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4) The hacking of the American mind: the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brains
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English
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"Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts."—David Perlmutter, MD, Author, #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain and Brain Maker
The New York Times–bestselling author of Fat Chance reveals the corporate scheme to sell pleasure, driving the international epidemic of addiction, depression, and chronic disease.
While researching...
The New York Times–bestselling author of Fat Chance reveals the corporate scheme to sell pleasure, driving the international epidemic of addiction, depression, and chronic disease.
While researching...
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English
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One of the world's leading experts on behavior change, drawing on interviews with remarkable innovators and leading scientists, offers simple tactics that can move us towards an abundance mindset, reinforce healthy habits and allow us to live our lives tothe fullest and appreciate what we have.
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
[Rev. ed.].
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English
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Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, this book is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. It combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment. The authors' harmoniously interwoven perspectives...
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St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Becky Vollmer's You Are Not Stuck is a blend of straight talk, humor, and clear steps for action to help change-seekers reset their priorities, drown out the naysaying voices in their heads, and make bold choices. We all feel stuck sometimes: in our jobs, our relationships, our habits, or when the life we're living simply doesn't add up to the one we want. We feel stuck when it seems like we don't have options, or when we don't trust or allow ourselves...
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W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2009
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1st ed.
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English
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In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn-drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal and human physiology and behavior, she introduces us to varieties of bird music and other signs of avian intelligence, while she herself "migrates" from...
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Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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First edition.
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English
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"You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices forthe privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth -- the idea...
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
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English
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Offers insight into the corporate cultures of high-performance organizations to explain the importance of engaged employees in business success, outlining a seven-step plan for managers to facilitate high-achieving teams.
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Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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With The Desire Map, Danielle LaPorte presents a holistic life-planning tool that will revolutionize the way you go after what you want in life. Unapologetically passionate and with plenty of warm wit, LaPorte turns the concept of ambition inside out and offers an inspired, refreshingly practical workbook for using the Desire Map process.
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"[A] 21st-century response to Herman Melville's 'Bartleby, the Scrivener.'" -NPR
"A thought-provoking, drily funny critique of capitalism and the systems of self-worth that are built around it." -TIME, "Must-Read Books of the Year"
A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing, and ideally,...
"A thought-provoking, drily funny critique of capitalism and the systems of self-worth that are built around it." -TIME, "Must-Read Books of the Year"
A young woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that has the following traits: it is close to her home, and it requires no reading, no writing, and ideally,...
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Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
1st ed.
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English
Description
In this classic roadmap to managing your high-tension job, Richard Carlson shows how to stop worrying about the aspects of your work beyond your control and interact more fruitfully and joyfully with colleagues, clients, and bosses. His key insights reveal how to:
How to manage rush deadlines with rushing
How to transform your outlook and prepare for the day ahead
How to enjoy corporate travel
How to have a really bad day . . . and get over it.
17) I don't know what I want, but I know it's not this: a step-by-step guide to finding gratifying work
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Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO KICK-STARTING A CAREER YOU LOVE IN ANY JOB MARKET
THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC IN THIS COUNTRY, one that continues to spread despite fluctuations in the economy. A dishearteningly large number of people dislike what they do for a living. In this revised and updated edition of I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This, career coach Julie Jansen shows how anyone unhappy with their employment-or lack of-can implement a real and...
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Filled with inspirational quotes, this richly illustrated fable tells the story of three kids who go on a journey to a new playground and take a stand for what they believe. The story is a metaphor for anyone looking to make a change or wondering how to pursue their dreams. And the message is simple: relationships -- real, human relationships -- really, really matter. The stronger our relationships, the stronger the bonds of trust and cooperation,...
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