Jasmin.M's bookshelf: self-developmental-books en-US Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:56:44 -0800 60 Jasmin.M's bookshelf: self-developmental-books 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Power of your Sub conscious Mind]]> 105202238 another man poor and miserable? Why is one man fearful and anxious and another full of
faith and confidence? Why does one man have a beautiful, luxurious home while another
man lives out a meager existence in a slum? Why is one man a great success and another
an abject failure? Why is one speaker outstanding and immensely popular and another
mediocre and unpopular? Why is one man a genius in his work or profession while the
other man toils and moils all his life without doing or accomplishing anything
worthwhile? Why is one man healed of a so-called incurable disease and another isn’t?
Why is it so many good, kind religious people suffer the tortures of the damned in their
mind and body? Why is it many immoral and irreligious people succeed and prosper and
enjoy radiant health? Why is one woman happily married and her sister very unhappy and
frustrated?
Is there an answer to these questions in the workings of your conscious and subconscious
minds? There most certainly is!]]> 363 Joseph Murphy 1716675995 Jasmin.M 5 4.09 1963 The Power of your Sub conscious Mind
author: Joseph Murphy
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1963
rating: 5
read at: 2023/09/20
date added: 2024/11/05
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]]> <![CDATA[A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose]]> 76334 With his bestselling spiritual guide "The Power of Now," Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived ?in the now.? In "A New Earth," Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence. "The Power of Now" was a question-and-answer handbook. "A New Earth" has been written as a traditional narrative, offering anecdotes and philosophies in a way that is accessible to all. Illuminating, enlightening, and uplifting, "A New Earth" is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life?and for building a better world.]]> 316 Eckhart Tolle 0452287588 Jasmin.M 5 self-developmental-books 4.15 2005 A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
author: Eckhart Tolle
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2018/12/30
date added: 2018/12/30
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]]> <![CDATA[The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance � What Women Should Know]]> 18052969 Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the bestselling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence—and learning how to achieve it—for women of all ages and at all stages of their career.

Working women today are better educated and more well qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world. In The Confidence Code, Claire Shipman and Katty Kay argue that the key reason is confidence.

Combining cutting-edge research in genetics, gender, behavior, and cognition—with examples from their own lives and those of other successful women in politics, media, and business—Kay and Shipman go beyond admonishing women to "lean in."Instead, they offer the inspiration and practical advice women need to close the gap and achieve the careers they want and deserve.Ěý]]> 272 Katty Kay 0062230646 Jasmin.M 3 A good book but very general.
The author points out studies and research about women & confidence in the work force plus how we ourselves as women - what we think & what how reflect into the world. On a personal level its all about emotions and awareness of yourself how you navigate yourself with each success and frailer. How you overcome the frailer culturally. There's no specific method to grow your confidence. To me confidence all dependence on risk and experience the more you do of both .. it brings out the unique traits and qualities on ones self.


this book also made me connect a lot of dots in my own behavior as a female (ahha moments)...
]]> 3.69 2014 The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
author: Katty Kay
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2017/10/01
date added: 2017/10/01
shelves: self-developmental-books, books-woman-should-read
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3.9 (In audio book format).
A good book but very general.
The author points out studies and research about women & confidence in the work force plus how we ourselves as women - what we think & what how reflect into the world. On a personal level its all about emotions and awareness of yourself how you navigate yourself with each success and frailer. How you overcome the frailer culturally. There's no specific method to grow your confidence. To me confidence all dependence on risk and experience the more you do of both .. it brings out the unique traits and qualities on ones self.


this book also made me connect a lot of dots in my own behavior as a female (ahha moments)...

]]> The Intelligent Investor 106835 Now available for the first time in paperback!

The Classic Text Annotated to Update Graham's Timeless Wisdom for Today's Market Conditions

The 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 examples and today's financial headlines, and gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham's principles.

Vital and indispensable, this HarperBusiness Essentials edition of The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.]]> 623 Benjamin Graham 0060555661 Jasmin.M 0 4.24 1949 The Intelligent Investor
author: Benjamin Graham
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1949
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World]]> 25744928 One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results.

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way.

In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.

A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.]]> 296 Cal Newport 1455586692 Jasmin.M 0 4.16 2016 Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
author: Cal Newport
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2016/05/19
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]]> <![CDATA[Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise]]> 26312997 "This book is a breakthrough, a lyrical, powerful, science-based narrative that actually shows us how to get better (much better) at the things we care about."--Seth Godin, author of Linchpin

"Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read [ Peak ]. Rest assured that the book is not mere theory. Ericsson's research focuses on the real world, and he explains in detail, with examples, how all of us can apply the principles of great performance in our work or in any other part of our lives."-- Fortune

Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning strategy that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring new abilities. Whether you want to stand out at work, improve your athletic or musical performance, or help your child achieve academic goals, Ericsson's revolutionary methods will show you how to improve at almost any skill that matters to you.

