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Straight Talk About Public Relations, Revised and Updated

by Robert Wynne • 2019

Press releases still beat viral dreams. A PR veteran explains why, and what actually earns coverage.

4.00

📢 Public Relations 📰 Earned Media 🤝 Media Relations 🚨 Crisis Communications ✍️ Content Marketing

Straight Talk About Public Relations, Revised and Updated

Press releases still beat viral dreams. A PR veteran explains why, and what actually earns coverage.

by Robert Wynne 2019 200 pages

4.00

3 ratings

📢 Public Relations 📰 Earned Media 🤝 Media Relations 🚨 Crisis Communications ✍️ Content Marketing

The Investor's Guidebook to Alternative Investments

by Stuart R. Veale • 2013

Build a resilient portfolio: the case for gold, gems, real estate, and energy partnerships.

2.36

📊 Alternative Investments ⚖️ Asset Allocation 🥇 Precious Metals 🏠 Real Estate Investing ⛽ Commodity Investing

The Investor's Guidebook to Alternative Investments

Build a resilient portfolio: the case for gold, gems, real estate, and energy partnerships.

by Stuart R. Veale 2013 255 pages

2.36

11 ratings

📊 Alternative Investments ⚖️ Asset Allocation 🥇 Precious Metals 🏠 Real Estate Investing ⛽ Commodity Investing

Organizing Your Home With Sort and Succeed

by Darla DeMorrow • 2018

A decluttering method that works without motivation, and the four-hour cap that prevents burnout.

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299

🏠 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering Methods 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Habit Formation 🎨 Home Design

Organizing Your Home With Sort and Succeed

A decluttering method that works without motivation, and the four-hour cap that prevents burnout.

by Darla DeMorrow 2018 92 pages

3.91

299 ratings

🏠 Home Organization 🗑️ Decluttering Methods 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Habit Formation 🎨 Home Design

Four Sociological Traditions

by Randall Collins • 1994

Four rival lenses on all of social life: power, exchange, ritual, and the socially constructed self.

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🎓 Sociological Theory 📜 Classical Sociology ⚔️ Conflict Theory 💬 Symbolic Interactionism 🙏 Durkheimian Sociology

Four Sociological Traditions

Four rival lenses on all of social life: power, exchange, ritual, and the socially constructed self.

by Randall Collins 1994 336 pages

3.86

152 ratings

🎓 Sociological Theory 📜 Classical Sociology ⚔️ Conflict Theory 💬 Symbolic Interactionism 🙏 Durkheimian Sociology

Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

by Glen O. Gabbard • 1990

The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.

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🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 📋 Psychodynamic Formulation 👶 Object Relations 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship

Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.

by Glen O. Gabbard 1990 629 pages

4.32

354 ratings

🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy 📋 Psychodynamic Formulation 👶 Object Relations 🔗 Attachment Theory 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

by William B. Young • 2018

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

3.63

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

by William B. Young 2018 216 pages

3.63

54 ratings

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

ADVANTAGE

by Joe Solari • 2020

Your best marketer is your last reader. A system for making every launch bigger than the last.

4.56

📈 Cumulative Advantage 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📖 Reader Psychology 👥 Community Building 🧲 Brand Strategy

ADVANTAGE

Your best marketer is your last reader. A system for making every launch bigger than the last.

by Joe Solari 2020 236 pages

4.56

52 ratings

📈 Cumulative Advantage 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📖 Reader Psychology 👥 Community Building 🧲 Brand Strategy

Dive Into Design Patterns

by Alexander Shvets • 2018

The 22 blueprints that turn tangled object-oriented code into systems you can actually change.

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🧱 Object-Oriented Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🔁 Design Patterns 👥 Gang Of Four 🧩 Solid Principles

Dive Into Design Patterns

The 22 blueprints that turn tangled object-oriented code into systems you can actually change.

by Alexander Shvets 2018 406 pages

4.66

500+ ratings

🧱 Object-Oriented Design 🏗️ Software Architecture 🔁 Design Patterns 👥 Gang Of Four 🧩 Solid Principles

Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design

by Ai Mastery Books • 2023

Turn your Midjourney art into income: the marketplaces, products, and niches that sell.

