Best Reference Books | Summaries & Audio

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Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

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🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993 508 pages

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1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

300 Email Marketing Tips

by Meera Kothand • 2019

300 tips to attract subscribers, automate sales, and craft subject lines that actually get opened.

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📧 Email Marketing 📋 List Building 🌀 Sales Funnels ✉️ Email Copywriting 🤖 Marketing Automation

300 Email Marketing Tips

300 tips to attract subscribers, automate sales, and craft subject lines that actually get opened.

by Meera Kothand 2019 132 pages

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323 ratings

📧 Email Marketing 📋 List Building 🌀 Sales Funnels ✉️ Email Copywriting 🤖 Marketing Automation

High Conflict People in Legal Disputes

by Bill Eddy • 2005

The personality disorders that turn simple disputes into litigation wars, and how to handle them.

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🧠 Personality Disorders 🤝 Conflict Resolution 😤 Difficult People 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🚧 Professional Boundaries

High Conflict People in Legal Disputes

The personality disorders that turn simple disputes into litigation wars, and how to handle them.

by Bill Eddy 2005

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124 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🤝 Conflict Resolution 😤 Difficult People 🔍 Cognitive Distortions 🚧 Professional Boundaries

Debunkery

by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2010

Widely accepted investing rules fail the data test. The method for profiting from their collapse.

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🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔄 Contrarian Investing 📈 Investment Strategy 🌍 Global Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Debunkery

Widely accepted investing rules fail the data test. The method for profiting from their collapse.

by Kenneth L. Fisher 2010 256 pages

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251 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Finance 🔄 Contrarian Investing 📈 Investment Strategy 🌍 Global Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing

Validating Product Ideas

by Tomer Sharon • 2016

Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.

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🎨 Product Design 🔍 User Research 🚀 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 🧪 Lean Experimentation

Validating Product Ideas

Know if anyone wants it before you build. Lean experiments for testing product ideas, fast.

by Tomer Sharon 2016 345 pages

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289 ratings

🎨 Product Design 🔍 User Research 🚀 Lean Startup 💡 Design Thinking 🧪 Lean Experimentation

Content Strategy Toolkit, The

by Meghan Casey • 2015

Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.

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🗺️ Content Strategy 📋 Content Governance ✏️ Content Design 👤 User-Centered Design 🗂️ Information Architecture

Content Strategy Toolkit, The

Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.

by Meghan Casey 2015 272 pages

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209 ratings

🗺️ Content Strategy 📋 Content Governance ✏️ Content Design 👤 User-Centered Design 🗂️ Information Architecture

The One-Page Proposal

by Patrick G. Riley • 2002

One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.

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🧾 Business Proposals ✍️ Business Writing ✂️ Concise Communication 🚀 Startup Pitches 💡 Innovation Culture

The One-Page Proposal

One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.

by Patrick G. Riley 2002 112 pages

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164 ratings

🧾 Business Proposals ✍️ Business Writing ✂️ Concise Communication 🚀 Startup Pitches 💡 Innovation Culture

The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide

by Alexander L. Chapman • 2007

Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.

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📋 Personality Disorders 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🧘 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🛠️ Coping Skills 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery

The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide

Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.

by Alexander L. Chapman 2007 256 pages

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📋 Personality Disorders 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🧘 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🛠️ Coping Skills 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery

Introducción a la biología celular

by Bruce Alberts • 1997

How a four-letter code builds proteins, fuels cells, and sometimes causes cancer.

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🔬 Cell Biology 🧬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Energy Metabolism 🧱 Protein Structure 🔄 Cell Cycle

Introducción a la biología celular

How a four-letter code builds proteins, fuels cells, and sometimes causes cancer.

by Bruce Alberts 1997 780 pages

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🔬 Cell Biology 🧬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Energy Metabolism 🧱 Protein Structure 🔄 Cell Cycle

Investing All-in-One for Dummies (for Dummies

by Eric Tyson • 2017

The investing playbook from your first index fund to the day you stop working.

