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Book SynopsisEat more fish, the doctors say. But is the salmon you are consuming really healthy? In the early 1970s, a group of scientists researched how to make more food for the growing population of the world. They looked to the sea. They sampled genes from salmon in 41 Norwegian and Swedish rivers and designed a new salmon that was fatter and faster growing. This was considered an amazing innovation and was the beginning of a new industry: salmon farming. The industry spread from coastal Norway to Scotland, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Chile, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the United States. Business boomed, jobs were created, and a new type of food, the farmed salmon, spread around the globe. People everywhere bought and enjoyed the abundant fish: grilled, poached, roasted, and as sushi and sashimi. They were grateful for this delicious, affordable protein. But at what cost? We now know that there were unintended consequences: some of these new fish escaped, competing for sustenance with other fish in the sea. The new fish spread diseases, salmon louse swarmed, and wild salmon stocks dwindles. In a prizewinning five-year investigation, authors Simen Sætre and Kjetil Østli took an in-depth look at Norway’s role in the global salmon industry and, for the first time, produced a comprehensive evaluation of the detrimental effects of salmon farming. From lice to escapees, from concentrating the waste of sea pens in the fjords through which wild salmon swim to their natal streams to the fact that salmon farming causes a net reduction of protein reaped from the ocean, the results don’t look good. Recent victories, such as the banning of net-pen fish farms in the waters of Washington State, are an indication that we are awakening to the environmental price of engineered fish. It is said that we will continue to make the same mistakes unless we understand them. The New Fish combines nature writing from Norwegian fjords, the coast of Canada, Icelandic landscapes and the far south of Chile with character-driven literary non-fiction and classic muckraking. The authors started with this question: What happens when you create a new animal and place it in the sea? This book will tell you the answer. Trade Review"The detailed history of salmon fisheries is a bit niche, but the authors succeed in highlighting how small decisions can have big ecological consequences." -- Publishers WeeklyJournalists Saetre and Østli make their English language debut with this eye-opening overview of the damage salmon fisheries inflict on the environment and public health. Chronicling the industry’s early days in the authors’ native Norway, they describe how in 1970 brothers Sivert and Ove Grøntvedt established the first salmon farm after putting a large net filled with 16,000 young fish in the sea, and how in 1971 researcher Trygve Gjedrem started a breeding program that still provides much of the world with its salmon stock. According to the authors, the work required to sustain salmon farms had far-reaching if unintended consequences. The tight quarters led to the proliferation of salmon lice that threatened wild populations when captive fish escaped, but delousing agents proved deadly to marine life near the farms. Humans were affected, too: Farmed salmon have gray meat unless they’re fed a synthetic compound that, when consumed in large quantities, can cause vision problems in people. The detailed history of salmon fisheries is a bit niche, but the authors succeed in highlighting how small decisions can have big ecological consequences. It’s a smart if somewhat narrow appraisal of humanity’s complicated relationship with nature. Photos. (July) -- Publishers WeeklyThe journalists Simen Saetre and Kjetil Ostli, who spent five years studying farmed salmon, have written a 365-page exposé in the vein of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.” -- Florence Fabricant, The New York Times"One part muckraking, one part a love letter to salmon, if you eat, fish for, or just appreciate salmon, it's a must read." -- Adventure Journal"an extraordinary piece of environmental journalism." -- Gray's Sporting JournalTable of Contents Prologue1 The New Fish Comes into Being2 The Pioneers Build an Industry3 The Antagonist of the Story, the Salmon Louse, Finds Its Niche4 Recounting Summers by the River5 The New Fish Finds Its Color6 The New Fish Escapes7 The New Fish Is Attacked by Lice8 The New Fish Raises a Warning9 The New Fish Gets Sick10 A Salmon Researcher Is Silenced11 Big Plans for the New Fish12 Fixing the New Fish13 A Tangent Leads to a Monster14 A Sad Story About a Mysterious Substance15 Might the New Fish Be Healthy After All16 The Little Shrimp and a Fatal Poisoning17 A Chief Takes a Stand18 We Get to the Heart of the Matter19 A Mystery Disappearance20 The Story of a Tragic Hero21 Saving the World with the New Fish (Say the Owners of the New Fish)22 We Go to a Conference About … Lice23 We Are Fascinated by a Wealthy Young Man24 Encountering a Dreamer25 A Researcher Asks: How Healthy Is the Fish?26 The New Fish Makes an Enemy 27 The New Fish Conquers a New Land28 What Happens When You Write About Salmon29 We Reflect on What We Have Learned30 We Seek One Last Secret Paradise Epilogue Major Players Sources References