🤖 Ai Art Generation 🖨️ Print On Demand 💰 Passive Income 🛒 Online Marketplaces 🎯 Niche Marketing

Midjourney Professional Design Ebook - Master the Art of AI Design

Turn your Midjourney art into income: the marketplaces, products, and niches that sell.

by Ai Mastery Books 2023 13 pages

🤖 Ai Art Generation 🖨️ Print On Demand 💰 Passive Income 🛒 Online Marketplaces 🎯 Niche Marketing

Everything About Corporate Etiquette

by Vivek Bindra • 2017

The unspoken rules of conduct that decide promotions, from your handshake to your inbox.

4.49

📊 Corporate Etiquette 🕊️ Civility 🚪 First Impressions 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Assertiveness

Everything About Corporate Etiquette

The unspoken rules of conduct that decide promotions, from your handshake to your inbox.

by Vivek Bindra 2017 200 pages

4.49

43 ratings

📊 Corporate Etiquette 🕊️ Civility 🚪 First Impressions 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Assertiveness

Think Like an Economist

by Anne Rooney • 2019

What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.

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🎓 Introductory Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🏫 Mainstream Economics 💵 Money And Banking 📉 Financial Crises

Think Like an Economist

What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.

by Anne Rooney 2019 288 pages

3.85

39 ratings

🎓 Introductory Economics 🔍 Everyday Economics 🏫 Mainstream Economics 💵 Money And Banking 📉 Financial Crises

Creative Acts for Curious People

by Sarah Stein Greenberg • 2021

Eighty assignments from the Stanford d.school that train anyone to think and lead like a designer.

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🧠 Design Thinking 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Design Ethics ✏️ Creative Exercises

Creative Acts for Curious People

Eighty assignments from the Stanford d.school that train anyone to think and lead like a designer.

by Sarah Stein Greenberg 2021 304 pages

3.93

334 ratings

🧠 Design Thinking 🛠️ Rapid Prototyping 🛡️ Psychological Safety ⚖️ Design Ethics ✏️ Creative Exercises

Eurogames

by Stewart Woods • 2012

Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.

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🎓 Game Studies 🎲 Board Game Culture 📐 Game Design Theory 🧠 Player Psychology 📜 Game History

Eurogames

Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.

by Stewart Woods 2012 262 pages

3.78

137 ratings

🎓 Game Studies 🎲 Board Game Culture 📐 Game Design Theory 🧠 Player Psychology 📜 Game History

99 Ways to Die

by Ashely Alker • 2026

An ER doctor reveals what is most likely to kill you, and how to prevent it.

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1k+

🚑 Emergency Medicine 🌍 Public Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 🚫 Medical Misinformation 🦠 Infectious Disease

99 Ways to Die

An ER doctor reveals what is most likely to kill you, and how to prevent it.

by Ashely Alker 2026 384 pages

4.02

1k+ ratings

🚑 Emergency Medicine 🌍 Public Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 🚫 Medical Misinformation 🦠 Infectious Disease

Memo from the Story Department

by Christopher Vogler • 2011

How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.

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🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 🌀 Mythic Structure 🎭 Character Archetypes ⚔️ Dramatic Conflict

Memo from the Story Department

How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.

by Christopher Vogler 2011

4.16

171 ratings

🎬 Screenwriting Craft 🏗️ Story Structure 🌀 Mythic Structure 🎭 Character Archetypes ⚔️ Dramatic Conflict

Currency Kings

by Ben Robson • 2017

How forex billionaires built their fortunes, and the strategies a retail trader can steal.

3.42

💱 Forex Trading 🌐 Global Macro 📈 Trend Following 🔢 Quantitative Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

Currency Kings

How forex billionaires built their fortunes, and the strategies a retail trader can steal.

by Ben Robson 2017 321 pages

3.42

26 ratings

💱 Forex Trading 🌐 Global Macro 📈 Trend Following 🔢 Quantitative Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

C'est ma grossesse

by Anna Roy • 2022

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

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🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

C'est ma grossesse

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

by Anna Roy 2022 523 pages

4.66

119 ratings

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

Swimming Science

by G. John Mullen • 2018

Swimming faster is a physics problem, a fuel problem, and a head game. The multidisciplinary fix.

4.13

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🔬 Sports Science ✋ Stroke Technique 🏋️ Dryland Training 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Swimming Science

Swimming faster is a physics problem, a fuel problem, and a head game. The multidisciplinary fix.

by G. John Mullen 2018 192 pages

4.13

8 ratings

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🔬 Sports Science ✋ Stroke Technique 🏋️ Dryland Training 🍎 Sports Nutrition

The Cyclic Universe

by Howard Burton • 2013

An infinite cycle: the far future of one universe ignites the Big Bang of the next.

