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Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics

by R.L. Trask • 1996

From baby babbling to brain damage, a scientific tour of the system that makes us human.

3.90

500+

📚 General Linguistics 👶 Language Acquisition 📜 Historical Linguistics 🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Lingüistica Para Todos / Introducing Linguistics

From baby babbling to brain damage, a scientific tour of the system that makes us human.

by R.L. Trask 1996 176 pages

3.90

500+ ratings

📚 General Linguistics 👶 Language Acquisition 📜 Historical Linguistics 🗣️ Sociolinguistics 🧠 Neurolinguistics

Translating as a Purposeful Activity

by Christiane Nord • 1997

What if fidelity to the original is the least important thing about a good translation?

4.20

📚 Translation Studies 🏛️ Translation Theory 🌍 Intercultural Communication 🔍 Text Analysis 💬 Pragmatics

Translating as a Purposeful Activity

What if fidelity to the original is the least important thing about a good translation?

by Christiane Nord 1997 160 pages

4.20

65 ratings

📚 Translation Studies 🏛️ Translation Theory 🌍 Intercultural Communication 🔍 Text Analysis 💬 Pragmatics

The Military Money Manual

by Spencer C. Reese • 2022

Combat pay, TSP matching, no-fee credit cards: the military's fast track to financial independence.

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141

🏦 FIRE Movement 🪖 Military Finance 📊 Index Fund Investing 💰 High Savings Rate 🤖 Automated Investing

The Military Money Manual

Combat pay, TSP matching, no-fee credit cards: the military's fast track to financial independence.

by Spencer C. Reese 2022 130 pages

4.49

141 ratings

🏦 FIRE Movement 🪖 Military Finance 📊 Index Fund Investing 💰 High Savings Rate 🤖 Automated Investing

IoT Inc

by Bruce Sinclair • 2017

Sensors turn products into services. Here's how to sell outcomes, not hardware.

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144

🌐 IoT Strategy 🔄 Business Model Innovation 💰 Data Monetization 🔁 As-A-Service Models 🏭 Industry 4.0

IoT Inc

Sensors turn products into services. Here's how to sell outcomes, not hardware.

by Bruce Sinclair 2017 305 pages

3.92

144 ratings

🌐 IoT Strategy 🔄 Business Model Innovation 💰 Data Monetization 🔁 As-A-Service Models 🏭 Industry 4.0

What Type Am I?

by Renee Baron • 1998

Your four-letter type, decoded: why you think, love, and work the way you do.

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500+

🧩 Personality Types 🧠 Jungian Psychology ♟️ Temperament Theory 🪞 Self-Assessment 💬 Communication Styles

What Type Am I?

Your four-letter type, decoded: why you think, love, and work the way you do.

by Renee Baron 1998 186 pages

3.94

500+ ratings

🧩 Personality Types 🧠 Jungian Psychology ♟️ Temperament Theory 🪞 Self-Assessment 💬 Communication Styles

Rebel with a Clause

by Ellen Jovin • 2022

She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.

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1k+

🧱 Language Mechanics 🗣️ Pop Linguistics 😂 Grammar Humor ✍️ Language Memoir 🔬 Descriptive Grammar

Rebel with a Clause

She toured fifty states with a grammar table. The confessions were stranger than the questions.

by Ellen Jovin 2022 400 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🧱 Language Mechanics 🗣️ Pop Linguistics 😂 Grammar Humor ✍️ Language Memoir 🔬 Descriptive Grammar

Schema Therapy

by Eshkol Rafaeli • 2010

An integrative therapy for chronic conditions: heal through the bond, not just the protocol.

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230

🧠 Personality Disorders 📋 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Integrative Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Experiential Therapy

Schema Therapy

An integrative therapy for chronic conditions: heal through the bond, not just the protocol.

by Eshkol Rafaeli 2010 184 pages

4.07

230 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 📋 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Integrative Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Experiential Therapy

Six Sigma for Managers

by Greg Brue • 2002

The data-driven playbook for cutting defects to near zero and making those gains stick.