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Book SynopsisStella Collins, MSc, FITOL, is co-founder and Chief Learning Officer at Stellar Labs. Based in Mechelen, Belgium, she and her team pragmatically apply principles from neuroscience and psychology to consult, design and build practical performance focused solutions with measurable ROI. She has trained thousands of learning professionals in brain friendly principles over more than 20 years in L&D.Trade Review"Stella points out that what we don't know about what how the brain works is greater than what we do. In this 3rd edition she continues to shed a warm and welcomed light on the unfolding science. She unpacks the myths and uses the available evidence to provide practical suggestions to address modern day learning challenges. This indeed is a book for those who want to keep curious, keep pragmatic and keep learning!" * Laura Overton, Award winning learning analyst and Founder of Learning Changemakers *"Neuroscience underpins psychology and is the foundation for our understanding of how the brain functions and how it supports learning. It can be used to inform learning design and strategies and Stella does a great job in relating the science to learning. Great to see AI being included as neural networks drew from neuroscience and it promises to play a major role in the delivery of learning." * Donald Clark, CEO, Wildfire Learning *"Neuroscience for Learning and Development by Stella Collins is the ultimate guide for unlocking the power of the brain to optimize learning. Collins has taken complex neuroscience concepts and transformed them into a practical and easy-to-adopt guide that includes real-world examples and strategies. This comprehensive resource is essential for educators, trainers, and anyone who wants to enhance their learning abilities. Don't miss out on the opportunity to revolutionize the way you approach learning and development." * Jocelyn Darbroudi, Chief Information Officer, IT *"It's my assumption that every professional is keen to master the fundamental knowledge of their industry. For learning professionals this would mean that they understand the essential processes of how the brain works while learning. So, if you consider yourself a learning professional the question is not if, but when, will you read Neuroscience for Learning and Development? Now updated with the latest insights and a very relevant extra chapter on Learning to Learn. Stella Collins keeps offering great value with this book. A must read for every learning professional." * Ger Driesen, Learning Innovation Leader at aNewSpring, co-founder of Challenge Leadership Development Academy *"Stella has taken a complex topic and made it understandable and enjoyable for learning professionals, with takeaways that can be use immediately. I'm grateful that the edition has been updated reflecting the current context we are all working in and the latest research. With a keen eye for what's important in learning transfer this is a worthwhile read, and a book to definitely implement your learning from." * Emma Weber, CEO & Founder, Lever – Transfer of Learning *"In this third edition, Stella Collins masterfully incorporates current and highly relevant developments in the field of learning, such as advancements in AI and digital learning. By seamlessly blending scientific insights from neuroscience with a practical approach, Stella makes this knowledge accessible and engaging for L&D professionals. This updated, contemporary edition is a must-read for those looking to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of learning and development." * Vivian Heijnen, Managing Director Tulser Global, Partner Solutions Engineering *"Stella Collins has done an exceptional job in bringing together the latest research in neuroscience and applying it to the world of learning and development. This book is an go-to resource for anyone interested in understanding how the brain works and how we can use this knowledge to enhance our ability to learn and grow. With clear explanations and practical examples, Collins makes even the most complex concepts accessible and applicable. Whether you are a trainer, teacher, or simply someone who wants to improve your own learning, this book is a must-read. I highly recommend it!" * Caroline Ford, Global Head, Skills, Novartis Learning Institute *"Learning has always been one of the most important and complex things we do in life. Neuroscience for Learning and Development unlocks many of the secrets and gives us important insights to make all our learning programs more interesting, useful, and long-lasting." * Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst *"It is a major achievement to sustain a book on neuroscience through three editions over 6 years. Research on Neuroscience is exploding, and ideas around learning and development are dramatically evolving to meet the needs of changing organizations in a changing world. The overwhelming sense you get from reading this third edition is just how relevant the ideas remain and how useful the book is as a dynamic overview of what we know and, more importantly, what we should do as a result of this knowledge. There have been the usual updating and deletions for this third edition, as well as an enhanced chapter on digital learning (as there should be!). However, what makes it special and differentiates it from the previous two is a whole new chapter on 'Learning to Learn'. It explores the area comprehensively for the simple and obvious reason that: 'The skill of learning is the gateway skill to all other skills.' In some way it is the pivot around which the book hinges and should be at the core of all learning practice. It is a powerful and helpful addition." * Dr Nigel Paine, author, Workplace Learning, learning professional, Presenter of Learning Now TV and the From Scratch Podcast with Martin Couzins *"In a world of accelerating change, our ability to develop new skills, knowledge, and mindsets is crucial for our success - which is why the focus of this book is a crucial theme of our era. Stella Collins provides crucial insights into the interdisciplinary understanding of Neuroscience and learning. She combines the fascinating science of the brain, with practical applications to improving education. This book is a must-read for any educator, trainer, EdTech founder, or any human passionate about learning." * Raya Bidshahri, Founder & Chief Executive Officer , School of Humanity *"Understanding the neuroscience and psychology of the learner is the key to successful learning and training, and this book falls within this approach." * Dr Itiel Dror, Consultant and Researcher in Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, Cognitive Consultants International *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why neuroscience and learning are good companions; Chapter - 02: The science of your brain; Chapter - 03: What to do when someone says ‘neuroscience says…’; Chapter - 04: The science of learning; Chapter - 05: Motivating learners from curiosity to persistence; Chapter - 06: Use your sense; Chapter - 07: Attention, learning and why Goldilocks deserves recognition; Chapter - 08: Making learning meaningful and valuing intelligence; Chapter - 09: Meaningful memories: From encoding to forgetting; Chapter - 10: Testing, experimenting, habits and practice; Chapter - 11: Review and reflect to retain: Getting rid of the magic wand; Chapter - 12: Stickier stories and food for thought; Chapter - 13: Sleep and learning; Chapter - 14: Learning to learn; Chapter - 15: Your brain and digital learning; Chapter - 16: The future is already with us; Chapter - 17: The end of this journey and the start of more;