4.25

🔄 Cyclic Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics ⏳ Entropy And Time 🕳️ Black Hole Physics 🌑 Dark Matter And Energy

The Cyclic Universe

An infinite cycle: the far future of one universe ignites the Big Bang of the next.

by Howard Burton 2013 86 pages

4.25

28 ratings

🔄 Cyclic Cosmology ⚛️ Theoretical Physics ⏳ Entropy And Time 🕳️ Black Hole Physics 🌑 Dark Matter And Energy

Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

by Kieron O'Connor • 2011

OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.

4.03

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Ocd Treatment 🫀 Anxiety Disorders 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📖 Narrative Therapy

Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCD starts with self-made doubt, not an intrusion. Treat the reasoning, not just the compulsion.

by Kieron O'Connor 2011 333 pages

4.03

34 ratings

🧠 Clinical Psychology 🔄 Ocd Treatment 🫀 Anxiety Disorders 🧩 Cognitive Biases 📖 Narrative Therapy

Credo

by Athanasius Schneider • 2023

Why the Catholic faith cannot change: a bishop's complete doctrinal restatement for believers.

4.53

🕊️ Catholic Doctrine 📖 Systematic Theology ⛪ Traditional Catholicism 🧑‍🏫 Catechetics ⚖️ Moral Theology

Credo

Why the Catholic faith cannot change: a bishop's complete doctrinal restatement for believers.

by Athanasius Schneider 2023 734 pages

4.53

74 ratings

🕊️ Catholic Doctrine 📖 Systematic Theology ⛪ Traditional Catholicism 🧑‍🏫 Catechetics ⚖️ Moral Theology

True to Type

by William C. Jeffries • 1991

What your MBTI report leaves out: finding your true type and using it without doing harm.

3.13

🏷️ Personality Typing 📚 Jungian Typology 🔍 Self-Assessment 🤝 Team Dynamics 💬 Communication Styles

True to Type

What your MBTI report leaves out: finding your true type and using it without doing harm.

by William C. Jeffries 1991 104 pages

3.13

15 ratings

🏷️ Personality Typing 📚 Jungian Typology 🔍 Self-Assessment 🤝 Team Dynamics 💬 Communication Styles

Project Management for IT-Related Projects

by Bob Hughes • 2004

Why IT projects fail and the ten management disciplines that keep yours on track.

3.30

🖥️ Software Project Management 🔄 Project Lifecycle ⚠️ Risk Management ✅ Quality Assurance 🔀 Change Management

Project Management for IT-Related Projects

Why IT projects fail and the ten management disciplines that keep yours on track.

by Bob Hughes 2004 178 pages

3.30

43 ratings

🖥️ Software Project Management 🔄 Project Lifecycle ⚠️ Risk Management ✅ Quality Assurance 🔀 Change Management

Glad We Met

by Steven G. Rogelberg • 2024

Millions of 1:1s flop weekly. The playbook to make them the best meeting, backed by data.

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📋 Meeting Effectiveness 🎯 Managerial Coaching 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🧑‍💼 New Managers

Glad We Met

Millions of 1:1s flop weekly. The playbook to make them the best meeting, backed by data.

by Steven G. Rogelberg 2024 248 pages

3.71

500+ ratings

📋 Meeting Effectiveness 🎯 Managerial Coaching 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🤝 Workplace Relationships 🧑‍💼 New Managers

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners

by Oliver Theobald • 2018

A plain English path from zero to a working model: the algorithms, data prep, and code.

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500+

🤖 Machine Learning Basics 🐍 Python For Data Science 🧹 Data Preparation 🎯 Supervised Learning 🧠 Neural Networks

Machine Learning For Absolute Beginners

A plain English path from zero to a working model: the algorithms, data prep, and code.

by Oliver Theobald 2018 166 pages

3.96

500+ ratings

🤖 Machine Learning Basics 🐍 Python For Data Science 🧹 Data Preparation 🎯 Supervised Learning 🧠 Neural Networks

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

by Bruce Tulgan • 2007

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

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👥 People Management 📈 Performance Management 📅 Daily Management ✋ Hands-On Leadership 🗣️ Proactive Coaching

Não Tenha Medo de Ser Chefe

Most bosses are too hands-off. The fix: a daily hour of coaching, clear orders, and accountability.

by Bruce Tulgan 2007 190 pages

3.88

500+ ratings

👥 People Management 📈 Performance Management 📅 Daily Management ✋ Hands-On Leadership 🗣️ Proactive Coaching

PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYSIS

by Ryshith Doyle • 2019

The systematic NumPy and Pandas walkthrough: import, clean, combine, and analyze data in Python.