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138

🌀 Continuous Improvement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions ⚙️ Total Quality Management 🏭 Operational Excellence 🧪 Deming Philosophy

Six Sigma for Managers

The data-driven playbook for cutting defects to near zero and making those gains stick.

by Greg Brue 2002 272 pages

3.25

138 ratings

🌀 Continuous Improvement 📊 Data-Driven Decisions ⚙️ Total Quality Management 🏭 Operational Excellence 🧪 Deming Philosophy

The MELT Method

by Sue Hitzmann • 2013

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

3.67

500+

🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

The MELT Method

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

by Sue Hitzmann 2013 304 pages

3.67

500+ ratings

🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy

by Narasimha Karumanchi • 2011

Every algorithm problem has multiple solutions. Find the fastest one, step by step.

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1k+

⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🗃️ Data Structures ✍️ Algorithm Design 📊 Complexity Theory 💼 Coding Interviews

Data Structures and Algorithms Made Easy

Every algorithm problem has multiple solutions. Find the fastest one, step by step.

by Narasimha Karumanchi 2011

4.10

1k+ ratings

⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🗃️ Data Structures ✍️ Algorithm Design 📊 Complexity Theory 💼 Coding Interviews

The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution

by Julene Stassou • 2017

A 28-day Mediterranean plan that makes weight loss a side effect of smarter habits, not willpower.

3.90

376

🫒 Mediterranean Diet ⚖️ Weight Loss Plans 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥗 Meal Prepping 🔄 Habit Design

The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution

A 28-day Mediterranean plan that makes weight loss a side effect of smarter habits, not willpower.

by Julene Stassou 2017 240 pages

3.90

376 ratings

🫒 Mediterranean Diet ⚖️ Weight Loss Plans 🧘 Mindful Eating 🥗 Meal Prepping 🔄 Habit Design

Food Freedom Forever

by Melissa Urban • 2016

Stop negotiating with food guilt. A 30-day elimination that puts your body back in charge.

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4k+

🧪 Elimination Diets 🔍 Food Sensitivities 🧘 Mindful Eating ✂️ Anti Diet Culture 💚 Self Compassion

Food Freedom Forever

Stop negotiating with food guilt. A 30-day elimination that puts your body back in charge.

by Melissa Urban 2016 300 pages

3.87

4k+ ratings

🧪 Elimination Diets 🔍 Food Sensitivities 🧘 Mindful Eating ✂️ Anti Diet Culture 💚 Self Compassion

Smarter Investing

by Tim Hale • 2006

The market gives you its return for free. The costly part is what you do next.

4.10

500+

📉 Passive Investing 🏗️ Portfolio Construction 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⚖️ Asset Allocation 📊 Evidence-Based Investing

Smarter Investing

The market gives you its return for free. The costly part is what you do next.

by Tim Hale 2006 301 pages

4.10

500+ ratings

📉 Passive Investing 🏗️ Portfolio Construction 🧠 Behavioral Finance ⚖️ Asset Allocation 📊 Evidence-Based Investing

Volume Profile, Market Profile, Order Flow

by Johannes Forthmann • 2020

Chart patterns are no longer edges; they're bait in institutional traps. Learn to read order flow.

3.88

📈 Day Trading 📊 Order Flow Analysis 📉 Volume Profiling 🏛️ Auction Market Theory 🧠 Smart Money Concepts

Volume Profile, Market Profile, Order Flow

Chart patterns are no longer edges; they're bait in institutional traps. Learn to read order flow.

by Johannes Forthmann 2020 211 pages

3.88

25 ratings

📈 Day Trading 📊 Order Flow Analysis 📉 Volume Profiling 🏛️ Auction Market Theory 🧠 Smart Money Concepts

Fifty Shades of Chicken

by F.L. Fowler • 2012

A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.

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🥸 Literary Parody 🎁 Gag Gifts 😉 Suggestive Humor 🐔 Single-Subject Cookbooks 👨‍🍳 Cookbook Humor

Fifty Shades of Chicken

A chicken falls for the chef who wants to cook her whole, and in parts.

by F.L. Fowler 2012 160 pages

4.17

1k+ ratings

🥸 Literary Parody 🎁 Gag Gifts 😉 Suggestive Humor 🐔 Single-Subject Cookbooks 👨‍🍳 Cookbook Humor

Cold Email Manifesto

by Robert Indries • 2023

Three-sentence email that lands meetings, slow warmup to dodge spam, and the commission-only team.

