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$25K Options Trading Challenge

by Nishant Pant • 2019

Grow $2,500 to $25,000 with an options challenge that trades extremes and ignores the noise.

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📈 Options Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧱 Options Spreads 🔄 Mean Reversion 🛡️ Risk Management

$25K Options Trading Challenge

Grow $2,500 to $25,000 with an options challenge that trades extremes and ignores the noise.

by Nishant Pant 2019 141 pages

4.26

276 ratings

📈 Options Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧱 Options Spreads 🔄 Mean Reversion 🛡️ Risk Management

The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing

by Daniel Reid • 1994

Turn food into vitality, breath into energy, stillness into clarity: the Taoist health system.

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🏥 Traditional Chinese Medicine ☯️ Taoist Wellness 🌬️ Qigong Practice 🔥 Internal Alchemy 🥗 Holistic Nutrition

The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing

Turn food into vitality, breath into energy, stillness into clarity: the Taoist health system.

by Daniel Reid 1994 484 pages

4.31

141 ratings

🏥 Traditional Chinese Medicine ☯️ Taoist Wellness 🌬️ Qigong Practice 🔥 Internal Alchemy 🥗 Holistic Nutrition

Financial Modeling and Valuation

by Paul Pignataro • 2013

The step-by-step method for building financial models that determine what a company is really worth.

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🧱 Financial Modeling 💰 Valuation Methods 🏦 Investment Banking 🤝 Private Equity 📊 Financial Statement Analysis

Financial Modeling and Valuation

The step-by-step method for building financial models that determine what a company is really worth.

by Paul Pignataro 2013 432 pages

4.25

162 ratings

🧱 Financial Modeling 💰 Valuation Methods 🏦 Investment Banking 🤝 Private Equity 📊 Financial Statement Analysis

My Warren Buffett Bible

by Robert L. Bloch • 2015

284 Buffett quotes organized into the ten principles that turn stock traders into business owners.

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412

💎 Value Investing 🏰 Economic Moats ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📈 Compound Interest 🧠 Market Psychology

My Warren Buffett Bible

284 Buffett quotes organized into the ten principles that turn stock traders into business owners.

by Robert L. Bloch 2015 168 pages

4.06

412 ratings

💎 Value Investing 🏰 Economic Moats ⏳ Long-Term Investing 📈 Compound Interest 🧠 Market Psychology

Digital Minds

by Weber Systems Inc. • 2013

From search and social to email and mobile: the twelve channels that build a digital business.

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458

🖥️ Digital Marketing ✍️ Content Marketing 🔍 SEO Strategy 📱 Social Media Marketing 📈 Conversion Optimization

Digital Minds

From search and social to email and mobile: the twelve channels that build a digital business.

by Weber Systems Inc. 2013 160 pages

3.49

458 ratings

🖥️ Digital Marketing ✍️ Content Marketing 🔍 SEO Strategy 📱 Social Media Marketing 📈 Conversion Optimization

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

by Anil K. Jain • 1988

From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.

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🖼️ Image Processing 📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis 🗜️ Data Compression 🏥 Medical Imaging

Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.

by Anil K. Jain 1988 569 pages

3.98

145 ratings

🖼️ Image Processing 📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis 🗜️ Data Compression 🏥 Medical Imaging

How Rude!

by Alex J. Packer • 1997

Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.

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🎩 Teen Etiquette 🗣️ Social Skills 🍽️ Table Manners 🛑 Anti-Bullying 🤝 Friendship Advice

How Rude!

Manners your parents forgot to teach you, and a few they never knew.

by Alex J. Packer 1997 808 pages

4.15

240 ratings

🎩 Teen Etiquette 🗣️ Social Skills 🍽️ Table Manners 🛑 Anti-Bullying 🤝 Friendship Advice

Type Talk

by Otto Kroeger • 1988

Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.