"The science of excellence can be divided into two eras: before Ericsson and after Ericsson. His groundbreaking work, captured in this brilliantly useful book, provides us with a blueprint for achieving the most important and life-changing work possible: to become a little bit better each day."--Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code

"Ericsson's research has revolutionized how we think about human achievement. If everyone would take the lessons of this book to heart, it could truly change the world."--Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein ]]> 336 K. Anders Ericsson 0544456254 Jasmin.M 0 4.18 2016 Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
author: K. Anders Ericsson
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> Your Erroneous Zones 357886 320 Wayne W. Dyer 0061091480 Jasmin.M 0 4.05 Your Erroneous Zones
author: Wayne W. Dyer
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)]]> 324748
In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin shows that winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt—until they commit to beating the right Dip.

Every new project (or job, or hobby, or company) starts out fun…then gets really hard, and not much fun at all. You might be in a Dip—a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing. But maybe it’s really a Cul-de-Sac—a total dead end. What really sets superstars apart is the ability to tell the two apart.

Winners seek out the Dip. They realize that the bigger the barrier, the bigger the reward for getting past it. If you can beat the Dip to be the best, you’ll earn profits, glory, and long-term security.
Whether you’re an intern or a CEO, this fun little book will help you figure out if you’re in a Dip that’s worthy of your time, effort, and talents. The old saying is wrong—winners do quit, and quitters do win.]]> 80 Seth Godin 1591841666 Jasmin.M 0 3.78 2007 The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
author: Seth Godin
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> The Seat of the Soul 119760 256 Gary Zukav 0684865181 Jasmin.M 0 4.02 1989 The Seat of the Soul
author: Gary Zukav
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1989
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation]]> 23257783 In today's volatile business landscape, adaptability and creativity are more crucial than ever. It is no longer possible-or even desirable-to learn one set of job skills and to work your way up the ladder. At the same time, entrepreneurs with great ideas for new products or technologies that could change the world often struggle to capture the attention of venture capital firms and incubators; finding the funding necessary to launch a start-up can feel impossible. The business leaders of our future must anticipate change to create their own opportunities for personal satisfaction and professional success. In Disrupt You!, Jay Samit, a digital media expert who has launched, grown, and sold start-ups and Fortune 500 companies alike, describes the unique method he has used to invent new markets and expand established businesses.

Samit has been at the helm of businesses in the ecommerce, digital video, social media, mobile communications, and software industries, helping to navigate them through turbulent economic times and guide them through necessary transformation so that they stay ahead of the curve. In Disrupt You!, he reveals how specific strategies that help companies flourish can be applied at an individual level to help anyone can achieve success and lasting prosperity-without needing to raise funds from outside investors.

Incorporating stories from his own experience and anecdotes from other innovators and disruptive businesses-including Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, YouTube, Circ du Soleil, Odor Eaters, Iams, Silly Putty, and many more-Samit shows how personal transformation can reap entrepreneurial and professional rewards. Disrupt You! offers clear and empowering advice for anyone looking to break through; for anyone with a big idea but with no idea how to apply it; and for anyone worried about being made irrelevant in an era of technological transformation. This engaging, perspective-shifting book demystifies the mechanics of disruption for individuals and businesses alike.

]]> 304 Jay Samit 1250059399 Jasmin.M 0 4.10 2015 Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation
author: Jay Samit
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges]]> 25066556
Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a difficult conversation? The very moments that require us to be genuine and commanding can instead cause us to feel phony and powerless. Too often we approach our lives' biggest hurdles with dread, execute them with anxiety, and leave them with regret.

By accessing our personal power, we can achieve "presence," the state in which we stop worrying about the impression we're making on others and instead adjust the impression we've been making on ourselves. As Harvard professor Amy Cuddy's revolutionary book reveals, we don't need to embark on a grand spiritual quest or complete an inner transformation to harness the power of presence. Instead, we need to nudge ourselves, moment by moment, by tweaking our body language, behavior, and mind-set in our day-to-day lives.

Amy Cuddy has galvanized tens of millions of viewers around the world with her TED talk about "power poses." Now she presents the enthralling science underlying these and many other fascinating body-mind effects, and teaches us how to use simple techniques to liberate ourselves from fear in high-pressure moments, perform at our best, and connect with and empower others to do the same.

Brilliantly researched, impassioned, and accessible, Presence is filled with stories of individuals who learned how to flourish during the stressful moments that once terrified them. Every reader will learn how to approach their biggest challenges with confidence instead of dread, and to leave them with satisfaction instead of regret.