3.77

🧊 Cold Email Outreach 📈 Scaling Strategies ✍️ Email Copywriting 🎯 Lead Generation 👥 Sales Team Management

Cold Email Manifesto

Three-sentence email that lands meetings, slow warmup to dodge spam, and the commission-only team.

by Robert Indries 2023 198 pages

3.77

13 ratings

🧊 Cold Email Outreach 📈 Scaling Strategies ✍️ Email Copywriting 🎯 Lead Generation 👥 Sales Team Management

Style

by Joseph M. Williams • 1981

Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.

4.21

2k+

🖋️ Prose Style ✂️ Sentence Craft 📝 Expository Writing 🌊 Information Flow ✏️ Editing And Revision

Style

Clarity is structural, not mysterious. The diagnostic principles that tell you exactly what to fix.

by Joseph M. Williams 1981 226 pages

4.21

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Prose Style ✂️ Sentence Craft 📝 Expository Writing 🌊 Information Flow ✏️ Editing And Revision

Cybersecurity Risk Management

by Cynthia Brumfield • 2021

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

3.89

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

Cybersecurity Risk Management

The NIST framework is a map, not a shield. How to build defenses that work.

by Cynthia Brumfield 2021 176 pages

3.89

9 ratings

🛡️ Cybersecurity Frameworks ⚠️ It Risk Management 🏭 Operational Technology Security 🔐 Access Control 🚨 Incident Response Planning

The Minimalist Home

by Joshua Becker • 2018

Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.

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9k+

🧹 Decluttering 🏠 Home Organization 🏡 Minimalist Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🚪 Room-By-Room Guides

The Minimalist Home

Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.

by Joshua Becker 2018 256 pages

3.69

9k+ ratings

🧹 Decluttering 🏠 Home Organization 🏡 Minimalist Living 🎯 Intentional Living 🚪 Room-By-Room Guides

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution

by Gina Ford • 2018

Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.

🌛 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Routines 🐣 Gentle Sleep Training 💤 Independent Sleep 📋 Routine-Led Parenting

The One-Week Baby Sleep Solution

Baby sleep in seven days: gentle plans for the first year, no controlled crying needed.

by Gina Ford 2018

🌛 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Routines 🐣 Gentle Sleep Training 💤 Independent Sleep 📋 Routine-Led Parenting

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

by Peter Haining • 2008

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

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👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

by Peter Haining 2008 512 pages

3.55

329 ratings

👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

Learning OpenCV

by Gary Bradski • 2008

From smoothing to machine learning: the complete OpenCV toolkit for building computer vision apps.

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🖥️ Computer Vision 🌄 Image Processing 📚 Open Source Libraries ⚙️ Algorithm Guides 📖 Code Reference

Learning OpenCV

From smoothing to machine learning: the complete OpenCV toolkit for building computer vision apps.

by Gary Bradski 2008 575 pages

4.01

171 ratings

🖥️ Computer Vision 🌄 Image Processing 📚 Open Source Libraries ⚙️ Algorithm Guides 📖 Code Reference

How to Understand Business Finance

by Bob Cinnamon • 2006

Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.

3.36

🏢 Corporate Finance 📖 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 📐 Ratio Analysis

How to Understand Business Finance

Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.

by Bob Cinnamon 2006 176 pages

3.36

44 ratings

🏢 Corporate Finance 📖 Financial Literacy 📊 Financial Statements 💸 Cash Flow Management 📐 Ratio Analysis

Cooking with Nonna

by Rossella Rago • 2017

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

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150

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes 🥖 Cucina Povera 🍝 Pasta Making

Cooking with Nonna

100 Italian grandmother recipes. Pasta that forgives, sauce that remembers, cannoli worth the mess.

by Rossella Rago 2017 248 pages

4.44

150 ratings

🍷 Italian Home Cooking 🗺️ Regional Italian Cuisine 👵 Family Recipes 🥖 Cucina Povera 🍝 Pasta Making

Craft, Inc.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2007

The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.

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1k+

🧵 Craft Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Brand Identity Design 📢 Craft Marketing 💪 Creative Confidence

Craft, Inc.

The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.

by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007 160 pages

3.86

1k+ ratings

🧵 Craft Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🏷️ Brand Identity Design 📢 Craft Marketing 💪 Creative Confidence

The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell

by Eric Beall • 2009

The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.

4.13

🎯 Commercial Songwriting ✍️ Songwriting Craft 💼 Music Business 🪝 Hook Writing 🎛️ Music Production

The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell

The songwriting craft manual from an A&R insider: write the song they can't skip past.

by Eric Beall 2009 288 pages

4.13

45 ratings

🎯 Commercial Songwriting ✍️ Songwriting Craft 💼 Music Business 🪝 Hook Writing 🎛️ Music Production

A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping

by Kate Bratskeir • 2021

Your grocery cart can fight climate change: one small change at a time, without the guilt.

