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An invaluable and practical guide to nurturing and protecting your online business while honoring yourself and your wellbeing, from the force behind Sam Vander Wielen LLC and host of the On Your Terms podcast. When I Start My Business, I'll Be Happy does so much more than offer new entrepreneurs...

Are you ready to escape the 9-to-5 grind and build a profitable side hustle using the most powerful tool of our time—Artificial Intelligence? This step-by-step guide reveals exactly how to generate consistent $5K monthly cash flow by leveraging AI tools, automation, and smart digital strategies.

In Oneness vs. the 1%, Vandana Shiva takes on the billionaires club of Gates, Buffet, and Zuckerberg, as well as other modern empires whose blindness to the rights of people, and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress, have wrought havoc across the world. Their single-minded pursuit of profit has undemocratically enforced uniformity and monocultures, division and separation, monopolies and external control - over finance, food, energy, information, health care, and even relationships.

How can poor and weak societies escape poverty traps? Political economists have traditionally offered three answers: "stimulate growth first," "build good institutions first," or "some fortunate nations inherited good institutions that led to growth." Yuen Yuen Ang rejects all three schools of thought and their underlying assumptions: linear causation, a mechanistic worldview, and historical determinism. Instead, she launches a new paradigm grounded in complex adaptive systems, which embraces the reality of interdependence and humanity's capacity to innovate.

After hitting rock bottom in 2013, Charlie fought back, creating the explosive "One Man Empire" docuseries, which quickly racked up over 3.2 million views. Overnight, he became a cult hero for ambitious, self-made men around the globe. And inside this new best-selling book, Charlie reveals the battle-tested blueprint he’s spent the last decade perfecting the S.A.S Protocols. The exact system he and countless real business owners have used to scale past seven figures without the burden of employees.

In Like Clockwork, serial entrepreneur and former Swiss Army officer Sam Goodner reveals the strategies and systems behind his decades of success in building and scaling multimillion-dollar companies. Drawing on real-world business accomplishments and lessons learned from the elite Swiss Mountain Grenadiers, Sam offers practical, actionable principles to create systems-driven organizations that operate with the precision of a Swiss timepiece. From leadership and team alignment to operational excellence, this book delivers a masterclass in executing with clarity, discipline, and resilience.

 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes' acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance.  

The explosion of generative AI has sparked a wave of case studies showing how quickly and profoundly it is transforming businesses. Yet most of these use cases still apply the technology to enhancing existing systems. This book makes the case for why business leaders must revisit the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Ever had a good idea but didn’t know how to begin? The New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint reveal the smart way to start ambitious projects. Every big project – whether it’s technology, sneakers or a neighbourhood café – requires a big investment to...

A circular economy is an economic system designed to save money, eliminate waste, and achieve deep sustainability. No-brainer, right? Circular Economy for Dummies explains why the old way of doing things (the take-make-waste model of a linear economy) is fast going the way of the dinosaurs, and it gets you ready to think circular. From business processes and material lifecycles to circular design in just about every industry, this book is a fascinating glimpse into the sustainable future we urgently need.

In four decades, bookended by the Pope’s visits to Ireland in September 1979 and August 2018, Ireland has become one of the wealthiest and most progressive nations in the world. Characteristically brilliant and timely, Renaissance Nation is a thrilling account of Ireland’s vertiginous rise and a timely exploration of its conflicted present, where stark decisions await the next generation of would-be revolutionaries.

As we live through an era of polycrisis this book sets out how electricity can get the world off fossil fuels and accelerate to a zero-carbon economy. The essential element in this transformation is a supergrid to transmit vast amounts of cost-competitive, regionally produced power quickly to where it’s most needed.

This program includes a preface read by the authors. Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives. Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two...

It’s easy to think working less and making more is something available only to a blessed few. James has proven over and over again this is not the case. If you want to build a business that gives you financial peace of mind while allowing you to enjoy life now, not later...Work Less, Make More will get you on your way. It will help ensure the business you're building will work for you, not the other way around.

Read by the author, Sarah Harkness. From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of brothers Daniel and Alexander Macmillan who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable achievements are...

As humans, what sets us apart is that we can achieve extraordinary goals when we focus, collaborate, and continuously check on our progress. However, even in large companies, only seven percent of the people know their company's top goals. OKRs, objectives, and key results, are what Google and many other top companies have been using deeply immersed into their culture from the very beginning.

How to Make Money in Business Online is your shortcut to turning ideas into income. No fluff, no filler—just the exact strategies you need to build, grow, and scale an online business that actually makes money. From finding the right opportunities to mastering the systems that drive profit, this book is your step-by-step guide to crushing it in the digital world. This isn’t a book full of theory or vague success stories. It’s a playbook packed with actionable insights and proven methods that you can start using immediately. You’ll gain clarity on the steps needed to go from zero to scalable.

Unlock the power of Six Sigma with this essential guide to streamlining success! Have you ever struggled with inefficiencies in your business processes that lead to poor quality, wasted time, and decreased profits? Are you looking for a way to enhance your organization's performance and exceed customer expectations? If so, you're not alone, and you've come to the right place! Many businesses face these challenges every day. From inefficient processes to a lack of customer satisfaction, these issues can hinder a company's growth and success.

Without big action, at the current rate, pieces of plastic will outnumber fish in the ocean by 2050. That is the legacy we are leaving our children and grandchildren. Journalist, broadcaster and eco lifestyle expert Lucy Siegle provides a powerful call to arms to end the plastic pandemic along with the tools we need to make decisive change. Plastic flows into our lives from every direction and most of it is not recycled.