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🧩 Personality Types 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🔍 Temperament Theory 💼 Workplace Dynamics 💕 Relationship Dynamics

Type Talk

Four mental switches shape every clash at work and at home. Learn to read them.

by Otto Kroeger 1988 306 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧩 Personality Types 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🔍 Temperament Theory 💼 Workplace Dynamics 💕 Relationship Dynamics

Excellence in Business Communication

by John V. Thill • 1990

Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.

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🏢 Business Writing ✍️ Writing Process 🎯 Audience Analysis 💬 Persuasive Messaging 🏗️ Message Structure

Excellence in Business Communication

Why your first draft should wait: a planning-first method for business writing that actually lands.

by John V. Thill 1990 672 pages

3.83

206 ratings

🏢 Business Writing ✍️ Writing Process 🎯 Audience Analysis 💬 Persuasive Messaging 🏗️ Message Structure

How To Dress For Success

by Edith Head • 1967

A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.

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206

👔 Workplace Style 📐 Body Type Analysis 🎨 Color Theory 👗 Figure Flattery 🗂️ Wardrobe Planning

How To Dress For Success

A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.

by Edith Head 1967 212 pages

3.80

206 ratings

👔 Workplace Style 📐 Body Type Analysis 🎨 Color Theory 👗 Figure Flattery 🗂️ Wardrobe Planning

Price Action Market Traps

by Ray Wang • 2017

Seven institutional traps that strip inexperienced traders. Learn to spot them and flip the script.

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241

📈 Price Action Trading 🧠 Market Psychology 🏦 Institutional Trading 📉 False Breakouts 🔄 Market Cycles

Price Action Market Traps

Seven institutional traps that strip inexperienced traders. Learn to spot them and flip the script.

by Ray Wang 2017 97 pages

4.21

241 ratings

📈 Price Action Trading 🧠 Market Psychology 🏦 Institutional Trading 📉 False Breakouts 🔄 Market Cycles

Ethics

by Harry J. Gensler • 1385

From divine commands to the golden rule: a systematic tour of the major moral theories.

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🧠 Moral Philosophy 📘 Introductory Ethics 🗺️ Ethical Theory Survey 🔍 Metaethics ⚖️ Moral Reasoning

Ethics

From divine commands to the golden rule: a systematic tour of the major moral theories.

by Harry J. Gensler 1385 224 pages

3.42

140 ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy 📘 Introductory Ethics 🗺️ Ethical Theory Survey 🔍 Metaethics ⚖️ Moral Reasoning

The Work of Leaders

by Julie Straw • 2013

Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.

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🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Leadership Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 🚀 Strategy Execution

The Work of Leaders

Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.

by Julie Straw 2013 240 pages

3.98

193 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Leadership Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 🚀 Strategy Execution

Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page

by Sam Leith • 2017

From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.

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✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Style Guides ✂️ Editing And Revision 🏗️ Sentence Structure 🎯 Audience Awareness

Write to the Point How to be Clear, Correct and Persuasive on the Page

From Aristotle to email, the sentence craft that makes readers absorb ideas before they can resist.

by Sam Leith 2017 288 pages

3.73

195 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Style Guides ✂️ Editing And Revision 🏗️ Sentence Structure 🎯 Audience Awareness

Greek Mythology

by Liv Albert • 2021

A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.

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🧑‍🏫 Introductory Mythology 🏛️ Classical Myths 📖 Mythology Reference ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Legends

Greek Mythology

A who's who of Greek mythology, from Chaos and Titans to Olympians, heroes, and monsters.

by Liv Albert 2021 240 pages

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Introductory Mythology 🏛️ Classical Myths 📖 Mythology Reference ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Legends

Pricing Strategies

by Craig Martelle • 2019

What if charging more sells more? A pricing playbook for authors who want readers and revenue.

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💼 Author Business 📚 Indie Publishing 💲 Pricing Strategy 💰 Revenue Diversification 🎯 Reader Acquisition

Pricing Strategies

What if charging more sells more? A pricing playbook for authors who want readers and revenue.

by Craig Martelle 2019 140 pages

4.38

121 ratings

💼 Author Business 📚 Indie Publishing 💲 Pricing Strategy 💰 Revenue Diversification 🎯 Reader Acquisition

The Art of Intimacy

by Stacey D'Erasmo • 2013

Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.

