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HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

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3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

Newsletter Ninja 2

by Tammi Labrecque • 2022

Most author giveaways only hook half the audience. Build one that catches fans and newcomers alike.

4.50

352

🏗️ Platform Building 📚 Book Marketing 🧲 Lead Generation 💌 Reader Engagement 💼 Author Business

Newsletter Ninja 2

Most author giveaways only hook half the audience. Build one that catches fans and newcomers alike.

by Tammi Labrecque 2022 122 pages

4.50

352 ratings

🏗️ Platform Building 📚 Book Marketing 🧲 Lead Generation 💌 Reader Engagement 💼 Author Business

The Everything Guide to Narcissistic Personality Disorder

by Cynthia Lechan Goodman • 2011

Recognize the red flags, build emotional armor, and know when to walk away.

3.74

🧠 Personality Disorders 💔 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Setting Boundaries ☣️ Toxic Relationships

The Everything Guide to Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Recognize the red flags, build emotional armor, and know when to walk away.

by Cynthia Lechan Goodman 2011 304 pages

3.74

99 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 💔 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Setting Boundaries ☣️ Toxic Relationships

The Rule of 30

by Frederick Vettese • 2021

Forget fixed 15% rules: a retirement formula that adjusts for mortgage, kids, and life.

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🏖️ Retirement Planning 🔄 Flexible Saving Rules 📉 Consumption Smoothing 🇨🇦 Canadian Personal Finance 💰 Tax-Efficient Saving

The Rule of 30

Forget fixed 15% rules: a retirement formula that adjusts for mortgage, kids, and life.

by Frederick Vettese 2021 224 pages

3.73

241 ratings

🏖️ Retirement Planning 🔄 Flexible Saving Rules 📉 Consumption Smoothing 🇨🇦 Canadian Personal Finance 💰 Tax-Efficient Saving

Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day

by Joan Bolker • 1998

Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.

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🎓 Dissertation Writing 🏛️ Graduate School ✍️ Academic Writing 📅 Daily Writing Practice 🧰 Perfectionism

Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day

Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.

by Joan Bolker 1998 184 pages

3.84

1k+ ratings

🎓 Dissertation Writing 🏛️ Graduate School ✍️ Academic Writing 📅 Daily Writing Practice 🧰 Perfectionism

The Art of Focused Conversation

by R. Brian Stanfield • 2000

Four stages of questioning that turn any group discussion into a source of collective insight.

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204

🛠️ Facilitation Techniques 💬 Structured Dialogue 🧠 Collective Wisdom 🪞 Reflective Practice 📋 Meeting Design

The Art of Focused Conversation

Four stages of questioning that turn any group discussion into a source of collective insight.

by R. Brian Stanfield 2000 240 pages

4.05

204 ratings

🛠️ Facilitation Techniques 💬 Structured Dialogue 🧠 Collective Wisdom 🪞 Reflective Practice 📋 Meeting Design

Safety-First Retirement Planning

by Wade Pfau • 2019

A stock-and-bond portfolio cannot solve longevity risk. Insurance can.

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🏖️ Retirement Planning 📜 Annuities 📊 Safe Withdrawal Rates ⏳ Longevity Risk 🔄 Lifecycle Finance

Safety-First Retirement Planning

A stock-and-bond portfolio cannot solve longevity risk. Insurance can.

by Wade Pfau 2019 366 pages

4.29

129 ratings

🏖️ Retirement Planning 📜 Annuities 📊 Safe Withdrawal Rates ⏳ Longevity Risk 🔄 Lifecycle Finance

The Science of Murder

by Carla Valentine • 2021

Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.

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2k+

🧪 Forensic Science ☠️ Poison Mysteries 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis 🩺 Forensic Pathology 📚 Golden Age Detection

The Science of Murder

Agatha Christie taught forensics before forensics existed. A mortuary tech proves it from the page.

by Carla Valentine 2021 432 pages

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧪 Forensic Science ☠️ Poison Mysteries 🔍 Crime Scene Analysis 🩺 Forensic Pathology 📚 Golden Age Detection

The Creative Compass

by Dan Millman • 2013

A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.