3.67

🐍 Python Programming 📊 Data Analysis 🧹 Data Wrangling 🧱 Data Structures 🔢 Numerical Computing

PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYSIS

The systematic NumPy and Pandas walkthrough: import, clean, combine, and analyze data in Python.

by Ryshith Doyle 2019 60 pages

3.67

6 ratings

🐍 Python Programming 📊 Data Analysis 🧹 Data Wrangling 🧱 Data Structures 🔢 Numerical Computing

Investing In Dividends For Dummies (For Dummies

by Lawrence Carrel • 2015

The metrics that separate a dividend you can live on from one headed for a cut.

3.98

💰 Dividend Investing 📊 Income Investing 📘 Personal Finance 👶 New Investors 👴 Retirement Planning

Investing In Dividends For Dummies (For Dummies

The metrics that separate a dividend you can live on from one headed for a cut.

by Lawrence Carrel 2015 272 pages

3.98

48 ratings

💰 Dividend Investing 📊 Income Investing 📘 Personal Finance 👶 New Investors 👴 Retirement Planning

Pastoral Ministry

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1995

Scripture, not strategy, shapes the shepherd: a guide to character, study, and pulpit.

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🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Expository Preaching 📞 Pastoral Calling ✝️ Reformed Theology 👋 New Pastors

Pastoral Ministry

Scripture, not strategy, shapes the shepherd: a guide to character, study, and pulpit.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1995 363 pages

4.13

423 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Expository Preaching 📞 Pastoral Calling ✝️ Reformed Theology 👋 New Pastors

The Economist Guide to Financial Management

by John Tennent • 2008

How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.

3.97

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 🔢 Ratio Analysis 💰 Cash Flow Management 📋 Budgeting

The Economist Guide to Financial Management

How to read the three statements, value a project, and manage cash: the manager's financial toolkit.

by John Tennent 2008 368 pages

3.97

92 ratings

🏢 Corporate Finance 📊 Financial Statements 🔢 Ratio Analysis 💰 Cash Flow Management 📋 Budgeting

Engineering Mechanics

by Russell C. Hibbeler • 1992

From particles to rigid bodies: a methodical path through statics, dynamics, and vibrations.

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⚙️ Engineering Mechanics 🔧 Mechanical Engineering 🏗️ Structural Analysis 🌉 Civil Engineering 📳 Vibration Analysis

Engineering Mechanics

From particles to rigid bodies: a methodical path through statics, dynamics, and vibrations.

by Russell C. Hibbeler 1992 1314 pages

4.06

205 ratings

⚙️ Engineering Mechanics 🔧 Mechanical Engineering 🏗️ Structural Analysis 🌉 Civil Engineering 📳 Vibration Analysis

Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios

by David Niguidula • 2019

Show what students know: a blueprint for digital badges and portfolios that replace letter grades.

4.29

🎯 Competency-Based Education 📋 Authentic Assessment 📁 Portfolio Assessment 🧩 Personalized Learning 📏 Rubric Design

Demonstrating Student Mastery with Digital Badges and Portfolios

Show what students know: a blueprint for digital badges and portfolios that replace letter grades.

by David Niguidula 2019 200 pages

4.29

7 ratings

🎯 Competency-Based Education 📋 Authentic Assessment 📁 Portfolio Assessment 🧩 Personalized Learning 📏 Rubric Design

Smart Drugs II

by Ward Dean • 1993

Drugs that sharpen memory, reverse brain aging, and extend lifespan exist. Why can't you get them?

3.75

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 🧪 Nootropics ⏳ Longevity Science 😴 Circadian Rhythms 🥦 Orthomolecular Medicine

Smart Drugs II

Drugs that sharpen memory, reverse brain aging, and extend lifespan exist. Why can't you get them?

by Ward Dean 1993 287 pages

3.75

36 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Enhancement 🧪 Nootropics ⏳ Longevity Science 😴 Circadian Rhythms 🥦 Orthomolecular Medicine

Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing

by Henry Segerman • 2016

3D printing turns polyhedra, knots, and 4D shadows into hands-on objects you finally grasp.