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🥗 Sustainable Eating 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🗑️ Food Waste Reduction 🟢 Greenwashing 🏷️ Label Literacy

A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Food Shopping

Your grocery cart can fight climate change: one small change at a time, without the guilt.

by Kate Bratskeir 2021 144 pages

4.13

124 ratings

🥗 Sustainable Eating 🛒 Ethical Consumerism 🗑️ Food Waste Reduction 🟢 Greenwashing 🏷️ Label Literacy

Ride Your Way Lean

by Selene Yeager • 2010

A bike-based weight loss plan that works: intervals, fueling, and habits, not just steady miles.

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353

🚴 Cycling Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition ⏱️ Interval Training 🧬 Metabolic Health 🧠 Sports Psychology

Ride Your Way Lean

A bike-based weight loss plan that works: intervals, fueling, and habits, not just steady miles.

by Selene Yeager 2010 257 pages

3.82

353 ratings

🚴 Cycling Training 🍽️ Sports Nutrition ⏱️ Interval Training 🧬 Metabolic Health 🧠 Sports Psychology

Mathematics

by Trevor Johnson • 2010

From arithmetic to algebra: a self-teaching path for the math you forgot or never had.

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🧮 Basic Mathematics 📊 Numeracy Skills 📚 Self-Study Math ➕ Arithmetic 📐 Plane Geometry

Mathematics

From arithmetic to algebra: a self-teaching path for the math you forgot or never had.

by Trevor Johnson 2010 401 pages

4.07

104 ratings

🧮 Basic Mathematics 📊 Numeracy Skills 📚 Self-Study Math ➕ Arithmetic 📐 Plane Geometry

Marathoning for Mortals

by John Bingham • 2003

Walking counts. Finishing beats speed. A marathon guide for people who are not runners.

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1k+

🏃 Marathon Training 👟 Beginner Running 🏅 Endurance Sports 💪 Everyday Athletes 🌱 New Runners

Marathoning for Mortals

Walking counts. Finishing beats speed. A marathon guide for people who are not runners.

by John Bingham 2003 272 pages

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏃 Marathon Training 👟 Beginner Running 🏅 Endurance Sports 💪 Everyday Athletes 🌱 New Runners

Personal Finance Simplified

by Tycho Press • 2014

A jargon-free money system for people who think they are bad with numbers.

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111

💰 Personal Finance 📊 Money Management 📚 Financial Literacy 💳 Debt Elimination 📝 Budgeting

Personal Finance Simplified

A jargon-free money system for people who think they are bad with numbers.

by Tycho Press 2014 144 pages

3.79

111 ratings

💰 Personal Finance 📊 Money Management 📚 Financial Literacy 💳 Debt Elimination 📝 Budgeting

Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom

by Jennifer Bashant • 2020

What defiance and withdrawal actually mean: a neuroscience-based guide for teachers.

3.89

🧠 Trauma-Informed Teaching ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning 😌 Emotional Regulation 🧩 Behavior Management 🧘 Mindfulness In Schools

Building a Trauma-Informed, Compassionate Classroom

What defiance and withdrawal actually mean: a neuroscience-based guide for teachers.

by Jennifer Bashant 2020 108 pages

3.89

45 ratings

🧠 Trauma-Informed Teaching ❤️ Social-Emotional Learning 😌 Emotional Regulation 🧩 Behavior Management 🧘 Mindfulness In Schools

Swing and Day Trading

by Thomas N. Bulkowski • 2012

Chart patterns that signal entries and stop rules that keep emotions from wrecking your account.

4.00

📈 Technical Analysis 🌊 Swing Trading ⏱️ Day Trading 📐 Chart Patterns 🧠 Trading Psychology

Swing and Day Trading

Chart patterns that signal entries and stop rules that keep emotions from wrecking your account.

by Thomas N. Bulkowski 2012 320 pages

4.00

31 ratings

📈 Technical Analysis 🌊 Swing Trading ⏱️ Day Trading 📐 Chart Patterns 🧠 Trading Psychology

Public Administration and Public Affairs

by D. J. Henry • 1980

Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.