" Presence feels at once concrete and inspiring, simple but ambitious � above all, truly powerful." � New York Times Book Review]]> 352 Amy Cuddy 0316256579 Jasmin.M 0 3.88 2015 Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
author: Amy Cuddy
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships, and Enhance Self-Esteem]]> 9361294 Psychotherapist Guy Winch offers practical and psychologically grounded advice on how to determine what to complain about and what to let slide. He demonstrates how to convey our complaints in ways that encourage cooperation and increase the likelihood of getting resolutions to our dissatisfactions. The principles he spells out apply whether we're dealing with a rude store clerk, a bureaucrat, a coworker, our teenager, or a spouse or partner who's driving us crazy.
Complaining constructively can be extremely empowering and it can significantly strengthen our personal, familial, and work relationships. Applying our new-found complaining skills to customer service representatives, corporate leaders, and elected officials increases the odds that our comments will be taken seriously. If we all complained more effectively, squeaky wheels could change our own lives as well as the world for the better.]]> 304 Guy Winch 0802717985 Jasmin.M 0 3.80 2011 The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships, and Enhance Self-Esteem
author: Guy Winch
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries]]> 16158512 First aid for failure

Although we have bandages for cuts, chicken soup for colds, and ice packs for bruises, most of us have no idea how to treat day-to-day emotional injuries such as failure, rejection, and loss. But, as Guy Winch, Ph.D., points out, these kinds of emotional injuries often get worse when left untreated and can significantly impact our quality of life. In this fascinating and highly practical book he provides the emotional first aid treatments we have been lacking.

Explaining the long-term fallout that can result from seemingly minor emotional and psychological injuries, Dr. Winch offers concrete, easy-to-use exercises backed up by hard cutting-edge science to aid in recovery. He uses relatable anecdotes about real patients he has treated over the years and often gives us a much needed dose of humor as well.

Prescriptive, programmatic, and unique, this first-aid kit for battered emotions will appeal to readers of Unstuck by James S. Gordon and Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff.]]> 304 Guy Winch 1594631204 Jasmin.M 0 3.82 2013 Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries
author: Guy Winch
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life]]> 23214164
Every day there are moments when you must persuade, inform, and motivate others effectively. Each of those moments requires you, in some way, to play a role, to heighten the impact of your words, and to manage your emotions and nerves. Every interaction is a performance, whether you’re speaking up in a meeting, pitching a client, or walking into a job interview.ĚýĚýĚýInĚý Steal the Show, New York Times best-selling author Michael Port draws on his experience as an actor and as a highly successful corporate speaker and trainer to teach readers how to make the most of every presentation and interaction. He demonstrates how the methods of successful actors can help you connect with, inspire, and persuade any audience. His key strategies for commanding an audience’s attention include developing a clear focus for every performance, making sure you engage with your listeners, and finding the best role for yourself in order to convey your message with maximum impact.ĚýĚýMichael Port is one of the most in-demand corporate speakers working today. His presentations are always powerful, engaging, and inspirational. And yes, audiences always give him a standing ovation.ĚýĚý]]> 272 Michael Port 054455518X Jasmin.M 0 3.63 2015 Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life
author: Michael Port
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning]]> 18770267 Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.

Memory plays a central role in our ability to carry out complex cognitive tasks, such as applying knowledge to problems never before encountered and drawing inferences from facts already known. New insights into how memory is encoded, consolidated, and later retrieved have led to a better understanding of how we learn. Grappling with the impediments that make learning challenging leads both to more complex mastery and better retention of what was learned.

Many common study habits and practice routines turn out to be counterproductive. Underlining and highlighting, rereading, cramming, and single-minded repetition of new skills create the illusion of mastery, but gains fade quickly. More complex and durable learning come from self-testing, introducing certain difficulties in practice, waiting to re-study new material until a little forgetting has set in, and interleaving the practice of one skill or topic with another. Speaking most urgently to students, teachers, trainers, and athletes, Make It Stick will appeal to all those interested in the challenge of lifelong learning and self-improvement.]]> 313 Peter C. Brown 0674729013 Jasmin.M 0 4.14 2014 Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
author: Peter C. Brown
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It]]> 19661852 Ěý
“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the ĚýNew York Times ĚýbestsellerĚý Guitar Zero
Ěý
At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered.
Ěý
Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day.Ěý
Ěý
This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.]]> 326 Gabriel Wyner Jasmin.M 0 4.07 2014 Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
author: Gabriel Wyner
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)]]> 18693655 A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating but inescapable field. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy severely limited her options—both to rise in the military and to explore other careers—she returned to school with a newfound determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life.
Ěý
In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to effectively learning math and science—secrets that even dedicated and successful students wish they’d known earlier. Contrary to popular belief, math requires creative, as well as analytical, thinking. Most people think that there’s only one way to do a problem, when in actuality, there are often a number of different solutions—you just need the creativity to see them. For example, there are more than three hundred different known proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. In short, studying a problem in a laser-focused way until you reach a solution is not an effective way to learn math. Rather, it involves taking the time to step away from a problem and allow the more relaxed and creative part of the brain to take over. A Mind for Numbers shows us that we all have what it takes to excel in math, and learning it is not as painful as some might think!]]> 336 Barbara Oakley 039916524X Jasmin.M 0 4.17 2014 A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
author: Barbara Oakley
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[The Game of Life and How to Play It]]> 626159 THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT, Florence Scovel Shinn established herself as one of the most down-to-earth, practical, and helpful prosperity writers of her era. With a timeless message and the ability to explain success principles and how they work in an entertaining style, her writings are still considered the leaders in prosperity literature today.]]> 95 Florence Scovel Shinn 0875162576 Jasmin.M 0 4.05 1978 The Game of Life and How to Play It
author: Florence Scovel Shinn
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1978
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]]> <![CDATA[The Naked CEO: The Truth You Need to Build a Big Life]]> 22332745 264 Alex Malley 0730314618 Jasmin.M 0 3.10 2014 The Naked CEO: The Truth You Need to Build a Big Life
author: Alex Malley
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.10
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Ů‚ŮŘ© عقل٠الباطن 6215730 297 Joseph Murphy Jasmin.M 4 بعض الاقتباسات من الŮتاب