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🌱 Beginner Investing 💰 Personal Finance 📉 Passive Investing 🧱 Asset Allocation 🏛️ Boglehead Philosophy

Investing All-in-One for Dummies (for Dummies

The investing playbook from your first index fund to the day you stop working.

by Eric Tyson 2017 552 pages

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173 ratings

🌱 Beginner Investing 💰 Personal Finance 📉 Passive Investing 🧱 Asset Allocation 🏛️ Boglehead Philosophy

Acts of Faith

by Iyanla Vanzant • 1993

Self-love, faith, and purpose, one page each morning: 365 meditations for people of color.

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🧘 Daily Meditations 🗣️ Affirmations 💖 Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Acts of Faith

Self-love, faith, and purpose, one page each morning: 365 meditations for people of color.

by Iyanla Vanzant 1993 400 pages

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1k+ ratings

🧘 Daily Meditations 🗣️ Affirmations 💖 Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Life Hacks

by Dan Marshall • 2014

A staple remover opens a key ring. Frozen grapes chill your drink. Three hundred everyday hacks.

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🛠️ Lifehacks 🏠 Household Tips 🍽️ Food Hacks ✈️ Travel Hacks 🌿 Natural Remedies

Life Hacks

A staple remover opens a key ring. Frozen grapes chill your drink. Three hundred everyday hacks.

by Dan Marshall 2014 176 pages

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195 ratings

🛠️ Lifehacks 🏠 Household Tips 🍽️ Food Hacks ✈️ Travel Hacks 🌿 Natural Remedies

Mind Mapping For Dummies

by Florian Rustler • 2011

Turn scattered ideas into a one-page visual map using nothing more than keywords and color.

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🧠 Visual Thinking ✏️ Visual Note-Taking 🗂️ Knowledge Management 📚 Study Skills 🧬 Brain-Based Learning

Mind Mapping For Dummies

Turn scattered ideas into a one-page visual map using nothing more than keywords and color.

by Florian Rustler 2011 272 pages

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165 ratings

🧠 Visual Thinking ✏️ Visual Note-Taking 🗂️ Knowledge Management 📚 Study Skills 🧬 Brain-Based Learning

The Smart Money Method

by Stephen Clapham • 2020

How a former hedge fund analyst picks stocks, and the rigorous process any investor can replicate.

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🔍 Equity Research 📊 Financial Analysis 💰 Business Valuation 🏰 Competitive Moats 👔 Management Assessment

The Smart Money Method

How a former hedge fund analyst picks stocks, and the rigorous process any investor can replicate.

by Stephen Clapham 2020 288 pages

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156 ratings

🔍 Equity Research 📊 Financial Analysis 💰 Business Valuation 🏰 Competitive Moats 👔 Management Assessment

The Art of SQL

by Stephane Faroult • 2006

SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.

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🗄️ Database Design 🚀 Query Optimization 🏭 Data Warehousing 📐 Relational Theory 🔍 Indexing Strategies

The Art of SQL

SQL performance lives in the gap between relational theory and disk reality.

by Stephane Faroult 2006 370 pages

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170 ratings

🗄️ Database Design 🚀 Query Optimization 🏭 Data Warehousing 📐 Relational Theory 🔍 Indexing Strategies

Action

by Robert McKee • 2022

Excitement on page and screen has rules. The villain’s scheme, not the spectacle, is its engine.

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🎬 Modern Screenwriting 🏗️ Narrative Structure ⚙️ Genre Mechanics 📈 Plot Construction 😈 Antagonist Design

Action

Excitement on page and screen has rules. The villain’s scheme, not the spectacle, is its engine.

by Robert McKee 2022 240 pages

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126 ratings

🎬 Modern Screenwriting 🏗️ Narrative Structure ⚙️ Genre Mechanics 📈 Plot Construction 😈 Antagonist Design

The Startup Checklist

by David S. Rose • 2016

From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.