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✍️ Writing Craft 📝 Drafting And Revision 🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks 📚 Publishing Pathways 🌅 Daily Writing Practice

The Creative Compass

A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.

by Dan Millman 2013 280 pages

3.97

174 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📝 Drafting And Revision 🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks 📚 Publishing Pathways 🌅 Daily Writing Practice

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know

by Ben Dupré • 2013

50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.

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🧠 Moral Philosophy ⚖️ Applied Ethics 📖 Philosophy Primer 🎓 Ethical Theories 🧬 Bioethics

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know

50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.

by Ben Dupré 2013 208 pages

3.83

121 ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy ⚖️ Applied Ethics 📖 Philosophy Primer 🎓 Ethical Theories 🧬 Bioethics

Options Trading

by ClydeBank Finance • 2016

Smaller stakes, built-in floor: the beginner's straight line through calls, puts, and the Greeks.

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🎯 Options Trading 📊 Derivatives Markets 🌱 Beginner Investing 💰 Income Strategies 📈 Trading Strategies

Options Trading

Smaller stakes, built-in floor: the beginner's straight line through calls, puts, and the Greeks.

by ClydeBank Finance 2016 99 pages

3.81

152 ratings

🎯 Options Trading 📊 Derivatives Markets 🌱 Beginner Investing 💰 Income Strategies 📈 Trading Strategies

How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

by Scott Kelby • 2016

From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.

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📷 Photo Editing 📸 Digital Photography 📖 Quick Reference 🔧 Nondestructive Editing 🎨 Post-Processing

How Do I Do That in Photoshop?

From skin tones to lens distortion: every Photoshop fix, with the slider name and the shortcut.

by Scott Kelby 2016 288 pages

4.27

84 ratings

📷 Photo Editing 📸 Digital Photography 📖 Quick Reference 🔧 Nondestructive Editing 🎨 Post-Processing

Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review

by Instaread Summaries • 2015

Buy businesses at a discount, demand a price buffer, and treat market mood swings as opportunity.

3.68

🏛️ Value Investing 📊 Fundamental Analysis 🧠 Market Psychology ⚖️ Portfolio Management 🛡️ Risk Management

Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review

Buy businesses at a discount, demand a price buffer, and treat market mood swings as opportunity.

by Instaread Summaries 2015 38 pages

3.68

69 ratings

🏛️ Value Investing 📊 Fundamental Analysis 🧠 Market Psychology ⚖️ Portfolio Management 🛡️ Risk Management

30-Day Stay

by Zeona McIntyre • 2022

A rental niche that pays like short-term but regulates like long-term: the 30-day furnished stay.

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🌐 Medium-Term Rentals 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🔑 Rental Property 💸 Passive Income 🏦 Creative Financing

30-Day Stay

A rental niche that pays like short-term but regulates like long-term: the 30-day furnished stay.

by Zeona McIntyre 2022 288 pages

4.35

133 ratings

🌐 Medium-Term Rentals 🏠 Real Estate Investing 🔑 Rental Property 💸 Passive Income 🏦 Creative Financing

Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk

by Chris J. Anderson • 2020

Teens, turn stage fright into fuel, build a talk that lands, own the room.

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🎤 Public Speaking 💬 Teen Communication 📖 Storytelling 😰 Stage Fright ✍️ Speechwriting

Thank You for Coming to My TED Talk

Teens, turn stage fright into fuel, build a talk that lands, own the room.

by Chris J. Anderson 2020 160 pages

4.11

122 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💬 Teen Communication 📖 Storytelling 😰 Stage Fright ✍️ Speechwriting

Small Message, Big Impact

by Terri L. Sjodin • 2011

Thirty seconds is all you get. Make it open a door instead of close a deal.

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🛗 Elevator Pitches 🎤 Persuasive Speaking 🎯 Presentation Skills ✍️ Message Crafting 💼 Sales Pitches

Small Message, Big Impact

Thirty seconds is all you get. Make it open a door instead of close a deal.

by Terri L. Sjodin 2011 239 pages

3.49

275 ratings

🛗 Elevator Pitches 🎤 Persuasive Speaking 🎯 Presentation Skills ✍️ Message Crafting 💼 Sales Pitches

Carrots Love Tomatoes

by Louise Riotte • 1975

Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.