-النجاح ه٠النهŮض مرة اخري بعد السقŮŘ· Ůالتحلي بالشجاعة بعد الخŮŮ Ůاستعادة الثقة بعد الإصابة بالقلق ...

أمن بنŮس٠لا تسمح لضغط ا٠نقد الآخرين ان يسيطر علي مشاعرŮ

الإخŮاقات Ůاردة ŮŮ„Ůن لا تدعها تدمر٠ŮŮŮ„ Ř´ŮŠ يمضي لحاله Ůالمهم Ů„ŮŠŘł ما ŮŠŘ­ŘŻŘ« ŮŮ„Ůن ما تعتقده ازاء ما ŮŠŘ­ŘŻŘ«


رŮز ذهن٠علي الشي الذي ŘŞŮŘŻ انجازه بŮŮ„ عزم ŮŮŮ„ تصميم ŮŮŮ„ حماسة بانه ما من Ř´ŮŠ علي Ůجه الارض ŘłŮ٠يمنع٠من ŘŞŘ­Ů‚ŮŠŮ‚ هدŮŮ ... ]]> 3.76 1963 Ů‚ŮŘ© عقل٠الباطن
author: Joseph Murphy
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1963
rating: 4
read at: 2015/07/12
date added: 2015/07/11
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الŮتاب بسيط ŮŮŠ طريقة طرحه...
بعض الاقتباسات من الŮتاب

-النجاح ه٠النهŮض مرة اخري بعد السقŮŘ· Ůالتحلي بالشجاعة بعد الخŮŮ Ůاستعادة الثقة بعد الإصابة بالقلق ...

أمن بنŮس٠لا تسمح لضغط ا٠نقد الآخرين ان يسيطر علي مشاعرŮ

الإخŮاقات Ůاردة ŮŮ„Ůن لا تدعها تدمر٠ŮŮŮ„ Ř´ŮŠ يمضي لحاله Ůالمهم Ů„ŮŠŘł ما ŮŠŘ­ŘŻŘ« ŮŮ„Ůن ما تعتقده ازاء ما ŮŠŘ­ŘŻŘ«


رŮز ذهن٠علي الشي الذي ŘŞŮŘŻ انجازه بŮŮ„ عزم ŮŮŮ„ تصميم ŮŮŮ„ حماسة بانه ما من Ř´ŮŠ علي Ůجه الارض ŘłŮ٠يمنع٠من ŘŞŘ­Ů‚ŮŠŮ‚ هدŮŮ ...
]]> <![CDATA[Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds]]> 121920 360 David C. Pollock 1857882954 Jasmin.M 0 4.07 1999 Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds
author: David C. Pollock
name: Jasmin.M
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?]]> 7155145 Purple Cow and Tribes, Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. But this book is about you—your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose.

There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there's a third team: the linchpins. These people figure out what to do when there's no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.

Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organizations. They may not be famous but they're indispensable. And in today's world, they get the best jobs and the most freedom.