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🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Startup 💰 Venture Funding 🍰 Equity Splits 🎤 Investor Pitching

The Startup Checklist

From business model to boardroom: a stepwise path to a funded, scalable company.

by David S. Rose 2016 320 pages

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326 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Startup 💰 Venture Funding 🍰 Equity Splits 🎤 Investor Pitching

Neuroplasticity

by Moheb Costandi • 2016

Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.

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🧠 Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Brain Development 📜 Neuroscience History 🏋️ Brain Training

Neuroplasticity

Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.

by Moheb Costandi 2016 192 pages

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🧠 Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Brain Development 📜 Neuroscience History 🏋️ Brain Training

How to Learn a Foreign Language

by Graham E. Fuller • 1987

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

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📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training 🧩 Grammar Patterns 📝 Vocabulary Building

How to Learn a Foreign Language

Train your mouth for new sounds, hunt grammar as patterns, and turn everyday life into immersion.

by Graham E. Fuller 1987 102 pages

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📚 Language Acquisition ✍️ Self-Study Methods 🗣️ Pronunciation Training 🧩 Grammar Patterns 📝 Vocabulary Building

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1939

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

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🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Alcoholics Anonymous

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1939 467 pages

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🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan

by Wong Kiew Kit • 2002

The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.

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🥋 Chinese Martial Arts ☯️ Tai Chi Instruction 🐉 Taoist Philosophy 🌀 Qi Gong Practice 🧠 Martial Philosophy

The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan

The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.

by Wong Kiew Kit 2002 336 pages

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210 ratings

🥋 Chinese Martial Arts ☯️ Tai Chi Instruction 🐉 Taoist Philosophy 🌀 Qi Gong Practice 🧠 Martial Philosophy

Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics

by John D. Kelleher • 2015

Pick the right machine learning approach for any business problem, guided by real case studies.

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📊 Predictive Analytics 💼 Business Analytics 🤖 Supervised Learning 📈 Model Evaluation 🧹 Data Preparation

Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics

Pick the right machine learning approach for any business problem, guided by real case studies.

by John D. Kelleher 2015 867 pages

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105 ratings

📊 Predictive Analytics 💼 Business Analytics 🤖 Supervised Learning 📈 Model Evaluation 🧹 Data Preparation

The Dumb Things Smart People Do with Their Money

by Jill Schlesinger • 2019

Thirteen money mistakes intelligence doesn't prevent, and the rules that do.

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🏦 Personal Finance 📊 Behavioral Economics 💭 Money Psychology 🏖️ Retirement Planning 📈 Investing Basics

The Dumb Things Smart People Do with Their Money

Thirteen money mistakes intelligence doesn't prevent, and the rules that do.

by Jill Schlesinger 2019 288 pages

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🏦 Personal Finance 📊 Behavioral Economics 💭 Money Psychology 🏖️ Retirement Planning 📈 Investing Basics

Discovering Your Personality Type

by Don Richard Riso • 1992

Where your type falls apart, and how to climb back. The Enneagram maps both directions.

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🏷️ Personality Typology 🔷 Modern Enneagram 🌀 Emotional Patterns 🔍 Introspection Guides 🧠 Motivational Psychology

Discovering Your Personality Type

Where your type falls apart, and how to climb back. The Enneagram maps both directions.

by Don Richard Riso 1992 224 pages

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500+ ratings

🏷️ Personality Typology 🔷 Modern Enneagram 🌀 Emotional Patterns 🔍 Introspection Guides 🧠 Motivational Psychology

The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs

by Tristan Gooley • 2014

Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.

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🧭 Outdoor Navigation ☁️ Weather Prediction 🐾 Animal Tracking 🔍 Nature Observation 🌿 Plant Clues

The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs

Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.

by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages

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🧭 Outdoor Navigation ☁️ Weather Prediction 🐾 Animal Tracking 🔍 Nature Observation 🌿 Plant Clues

Bushcraft First Aid

by Dave Canterbury • 2017

When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.