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Book SynopsisNadeem Khan is a futurist, speaker and consultant. Based in Lancaster, UK, he is Head of Strategy & Growth at Zosh Occupational Health Ltd (ZOHL) and the Managing Director of Optimizhr Ltd.Dave Millner has 30 years of consulting experience working with global organizations to offer a range of organizational development solutions underpinned by people analytics, based in St. Albans, UK. In 2021 he was named as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine.Trade Review"Rarely do I come across a book whose title so undersells its value, scope and practitioner insight as this 'Introduction to People Analytics'. Nadeem and Dave have distilled in a single volume all that a modern HR practitioner needs to know, do and embody to be an effective partner to their organization and a trusted advisor to their senior executives. Whilst fully informing the reader in the operational and strategic use of data and all that is required to be a people analyst it goes far beyond this to cover the broad and essential skills of the modern HR professional at the individual level and the shape, purpose and operating model for the future of the HR function itself. Full of examples of theory into practice, case studies, and thought leadership this is essential reading for every HR practitioner and ought to be the prime textbook in every undergraduate and Masters programme teaching the next generation of HR professionals." * Anton Fishman, Coach & Mentor, Business Adviser and Organizational Consultant *"Introduction to People Analytics has refined a new perspective in exploiting organizational data as a tool for performance improvement. With clarity, insight and a strong practical orientation from thought provoking case studies, this book is not only a typical book for HR practitioners but also an ideal book for any managers." * Dr. Danny Soetanto, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, University of South Australia *"The second edition provides a deep insight into the world of people analytics and the importance of delivering value within HR. This book will enable HR practitioners to use the power of data to bring real value to all leaders. It's a must for all HR practitioners at all levels as the age of data, analytics and actionable insights is developing at a rapid pace, so go ahead and join the revolution! This book will help you." * Hani Nabeel, Chief Behavioural Scientist, iPsychTec *"An absolute brilliant book by Khan and Millner on people analytics, and a must-read for every practitioner with the ambition to build a mature and accepted people analytics practice. The book reflects perfectly that people analytics is not only about data and methodologies, but also, or even more, about having a clear strategic alignment with your organization, and having a commercial mindset as HR. I wish I had this book when I started our journey 10 years ago." * Patrick Coolen, Global Head of HR Advanced Analytics, Workforce Management, HR Dashboards and Survey Management, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. *"Khan and Millner have built a bridge between HR analytics and value creation. They demonstrate how a pragmatic use of data can help HR practitioners ensure what they are doing is based on a proper analysis of the problem and therefore guarantee that their solutions will add value to the business increasing HR's credibility and impact." * Nick Holley, Director of Learning, CRF *"Introduction to People Analytics bridges the gap between theory and practice. It articulates the impact of exponentially evolving technology, disruptive yet evolving new ways of working and the art of creating business impact in a simple yet actionable framework and approach. Highly recommended title for both HR analytics professionals and HR business partners who play a critical business partnering role from problem identification to solution creation and delivery." * Ashish Sinha, Senior Partner & Head of People Analytics EMEA, Practice Leader *"Written by seasoned HR professionals, this book provides an insight into renowned organizations that have learnt and benefited from adopting this as part of their HR strategy. A must read for HR professionals who understand the importance of analysing data with an aim to align HR strategy with that of the broader business strategy." * Shuja ul Haque, Head of Talent, Learning & OD, Kuwait Energy *"Khan and Millner have further enhanced their excellent roadmap for the HR function to be more data-oriented and analytical in this second edition. They have provided multiple case studies and examples of what HR professionals need to do to become more strategic by adopting a commercial mindset that is rooted in the business and people analytics. A must read for anyone who wants to improve their engagement and impact with the business." * Alec Levenson, Senior Research Scientist, Centre for Effective Organizations, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California *"This book advocates a seismic shift at how the HR profession looks at the contribution it can make. With the use of contemporary tools to analyse data, HR can place itself at the heart of a business strategy. The authors support that argument with illustrations from dynamic, successful, organizations. HR Directors will find much of value here. Chief Executives should do so too." * Malcolm Martin, Author, Human Resource Practice, Managing Director, Employer Solutions Ltd *"This second edition has clearly reiterated how data can be transformational in driving strategic people decisions in organizations of any size. With a whole variety of case studies that are relevant to me and my organization, this book has brought to life how data and the insight it provides are relevant for us too. This remains a game-changing contribution to the data discussion." * James