As Godin writes, "Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been bullied enough or frightened enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is essential, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must."]]> 244 Seth Godin 1591843162 Jasmin.M 0 3.82 2010 Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
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]]> <![CDATA[The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism]]> 11910905 The Charisma Myth is a mix of fun stories, sound science, and practical tools. Cabane takes a hard scientific approach to a heretofore mystical topic, covering what charisma actually is, how it is learned, what its side effects are, and how to handle them.]]> 264 Olivia Fox Cabane 1591844568 Jasmin.M 0 3.90 2012 The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[نظرية تعليم اللغة العربية الŮصحى بالŮطرة Ůالممارسة]]> 23010382 348 عبد الله الدنان Jasmin.M 0 3.73 2010 نظرية تعليم اللغة العربية الŮصحى بالŮطرة Ůالممارسة
author: عبد الله الدنان
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> <![CDATA[رحلتي الŮŮرية: ŮŮŠ البذŮر ŮالجذŮر Ůالثمر]]> 3831344
ŮŮ„Ůن هذه الرحلة الŮŮرية، Ů…Řą هذا، هى رحلة المؤل٠الŮردية، Ůه٠الذى ŘŞŮاعل Ů…Řą ما Ř­Ůله من تجارب منذ أن ŮŮŹŮ„ŘŻ Ůى دمنهŮر Ůنشأ Ůيها إلى أن انتقل إلى الإسŮندرية Ůمنها إلى نيŮŮŠŮر٠ثم أخيرًا إلى القاهرة Ř­ŮŠŘ« استقر به المقام. Ůإذا Ůانت هذه الرحلة الŮŮرية، سيرة غير ذاتية، Ůهى أيضًا سيرة غير Ů…ŮضŮعية، سيرة إنسان ŮŠŮ„ŘŞŮ‚ŮŠ Ůى Ůضاء حياته الخاص بالعام، Ůلهذا Ůه٠لا ŮŠŘ°Ůر القضايا الŮŮرية المجردة Ůحسب، Ůإنما ŮŠŘ´Ůعها دائمًا بأحداث من حياته أ٠اقتباسات من Ůتاباته تبين Ůي٠ترجمت القضية الŮŮرية (العامة) نŮسها إلى أحداث ŮŮقائع Ů…Ř­ŘŻŘŻŘ© Ůى حياته الشخصية (الخاصة) Ůذل٠بأسلŮب المؤل٠السلس Ůالعميق Ůالساخر. Ůهذه الطبعة الجديدة تتميز بعض الإضاŮات Ůأهمهما Ů…Ů„Ř­Ů‚ صŮر Ůبير يتناŮŮ„ رحلة المؤل٠Ůمحطات حياته المختلŮŘ©.]]> 762 عبد الŮهاب المسيري 9770912859 Jasmin.M 0 4.38 2000 رحلتي الŮŮرية: ŮŮŠ البذŮر ŮالجذŮر Ůالثمر
author: عبد الŮهاب المسيري
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average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer]]> 10628824
How to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—such questions arise in most people’s lives. They are all versions of a bigger How do you live? This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, considered by many to be the first truly modern individual. He wrote free-roaming explorations of his thoughts and experience, unlike anything written before. More than four hundred years later, Montaigne’s honesty and charm still draw people to him. Readers come to him in search of companionship, wisdom, and entertainment —and in search of themselves. Just as they will to this spirited and singular biography.]]> 416 Sarah Bakewell 1590514831 Jasmin.M 0 4.20 2010 How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
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]]> <![CDATA[The I Ching or Book of Changes]]> 534289 I Ching, or Book of Changes, is one of the 1st efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3000 years and interest in it has spread in the West.

Set down in the dawn of history as a book of oracles, the Book of Changes deepened in meaning when ethical values were attached to the oracular pronouncements; it became a book of wisdom, eventually one of the Five Classics of Confucianism, and provided the common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy.

Wilhelm's rendering of the I Ching into German, published in 1924, presented it for the 1st time in a form intelligible to the general reader. Wilhelm, who translated many other ancient Chinese works and who wrote several books on Chinese philosophy and civilization, long resided in China. His close association with its cultural leaders gave him a unique understanding of the text of the I Ching. In the English translation, every effort has been made to preserve Wilhelm's pioneering insight into the spirit of the original.

This 3rd edition, completely reset, contains a new forward by Hellmut Wilhelm, one of the most eminent American scholars of Chinese culture. He discusses his father's textual methods and summarizes recent studies of the I Ching both in the West and in present-day China. The new edition contains minor textual corrections, bibliographical revisions and an index.]]> 740 Anonymous 069109750X Jasmin.M 0 4.19 -850 The I Ching or Book of Changes
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]]> <![CDATA[Living Your Unlived Life: Coping with Unrealized Dreams and Fulfilling Your Purpose in the Second Half of Life]]> 6265483
In Living Your Unlived Life , the renowned therapist Robert A. Johnson, writing with longtime collaborator and fellow Jungian psychologist Jerry M. Ruhl, offers a simple but transformative Our abandoned, unrealized, or underdeveloped talents, when they are not fully integrated into our lives, can become profoundly troublesome in midlife, leading us to depression, suddenly hating our spouses, our jobs, or even our lives. When our unlived lives are brought to consciousness, however, they can become the fuel that can propel us beyond our limitations?even if our outer circumstances cannot always be visibly altered.]]> 272 Robert A. Johnson 1585426997 Jasmin.M 0 4.06 2007 Living Your Unlived Life: Coping with Unrealized Dreams and Fulfilling Your Purpose in the Second Half of Life
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Putting Together The Entrepreneurial Puzzle: The Ten Pieces Every Business Needs to Succeed]]> 20653056
What causes this high level of failure? Certainly there are multiple reasons, but lack of practical knowledge about the basics of running a successful business is key. Entrepreneurs often have a dream for a service or product, but not a comprehensive picture of what it takes to run a business. Given the precarious state of the economy and the significance of small business success, it’s as important as it’s ever been to support entrepreneurs in developing their practical business knowledge.