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2k+

🌱 Companion Planting 🍂 Organic Gardening 🐞 Natural Pest Control 🪱 Soil Health 📐 Garden Planning

Carrots Love Tomatoes

Every plant has allies and enemies. The pairings that build a thriving garden without chemicals.

by Louise Riotte 1975 224 pages

4.04

2k+ ratings

🌱 Companion Planting 🍂 Organic Gardening 🐞 Natural Pest Control 🪱 Soil Health 📐 Garden Planning

Signals and Systems

by A. Anand Kumar • 2011

How signals become systems: the core math that turns noise into music, speech, and circuits.

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📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis ⚙️ Linear Systems Theory 🎛️ Filter Design 📐 Engineering Mathematics

Signals and Systems

How signals become systems: the core math that turns noise into music, speech, and circuits.

by A. Anand Kumar 2011 952 pages

4.07

233 ratings

📡 Signal Processing 〰️ Fourier Analysis ⚙️ Linear Systems Theory 🎛️ Filter Design 📐 Engineering Mathematics

Do Dogs Dream?

by Stanley Coren • 2002

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

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🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

Do Dogs Dream?

Sniffing secrets, dream chases, and the math dogs do: a psychologist cracks the canine mind.

by Stanley Coren 2002 304 pages

3.78

301 ratings

🐕 Canine Cognition 🦴 Dog Behavior 👃 Animal Senses ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 🧪 Comparative Psychology

Beyond Numeracy

by John Allen Paulos • 1990

Math, not as right answers, but as a lens on chaos, coincidence, and everyday decisions.

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Beyond Numeracy

Math, not as right answers, but as a lens on chaos, coincidence, and everyday decisions.

by John Allen Paulos 1990 304 pages

3.83

498 ratings

Start Your Own Corporation

by Garrett Sutton • 2012

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

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500+

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

Start Your Own Corporation

The legal tools the wealthy use to shield assets and cut taxes, step by step.

by Garrett Sutton 2012 272 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

🛡️ Asset Protection 🧱 Entity Formation 📊 Tax Reduction 🧾 Business Deductions ⚖️ Small Business Law

Inside the Apple

by Michelle Nevius • 2009

A walking guide to reading Manhattan: every block holds a chapter of American history.

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📖 Urban History 🗽 New York City History 🚶 Walking Tours 🏛️ Architectural History 💰 Gilded Age

Inside the Apple

A walking guide to reading Manhattan: every block holds a chapter of American history.

by Michelle Nevius 2009 384 pages

4.14

403 ratings

📖 Urban History 🗽 New York City History 🚶 Walking Tours 🏛️ Architectural History 💰 Gilded Age

Architecting for Scale

by Lee Atchison • 2016

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

Architecting for Scale

Features fail when the app is down. A field manual for systems that survive real-world decay.

by Lee Atchison 2016 228 pages

3.57

229 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🟢 High Availability 🧩 Microservices ⚠️ Risk Management ☁️ Cloud Computing

The Atlantis Blueprint

by Rand Flem-Ath • 2000

Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.

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📜 Lost Civilizations 🌊 Pole Shift Theory 📐 Sacred Geometry 🗺️ Ancient Cartography 🏛️ Alternative Archaeology

The Atlantis Blueprint

Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.

by Rand Flem-Ath 2000 415 pages

3.81

500+ ratings

📜 Lost Civilizations 🌊 Pole Shift Theory 📐 Sacred Geometry 🗺️ Ancient Cartography 🏛️ Alternative Archaeology

Gabriel García Márquez

by Michael Wood • 1990

The craft behind the curse: how magical realism, circular time, and prophecy hold Macondo together.

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6k+

📖 Literary Criticism ✨ Magical Realism 🌎 Latin American Boom 🔍 Close Reading 📝 Narrative Technique

Gabriel García Márquez

The craft behind the curse: how magical realism, circular time, and prophecy hold Macondo together.

by Michael Wood 1990 132 pages

4.54

6k+ ratings

📖 Literary Criticism ✨ Magical Realism 🌎 Latin American Boom 🔍 Close Reading 📝 Narrative Technique

The Missing README

by Chris Riccomini • 2021

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

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🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

The Missing README

Ship code safely, survive on-call, and manage your boss: the handbook no bootcamp assigns.

by Chris Riccomini 2021 288 pages

4.40

437 ratings

🛠️ Software Engineering 🧑‍💻 New Engineers 🧪 Code Quality 🔁 Devops Culture 🔄 Agile Methodologies

Cisco CCNA in 60 Days

by Paul W. Browning • 2012

60 days of structured practice for the CCNA: the schedule that gets you certified.