Madeley, People Director, NearForm *"This book is invaluable in understanding the purpose of data, how to interpret and analyse it and knowing how to pragmatically apply this effectively within your business. This book is a must read for any HR practitioner who wants to get to grips with understanding the commercial mindset and how data can drive the future of the HR function." * Lisa Bailey, Head of HR, Aston Villa Football Club *"Introduction to People Analytics is such an important tool. It's the definite guide that provides both the theoretical foundations and the pragmatic applications of data analytics in the people function. This is a must-read book for beginners and experts looking to start their journey or improve their practice in the people analytics space." * Enrique Rubio, Founder, Hacking HR *"Nadeem and Dave have managed a nearly impossible task, seamlessly merging HR domain knowledge with practical models from the growing fields of data analytics/science and human capital reporting. This is an essential title for analytics professionals moving into HR and for HR professionals that want to harness the power of analytics for their organization. The quality and clarity of the text and the rich organizational case studies will have me reaching for this book again and again." * Laurence Hopkins, People & Culture Lead, Remuneration, Systems and Data, Spark New Zealand *"Does what it says on the tin! A truly 'practical guide to data-driven HR' that goes way beyond the basics of how people analytics can add value and gets under your skin to provoke real thinking and ideas. It challenges you to consider what this means for you as a HR professional, for your team, the organization you work in, and the individual experience of each employee - leaving you in no doubt that people analytics is a no brainer." * Heidi Lopez, Group Strategy Director, Liaison Group & Managing Director, Activ8 Intelligence *"Getting to grips with the latest possibilities and practical applications of data analytics can be tough for HR pros and leaders. This book makes it easier; it's great at breaking down the uses of people data, how to interpret and analyze it, and how to apply it in the best ways within your organization! I'd recommend Introduction to People Analytics to HRBPs and HR practitioners looking to get a better handle on the commercials and how data can drive better people processes." * Bill Banham, Editor, HR Gazette, Host of the HRchat Podcast *"This second edition provides a road map and guide to creating a modern people management function within any organization. I particularly liked the model of the HR Service Station vs. the HR Power Station...what would you rather be running? This book is for businesspeople who work in HR and the learnings within this volume will take you to the top of your game allowing you to be the best while managing a constantly changing environment. Just buy it!" * Gordon A Headley, BSc, CEng, MBA, FCIPD, VP HR, Vision RT Ltd *"Data and people analytics are increasingly becoming an important part of the HR function and this book clearly and comprehensively outlines what to do, how to do it and importantly how the HR practitioner needs to change their mindset to embrace more of a data driven approach. It's a must read." * Harris Daskalakis, President and CEO, Business College of Athens and Greek Institute of Maritime Education *"I commend Khan and Millner for encouraging HR to adopt a commercial approach, and acknowledging that the journey towards data-driven decision-making takes time. Because of the included case studies and thought leadership insights, the book effectively caters to executive needs regardless of where they are on their analytics journey. Everyone can leverage the book's content to make a meaningful impact. In my opinion, this book deserves a prominent place on the bookshelves of all decision-makers." * Sharna Wiblen, Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong *"Resources are dispensable but people are not! I congratulate the authors on structuring a new view of 'people and analytics' in organizations - a pleasing step ahead of the human resources school. The content is well balanced with graphics and illustrations and this work should be high value reading for practicing managers and scholars of business." * Javaid Ahmed, Senior Fellow, Strategy and Market Innovation, Institute of Business Management, Pakistan *"It is a thought-provoking yet clear narrative that can serve as an excellent starting point for any Strategic HR Manager to think about what the changes in the modern world mean for their function and their business, and how to future-proof them - all based on solid evidence from analytics. The book will be of interest both to HR Managers, Strategic Managers, and consultants working in the area." * Dr Pavel Bogolyubov, Associate Professor, Department of Organization, Work and Technology Lancaster University Management School *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introducing the framework; Section - Part One: Context for change; Chapter - 01: Redefining HR: The context for change; Chapter - 02: The age of data and people analytics; Section - Part Two: Making the shift to a data-based approach; Chapter - 03: The commercial HR mindset; Chapter - 04: Developing new ways of working; Chapter - 05: Working with data; Section - Part Three: People analytics delivering value; Chapter - 06: A people analytics framework: Laying the foundations through metrics, reporting and core analytical activity; Chapter - 07: A people analytics framework: Identifying business insights from analytics; Chapter - 08: Delivering people analytics projects; Section - Part Four: Looking to the future; Chapter - 09: How to be more data-driven and people analytics-focused; Chapter - 10: The road ahead: Turning intent into tomorrow’s people function through people analytics;

