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Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world’s richest man by creating America’s most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded "the Octopus" by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America.

From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America. What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible...

Brought to you by Pengun. THE NO.1 BESTSELLER! Over the course of fifteen years, John Delaney ran the Football Association of Ireland as his own personal fiefdom. He had his critics, but his power was never seriously challenged until last year, when Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan published a sequence...

A groundbreaking book on the surprising potential of revealing more of ourselves to others, from a celebrated Harvard Business School professor and expert on the psychology of self-disclosure decisions We all know the feeling: that gut-wrenching post-conversation replay, cringing at how much we...

We all have that moment when something feels off - a coworker twisting your words, a boss claiming your work, or a teammate smiling while quietly sabotaging you. You try to stay professional, tell yourself you’re overthinking, yet you know someone is shaping outcomes you can’t see while you pay the price. You keep pushing, hoping effort will beat politics, but it doesn’t because manipulators win by playing a hidden game with rules you were never told.

SowGood to GrowGood is where changemakers, social entrepreneurs, and mission-driven leaders get real about what it actually takes to build sustainable systems for change. Each 30–60 minute conversation dives into the human stories, bottlenecks, and breakthrough ideas behind organizations tackling our most pressing challenges—from climate action and community development to social justice and regenerative systems. ​ Hosted by systems innovator John Kane Gonzales, the show goes beyond polished PR to explore the practical mechanics of scaling impact without selling out your mission. Guests ...

Over 5 Million Copies Sold! Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day. A powerful parable that will help you see your life and work in a new way. It's a rainy day in Seattle, and on the third floor of First Guarantee...

The Promises of Giants is an exploration of the practices and behaviours that define transformational leadership. It is a challenge, not only to those in named positions of power but to anyone who aspires to make a difference in their environment. A challenge to act decisively to influence the world in a positive way. From socio-political chaos and workplace disruption to the climate change crisis, we have never needed people with the skill and will to collaborate to create a better world more than now.

¿Alguna vez sales de una conversación en el trabajo sintiéndote confundido, culpable o como si de repente le debieras algo a alguien? ¿Alguna vez te han robado tus ideas, ignorado tus límites o cuestionado silenciosamente tu competencia? ¿Cansado de sentir que algo “no está bien”, pero sin poder probarlo, así que terminas dudando de ti mismo?

Most company's change initiatives fail. Yours don't have to.

“Manipulators in Business” is your tactical guide to spotting, neutralizing, and outsmarting hidden influence in corporate environments. Rooted in psychology, real-world corporate dynamics, and proven power analysis, this audiobook exposes the unseen playbook manipulators use and arms you with clear, practical strategies to protect yourself and rise above them.

In a career spanning more than 35 years, John Simpson, the BBC's World Affairs Editor, has reported from more than 100 different countries and 30 war zones. He has twice been the Royal Television Society's Journalist of the Year. In this live theatre recording, he describes some of the difficult and often dangerous situations he has faced as a reporter.

Our bodies are mere outlines of a vast and complex interior world, a landscape of contradiction and immense mystery. This Celtic view of the human condition predates Christianity yet survives to this day as part of Ireland's unique spiritual tradition. In The Inner Landscape, poet and Catholic scholar John O'Donohue explores the themes of self-exile and hardship and the Celtic way of welcoming paradox and finding precious light in the darkest valleys of our inner terrain.

Do you ever walk away from a conversation at work feeling confused, guilty, or like you suddenly owe someone something? Ever had your ideas stolen, your boundaries ignored, or your competence quietly questioned? Tired of sensing that something is “off,” but you can’t quite prove it so you just doubt yourself instead?

In The Human Experience, John Sills draws upon extensive research and illustrative case studies to explain that the emotional experience is just as important as the functional one, and, if done right, will create a more efficient business. He also demonstrates that the customer experience is not just the responsibility of front-line employees, but shared across the company.

The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most inventive, and most productive country on the planet. Acclaimed author Charles R. Morris vividly brings these men and their times to life. The Tycoons tells the incredible story of how these four determined men wrenched the economy into the modern age, inventing a nation of full economic participation that could not have been imagined earlier.

Why can salamanders grow new legs, and young children grow new fingertips, but adult humans can't regenerate? What is the electricity that flows through the human body? Is it the same thing that the Chinese call Qi? If so, what does Chinese medicine know that Western medicine ignores? Dan Keown's highly accessible, witty, and original book shows how Western medicine validates the theories of Chinese medicine and how Chinese medicine explains the mysteries of the body that Western medicine largely ignores.

VACHANAM- SPIRITUAL TALK SERIES BY DR.JOHN Dദൈവവചനം വായിക്കുമ്പോഴും ശ്രവിക്കുമ്പോഴും നമ്മുടെ ജീവിതത്തിനു പുതിയ ഉൾക്കാഴ്ചകൾ ലഭിക്കുന്നു....ജീവിതത്തിൽ പുതുശക്തി നൽകുന്ന ദൈവത്തിൻ്റെ വചനം.....Dr.John.D -യിലൂടെ നമുക്കു ശ്രവിക്കാം....When we read and listen to the Word of God, we gain new insights into our ...

Do you feel like your pay check just passes through your account each payday, all spent up before you even get a chance to look at your account? Do you always find yourself scraping money together just to pay your bills? Do you often wonder where all your money goes, even if you’re making a decent income? If you do, then let’s face it - you need a budget. No matter how much money you have coming in, without a consistent way to keep track of it, that money is bound to vanish as soon as it goes into your pocket.

In The Invisible World, scholar and poet John O'Donohue recovers Celtic spirituality's original mysteries, sharing practices and beliefs that enrich Ireland and its people to this day. For the Celts all life was sacred, yet they reserved their greatest reverence not for what they could see but for what they could not. Around them they sensed an "invisible world", the great unknown from which they came and the source of eternal wonder in their lives.