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📜 Ccna Certification 🌐 Network Engineering 📅 Daily Practice 🖥️ Cisco Ios 📦 Tcp/Ip Protocols

Cisco CCNA in 60 Days

60 days of structured practice for the CCNA: the schedule that gets you certified.

by Paul W. Browning 2012 496 pages

3.91

179 ratings

📜 Ccna Certification 🌐 Network Engineering 📅 Daily Practice 🖥️ Cisco Ios 📦 Tcp/Ip Protocols

Kotlin in Action

by Dmitry Jemerov • 2016

Write less code, eliminate null errors, and keep every Java library. A Kotlin guide for developers.

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🇰 Kotlin ☕ Java 🔬 Functional Programming 🤖 Android Development ☕ Jvm Languages

Kotlin in Action

Write less code, eliminate null errors, and keep every Java library. A Kotlin guide for developers.

by Dmitry Jemerov 2016 360 pages

4.41

500+ ratings

🇰 Kotlin ☕ Java 🔬 Functional Programming 🤖 Android Development ☕ Jvm Languages

Market Research in Practice

by Paul N. Hague • 1992

Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.

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🔍 Market Research 💡 Consumer Insights 📋 Survey Design ✍️ Questionnaire Design 🗣️ Qualitative Research

Market Research in Practice

Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.

by Paul N. Hague 1992 272 pages

3.93

15 ratings

🔍 Market Research 💡 Consumer Insights 📋 Survey Design ✍️ Questionnaire Design 🗣️ Qualitative Research

Arabesque

by Claudia Roden • 2005

Three cuisines, one shared legacy: the recipes and stories that define Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon.

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🍽️ Levantine Cuisine 🥘 Maghrebi Cooking 🕌 Ottoman Foodways 🧂 Spice Blends 🥙 Meze Culture

Arabesque

Three cuisines, one shared legacy: the recipes and stories that define Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon.

by Claudia Roden 2005 342 pages

4.11

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Levantine Cuisine 🥘 Maghrebi Cooking 🕌 Ottoman Foodways 🧂 Spice Blends 🥙 Meze Culture

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning

by G. Gregory Haff • 2015

Tissues heal in months, not days. Here's the sequence and what to do at every stage.

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🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 🏥 Sports Medicine 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔬 Exercise Science 📋 Program Design

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning

Tissues heal in months, not days. Here's the sequence and what to do at every stage.

by G. Gregory Haff 2015 752 pages

4.39

260 ratings

🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 🏥 Sports Medicine 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔬 Exercise Science 📋 Program Design

The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies

by Amanda Han • 2020

Real estate comes with tax advantages no other asset class offers. Most investors never learn them.

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🏠 Real Estate Investing 📊 Tax Planning 💵 Depreciation Strategies 🔄 Tax Deferral 🏦 Self-Directed Retirement

The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies

Real estate comes with tax advantages no other asset class offers. Most investors never learn them.

by Amanda Han 2020 223 pages

4.39

402 ratings

🏠 Real Estate Investing 📊 Tax Planning 💵 Depreciation Strategies 🔄 Tax Deferral 🏦 Self-Directed Retirement

The Philosophy Book for Beginners

by Sharon Kaye • 2021

Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.

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🏛️ Philosophy 101 ❓ Big Questions 💡 History Of Ideas 🧭 Practical Philosophy ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

The Philosophy Book for Beginners

Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.

by Sharon Kaye 2021 152 pages

4.17

138 ratings

🏛️ Philosophy 101 ❓ Big Questions 💡 History Of Ideas 🧭 Practical Philosophy ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

Async JavaScript

by Trevor Burnham • 2012

JavaScript's single thread is a feature: the async patterns that keep code responsive.