Putting Together the Entrepreneurial Puzzle is based on Mary Marshall’s many years of experience working as an entrepreneur and with business owners. Working and consulting with entrepreneurs over the course of her career, Ms. Marshall has collected a list of the most common problems that hamper small business success. She has compiled her solutions to those problems in one book.

Putting Together the Entrepreneurial Puzzle is written as ten interconnected but freestanding chapters addressing the fundamental areas of business any successful entrepreneur must be prepared to develop and manage. It takes a nuts-and-bolts approach for a real world audience needing to address real problems right now and provides solid, practical tools for building a successful business or correcting a struggling one. Based in a real life perspective, and using examples from Ms. Marshall’s own experience, this book covers both fundamentals (e.g., financial metrics) as well as the more elusive, but equally critical, elements of entrepreneurship (e.g., being a strong leader).

The chapters specifically cover, Intentional Purpose (Mission, Vision, Values), Intentional Culture, Role of the CEO, Hiring, HR and the Employee Handbook, Marketing, Sales, Financial Metrics, Strategy + Operations = Execution and, having an Exit Strategy. This book is for entrepreneurs, business owners and small business CEOs who want to develop and grow a successful business beyond the new venture stage. It will guide readers through key elements of developing and running a business, while providing practical tools to approach and handle each one successfully. Crucially, the book also provides preparation steps and information for creating an exit plan.

This book is based on Mary Marshall’s extensive experience working inside and leading multiple small to mid-sized businesses, as well as providing executive consulting for more than 100 CEOs in the Seattle area through her work with Vistage International. In her time at Vistage, Ms. Marshall also oversaw the training and development of executive coaches who provided coaching for thousands of CEOs and top executives in the Western United States. All of this experience has given her both breadth and depth of insight into what makes entrepreneurs succeed and fail. As featured on the US Small Business Administration’s web site, author Michael Ames says the number one reason for small business failure is “lack of experience.� This book gives small business owners and executives an edge by providing them with insights gained from Ms. Marshall’s years of extensive experience.]]> 222 Mary E. Marshall 0991365003 Jasmin.M 0 self-developmental-books 4.33 2014 Putting Together The Entrepreneurial Puzzle: The Ten Pieces Every Business Needs to Succeed
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]]> <![CDATA[The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work]]> 11721498
As Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer explain in The Progress Principle , seemingly mundane workday events can make or break employees� inner work lives. But it’s forward momentum in meaningful work—progress—that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees in 7 companies, the authors explain how managers can foster progress and enhance inner work life every day.

The book shows how to remove obstacles to progress, including meaningless tasks and toxic relationships. It also explains how to activate two forces that enable (1) catalysts —events that directly facilitate project work, such as clear goals and autonomy—and (2) nourishers —interpersonal events that uplift workers, including encouragement and demonstrations of respect and collegiality.

Brimming with honest examples from the companies studied, The Progress Principle equips aspiring and seasoned leaders alike with the insights they need to maximize their people’s performance.]]> 272 Teresa Amabile 142219857X Jasmin.M 0 3.82 2011 The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values]]> 1169674 325 Fred Kofman 1591795176 Jasmin.M 0 3.94 2005 Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Your Self]]> 6413072 270 Alan M. Webber 0061721832 Jasmin.M 0 3.77 2009 Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Your Self
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best]]> 12718337 360 Christine K. Jahnke 1616144629 Jasmin.M 0 3.76 2011 The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best
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]]> <![CDATA[It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace]]> 10503717
With women now the majority of the workforce and the lines between office and personal life blurring as never before, the dynamics of work have shifted profoundly. It’s Always Personal combines the latest information on the intricacies of the human brain, candid stories from employees, and the surprising results of two new national surveys, reported here for the first time, which reached out to workers from all walks of life about their emotions on the job.