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🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

Bushcraft First Aid

When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.

by Dave Canterbury 2017 256 pages

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262 ratings

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha

by Rujuta Diwekar • 2011

Forget diet drama. The real work is local food, honest hunger, deep sleep, and self-kindness.

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🥗 Holistic Nutrition 🩺 Women's Health 🧘 Mindful Eating 🌾 Eating Local 🔍 Weight Loss Myths

Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha

Forget diet drama. The real work is local food, honest hunger, deep sleep, and self-kindness.

by Rujuta Diwekar 2011 420 pages

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1k+ ratings

🥗 Holistic Nutrition 🩺 Women's Health 🧘 Mindful Eating 🌾 Eating Local 🔍 Weight Loss Myths

Learning Go

by Jon Bodner • 2021

Go's power is what it omits. Learn the idioms that keep code readable for decades.

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📐 Idiomatic Coding 🔀 Concurrency Patterns 🏷️ Static Typing ✨ Code Simplicity 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Learning Go

Go's power is what it omits. Learn the idioms that keep code readable for decades.

by Jon Bodner 2021 375 pages

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493 ratings

📐 Idiomatic Coding 🔀 Concurrency Patterns 🏷️ Static Typing ✨ Code Simplicity 🔨 Software Craftsmanship

Art, Inc.

by Lisa Congdon • 2014

Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.

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🎨 Art Business 💼 Creative Careers 🚀 Artist Entrepreneurship 🌱 Emerging Artists 📣 Art Marketing

Art, Inc.

Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.

by Lisa Congdon 2014 184 pages

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2k+ ratings

🎨 Art Business 💼 Creative Careers 🚀 Artist Entrepreneurship 🌱 Emerging Artists 📣 Art Marketing

Machine Learning

by Ethem Alpaydin • 2016

From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.

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🧠 Machine Learning 🕸️ Neural Networks 🔬 Deep Learning 🎮 Reinforcement Learning 📈 Statistical Learning

Machine Learning

From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.

by Ethem Alpaydin 2016 230 pages

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🧠 Machine Learning 🕸️ Neural Networks 🔬 Deep Learning 🎮 Reinforcement Learning 📈 Statistical Learning

The Business Book

by Sam Atkinson • 2014

A century of business wisdom condensed into an accessible blueprint for company success and failure.

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🏢 Business Fundamentals 📊 Management Theory 🗺️ Corporate Strategy 💸 Startup Finance 🧭 Leadership Models

The Business Book

A century of business wisdom condensed into an accessible blueprint for company success and failure.

by Sam Atkinson 2014 352 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏢 Business Fundamentals 📊 Management Theory 🗺️ Corporate Strategy 💸 Startup Finance 🧭 Leadership Models

How to Read the Bible

by James L. Kugel • 2007

Ancient readers saw one Bible. Scholars see rival sources, parallel laws, and an evolving God.

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🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 📜 Historical Criticism 🏺 Ancient Near East 🌍 Comparative Religion 📖 Biblical Hermeneutics

How to Read the Bible

Ancient readers saw one Bible. Scholars see rival sources, parallel laws, and an evolving God.

by James L. Kugel 2007 852 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 📜 Historical Criticism 🏺 Ancient Near East 🌍 Comparative Religion 📖 Biblical Hermeneutics

The Price of Football

by Kieran Maguire • 2020

Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.

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⚽ Football Finance 📈 Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🏢 Club Ownership 📊 Financial Reporting

The Price of Football

Your club's accounts tell a story the scoreboard never will.

by Kieran Maguire 2020 224 pages

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267 ratings

⚽ Football Finance 📈 Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🏢 Club Ownership 📊 Financial Reporting

Agile Product Management with Scrum

by Roman Pichler • 2008

A single backlog, a vision that sells, and the rules for shipping what customers actually want.