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🔄 Asynchronous Programming 🧩 Javascript Design Patterns 📡 Event-Driven Architecture 🧵 Concurrency Models ⚡ Web Performance

Async JavaScript

JavaScript's single thread is a feature: the async patterns that keep code responsive.

by Trevor Burnham 2012 84 pages

4.00

204 ratings

🔄 Asynchronous Programming 🧩 Javascript Design Patterns 📡 Event-Driven Architecture 🧵 Concurrency Models ⚡ Web Performance

The Everything Guide to Study Skills

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2011

Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.

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🧠 Study Strategies ✍️ Note-Taking ⏰ Time Management 📝 Essay Writing 📖 Critical Reading

The Everything Guide to Study Skills

Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2011 304 pages

3.88

113 ratings

🧠 Study Strategies ✍️ Note-Taking ⏰ Time Management 📝 Essay Writing 📖 Critical Reading

Coffee is Good for You

by Robert J. Davis • 2012

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

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🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

Coffee is Good for You

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

by Robert J. Davis 2012 240 pages

3.31

250 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

The Art of Logical Thinking

by William Walker Atkinson • 1909

Master the machinery of valid arguments and detect the logical flaws that fool most people.

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🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🏛️ Classical Logic 🔩 Mental Discipline 🗣️ Argumentation

The Art of Logical Thinking

Master the machinery of valid arguments and detect the logical flaws that fool most people.

by William Walker Atkinson 1909 66 pages

3.42

117 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Logical Fallacies 🏛️ Classical Logic 🔩 Mental Discipline 🗣️ Argumentation

Windows PowerShell Cookbook

by Lee Holmes • 2007

No more text parsing. The object-oriented shell cookbook for reliable Windows scripting.

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🐚 Shell Scripting 🪟 Windows Administration 📖 Scripting Cookbooks 🤖 Automation Scripting 💻 Microsoft Ecosystem

Windows PowerShell Cookbook

No more text parsing. The object-oriented shell cookbook for reliable Windows scripting.

by Lee Holmes 2007 1034 pages

3.84

206 ratings

🐚 Shell Scripting 🪟 Windows Administration 📖 Scripting Cookbooks 🤖 Automation Scripting 💻 Microsoft Ecosystem

The 16 Personality Types

by A.J. Drenth • 2013

Personality type is not a label but a layered mental system that develops across a lifetime.

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🧩 Personality Typology 🔮 Jungian Psychology 📊 Myers-Briggs Typology 🧠 Cognitive Functions 🌱 Adult Development

The 16 Personality Types

Personality type is not a label but a layered mental system that develops across a lifetime.

by A.J. Drenth 2013 228 pages

3.99

378 ratings

🧩 Personality Typology 🔮 Jungian Psychology 📊 Myers-Briggs Typology 🧠 Cognitive Functions 🌱 Adult Development

The 7 Principles of Fat Burning

by Eric Berg • 2006

Body shape reveals the hormones blocking your fat burning. Heal the liver first, eat for your type.

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500+

🔍 Body Type Diets 🧬 Hormone-Based Weight Loss 💚 Liver Health 🍬 Sugar And Insulin 🩺 Functional Medicine

The 7 Principles of Fat Burning

Body shape reveals the hormones blocking your fat burning. Heal the liver first, eat for your type.

by Eric Berg 2006 330 pages

4.12

500+ ratings

🔍 Body Type Diets 🧬 Hormone-Based Weight Loss 💚 Liver Health 🍬 Sugar And Insulin 🩺 Functional Medicine

Everyday Italian

by Giada De Laurentiis • 2005

125 Italian recipes that don't require a culinary degree or a trip to a specialty store.

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🍝 Italian Cooking 🇮🇹 Italian American Cuisine 🏠 Home Cooking 🫙 Pantry Cooking ⚡ Quick Meals

Everyday Italian

125 Italian recipes that don't require a culinary degree or a trip to a specialty store.

by Giada De Laurentiis 2005 256 pages

3.91

51k+ ratings

🍝 Italian Cooking 🇮🇹 Italian American Cuisine 🏠 Home Cooking 🫙 Pantry Cooking ⚡ Quick Meals

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners

by Lingo Mastery • 2018

A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.