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Book SynopsisLearn how pioneering business leaders are resetting their companies'' relationship to nature, society, and our common future In The New Nature of Business: The Path to Prosperity and Sustainability, businessman Andre Hoffmann and journalist Peter Vanham describe how companies should change their ways to have continued success, and why the current modus operandi is not working. They present a template for creating sustainable prosperity, and case-studies of companies that survived and thrived by opting for change. In doing so, they provide a way out of long-standing dilemmas, such as how to balance business needs with impact on nature, shareholders with stakeholders, and short-term vs. long-term profits. You''ll find: A first-hand account of global healthcare company Roche''s sustainability practice, as told by André (Roche''s vice-chairman), chairman Severin Schwan, and several other senior management members Case-studies and lessons of organiza

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Book SynopsisBeyond Budgeting is the idea of making organizations perform better by changing their management model, including abolishing the traditional budgeting process. The model's tested and proven leadership and management process recommendations makes organizations more adaptive and human, and helps making agile transformations successful. This book is written for decision makers within an enterprise. In nontechnical language it explains what Beyond Budgeting is, how it works, and why it improves performance through the use of actual cases where it has been implemented. It discusses what challenges will need to be overcome to make implementation succeed and provides the many benefits that can be realized once the organization has completed the implementation.Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 1 Initial Reflections 11 2 The Problem 19 3 Beyond Budgeting 27 4 Separate and Improve 41 5 Beyond Budgeting for Whom? 77 6 Agile Transformation 91 7 Handelsbanken 103 8 Implementation 123 9 What’s in It for the Bottom Line? 137 10 What’s in It for Me? 143 Epilogue 147 Index 149

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Book SynopsisA leadership playbook for making customer experience a core aspect of your business.In a rapidly changing world filled with uncertainties, one thing remains crystal clear: customers are increasingly fickle and no longer care about loyalty to any particular company. In addition, many well-intentioned companies are falling short of customer expectations, despite every organization’s potential for excellence. The truth is customer experience is not what it used to be. New technologies, values, generational expectations, economic instability, - and the rapid pace of change all must be considered as you forge ahead. How do you put the customer first in the face of all these emerging trends?Using cutting-edge research and interviewing top leaders across industries, customer experience futurist Blake Morgan has pulled together eight new laws that the best companies follow in terms of building and maintaining a focus on the customer. Customer experience

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Book Synopsis?This book will prove an indispensable resource again and again." ?Dan Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author ofThe Power of Regret, When, and To Sell is Human Train your brain for achievement. Award-winning, bestselling author Scott Mautz defines mental strength as the ability to self-regulate emotions, thoughts, and behaviors to achieve exceptional outcomes, despite adversity. It?s the superpower of our times. Mentally strong leaders are confident and in control of themselves and their environment; they have endurance, they stay disciplined, and stress only makes their decision-making sharper. They manage themselves internally to lead others externally.The Mentally Strong Leader gives readers a mental exercise plan to become that person. Readers begin with a diagnostic Mental Strength Self-Assessment, and receive a customized plan of 50 proven, science-based tools to build their six core mental muscles: Fortitude Decision-making Confidence Goal-focus Boldness Messaging Inspired by Mautz?s hit LinkedIn Learning course, ?10 Habits of Mentally Strong People,? his 25 years leading some of Procter & Gamble?s biggest multi-billion-dollar businesses, and over 30 years of studying this topic, The Mentally Strong Leader relies on mental models, data and research, habit-building science, and practical tools and exercises to create enduring strength for readers.

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Book SynopsisThere are secret ways of seeing the world of finance that every investor should know.Overlooked things that tip the balance from failure to success.Hidden truths that make the critical difference between understanding the world and being dangerously naive.And surprising realities that determine whether or not you and your family are on the path to generational wealth.In You Weren’t Supposed to See That, Downtown Josh Brown—the original Wall Street blogger, star of CNBC’s Halftime Report, and manager of billions of dollars as CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management—collects and shares the most important of these secrets.Drawing on 15 years of The Reformed Broker, the most-read financial blog in the world, Josh revisits, updates, and expands on the best of his wildly popular writing. As he does so, he helps you to discover all the most important, surprising, and sometimes painfully true secret

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Book SynopsisThis is your nation's history on drugsAmericans are stumbling through a world-historic drug binge. Opiates, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, marijuana, antidepressants, antipsychotics-across the board, consumption has shot up in the twenty-first century. At the same time, the United States is home to the largest prison system in the world, justified in part by a now zombified "war" on drugs. How did we get here?Quick Fixes blows away the pharmacological fog to take a sober look at how drugs have shaped American society. Though particularly acute in recent decades, the contradiction between America's passionate love for and intense hatred of these sub - stances has been one of its defining characteristics for over a century. Through nine chapters, each devoted to the modern history of a drug or class of drugs, Fong examines Americans' fraught relationship with psychoactive substances. As society changes, it produces different forms of stress, isolation, and alienation. These changes, in turn, affect the development and spread of medications and narcotics among the populace.By laying out the histories, functions, and experiences of our chemical com - forts, the hope is to help answer that ever-perplexing question: what does it mean to be an American?Trade ReviewProvocative, methodical, and righteously witty, Quick Fixes provides the fullest articulation I've seen of an argument often implied but rarely fleshed out: that 'drug problems' such as addiction and brutal drug wars are actually about capitalism rather than drugs. Under capitalism, Fong argues, drugs have been used to extract more labor from workers, to profit from workers' isolation and need for relief, and to police marginalized so-called 'surplus' populations. As a result both drug use and drug policing have become harmful compulsions. And because these compulsions are caused by capitalism, not drugs, we cannot free ourselves simply by ending the drug war. -- David Herzberg, author of White Market DrugsDrugs are deeply integrated into American capitalism, not just American culture. 'Profit wins in the end,' as Ben Fong says, but his clear, thoughtful, and troubling account improves the odds of the fight for better, longer lives. -- Craig Calhoun, coauthor of Degenerations of DemocracyWith drug use surging in the US, Ben Fong's fascinating look into America's relationship with psychoactive substances is unprecedented both in rigor and scope. It's a history you've never read before, and a desperately needed examination of where we are, how we got here, and why exactly we're all so blitzed. -- Amber A'Lee Frost, Chapo Trap House