Both timely and crucial, It’s Always Personal also reveals
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� a neurological understanding of the six main emotional anger, fear, anxiety, empathy, joy, and crying
� an exploration of why we as a society self-defeatingly regard displays of emotion in the workplace as shameful, and how the different emotional rules applied to men and women affect our modern notions of gender equality
� evidence that suppressing emotions can actually have a negative impact on companies� bottom lines
� a step-by-step guide for identifying your emotional Spouter, Accepter, Believer, or Solver, with appropriate tactics for dealing with that style in a complex work environment
� Emotion Management Toolkits that provide the means to cope with specific emotionally challenging situations

An innovative study of gender, emotion, and power, It’s Always Personal is an essential companion for everyone—managers and employees alike—navigating the often confusing and challenging realities of the contemporary workplace.]]> 256 Anne Kreamer 1400067979 Jasmin.M 0 3.36 2011 It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace
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]]> <![CDATA[Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success]]> 6087596 —Diane Sawyer Ěý Womenomics, the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller by Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, is an invaluable guide for this generation of professional women, provide knowledgeable advice on how to “Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better.â€� Shipman and Kay, two TV journalists well acquainted with the stress of the workplace, describe the new economic trends that offer today’s overworked working women more professional and personal choices than ever before. At last, you no longer have to do it all to have it allâ€� Womenomics shows you how.]]> 226 Claire Shipman 0061697184 Jasmin.M 0 3.23 2009 Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success
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]]> <![CDATA[Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)]]> 19173266 The No-Luck-Required Guide to Publishing

In 2013, Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt published 1.5 million words and made their full-time livings as indie authors. In Write. Publish. Repeat., they tell you exactly how they did it: how they created over 15 independent franchises across 50+ published works, how they turned their art into a logical, sustainable business, and how any independent author can do the same to build a sustainable, profitable career with their writing.

Write. Publish. Repeat. explains the current self-publishing landscape and covers the truths and myths about what it means to be an indie author now and in the foreseeable future. It explains how to create books your readers will love and will want to return to again and again. Write. Publish. Repeat. details expert methods for building story worlds, characters, and plots, understanding your market (right down to your ideal reader), using the best tools possible to capture your draft, and explains proven best practices for editing. The book also discusses covers, titles, formatting, pricing, and publishing to multiple platforms, plus a bit on getting your books into print (and why that might not be a good idea!). But most importantly, Write. Publish. Repeat. details the psychology-driven marketing plan that Sean and Johnny built to shape their stories into "products" that readers couldn't help but be drawn into -- thus almost automatically generating sales -- and explores ways that smart, business-minded writers can do the same to future-proof their careers.

This book is not a formula with an easy path to follow. It is a guidebook that will help you build a successful indie publishing career, no matter what type of writer you are ... so long as you're the type who's willing to do the work.

]]> 479 Sean Platt Jasmin.M 0 4.28 2013 Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)
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]]> <![CDATA[Capital in the Twenty First Century]]> 18736925 Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.

Piketty shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality—the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth—today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, Piketty says, and may do so again.]]> 685 Thomas Piketty 067443000X Jasmin.M 0 4.04 2013 Capital in the Twenty First Century
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]]> <![CDATA[Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future]]> 18050143
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we’re too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. It comes from the most important skill that every leader must master: learning to think for yourself.

Doing what someone else already knows how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But when you do something new, you go from 0 to 1. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. Tomorrow’s champions will not win by competing ruthlessly in today’s marketplace. They will escape competition altogether, because their businesses will be unique.

Zero to One presents at once an optimistic view of the future of progress in America and a new way of thinking about innovation: it starts by learning to ask the questions that lead you to find value in unexpected places.]]> 195 Peter Thiel 0804139296 Jasmin.M 0 4.15 2014 Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
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]]> Imagine: How Creativity Works 12987640
From the New York Times best-selling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Shattering the myth of muses, higher powers, even creative “types,� Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single gift possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively.

Lehrer reveals the importance of embracing the rut, thinking like a child, daydreaming productively, and adopting an outsider’s perspective (travel helps). He unveils the optimal mix of old and new partners in any creative collaboration, and explains why criticism is essential to the process. Then he zooms out to show how we can make our neighborhoods more vibrant, our companies more productive, and our schools more effective.

You’ll learn about Bob Dylan’s writing habits and the drug addictions of poets. You’ll meet a Manhattan bartender who thinks like a chemist, and an autistic surfer who invented an entirely new surfing move. You’ll see why Elizabethan England experienced a creative explosion, and how Pixar’s office space is designed to spark the next big leap in animation.

Collapsing the layers separating the neuron from the finished symphony, Imagine reveals the deep inventiveness of the human mind, and its essential role in our increasingly complex world.


ĚýĚý]]> 279 Jonah Lehrer 0547386079 Jasmin.M 0 3.97 2012 Imagine: How Creativity Works
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]]> <![CDATA[18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done]]> 12138871
Bregman works from the premise that the best way to combat constant and distracting interruptions is to create productive distractions of one's own. Based upon a series of short bite-sized chapters, his approach allows us to safely navigate through the constant chatter of emails, text messages, phone calls, and endless meetings that prevent us from focusing our time on those things that are truly important to us.