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🎓 Literary Criticism ✍️ Craft Of Fiction 🗣️ Narrative Voice 🤫 Subtext 🕰️ Modernist Literature

The Art of Intimacy

Fiction's real intimacy lives in the subjunctive, the white space, and the shared glance.

by Stacey D'Erasmo 2013 144 pages

3.93

248 ratings

🎓 Literary Criticism ✍️ Craft Of Fiction 🗣️ Narrative Voice 🤫 Subtext 🕰️ Modernist Literature

Machine Learning for Dummies

by John Paul Mueller • 2016

Machine learning demystified: pick the right algorithm, train it well, and know when it works.

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🧠 Machine Learning Basics 📊 Data Science Basics 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📈 Statistical Learning 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Machine Learning for Dummies

Machine learning demystified: pick the right algorithm, train it well, and know when it works.

by John Paul Mueller 2016 410 pages

3.53

139 ratings

🧠 Machine Learning Basics 📊 Data Science Basics 🏷️ Supervised Learning 📈 Statistical Learning 🔮 Predictive Modeling

The B2B Social Media Book

by Kipp Bodnar • 2011

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog into a lead factory that reports its own revenue.

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🏢 B2b Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎯 Lead Generation ✍️ Content Marketing 📊 Marketing Analytics

The B2B Social Media Book

Turn LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog into a lead factory that reports its own revenue.

by Kipp Bodnar 2011 240 pages

3.60

117 ratings

🏢 B2b Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🎯 Lead Generation ✍️ Content Marketing 📊 Marketing Analytics

Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition

by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012

Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.

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🏛️ Health Policy 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏥 U.S. Healthcare 🚪 Access To Care 🔧 Quality Improvement

Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition

Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.

by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012 231 pages

4.07

201 ratings

🏛️ Health Policy 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏥 U.S. Healthcare 🚪 Access To Care 🔧 Quality Improvement

Power Phone Scripts

by Mike Brooks • 2017

Open more conversations, handle every objection, and close more deals: the exact words are here.

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☎️ Cold Calling 📞 Phone Sales 📝 Sales Scripts 🛑 Objection Handling 🔍 Sales Prospecting

Power Phone Scripts

Open more conversations, handle every objection, and close more deals: the exact words are here.

by Mike Brooks 2017 304 pages

4.04

116 ratings

☎️ Cold Calling 📞 Phone Sales 📝 Sales Scripts 🛑 Objection Handling 🔍 Sales Prospecting

Mudras Yoga in Your Hands

by Gertrud Hirschi • 2000

Hand gestures that relieve pain, calm anxiety, and sharpen focus. No mat, no floor, anywhere.

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🍃 Holistic Healing 🌬️ Breathwork 👁️ Visualization ⚡ Subtle Energy 🌀 Chakra Balancing

Mudras Yoga in Your Hands

Hand gestures that relieve pain, calm anxiety, and sharpen focus. No mat, no floor, anywhere.

by Gertrud Hirschi 2000 240 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🍃 Holistic Healing 🌬️ Breathwork 👁️ Visualization ⚡ Subtle Energy 🌀 Chakra Balancing

Fact Vs. Fiction

by Jennifer Lagarde • 2018

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

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📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

Fact Vs. Fiction

Phones deliver news, not teachers. Strategies for turning feeds into critical thinking.

by Jennifer Lagarde 2018 159 pages

4.40

326 ratings

📺 Media Literacy ⚠️ Misinformation 🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💻 Digital Citizenship

Getting from College to Career

by Lindsey Pollak • 2007

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

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🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Getting from College to Career

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

by Lindsey Pollak 2007 352 pages

3.81

500+ ratings

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Ready to Run

by Kelly Starrett • 2014

Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.

