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Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERESSENTIAL READING.   — JANE GOODALLA CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BOOK.   — JACK WELCHFrom the leader of the nation’s most powerful animal-protection organization comes a frontline account of how conscience and creativity are driving a revolution in American business that is changing forever how we treat animals and create wealth. Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the United States reveals how entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 CEOs, world-class scientists, philanthropists, and a new class of political leaders are driving the burgeoning, unstoppable growth of the “humane economy.”Every business grounded on animal exploitation, Pacelle argues, is ripe for disruption. Indeed each one of us is, and will be, touched by this far-reaching transformation in food and agriculture; in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics industries; in film, television, and live entertainment; in tourism and wildlife management; in the pet trade for dogs and cats and exotic wildlife; and in fur and leather fashions. Collectively it promises to relieve or end the suffering of billions of creatures, while allowing businesses aligned with the best instincts and values of their customers to flourish. Pacelle shows, for instance, how the cruelties of industrial chicken farming are quickly becoming obsolete with a visit to Hampton Creek, the makers of a plant-based egg substitute and the world’s fastest-growing food startup ever.  Pacelle also recounts the stories of how established companies are joining in this economic transformation: from Petco and PetSmart, which have turned the conventional pet store model on its head by forswearing puppy mill suppliers in favor of shelter dogs; to John Paul Mitchell Systems, the Body Shop, and Lush, which use safe ingredients instead of animal tests for their cosmetics; to major food retailers like Whole Foods, Chipotle, and even Costco and Walmart, which are embracing animal welfare standards that are one by one unwinding the horrors of the factory farm.The Humane Economy is a clarion call to business leaders and to the world’s growing animal protection movement; it is equally a warning to the static thinking of animal-use industries and their apologists: “Here, in this humane economy,” Pacelle argues, “human ingenuity meets human virtue, and we discover at last that we can have it both ways — a better world for us and for animals, too.”

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Book SynopsisAre you the next Million Dollar Woman? Women run an increasing number of businesses, but female entrepreneurs still tend to think small, and their companies rarely reach the heights of those of their male counterparts. Remarkably, less than 5 per cent of venture capital money gets invested in businesses led by women, which means few women have the capital to take their businesses big. CEO Julia Pimsleur has beaten the odds, raising millions and racking up awards for her international children''s language-teaching company, Little Pim.Million Dollar Women is a fun, accessible business guide combining Pimsleur''s own story with straightforward business advice and the instructive, often funny stories of other female entrepreneurs who are running businesses with substantial funding and revenues. There will also be quick, helpful exercises in a workbook-like appendix. Million Dollar Women will give advice on:- How to think big and take your comTrade ReviewBeing an entrepreneur is increasingly the path women want to take, and this book embraces that, as well as the idea that every woman's experience is useful and inspiring. -- Diane von FurstenbergDo you have an ambitious vision for your business but aren't sure what to do next? Million Dollar Women is both encouraging and realistic-it's packed with insights, practical advice, and real-life examples. Successful entrepreneur Julia Pimsleur provides an invaluable guide for any woman who wants to make a big jump. -- Gretchen Rubin, author of THE HAPPINESS PROJECT and BETTER THAN BEFOREMillion Dollar Women gives women a road map to getting over the million-dollar mark with their businesses. Julia Pimsleur speaks from having been in the trenches herself and has a genuine mission to help other women make it into the million dollar women club. A must-read for women who care about their financial futures. -- David Bach, author of SMART WOMEN FINISH RICHPacked with case studies and stories of Pimsleur's own history and rise, this enthusiastic, encouraging guide is a great Business 101 for entrepreneurial women. * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisBestselling business author Harvey Mackay returns with an uplifting, amusing and jam-packed with proven tips book to guide you through the toughest job market in decades.The average person will have at least three career changes and ten