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Book SynopsisLaunch, grow, and scale your membership businessWhat if you could stop chasing one-off sales and build a business that pays you consistently, month after month?In Predictable Profits, membership expert Stu McLaren pulls back the curtain on how to create a thriving membership business that doesn’t just bring in revenue—but does so predictably, allowing you to focus on what truly matters.Drawing on nearly two decades of membership experience, Stu shares: Three telltale signs that you have a perfect market for a membership site How to effortlessly attract new members—even if you don’t like to “sell” Why closing your doors will lead to faster and more explosive growth in your membership A simple blueprint for creating irresistible content that keeps your members coming back for more What to do in the first 30 days to triple the lifetime value of your members

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Book SynopsisForbes, Best Business Books of 2022Behavioral Scientist, Notable Books of 2022Immigration is one of the most fraught, and possibly most misunderstood, topics in American social discourse-yet, in most cases, the things we believe about immigration are based largely on myth, not facts. Using the tools of modern data analysis and ten years of pioneering research, new evidence is provided about the past and present of the American Dream, debunking myths fostered by political opportunism and sentimentalized in family histories, and draw counterintuitive conclusions, including:* Upward Mobility: Children of immigrants from nearly every country, especially those of poor immigrants, do better economically than children of U.S.-born residents - a pattern that has held for more than a century.* Rapid Assimilation: Immigrants accused of lack of assimilation (such as Mexicans today and the Irish in the past) actually assimilate fastest.* Improved Economy: Immigration changes the economy in unexpected positive ways and staves off the economic decline that is the consequence of an aging population.* Helps U.S. Born: Closing the door to immigrants harms the economic prospects of the U.S.-born-the people politicians are trying to protect.Using powerful story-telling and unprecedented research employing big data and algorithms, Abramitzky and Boustan are like dedicated family genealogists but millions of times over. They provide a new take on American history with surprising results, especially how comparable the "golden era" of immigration is to today, and why many current policy proposals are so misguided.

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Book Synopsis“Encouraging…Uplifting...Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big…this will inspire.” —Publishers Weekly “Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he’s talking about, because he’s done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.” —Bill Gates, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Rajiv J. Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and former administrator of President Barack Obama’s United States Agency for International Development, shares a dynamic new model for creating large scale change, inspired by his own involvements with some of the largest humanitarian projects of our time.Rajiv J. Shah is no stranger to pulling off the impossible, from helping vaccinate 900 million children at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to a high-pressure race against the clock to stop the spread of Ebola. His secret? A big bets philosophy—the idea that seeking to solve problems rather than make incremental improvements can attract the unlikely partners with the power and know-how to achieve transformational change. Part career sweeping memoir, part inspirational playbook, Big Bets offers a master class in decision-making, leadership, and changing the world one bet at a time. Shah animates his strategic insights with vivid behind-the-scenes stories, memorable conversations with household names that helped shape his approach to creating change, and his own personal growth as an Indian-American from an immigrant family looking for a way to belong. He distills his battle-tested strategies for creating change, arguing that big bets have a surprising advantage over cautious ones: a bold vision can attract support, collaborations, and fresh ideas from key players who might otherwise be resistant. Throughout the book, Shah traces his unlikely path to the Rockefeller Foundation across a changing world and through some of the most ambitious, dramatic global efforts to create a better world.Trade ReviewA Next Big Ideas Club Must-Read Book"Looking out at a world of crises, it is all too easy to be cynical about changing the world for the better—to throw up one’s hands as if nothing can be done. Mr. Shah admirably argues against such cynicism." —Wall Street Journal“Encouraging….Uplifting….Meeting apparently insurmountable goals requires thinking big…this will inspire.”—Publishers Weekly“Raj Shah has written a practical guide to making the world a better place. He knows what he’s talking about, because he’s done it himself. Anyone who wants to make a change in the world, or their own lives, will benefit from this book.” —Bill Gates, Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "I have seen firsthand Raj lead big change —in Haiti, on hunger, and much more—with a unique combination of positivity and perseverance. Big Bets reminds us of the most difficult challenges we’ve overcome in the 21st century and gives us new inspiration for what lies ahead." —Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former U.S Secretary of State and U.S. Senator“Dr. Raj Shah draws on a lifetime spent pushing boundaries in global development to deliver a captivating reflection on the power of the ingenuity, innovation, and collaboration. This must-read book breaks down large-scale problems into actionable steps that we must all take to heart – because if we truly seek to make an impact in our communities, it will be one small but bold action at a time…adding up to form the big bets that will change the world.” —José Andrés, Chef and Founder of World Central Kitchen“I wish Big Bets existed when I was a young entrepreneur. It shows what’s possible when people come together for the good of humanity and have the courage to take concrete steps, together making “big bets” on solutions that lead toward a more equitably prosperous, peaceful, and healthy world. An awesome, inspiring read.” —Strive Masiyiwa, African technology entrepreneur and philanthropist“For more than a decade, I have worked with Rajiv Shah to help the Congolese people recover from the ravages of war. Simply put, Raj is one of the smartest, most optimistic people I have ever met. In Big Bets, you’ll find the tools you’ll need to take on some of our biggest, most difficult challenges.” —Ben Affleck, Director, Actor and Co-Founder Eastern Congo Initiative“By extension, Raj Shah’s Big Bets can be instructive far beyond its headline aspiration. It can be read by a father aiming to give shape to his sons changing world, or an aid worker looking to break from the repeatedly failed patterns and short term impacts so often attempted, only to be abandoned, Big Bets offers the ubiquitous re-sets our modern world demands. From climate to conflict, poverty and politics, It is of Shah’s unique experience, and his organically clear-minded will to conceive lasting change that he makes Big Bets one helluva timely gift.” —Sean Penn, Actor, Director, and CORE Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Board“In Big Bets, Rajiv Shah gives us the playbook and thus the power to fight, work, and innovate our way to a better, more just future. This book will make you more hopeful about the world—and your capacity to change it in big ways.” —Darren Walker, President of The Ford Foundation