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2k+

🏃 Running Mechanics 🩹 Injury Prevention 🤸 Mobility Training 🌿 Natural Movement ⚙️ Biomechanics

Ready to Run

Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.

by Kelly Starrett 2014 288 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏃 Running Mechanics 🩹 Injury Prevention 🤸 Mobility Training 🌿 Natural Movement ⚙️ Biomechanics

AI-Powered Commerce

by Andy Pandharikar • 2022

Skip the guesswork: AI mines market data to surface product ideas, white space, and demand signals.

🤖 Ai In Commerce 📦 Product Strategy 🔍 Market Intelligence 💬 Customer Insights 🎤 Voice Of Customer

AI-Powered Commerce

Skip the guesswork: AI mines market data to surface product ideas, white space, and demand signals.

by Andy Pandharikar 2022 256 pages

🤖 Ai In Commerce 📦 Product Strategy 🔍 Market Intelligence 💬 Customer Insights 🎤 Voice Of Customer

Made by James

by James Martin • 2022

Why rough drawing beats perfectionism, and the pricing formula that sustains a creative career.

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✏️ Logo Design 💼 Freelance Design 🎯 Brand Identity Design 🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Made by James

Why rough drawing beats perfectionism, and the pricing formula that sustains a creative career.

by James Martin 2022 224 pages

4.54

226 ratings

✏️ Logo Design 💼 Freelance Design 🎯 Brand Identity Design 🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Overcoming Self-Doubt

Street-Fighting Mathematics

by Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010

A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.

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✏️ Back-Of-The-Envelope 📏 Dimensional Analysis 💡 Heuristic Reasoning 🔬 Physical Intuition 🧮 Mathematical Modeling

Street-Fighting Mathematics

A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.

by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010 152 pages

3.74

236 ratings

✏️ Back-Of-The-Envelope 📏 Dimensional Analysis 💡 Heuristic Reasoning 🔬 Physical Intuition 🧮 Mathematical Modeling

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management

by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen • 2001

Turn scattered know-how into a strategic asset that outlasts any single employee.

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🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤫 Tacit Knowledge 🗣️ Knowledge Sharing 🏢 Corporate Culture

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management

Turn scattered know-how into a strategic asset that outlasts any single employee.

by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen 2001 315 pages

3.48

80 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Management 📚 Organizational Learning 🤫 Tacit Knowledge 🗣️ Knowledge Sharing 🏢 Corporate Culture

Qualitative Research Methods

by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012

From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.

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📋 Qualitative Methodology 🔬 Social Research Methods ⚖️ Research Ethics 🌍 Ethnographic Fieldwork 🎙️ Interview Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.

by Sarah J. Tracy 2012 432 pages

3.94

69 ratings

📋 Qualitative Methodology 🔬 Social Research Methods ⚖️ Research Ethics 🌍 Ethnographic Fieldwork 🎙️ Interview Methods

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue

by Rob Anderson • 1997

The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology 💬 Dialogic Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🧠 Philosophical Psychology

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue

The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.

by Rob Anderson 1997 150 pages

4.16

31 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology 💬 Dialogic Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🧠 Philosophical Psychology

The Strategy Book

by Max McKeown • 2012

Strategy is not a plan for the future; it is the act of inventing it. The toolkit.

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🧭 Corporate Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Organizational Agility 🌱 Sustainable Business

The Strategy Book

Strategy is not a plan for the future; it is the act of inventing it. The toolkit.

by Max McKeown 2012 261 pages

3.53

430 ratings

🧭 Corporate Strategy 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🏆 Competitive Advantage ⚡ Organizational Agility 🌱 Sustainable Business

Essential Art Therapy Exercises

by Leah Guzman MA • 2020

Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.

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🎨 Art Therapy 🩹 Trauma Processing 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Expressive Arts Therapy

Essential Art Therapy Exercises

Process the emotions you can't name: art therapy exercises that work when talk therapy stalls.

by Leah Guzman MA 2020 247 pages

4.17

386 ratings

🎨 Art Therapy 🩹 Trauma Processing 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Expressive Arts Therapy

Unwritten Laws of Engineering

by W.J. King • 2011

Engineers' professional rules that school never taught: delegation, accountability, earning trust.