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104

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Bureaucracy 📊 Public Budgeting 👥 Public Personnel Management 🔗 Privatization

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.

by D. J. Henry 1980 416 pages

3.64

104 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🏢 Bureaucracy 📊 Public Budgeting 👥 Public Personnel Management 🔗 Privatization

How to Survive History

by Cody Cassidy • 2023

T. rex: 13 mph, you win. Pompeii: run north. The science of outliving history's deadliest days.

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3k+

🧨 Historical Disasters 🧪 Survival Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios ⚛️ Applied Physics 🔬 Popular Science

How to Survive History

T. rex: 13 mph, you win. Pompeii: run north. The science of outliving history's deadliest days.

by Cody Cassidy 2023 195 pages

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧨 Historical Disasters 🧪 Survival Science ⚠️ Worst-Case Scenarios ⚛️ Applied Physics 🔬 Popular Science

The Secret Life of Words

by Anne Curzan • 2012

English stole a million words, hid their origins, and keeps changing the rules.

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500+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Language History 📖 Etymology 📚 Lexicography 🔄 Semantic Drift 🌍 Loanwords

The Secret Life of Words

English stole a million words, hid their origins, and keeps changing the rules.

by Anne Curzan 2012 36 pages

4.37

500+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English Language History 📖 Etymology 📚 Lexicography 🔄 Semantic Drift 🌍 Loanwords

The Trader's Handbook

by Richard Moglen • 2025

The difference between a blown account and a career: risk control, routine, and written rules.

4.32

🚀 Momentum Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧠 Trading Psychology 🛡️ Risk Management ⚙️ Trading Systems

The Trader's Handbook

The difference between a blown account and a career: risk control, routine, and written rules.

by Richard Moglen 2025 514 pages

4.32

59 ratings

🚀 Momentum Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧠 Trading Psychology 🛡️ Risk Management ⚙️ Trading Systems

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

by Laxmi Khurana • 1992

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

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🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery 🥬 Vegetarian Indian 📖 Indian Cooking Basics

An Indian Housewife's Recipe Book

A home cook's guide to Indian cuisine: master the spices, dhals, and breads that restaurants skip.

by Laxmi Khurana 1992 251 pages

4.02

143 ratings

🍛 Indian Home Cooking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Recipes 🌶️ Spice Cookery 🥬 Vegetarian Indian 📖 Indian Cooking Basics

Fundamentals of Data Engineering

by Joe Reis • 2022

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

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500+

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines 📊 Data Modeling ☁️ Cloud Data Systems

Fundamentals of Data Engineering

Data scientists spend 80% of their time cleaning data. The systems blueprint that frees them.

by Joe Reis 2022 426 pages

4.16

500+ ratings

🛠️ Data Engineering 🏗️ Data Architecture 🔗 Data Pipelines 📊 Data Modeling ☁️ Cloud Data Systems

Mindfulness for Bipolar Disorder

by William R. Marchand MD • 2015

Bipolar moods hijack the brain. A psychiatrist's mindfulness method takes back control.

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⚡ Bipolar Disorder 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Self-Compassion

Mindfulness for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar moods hijack the brain. A psychiatrist's mindfulness method takes back control.

by William R. Marchand MD 2015 218 pages

3.99

119 ratings

⚡ Bipolar Disorder 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Self-Compassion

The Profitable Hobby Farm

by Sarah Beth Aubrey • 2010

Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.

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🚜 Small Farm Business 🥕 Local Food Movement 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 📋 Farm Marketing 🤝 Cooperative Models

The Profitable Hobby Farm

Your hobby farm can earn real money. The business blueprint for making local food pay.

by Sarah Beth Aubrey 2010 288 pages

3.71

157 ratings

🚜 Small Farm Business 🥕 Local Food Movement 🌱 Sustainable Agriculture 📋 Farm Marketing 🤝 Cooperative Models

Platform Engineering

by Camille Fournier • 2024

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

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119

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Platform Engineering

Platform teams fail without product thinking. How to build internal tools developers actually love.

by Camille Fournier 2024 322 pages

4.03

119 ratings

🏗️ Platform Engineering 👥 Engineering Management 💡 Product Thinking 🔄 Sociotechnical Systems ⚙️ DevOps

Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards

by Harold R. Kerzner • 2011

Dashboards that stop projects from flying blind: the value metrics your Gantt chart leaves out.