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📚 Graded Reader 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 📖 Parallel Text 🧠 Vocabulary Building ✍️ Self Study

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners

A Spanish beginner's shortcut: twenty stories with audio, translations, and zero grammar lectures.

by Lingo Mastery 2018 210 pages

3.72

265 ratings

📚 Graded Reader 🇪🇸 Spanish For Beginners 📖 Parallel Text 🧠 Vocabulary Building ✍️ Self Study

Cloud Computing For Dummies

by Judith Hurwitz • 2009

Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.

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☁️ Cloud Computing 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚀 Cloud Adoption 📋 It Management ♟️ Technology Strategy

Cloud Computing For Dummies

Cloud computing is a business decision disguised as technology. The framework for getting it right.

by Judith Hurwitz 2009 336 pages

3.40

134 ratings

☁️ Cloud Computing 🏢 Enterprise Technology 🚀 Cloud Adoption 📋 It Management ♟️ Technology Strategy

The Art of Voice Acting

by James R. Alburger • 1998

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

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🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique 🎭 Character Development 🎧 Audio Production

The Art of Voice Acting

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

by James R. Alburger 1998 360 pages

4.00

127 ratings

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique 🎭 Character Development 🎧 Audio Production

How to Measure Anything Workbook

by Douglas W. Hubbard • 2014

Why everything is measurable and how to do it: a toolkit for turning uncertainties into dollars.

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📏 Intangible Measurement 🎲 Uncertainty Reduction 📊 Decision Analysis 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning ⚠️ Risk Modeling

How to Measure Anything Workbook

Why everything is measurable and how to do it: a toolkit for turning uncertainties into dollars.

by Douglas W. Hubbard 2014 160 pages

4.08

219 ratings

📏 Intangible Measurement 🎲 Uncertainty Reduction 📊 Decision Analysis 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning ⚠️ Risk Modeling

Cybersecurity for Small Networks

by Seth Enoka • 2022

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

4.08

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

Cybersecurity for Small Networks

Turn free tools into a layered defense that stops attackers before they reach your devices.

by Seth Enoka 2022 221 pages

4.08

52 ratings

🔒 Network Security 🏠 Homelab And Self-Hosting 🛠️ Open Source Tools 🧅 Defense In Depth 🚨 Intrusion Detection

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects

by Dave Hendricksen • 2011

Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.

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🏗️ Software Architecture 🧑‍💼 Technology Leadership 💬 Soft Skills For Engineers 🤝 Influence Without Authority 📈 Business Alignment

12 Essential Skills for Software Architects

Code gets you in the room. The interpersonal skills that actually get your architecture adopted.

by Dave Hendricksen 2011 280 pages

3.67

124 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🧑‍💼 Technology Leadership 💬 Soft Skills For Engineers 🤝 Influence Without Authority 📈 Business Alignment

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators

by Bernard Marr • 2014

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

3.91

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

25 Need-To-Know Key Performance Indicators

Twenty-five metrics every manager needs: what they measure, why they matter, and when to act.

by Bernard Marr 2014

3.91

35 ratings

🎯 Performance Measurement 👥 Customer Analytics 📊 Financial Ratios ⚙️ Operational Efficiency 👷 Workforce Analytics

Fluent React

by Tejas Kumar • 2024

From JSX to Server Components: how React's declarative model actually works, and why it matters.

4.13

💻 Frontend Development 🧩 Component Architecture 🔄 State Management 📝 Declarative Ui ⚡ Web Performance

Fluent React

From JSX to Server Components: how React's declarative model actually works, and why it matters.

by Tejas Kumar 2024 334 pages

4.13

38 ratings

💻 Frontend Development 🧩 Component Architecture 🔄 State Management 📝 Declarative Ui ⚡ Web Performance

The Elements of Style

by William Strunk Jr. • 1918

Most writing advice starts too late. First answer why you're driven to be heard.

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🖋️ Writing Craft 🔥 Writing Motivation 🗣️ Finding Your Voice 🦁 Creative Courage 📅 Writing Habits

The Elements of Style

Most writing advice starts too late. First answer why you're driven to be heard.

by William Strunk Jr. 1918 105 pages

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🖋️ Writing Craft 🔥 Writing Motivation 🗣️ Finding Your Voice 🦁 Creative Courage 📅 Writing Habits

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