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500+

🏗️ Engineering Management 🛠️ Professionalism ⚖️ Workplace Ethics 🧠 Soft Skills 🤝 Delegation

Unwritten Laws of Engineering

Engineers' professional rules that school never taught: delegation, accountability, earning trust.

by W.J. King 2011 78 pages

4.10

500+ ratings

🏗️ Engineering Management 🛠️ Professionalism ⚖️ Workplace Ethics 🧠 Soft Skills 🤝 Delegation

Dot Journaling

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller • 2017

Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.

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📓 Bullet Journaling 📝 Analog Productivity ✅ Habit Tracking 🎨 Creative Journaling 🚫👌 Embracing Imperfection

Dot Journaling

Bullet journaling without the art: how a few dots and symbols can organize your whole life.

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller 2017 240 pages

3.77

7k+ ratings

📓 Bullet Journaling 📝 Analog Productivity ✅ Habit Tracking 🎨 Creative Journaling 🚫👌 Embracing Imperfection

Herb Magic

by Patti Wigington • 2020

Herbal spells: what to use, when to cast, and how to stay safe.

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🌿 Herbal Magic 📜 Folk Magic 🌱 Green Witchcraft ✨ Spellcraft 🔗 Sympathetic Magic

Herb Magic

Herbal spells: what to use, when to cast, and how to stay safe.

by Patti Wigington 2020 260 pages

4.27

243 ratings

🌿 Herbal Magic 📜 Folk Magic 🌱 Green Witchcraft ✨ Spellcraft 🔗 Sympathetic Magic

The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

by David A. Whitsett • 1998

Marathon training for total beginners, where the real muscle you build is between your ears.

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🏃 Marathon Training 🏅 First Marathon 🎯 Sports Psychology 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Endurance Mindset

The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer

Marathon training for total beginners, where the real muscle you build is between your ears.

by David A. Whitsett 1998 288 pages

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1k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 🏅 First Marathon 🎯 Sports Psychology 🧠 Mental Toughness 💪 Endurance Mindset

Marathon, All-New 4th Edition

by Hal Higdon • 2011

Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.

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🏃 Marathon Training 🥗 Endurance Nutrition 🧠 Mental Toughness 🩹 Running Injuries 🛌 Running Recovery

Marathon, All-New 4th Edition

Train for 26.2 without burnout: the 18-week system that balances mileage, food, and recovery.

by Hal Higdon 2011 304 pages

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4k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 🥗 Endurance Nutrition 🧠 Mental Toughness 🩹 Running Injuries 🛌 Running Recovery

Listen

by Patty Wipfler • 2016

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

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🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

Listen

Tantrums and tears aren't breakdowns. They're how children heal. Here's how to listen, not fix.

by Patty Wipfler 2016 356 pages

4.34

405 ratings

🫂 Gentle Parenting 🧠 Emotion Coaching ✋ Non-Punitive Discipline 💞 Parent-Child Connection 🔗 Attachment Theory

Crystals for Beginners

by Karen Frazier • 2017

Start with ten crystals, add cleansing, programming, and grids, and they become more than rocks.

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💎 Crystal Healing ⚡ Energy Healing 🧘 Chakra Balancing 🔲 Crystal Grids 🎯 Intention Setting

Crystals for Beginners

Start with ten crystals, add cleansing, programming, and grids, and they become more than rocks.

by Karen Frazier 2017 208 pages

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3k+ ratings

💎 Crystal Healing ⚡ Energy Healing 🧘 Chakra Balancing 🔲 Crystal Grids 🎯 Intention Setting

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

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🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020 158 pages

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500+ ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship 📚 Continuous Learning 📣 Learning In Public

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.

by Colin C. Campbell • 2023

Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.