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🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodologies 💻 Software Development 👤 Product Owners 🏃 Scrum Teams

Agile Product Management with Scrum

A single backlog, a vision that sells, and the rules for shipping what customers actually want.

by Roman Pichler 2008 160 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏗️ Product Management 🔄 Agile Methodologies 💻 Software Development 👤 Product Owners 🏃 Scrum Teams

The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children

by Korrel W. Kanoy • 2013

Eight emotional skills children need: how to teach them in everyday moments.

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📚 Parenting Guides 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Emotion Coaching 👶 Child Development 🤝 Social Skills

The Everything Parent's Guide to Emotional Intelligence in Children

Eight emotional skills children need: how to teach them in everyday moments.

by Korrel W. Kanoy 2013 304 pages

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19 ratings

📚 Parenting Guides 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Emotion Coaching 👶 Child Development 🤝 Social Skills

The Crystal Bible 2

by Judy Hall • 2009

Read a stone’s energy, then match, cleanse, and use it for healing, grids, and protection.

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💎 Crystal Healing ✨ Energy Cleansing 🌊 Vibrational Healing 🏠 Sacred Space 🛡️ Energy Protection

The Crystal Bible 2

Read a stone’s energy, then match, cleanse, and use it for healing, grids, and protection.

by Judy Hall 2009 400 pages

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1k+ ratings

💎 Crystal Healing ✨ Energy Cleansing 🌊 Vibrational Healing 🏠 Sacred Space 🛡️ Energy Protection

Sextrology

by Stella Starsky • 2003

The zodiac's twelve signs hide twenty-four sexual identities, one for each gender.

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🔮 Sexual Astrology 💑 Relationship Astrology ♈ Zodiac Archetypes 📖 Astrology Reference ⚧️ Gender Differences

Sextrology

The zodiac's twelve signs hide twenty-four sexual identities, one for each gender.

by Stella Starsky 2003 560 pages

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1k+ ratings

🔮 Sexual Astrology 💑 Relationship Astrology ♈ Zodiac Archetypes 📖 Astrology Reference ⚧️ Gender Differences

Understanding and Using C Pointers

by Richard Reese • 2013

Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.

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🖥️ C Programming 👉 Pointers In C 🧠 Memory Management ⚙️ System Programming 🗄️ Data Structures In C

Understanding and Using C Pointers

Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.

by Richard Reese 2013 223 pages

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183 ratings

🖥️ C Programming 👉 Pointers In C 🧠 Memory Management ⚙️ System Programming 🗄️ Data Structures In C

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

by Michelle Maxom • 2009

Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.

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🎓 Tefl Training 📋 Lesson Planning 🏫 Classroom Management 📝 Grammar Instruction 💬 Communicative Approach

Teaching English as a Foreign Language For Dummies

Teach English abroad from scratch: lesson planning, classroom control, and grammar that clicks.

by Michelle Maxom 2009 400 pages

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126 ratings

🎓 Tefl Training 📋 Lesson Planning 🏫 Classroom Management 📝 Grammar Instruction 💬 Communicative Approach

Software Architecture Patterns

by Mark Richards • 2015

Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🧱 Architecture Patterns 🌐 Distributed Systems ⚠️ Anti-Patterns 📈 Scalability Design

Software Architecture Patterns

Five architecture patterns, their trade-offs, and how to pick the one your system actually needs.

by Mark Richards 2015 47 pages

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498 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧱 Architecture Patterns 🌐 Distributed Systems ⚠️ Anti-Patterns 📈 Scalability Design

COACHING SKILLS

by Rogers • 2016

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

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🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

COACHING SKILLS

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

by Rogers 2016 336 pages

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143 ratings

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

The Economics Book

by Niall Kishtainy • 2012

Economic ideas from Aristotle to the 2008 crisis, decoded in pictures and plain language.

