing a life of adventure, fame, sex, and scandal rather than submitting to the strictures of her era.Lola cast her spell on the European aristocracy and the most famous intellectuals and artists of the t...

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide By : Anthony Bourdain READ BOOK NOW   DOWNLOAD BOOK NOW   Book Synopsis : A guide to some of the world?s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania?s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman?s Empty Quarter - and many places beyond.In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places - in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help listeners further appreciate the reasons why B...