4.08

🖨️ 3d Printing 🧮 Mathematical Models 🌌 Higher Dimensions 🌀 Hyperbolic Geometry 🪢 Knot Theory

Visualizing Mathematics with 3D Printing

3D printing turns polyhedra, knots, and 4D shadows into hands-on objects you finally grasp.

by Henry Segerman 2016 200 pages

4.08

13 ratings

🖨️ 3d Printing 🧮 Mathematical Models 🌌 Higher Dimensions 🌀 Hyperbolic Geometry 🪢 Knot Theory

How to Write a Novel

by Nathan Bransford • 2013

Forty-seven rules for finishing a novel, from character motivations to the editing that saves it.

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📖 Novel Craft ✍️ Writing Process 📈 Plot Structure 🧑 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Writing

How to Write a Novel

Forty-seven rules for finishing a novel, from character motivations to the editing that saves it.

by Nathan Bransford 2013 150 pages

4.18

441 ratings

📖 Novel Craft ✍️ Writing Process 📈 Plot Structure 🧑 Character Development 💬 Dialogue Writing

10 Instant MBA lessons

by Infinite Ideas • 2011

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

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🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

10 Instant MBA lessons

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

by Infinite Ideas 2011 50 pages

3.30

169 ratings

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Complete Strategy Guide to Day Trading for a Living in 2019

by Mark Vogel • 2019

The skills and systems to trade full-time across stocks, forex, and options, with risk kept tight.

3.30

📈 Day Trading 📊 Technical Analysis ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🤖 Automated Trading

The Complete Strategy Guide to Day Trading for a Living in 2019

The skills and systems to trade full-time across stocks, forex, and options, with risk kept tight.

by Mark Vogel 2019 126 pages

3.30

10 ratings

📈 Day Trading 📊 Technical Analysis ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🤖 Automated Trading

Why Poetry

by Matthew Zapruder • 2017

The case for reading poems exactly as they are: literally, without hunting for hidden meanings.

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🎭 Poetry Appreciation 🔨 Poetic Craft 📚 Literary Theory 👁️ Art And Perception 📖 Slow Reading

Why Poetry

The case for reading poems exactly as they are: literally, without hunting for hidden meanings.

by Matthew Zapruder 2017 256 pages

4.16

1k+ ratings

🎭 Poetry Appreciation 🔨 Poetic Craft 📚 Literary Theory 👁️ Art And Perception 📖 Slow Reading

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa

by Eileen Figure Sandlin • 2005

The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.

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🏪 Salon Business 💇 Beauty Industry 🚀 Small Business Startup 🛎️ Service Business 📣 Salon Marketing

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa

The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.

by Eileen Figure Sandlin 2005 172 pages

3.36

11 ratings

🏪 Salon Business 💇 Beauty Industry 🚀 Small Business Startup 🛎️ Service Business 📣 Salon Marketing

Foundation

by Eric Goodman • 2011

You bend from your spine, not your hips. Fix that pattern and back pain stops.

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500+

🦴 Back Pain Relief 🧍 Postural Correction 🍑 Posterior Chain Training 🏋️ Functional Movement 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Foundation

You bend from your spine, not your hips. Fix that pattern and back pain stops.

by Eric Goodman 2011 288 pages

4.17

500+ ratings

🦴 Back Pain Relief 🧍 Postural Correction 🍑 Posterior Chain Training 🏋️ Functional Movement 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

How to Lie with Maps

by Mark Monmonier • 1991

Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.

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1k+

🗺️ Cartography 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Graphic Literacy 🎭 Visual Deception 📰 Propaganda Analysis

How to Lie with Maps

Maps must lie to be readable. The visual tricks that turn distortion into propaganda.

by Mark Monmonier 1991 207 pages

3.58

1k+ ratings

🗺️ Cartography 📊 Data Visualization 🧠 Graphic Literacy 🎭 Visual Deception 📰 Propaganda Analysis

Practical Change Management for It Projects

by Emily Carr • 2014

The technology works. The people don't. A practical guide to the human side of IT rollouts.