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🏛️ History Of Economic Thought 🏭 Political Economy 📖 Accessible Economics 🎨 Illustrated Economics 📊 Visual Reference

The Economics Book

Economic ideas from Aristotle to the 2008 crisis, decoded in pictures and plain language.

by Niall Kishtainy 2012 352 pages

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2k+ ratings

🏛️ History Of Economic Thought 🏭 Political Economy 📖 Accessible Economics 🎨 Illustrated Economics 📊 Visual Reference

The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

by Heidi Priebe • 2016

Your INFP traits come from a predictable mental architecture. Here is how it works.

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🔍 Myers-Briggs 🧠 Cognitive Functions 💧 Emotional Sensitivity 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🤲 Self-Acceptance

The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

Your INFP traits come from a predictable mental architecture. Here is how it works.

by Heidi Priebe 2016 300 pages

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500+ ratings

🔍 Myers-Briggs 🧠 Cognitive Functions 💧 Emotional Sensitivity 🌿 Introvert Strengths 🤲 Self-Acceptance

The Well-Educated Mind

by Susan Wise Bauer • 2003

A classical education for play readers: what the best seats in the house still hide.

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🏛️ Classical Education 🔍 Close Reading 📚 Reading Guides 📖 Great Books 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

The Well-Educated Mind

A classical education for play readers: what the best seats in the house still hide.

by Susan Wise Bauer 2003 432 pages

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3k+ ratings

🏛️ Classical Education 🔍 Close Reading 📚 Reading Guides 📖 Great Books 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint

by Nancy Kress • 2005

Viewpoint controls what your readers know, who they root for, and what the story finally means.

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🖋️ Narrative Craft 👁️ Point Of View 🎭 Character Development 🔭 Narrative Distance ✍️ Writing Exercises

Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint

Viewpoint controls what your readers know, who they root for, and what the story finally means.

by Nancy Kress 2005 232 pages

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2k+ ratings

🖋️ Narrative Craft 👁️ Point Of View 🎭 Character Development 🔭 Narrative Distance ✍️ Writing Exercises

Explore Like a Pirate

by Michael Matera • 2015

Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.

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🎮 Classroom Gamification 🕹️ Game-Based Learning 📐 Instructional Design 🔥 Student Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation

Explore Like a Pirate

Turn your classroom into a game where students chase knowledge, not grades.

by Michael Matera 2015 256 pages

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307 ratings

🎮 Classroom Gamification 🕹️ Game-Based Learning 📐 Instructional Design 🔥 Student Engagement 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation

Writing High-Performance .NET Code

by Ben Watson • 2014

Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.

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💻 .Net Development ⚡ Performance Tuning 💾 Memory Management 🔄 Asynchronous Programming 📊 Code Profiling

Writing High-Performance .NET Code

Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.

by Ben Watson 2014 280 pages

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291 ratings

💻 .Net Development ⚡ Performance Tuning 💾 Memory Management 🔄 Asynchronous Programming 📊 Code Profiling

The Seven Deadly Chess Sins

by Jonathan Rowson • 2000

Seven mental traps that cost you chess games, and the psychological habits that disarm them.

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♟️ Competitive Chess 📈 Chess Improvement 🧠 Mental Game 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Attention Management

The Seven Deadly Chess Sins

Seven mental traps that cost you chess games, and the psychological habits that disarm them.

by Jonathan Rowson 2000 208 pages

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168 ratings

♟️ Competitive Chess 📈 Chess Improvement 🧠 Mental Game 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Attention Management

Think Like a Game Designer

by Justin Gary • 2018

A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.

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🎮 Game Design 🎨 Creative Industries 💡 Design Thinking 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🧠 Player Psychology

Think Like a Game Designer

A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.

by Justin Gary 2018 230 pages

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184 ratings

🎮 Game Design 🎨 Creative Industries 💡 Design Thinking 🔧 Rapid Prototyping 🧠 Player Psychology

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

by Joseph Alton • 2015

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

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🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

by Joseph Alton 2015 402 pages

4.11

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🩻 Improvised Medicine

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