different jobs by the age of 38. In this era of downsizing and outsourcing, you can never be sure your job will still exist in five years - or five weeks. So you''d better think of your career as a perpetual job search. That demands a passion for lifetime learning and the skills for relentless and effective networking.Mackay shows you how to be at your best when things are at their worst. His hard-hitting topics include: beating rejection before it beats you; warning signals that you might be losing your job; how to impress at interviews; negotiating the job you want, not the job they offer; taking advantage of the way bosses make hiring decisions; and blending the latest contact tools with old-fashioned face-to-face networking.Use Your HTrade Reviewan accessible book containing job-search secrets and tips to guide you through the employment market * EXPRESS *Harvey Mackay hits the bulls-eye. An important book for important times in our lives. The Shark Man at his very best. * Larry King *Harvey Mackay knows how important the mental game is. Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door helps you form a good game plan, execute it, and win. * Shaquille O'Neal *I always read Harvey Mackay's weekly column and this book should be on your must-read list too. This book is full of Mackay's job search "secrets" including how to identify your network of contacts who can make a difference in the outcome of your job sea * About.com - Alison Doyle *

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Book SynopsisBefore we can resolve or avoid an ethical problem, we need to understand what makes something ethical. Practical and Professional Ethics: Key Concepts introduces us to a series of real cases where the stakes can be high, the situations complex, and the ethical issues often difficult to see. Drawing on examples from medicine, law, science, and engineering, it offers a practical approach to thinking critically about the ethical problems that occur in our lives and professions, teaching us how to: focus on the ethical aspects of any situation distinguish between different kinds of ethical problems tailor our response to the kind of problem we face construct arguments we can plausibly attribute to those involved identify the role of power, discretion and moral blindnessBy guiding us through the concepts, issues and skills at play when we face an ethical problem, we learn how to find a solution. Ideal for students or professionals, this book provides the grounding required to becTrade ReviewThis book fills a needed void in teaching students how to be ethical persons and ethical reasoners—personally and professionally. Essential reading for undergraduate students about to embark on their professional careers, current practitioners who wrestle with moral dilemmas, and moral educators who teach practical or applied ethics. * Deborah Mower, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Mississippi, USA *A wise and original exploration of the habits of mind and practice that keep good professionals in the ethical zone. In a world of proliferating codes, standards, and checklists, Robison calls professionals to treasure their discretion and offers a process for making thoughtful judgments. * Clifton Guthrie, Professor and Chair of Humanities, Husson University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Objects of Ethical Concern 2. Making Ethical Judgments 3. Professions 4. Norms and Professional Codes of Ethics 5. Virgin Eyes: Seeing from Other Points of View 6. Understanding Cases 7. Kinds of Ethical Problems 8. Internal and External Moral Problems 9. Fundamental Moral Relations 10.Discretion 11.Rules of Skill 12.Rules of Skill, Yet Again 13.Professional Character 14.Social Responsibilities 15.Concluding Remarks Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow did industrialization drive the development of consumer rights and protections in the USA? How have these laws defended consumers against business fraud, deceptive advertising, industrial pollution, and unsafe or unethical practices? Why have opinions about the value of consumer rights and the need for business regulation become so politically polarizing? Which activists, laws, events, and agencies have had the greatest impact on consumer rights? This all-in-one resource answers these questions and many more, providing readers with insights into the past, present, and possible futures of consumer rights in America.The book''s opening chapters explore the history and evolution of consumer rights, paying particular attention to the laws and arguments upon which those protections were built and hold continued importance. Later chapters explore how consumer rights have evolved in specific industries, including food and beverage; cosmetics; health care and pharmaceutical; transportation; and banking and finance. Together, this coverage provides a wide-ranging resource for understanding the state of consumer protection and business regulation in the 21st century.