3.90

🔄 Change Management 💻 It Project Management 🎯 Organizational Buy-In 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚡ Adoption And Resistance

Practical Change Management for It Projects

The technology works. The people don't. A practical guide to the human side of IT rollouts.

by Emily Carr 2014 170 pages

3.90

10 ratings

🔄 Change Management 💻 It Project Management 🎯 Organizational Buy-In 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement ⚡ Adoption And Resistance

Language Hacking Italian

by Benny Lewis • 2016

Real Italian conversations, not grammar drills. Build a personal script and start speaking today.

4.02

🟢 Italian For Beginners 🗣️ Language Learning 💬 Conversational Fluency 🌊 Immersion Learning ✈️ Travel Language

Language Hacking Italian

Real Italian conversations, not grammar drills. Build a personal script and start speaking today.

by Benny Lewis 2016 238 pages

4.02

42 ratings

🟢 Italian For Beginners 🗣️ Language Learning 💬 Conversational Fluency 🌊 Immersion Learning ✈️ Travel Language

Management Principles for Health Professionals

by Joan Gratto Liebler • 1992

Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.

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🏥 Healthcare Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🔄 Change Management 📈 Quality Improvement 🏛️ Organizational Design

Management Principles for Health Professionals

Change keeps coming for healthcare. The playbook for keeping quality, team, and budget intact.

by Joan Gratto Liebler 1992 348 pages

3.64

36 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Management 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🔄 Change Management 📈 Quality Improvement 🏛️ Organizational Design

Shopify For Dummies

by Paul Waddy • 2022

Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.

4.00

🛒 Ecommerce 🏢 Small Business 📈 Digital Marketing 📦 Product Sourcing 📋 Inventory Management

Shopify For Dummies

Launch a profitable Shopify store: the full roadmap from product research to repeat customers.

by Paul Waddy 2022 413 pages

4.00

19 ratings

🛒 Ecommerce 🏢 Small Business 📈 Digital Marketing 📦 Product Sourcing 📋 Inventory Management

Quantitative Value

by Wesley R. Gray • 2012

The market is beatable by a rules-based system that avoids human error and buys deep value.

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📊 Quantitative Investing 💰 Value Investing 🤖 Systematic Trading 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📋 Accounting Analysis

Quantitative Value

The market is beatable by a rules-based system that avoids human error and buys deep value.

by Wesley R. Gray 2012 288 pages

4.21

500+ ratings

📊 Quantitative Investing 💰 Value Investing 🤖 Systematic Trading 🧠 Behavioral Finance 📋 Accounting Analysis

Leading Teams

by J. Richard Hackman • 2002

Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.

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🧭 Team Leadership ✅ Team Effectiveness 🔄 Group Dynamics 🧱 Team Design 🤝 Self-Managing Teams

Leading Teams

Great teams are designed, not managed. Five conditions that make real-time control obsolete.

by J. Richard Hackman 2002 336 pages

3.92

400 ratings

🧭 Team Leadership ✅ Team Effectiveness 🔄 Group Dynamics 🧱 Team Design 🤝 Self-Managing Teams

The Everything Project Management Book

by Rick A. Morris • 2008

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

3.11

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

The Everything Project Management Book

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

by Rick A. Morris 2008 304 pages

3.11

9 ratings

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

How to Start a Home-Based Public Relations Business

by Randi Minetor • 2012

Start a PR firm from your spare room: pricing, pitching, ethics, and keeping work flowing.

4.50

🗣️ Public Relations 🏠 Home-Based Business 💼 Freelancing 📰 Media Relations 🤝 Client Relationships

How to Start a Home-Based Public Relations Business

Start a PR firm from your spare room: pricing, pitching, ethics, and keeping work flowing.

by Randi Minetor 2012 208 pages

4.50

2 ratings

🗣️ Public Relations 🏠 Home-Based Business 💼 Freelancing 📰 Media Relations 🤝 Client Relationships

Basketball on Paper

by Dean Oliver • 2003

Basketball's scoreboard is a liar. Here is what actually decides who wins and who loses.

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🏀 Basketball Analytics 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 🔢 Statistical Modeling 📋 Data-Driven Coaching

Basketball on Paper

Basketball's scoreboard is a liar. Here is what actually decides who wins and who loses.

by Dean Oliver 2003 392 pages

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467 ratings

🏀 Basketball Analytics 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Performance Metrics 🔢 Statistical Modeling 📋 Data-Driven Coaching

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