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Book SynopsisBringing together leading scholars, this international collection examines different dimensions of ageing and ageism in a range of media and how older adults use and interact with the media.Table of Contents1 Introduction: Ageing in/and the Media - Virpi Ylänne Part I: Framing and Constructing Ageing in Media Reporting 2 ‘Apocalyptic Demography’ Versus the ‘Reckless Generation’: Framing the Third and Fourth Ages in the Media - Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard 3 Older Adults and the Pandemic in UK News Media - Virpi Ylänne 4 Present Time Witches: Media and the Intersecting Discourses of Age, Gender, and Mental Health in Ghana - Monika Wilińska and Doris Boateng 5 Portrayals of Older People With Dementia in Taiwanese Newspapers - Chin-Hui Chen and Yan-Hua Huang 6 Older LGBTQ+ Persons in Canadian Newspapers - Laura Hurd and Raveena Mahal Part II: Imagined Ageing in Promotional and Fictional Contexts 7 Ageism and the Promotion of Agelessness in Brazilian Advertising - Gisela Castro 8 Visual Ageism on Public Organisations’ Websites - Eugène Loos, Loredana Ivan, Maria Sourbati, Wenqian Xu, Christa Lykke Christensen and Virpi Ylänne 9 Imag(in)ing Ageing Futures in Comics and Graphic Novels - Nicole Dalmer and Lucia Cedeira Serantes Part III: Older Adults’ Interaction With the Media and Media Technologies 10 Advertising Old Men: Swedish Old Men Reflect on ‘Seeing Themselves’ - Karin Lövgren, Linn Sandberg and Jeff Hearn 11 Older Women and Women’s Magazines: Audience, Agency, and Life Course - Dana Sawchuk 12 The Double Logic of Care: Age, Gender, and Media Technologies in Austria - Barbara Ratzenböck 13 Conclusion - Virpi Ylänne

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Book SynopsisPrinciples of Athletic Training: A Guide to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice is designed to educate athletic trainers in courses concerned with the scientific, evidence-based, clinical foundations of athletic training and sports medicine. The goal is to help students become competent health care professionals who will continue to advance the athletic training profession. The text leads students from general foundations to specific concepts related to injury prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation. Students will explore the complexities of the profession of athletic training. An overarching goal is to incorporate the best available evidence to support recommendations for patient care. The 18th edition includes more than 850 instructional videos demonstrating injury evaluation skills, clinical techniques, and rehab exercises, all conveniently accessed through the eBook.

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Book SynopsisSally Percy is a freelance journalist, editor and author, specializing in the business and finance sectors. She is Editor of Edge, the official magazine of the Institute of Leadership & Management, and is a contributor to Forbes. She frequently makes radio appearances and writes for various publications, including The Telegraph, The Times, Accounting and Business, CFO World and Economia. She is the author of 21st Century Business Icons, also published by Kogan Page and is based in London, UK.

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Book SynopsisThe most essential component of every project manager’s job is the ability to identify potential risks before they cause unnecessary headaches and turmoil all around.All projects are inherently risky, and complex ones can potentially be the downfall for even the most experienced project manager. From technical challenges and resource issues to unrealistic deadlines and problems with your subcontractors, any number of things can go wrong.Fully updated, consistent with PMI® standards, and addressing “VUCA” (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity—the now-common business and project management acronym), this book remains the definitive resource for project managers seeking to be proactive in their efforts to guard against failure and minimize unwanted surprises.Identifying and Managing Project Risk draws on real-world situations and hundreds of risk examples to show you how to:Thoroughly d

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Book SynopsisCompanies have more data at their fingertips than ever before. Yet, studies show that many executives and organizations fail to extract real value from it.Challenging the conventional wisdom of data-driven decision-making, marketing professors and behavioral scientists Bart De Langhe and Stefano Puntoni argue that many analytics efforts flounder because data analyses are disconnected from the decisions to be made. In their important book, they offer a new approach they call decision-driven analytics. Counterintuitively, they argue that the key to making good decisions with data is to start by putting data in the background.Drawing from their own research and teaching, as well as real-world business cases, De Langhe and Puntoni offer four pillars of decision-driven analytics and guide you around common mistakes that have held back many organizations from using data for impact.In Decision-Driven Analytics, you will learn how to:+ Avoid comm