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Book SynopsisTo be human is to be biased. From this simple truth, nationally recognized diversity expert Howard J. Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Incorporating anecdotes from today's headlines alongside case studies from over 30 years of diversity consulting, Ross helps readers understand how unconscious bias impacts our day-to-day lives and, particularly, our daily work lives. And, he answers the question: Is there anything we can do about it? by providing examples of behaviors that the reader can engage in to disengage the impact of their own biases. Originally published in 2014, the updated edition draws new examples from today's headlines such as the #me too Movement, police shootings, and bias in the ever more partisan Trump era.Trade ReviewFounder of a diversity consulting company, Ross examines how to identify and overcome unconscious biases in everyday life. He takes up much more than discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, and other protected categories. The author delves into perceptions of Democrats and Republicans toward presidential candidates, patient income with respect to health care, shapes of objects relative to the shapes of objects around them, the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin criminal case, and homosexuality. Ross lists a wide variety of biases—such as the tendency to anchor on one trait to make decisions and the inclination to make conclusions about a person based on first impressions—and draws on numerous research studies to support his conclusions. He also points to ways to overcome both personal and organizational bias. The former includes accepting uncertainty in life, exploring awkwardness and uncomfortable feelings, and getting feedback from others; the latter, finding patterns of privilege or exclusion of employees, brainstorming, listening to dissenting opinions, and analyzing the quality of information obtained. . . .Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *The author explores the many biases that we each carry within us. Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people of different races or different genders. And yet, in virtually every area of modern life, disparities remain. Breakthroughs in the cognitive and neurosciences give some idea why our results seem inconsistent with our intentions. Bias is natural to the human mind, a survival mechanism that is fundamental to our identity. And, overwhelmingly, it is unconscious. Incorporating anecdotes from today’s headlines alongside case studies from over 30 years as a nationally prominent diversity consultant, Ross helps readers understand how unconscious bias impacts our day-to-day lives and particularly our daily work lives. He also provides examples of behaviors that the reader can engage in to disengage the impact of their own biases. * Journal of Consumer Policy *Howard Ross, a diversity expert, consultant, and founder of Cook-Ross, Inc., writes an in-depth look into the human mind and explores the known and unknown biases that constantly shape our thoughts and actions. . . .I believe this text would be helpful for business students and those who are currently in the workforce. . . .[This book] could be a valuable addition for those interested in the topic of bias and how it is manifested. * The Christian Librarian *getAbstract recommends Ross's insights to human resource professionals, managers and leaders dealing with a diverse workforce, and to anyone seeking to learn, grow and evolve. * getAbstract *We are certain we are 'one' person, not a thousand different selves reacting unconsciously to thousands of different stimuli. Everyday Bias is an important guide to seeing oneself the way others might. -- Ken Burns, filmmakerHoward Ross has done it again! Another gem that promises and delivers validated and practical methods for understanding our own biases. Everyday Bias explores those areas of bias that we all have and how it has meaningful, often negative impact for businesses, schools and society in general. For the casual interested reader or the chief diversity officer of an organization this book stands out as an invaluable guide to recognizing one’s own biases and how to effectively interrupt our usual patterns of thinking and behavior. Moreover, it offers fresh thinking through vivid examples of promising practices to disrupt unconscious bias by organizations and corporations. Howard is the unique writer that can blend evidence based data, rigorous analytical research and invaluable personal knowledge to ensure every reader finds a new and important insight. -- Marc A. Nivet, Chief Diversity Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges, Inc.The real genius of Everyday Bias is that it allows all of us to better understand bias without the guilt that often prevents us from addressing it. . . . Howard’s P.A.U.S.E. model is a groundbreaking shift in how to reconcile bias in an empowering way that will create stronger organizations and nations, better equipped to leverage the strength of difference. -- Steve Pemberton, Chief Diversity Officer, Walgreens and Author of A Chance in the WorldHoward Ross has thoroughly researched and clearly explained how and why we human beings engage in unconscious judgments. Most importantly, he helps us see how we can find a way not to act on our unconscious biases about people who are different from us. I learned an enormous amount from this book. Read it and you will too! Written by a consummate professional in diversity and inclusion consultancy, this book reinforces my belief that we human beings have the capacity to discover a new and effective way to acknowledge our differences and to move toward a day when our differences do not make any more difference. -- Johnnetta Betsch Cole, President Emerita of Spelman College and Bennett College for WomenFor decades leaders have been challenged with how to effectively build and tap in to the full power of diversity and inclusion. By learning to accept the human tendency towards “bias,” Howard Ross provides a solution for the reader to more effectively design and lead his or her organization towards greater human engagement and powerful organizational results. Leaders of all types will benefit from these questions, methods and techniques to foster engaged, innovative and powerfully productive teams. -- Tony Byers, PhD, Corporate Chief Diversity OfficerTable of ContentsIntroduction: Blinded by the Light of Our Bias Chapter One If You are Human, You are Biased Chapter Two Thinking about Thinking Chapter Three The Many Faces of Bias Chapter Four Life, Death and Unconscious Bias on a Rainy Night Chapter Six Like Water for the Fish: Networks of Bias in Everyday Life Chapter Seven Shifting to Neutral: How We Can Learn to Disengage from Bias Chapter Eight Incubators of Consciousness: Creating More Conscious Organizations Conclusion: A Brave New World, A Grand New Journey Acknowledgments Bibliography Endnotes

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