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The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Rich Roll, and more. “The most important business—and parenting—book of the year.” —Forbes “Urgent and important. . . an...

A one-man team of experts, Stephen Leeds is a genius of unparalleled mental capabilities who can learn new skills or master entire scholarly disciplines in mere hours. However, these skills come at a price. Stephen must compartmentalize his brain, with each of his new skill sets being held by an “aspect”—a hallucination his mind creates with their own fully-developed personality, life, and limitations. Without these aspects, and the delicate construct of reality they provide for him, Stephen is unable to control his mind and engage with the real world.

Packed with "compelling inside stories" (Chicago Tribune), Teammate is the inspiring memoir from "Grandpa Rossy," the veteran catcher who became the heart and soul of the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team and was named manager in 2019. In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the...

This podcast is for all parents and those who care for kids who wish to better understand acute illnesses and injuries of infants, children, and adolescents and gain a better general understanding of the field of pediatrics to improve their children’s healthcare and empower them to advocate for their children’s health.

Por que os generalistas vencem em um mundo de especialistas é um audiolivro indispensável para todos aqueles que desejam transformar os seus interesses em múltiplas áreas em carreiras de sucesso – não importando a idade e a vivência anterior. Afinal, as experiências e a capacidade de aprender com os próprios erros são qualidades comuns a todos os grandes nomes da história, sejam eles inventores, empreendedores, esportistas ou profissionais de alta performance.

Spezialisierung sei der Schlüssel zum Erfolg, sagen viele Experten. Um Fähigkeiten, Instrumente oder Themengebiete zu beherrschen, müsse man früh anfangen und lange üben. David J. Epstein analysiert in seinem Bestseller Top-Performer in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft, Ausnahmekünstler wie Vincent van Gogh und Profisportler wie Roger Federer oder Tiger Woods und belegt: Das ist eher die Ausnahme, denn die Regel! Generalisten legen vielleicht später los, dafür aber meist kreativer, agiler und mit Blick über den Tellerrand.

How do we do more with less? From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Range, why limits are the key to stimulating creativity, innovation, collaboration, and personal contentment. We live in a world that gives us seemingly infinite choices and prizes freedom above all else. We have an...

Some Politics is Local is the podcast where two guys from Calgary, Alberta, Canada (David and Mike) provide a fun, original and (always) irreverent perspective on all things political. The podcast covers global politics, US politics, federal politics, provincial politics and, of course, some local politics.

Stephen Leeds está perfectamente cuerdo. Son sus alucinaciones las que están completamente locas. Un equipo de un solo hombre, Stephen Leeds, es un genio con capacidades mentales incomparables que puede aprender nuevas habilidades o dominar disciplinas académicas enteras en cuestión de horas. Sin embargo, estas habilidades tienen un precio. Stephen debe compartimentar su cerebro, y cada una de sus nuevas habilidades está sujeta a un "aspecto": una alucinación que su mente crea con su propia personalidad, vida y limitaciones completamente desarrolladas.

Stephen Leeds ist vollkommen gesund. Es sind seine Halluzinationen, die alle ziemlich verrückt sind – Exklusiv als Audio-Original. Stephen Leeds ist ein Ein-Mann-Expertenteam und ein Genie mit beispiellosen geistigen Fähigkeiten, das in nur wenigen Stunden ganze wissenschaftliche Disziplinen erlernen kann. Diese Fähigkeiten haben jedoch ihren Preis. Stephen muss sein Gehirn aufteilen, wobei jede seiner neuen Fähigkeiten mit einem »Aspekt« verbunden ist – einer Halluzination, die sein Verstand erzeugt. Und jeder Aspekt hat sein Eigenleben, einschließlich eigener Persönlichkeit.