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📋 Project Management 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Dashboard Design 💎 Value Delivery 🎯 Strategic Alignment

Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards

Dashboards that stop projects from flying blind: the value metrics your Gantt chart leaves out.

by Harold R. Kerzner 2011 384 pages

4.01

109 ratings

📋 Project Management 📏 Performance Measurement 📊 Dashboard Design 💎 Value Delivery 🎯 Strategic Alignment

Creating Agile Organizations

by Cesario Ramos • 2022

Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.

4.69

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧠 Systems Thinking 🌊 Flow Optimization 👥 Cross-Functional Teams

Creating Agile Organizations

Scrum won't save a bad org chart. The structural redesign that makes agility possible.

by Cesario Ramos 2022 256 pages

4.69

16 ratings

🏗️ Organizational Design 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧠 Systems Thinking 🌊 Flow Optimization 👥 Cross-Functional Teams

Introduction to Design Thinking for UX Beginners

by Uijun Park • 2023

UX is problem discovery, not decoration. A beginner's method from research to testing to hired.

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114

🎨 Ux Design 🧠 Design Thinking 🔍 User Research 🏗️ Information Architecture 📋 Ux Career

Introduction to Design Thinking for UX Beginners

UX is problem discovery, not decoration. A beginner's method from research to testing to hired.

by Uijun Park 2023 168 pages

4.09

114 ratings

🎨 Ux Design 🧠 Design Thinking 🔍 User Research 🏗️ Information Architecture 📋 Ux Career

Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!

by Lori Greiner • 2014

From idea to retail: how to prototype, patent, pitch, and sell your product on live TV.

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500+

🛠️ Product Invention ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Patent Strategy 📈 Investor Pitching 💰 Bootstrapping

Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!

From idea to retail: how to prototype, patent, pitch, and sell your product on live TV.

by Lori Greiner 2014 288 pages

3.97

500+ ratings

🛠️ Product Invention ✏️ Product Design ⚖️ Patent Strategy 📈 Investor Pitching 💰 Bootstrapping

Homeschooling for Absolute Beginners

by Lorilee Lippincott • 2020

No teaching degree required: the nuts and bolts of starting homeschool without burning out.

3.64

🔧 Homeschooling Methods 🏠 New Homeschoolers 📚 Homeschool Curriculum 🎨 Learning Through Play 🌿 Nature Based Learning

Homeschooling for Absolute Beginners

No teaching degree required: the nuts and bolts of starting homeschool without burning out.

by Lorilee Lippincott 2020 202 pages

3.64

55 ratings

🔧 Homeschooling Methods 🏠 New Homeschoolers 📚 Homeschool Curriculum 🎨 Learning Through Play 🌿 Nature Based Learning

Living Well with Hypothyroidism

by Mary J. Shomon • 2000

A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.

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500+

🦋 Thyroid Disorders 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🩺 Chronic Illness Management ⚖️ Hormone Health

Living Well with Hypothyroidism

A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.

by Mary J. Shomon 2000 587 pages

3.91

500+ ratings

🦋 Thyroid Disorders 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🩺 Chronic Illness Management ⚖️ Hormone Health

The New Personality Self-Portrait

by John M. Oldham • 1990

Disorders are just personality styles turned up. Fourteen spectrums that explain everyone you know.

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🧩 Personality Typology 📋 Personality Assessment 📊 Personality Differences 🏥 Clinical Self-Help 🔍 Self-Assessment

The New Personality Self-Portrait

Disorders are just personality styles turned up. Fourteen spectrums that explain everyone you know.

by John M. Oldham 1990 449 pages

4.07

456 ratings

🧩 Personality Typology 📋 Personality Assessment 📊 Personality Differences 🏥 Clinical Self-Help 🔍 Self-Assessment

The Skin Type Solution

by Leslie Baumann • 2006

Which of 16 skin types are you? A dermatologist's diagnostic to end the product guessing game.

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🧪 Skincare Science 🎯 Personalized Skincare 📋 Ingredient Literacy 🩺 Consumer Dermatology ⏳ Anti-Aging Regimens

The Skin Type Solution

Which of 16 skin types are you? A dermatologist's diagnostic to end the product guessing game.

by Leslie Baumann 2006 528 pages

3.85

343 ratings

🧪 Skincare Science 🎯 Personalized Skincare 📋 Ingredient Literacy 🩺 Consumer Dermatology ⏳ Anti-Aging Regimens

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