Mixing first-person insights along with unique case studies, Bregman sprinkles his charming book with pathways which help guide us -- pathways that can get us on the right trail in 18 minutes or less.]]> 288 Peter Bregman 0446583413 Jasmin.M 0 3.80 2011 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
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]]> <![CDATA[Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior]]> 13058637 The Drunkard’s Walk and coauthor of The Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking), gives us a startling and eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and how, for instance, we often misperceive our relationships with family, friends, and business associates, misunderstand the reasons for our investment decisions, and misremember important events.

Your preference in politicians, the amount you tip your waiter—all judgments and perceptions reflect the workings of our mind on two levels: the conscious, of which we are aware, and the unconscious, which is hidden from us. The latter has long been the subject of speculation, but over the past two decades researchers have developed remarkable new tools for probing the hidden, or subliminal, workings of the mind. The result of this explosion of research is a new science of the unconscious and a sea change in our understanding of how the subliminal mind affects the way we live.

Employing his trademark wit and lucid, accessible explanations of the most obscure scientific subjects, Leonard Mlodinow takes us on a tour of this research, unraveling the complexities of the subliminal self and increasing our understanding of how the human mind works and how we interact with friends, strangers, spouses, and coworkers. In the process he changes our view of ourselves and the world around us.]]> 260 Leonard Mlodinow 0307378217 Jasmin.M 0 4.04 2012 Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
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]]> <![CDATA[Contagious: Why Things Catch On]]> 15801967 New York Times bestseller and named Best Marketing Book of 2014 by the American Marketing Association

What makes things popular? Why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more infectious? And what makes online content go viral?

If you said advertising, think again. People don't listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more infectious? And what makes online content go viral?

Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger has spent the last decade answering these questions. He's studied why New York Times articles make the paper's own Most E-mailed List, why products get word of mouth, and how social influence shapes everything from the cars we buy to the clothes we wear to the names we give our children. In this book, Berger reveals the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission. Discover how six basic principles drive all sorts of things to become contagious, from consumer products and policy initiatives to workplace rumors and YouTube videos.

Contagious combines groundbreaking research with powerful stories. Learn how a luxury steakhouse found popularity through the lowly cheese-steak, why anti-drug commercials might have actually increased drug use, and why more than 200 million consumers shared a video about one of the seemingly most boring products there is: a blender. If you've wondered why certain stories get shared, e-mails get forwarded, or videos go viral, Contagious explains why, and shows how to leverage these concepts to craft contagious content. This book provides a set of specific, actionable techniques for helping information spread - for designing messages, advertisements, and information that people will share. Whether you're a manager at a big company, a small business owner trying to boost awareness, a politician running for office, or a health official trying to get the word out, Contagious will show you how to make your product or idea catch on.]]> 210 Jonah Berger 1451686579 Jasmin.M 0 3.97 2013 Contagious: Why Things Catch On
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]]> <![CDATA[How Will You Measure Your Life?]]> 13425570
The speech was memorable not only because it was deeply revealing but also because it came at a time of intense personal reflection: Christensen had just overcome the same type of cancer that had taken his father's life. As Christensen struggled with the disease, the question "How do you measure your life?" became more urgent and poignant, and he began to share his insights more widely with family, friends, and students.

In this groundbreaking book, Christensen puts forth a series of questions: How can I be sure that I'll find satisfaction in my career? How can I be sure that my personal relationships become enduring sources of happiness? How can I avoid compromising my integrity—and stay out of jail? Using lessons from some of the world's greatest businesses, he provides incredible insights into these challenging questions.

How Will You Measure Your Life? is full of inspiration and wisdom, and will help students, midcareer professionals, and parents alike forge their own paths to fulfillment.]]> 240 Clayton M. Christensen 0062102427 Jasmin.M 0 4.03 2012 How Will You Measure Your Life?
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business]]> 12609433
Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year.

An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business is attacking a single pattern among his employees—how they approach worker safety—and soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones.

What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives.

They succeeded by transforming habits.

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.

Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation’s largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.

At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.

Habits aren’t destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.]]> 375 Charles Duhigg 1400069289 Jasmin.M 5 self-developmental-books 4.13 2012 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
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]]> <![CDATA[The Person and the Situation: Perspectives of Social Psychology]]> 10299632 304 Lee Ross 1905177445 Jasmin.M 0 3.94 1991 The Person and the Situation: Perspectives of Social Psychology
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]]> <![CDATA[Outliers: The Story of Success]]> 3228917 Learn what sets high achievers apart � from Bill Gates to the Beatles � in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?

His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.]]> 309 Malcolm Gladwell 0316017922 Jasmin.M 0 4.19 2008 Outliers: The Story of Success
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]]> <![CDATA[Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking]]> 40102 The Tipping Point a classic, Blink changes the way you'll understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.

Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work - in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?

In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing" - filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.]]> 296 Malcolm Gladwell 0316010669 Jasmin.M 0 3.97 2005 Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference]]> 2612 The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.]]> 301 Malcolm Gladwell 0316346624 Jasmin.M 0 4.01 2002 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
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