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As leadership scholar Linda Hill, Harvard researcher Emily Tedards, and former Microsoft innovation executive Jason Wild show in this powerful book, there are indeed exemplary leaders to learn from—and the authors present their stories in fascinating detail, not only igniting your imagination but providing instructive and inspiring models to follow. The authors profile leaders from all kinds of companies who illustrate the mindset, skills, and digital savvy needed for leading in a world more uncertain and challenging than ever before.

The dominant narrative, repeated in the media and from the angry mouths of politicians and activists, is the exact opposite of the reality. They paint a portrait of an America rife with racial and ethnic division, where minorities are mired in a poverty worse than slavery, and white people stand at the top of an unfairly stacked pyramid of privilege. Jason D. Hill corrects the narrative in this powerfully eloquent book. Dr. Hill came to America at the age of twenty from Jamaica and, rather than being faced with intractable racial bigotry, Hill found a land of bountiful opportunity.

A Hilarious Behind-the-Scenes Hairdresser PodcastStep into the wild world of hairstylists with Shit I Told My Hairdresser, the comedy podcast that spills the tea on outrageous behind-the-scenes stories from the salon chair to Hollywood sets. Hosted by Jason and Jack, two veteran Beverly Hills hairstylists with over 30 years of experience, we share everything the beauty industry doesn’t want you to know.From working behind the chair to styling hair for TV shows, movies, press junkets, commercials, photo shoots, and celebrity events, we’ve seen it all — and we’re telling the stories ...

Mark and Jason, like a lot of people these days, aren’t bad, evil, or mean. They’re just normal people who make normal mistakes. Unfortunately, mistakes currently, are as simple as using a wrong pronoun to describe someone, not having any religions or political parties figuring into what you decide for yourselves, and finding sexist jokes, along with most dick and fart jokes, still funny sometimes. Mel is there to try to steer them towards the path of righteousness as much as possible but usually concedes to the obvious fact that, “they (Mark and Jason) just don’t know no better.” So...

In the novel A Democracy in Heaven, the four Americans making an interstellar journey to collect botanical samples from exoplanets beyond the Solar System discover a remarkably Earth-like world orbiting KW Sagittarii—Earth-like, with one crucial difference: The planet is populated exclusively by albinos, and they've never seen a person of the Black race—the race to which the head pilot of the interstellar ship, the Obama I, belongs.

A poignant memoir of a Black man you don't meet everyday, emerging author Jason Hill has raised the standard of the nonfiction narrative. A introverted kid growing up in Chicago, Hill recounts in a voice you'll never forget how he overcame everything from family dysfunction, bullying, incarceration, and homelessness to forge his own unmistakable path in which you'll also recognize yourself. Vulnerable, well-written, funny, and inspiring, through it all, Jason Hill is brutally honest about his own flaws and shortcomings, holding nothing back.

Social Hill is both novel and memoir, the true story of a good man with great potential and a mood disorder living far under his potential, who's failed at just about everything: college, the Navy, more colleges, relationships, several jobs. Suddenly, at the age of 30, after just being kicked out of the military, he meets a naïve Caucasian woman 10 years his junior, and although they are not compatible in any way, he feels compelled to marry her after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant with his child.

Everyone is informed now about most things because of the “smart” phones in their pockets. This has led to the end of anyone actually knowing anything they’re talking about and most everyone is guilty of it. Join Mark, Mel, and Jason every week as they try and show how easy it is to admit that they don’t know some stuff and it’s ok. Welcome to “The We Don’t Know Show”, where you can hear people actually admit that they don’t know everything, wherever you fetch your podcasts.

Do you want to learn how to buy the right used car? Do you know which car is best for you? When shopping for a car, it's easy to set your heart on a certain one before you've explored and experienced the other models that meet your criteria. It's more likely than not that there isn't just one feasible option within your budget or price range, and the step-by-step guide in this book will lead you through the process of finding and assessing the other options.

Romance movies watched and reviewed by two guys that are definitely not the target audience.