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🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🚀 Startup Scaling 💸 Bootstrapping 📉 Lean Operations 💼 Business Exits

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.

Build a business, sell it high, and do it again: the serial entrepreneur's repeatable system.

by Colin C. Campbell 2023 473 pages

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173 ratings

🔄 Serial Entrepreneurship 🚀 Startup Scaling 💸 Bootstrapping 📉 Lean Operations 💼 Business Exits

Bogle On Mutual Funds

by John C. Bogle • 1993

Most mutual funds lose to the market. The reason is simpler than Wall Street admits.

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📊 Index Investing 🏦 Mutual Funds 💸 Low-Cost Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing ⚖️ Asset Allocation

Bogle On Mutual Funds

Most mutual funds lose to the market. The reason is simpler than Wall Street admits.

by John C. Bogle 1993 320 pages

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448 ratings

📊 Index Investing 🏦 Mutual Funds 💸 Low-Cost Investing ⏳ Long-Term Investing ⚖️ Asset Allocation

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

by Randy Ingermanson • 2014

From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.

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📝 Novel Writing 🧱 Incremental Planning 🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Scene Design 🧑 Character Development

How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method

From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.

by Randy Ingermanson 2014 234 pages

4.24

2k+ ratings

📝 Novel Writing 🧱 Incremental Planning 🏗️ Story Structure 🎬 Scene Design 🧑 Character Development

Domain-Driven Design Quickly

by Floyd Marinescu • 2006

Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.

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📐 Domain Modeling 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧭 Domain Driven Design 📦 Object Oriented Design 🤝 Collaborative Modeling

Domain-Driven Design Quickly

Business and code speak different languages. The modeling method that forces them to share one.

by Floyd Marinescu 2006 104 pages

3.59

500+ ratings

📐 Domain Modeling 🏗️ Software Architecture 🧭 Domain Driven Design 📦 Object Oriented Design 🤝 Collaborative Modeling

College Admission

by Robin Mamlet • 2011

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

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🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

College Admission

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

by Robin Mamlet 2011 432 pages

4.03

141 ratings

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

Principles of Corporate Finance

by Richard A. Brealey • 1980

Growth consumes cash. The ratios, models, and budgets that tell you how much and when.

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🧮 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Ratios 📈 Financial Modeling 💰 Working Capital 💸 Cash Flow Analysis

Principles of Corporate Finance

Growth consumes cash. The ratios, models, and budgets that tell you how much and when.

by Richard A. Brealey 1980 1120 pages

3.94

500+ ratings

🧮 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Ratios 📈 Financial Modeling 💰 Working Capital 💸 Cash Flow Analysis

Personality

by Lawrence A. Pervin • 1984

The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.

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🧠 Personality Psychology 📚 Personality Theories 🧩 Individual Differences 📏 Psychometrics 📋 Personality Assessment

Personality

The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.

by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984 640 pages

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301 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 📚 Personality Theories 🧩 Individual Differences 📏 Psychometrics 📋 Personality Assessment

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET

by D.C. Pandey • 2016

NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.

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📝 Exam Preparation 🔭 Classical Physics 🧮 Problem Solving 🩺 Pre Med Students 🇮🇳 Indian Exam Prep

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET

NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.

by D.C. Pandey 2016 823 pages

3.82

222 ratings

📝 Exam Preparation 🔭 Classical Physics 🧮 Problem Solving 🩺 Pre Med Students 🇮🇳 Indian Exam Prep

The Basics of Process Mapping

by Robert Damelio • 1996

Up to 99.95 percent of process time is waste. Three map types reveal exactly where.

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🗺️ Process Mapping 🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Business Processes 🔧 Process Improvement ⚙️ Operations Management

The Basics of Process Mapping

Up to 99.95 percent of process time is waste. Three map types reveal exactly where.

by Robert Damelio 1996 184 pages

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🗺️ Process Mapping 🏭 Lean Methodology 📋 Business Processes 🔧 Process Improvement ⚙️ Operations Management

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