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Book SynopsisDave Chaffey (BSc, PhD, FCIM, HIDM) is co-founder of his own digital business, Smart Insights, providing advice on best practice and industry developments for digital marketers and e-commerce managers. Dave also works as an independent digital marketing trainer and consultant. He has consulted on digital marketing and e-commerce strategy for a range of companies from larger organisations like Barclaycard and Mercedes-Benz to smaller organisations like Arco and Confused.com. He is proud to have been recognised by the Department of Trade and Industry as one of the leading individuals who have input towards the development and growth of e-commerce and the Internet in the UK over the past 10 years. Dave has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing as one of 50 marketing gurus worldwide who have helped shape the future of marketing. He is also proud to be an Honorary Fellow of the IDM.Table of ContentsPreface About the authors Acknowledgements Part 1 Introduction Introduction to digital business Opportunity analysis for digital business and e-commerce Managing digital business infrastructure Key issues in the digital environment Part 2 Strategy and applications Digital business strategy Supply chain and demand Digital marketing Customer relationship management Part 3 Implementation Customer experience and service design Managing digital business transformation and growth hacking Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisHarry Korine is a professor and consultant who advises business owners, board members and executives on leadership and value generation. He teaches corporate governance, global strategy and family business at the London Business School, the University of St. Gallen and INSEAD. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland.Michael Hilb is founder of DBP Group and a board member of multiple organizations. He is a titular professor at the University of Fribourg and teaches strategy, entrepreneurship, corporate governance and family business at the Universities of St. Gallen and Zurich and Singapore Management University. He is based in Burgdorf, Switzerland.

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Book SynopsisAlthough many leadership concerns are universal across industries, healthcare presents unique leadership challenges. The complex environment, financial pressures, and life-or-death nature of the work are unlike anything else. Exceptional Leadership describes the professional and personal skills and behaviors that managers need to lead successfully and thrive in healthcare''s high-stakes environment. The book offers a leadership competency model based on four themes: well-cultivated self-awareness, compelling vision, a real way with people, and masterful execution. Each competency is covered in its own chapter that defines it, provides examples and advice, and outlines common skill deficits.The third edition of this book has been revised to reflect contemporary issues and the latest research on leadership. Individual and organizational challenges faced in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed in several chapters. The opening case study that threads throughout the book, vignettes at the end of each chapter, self-reflection questions, and the self-development plan have also been revised and continue to offer opportunities for applying the competencies.

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Book SynopsisFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Noor Hibbert, a powerful new vision for creating success on your own terms, using the practice of manifesting to reach your full potentialSuccess we've got it all wrong. We've been sold the lie that success comes in the form of the latest designer goods, luxury car or McMansion. But success is a feeling that we cultivate, not something we can purchase. Success is about finding the path in life that lights you up and gives you meaning, choosing to be the best version of yourself every day.As globally recognized mindset coach, entrepreneur and seven-figure business founder Noor Hibbert reveals in this book, the only yardstick of success should be the one you create for yourself. The first step is awareness and a conscious effort to stop living through the narrative that we are powerless to transform our reality. Instead, we need to start to untangle where our stories have come from and how to rewrite them for a brighter future.Using her trademark VIA' manifesting method vision, identity and action Noor will show you how to manifest your unique purpose, open your eyes to your misconceptions about money and crack open every limiting belief you have about life and your ability to transform it. Ordinary people can create extraordinary lives this book will help you be the next person to change yours.

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Book SynopsisA visual history of high-speed trains.Hop aboard this fascinating journey through the early days of railway trains to the modern day superfast Maglevs which can reach speeds of 600km/h. Exquisitely illustrated with hundreds of photos, both archival and modern, the book is a visual feast for anyone even remotely interested in railways.This is a journey through time and throughout the world, investigating trains that have been considered high-speed in their day. Focused at first in Britain, the birthplace of the railway, the book covers developments in the 19th and 20th centuries across Europe, including the birth of the French TGV, which is credited with kickstarting the modern rise of the high-speed train in the West, inspired itself by the early Japanese Shinkansenthe Bullet Trainin 1964.From steam to diesel to gas turbines to electric and from steel-wheeled to magnetic levitation (maglev), it is all covered in this book, including significant, recent innovations such as driverless trains and maglev on conventional track, which may well be the way of the future.With hundreds of colour photographs, many taken specially for this book, and readable text aimed at all those interested in history and the development of technologynot just railway enthusiastsQuest for Speed will entertain, fascinate and delight.

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Book Synopsis'A memoir of great power and emotional honesty. To read this book is to be in awe of Spraggan's strength in writing it' ELIZABETH DAY** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW UPDATED WITH NEW CONTENT **By the age of twenty, Lucy Spraggan had already experienced more extraordinary things than many do across a lifetime. Growing up in a creative household, surrounded by artists, alcohol and raucous parties, by her late teens she had played pubs, clubs and festivals, fallen in love with an older woman on a US road trip, experimented with drink and drugs, and been in and out of police custody. When her X Factor audition went viral in 2012, Lucy became the bookies' favourite to win the show. She was the first contestant ever to write and perform her own original songs, refusing to be pigeonholed by stylists and producers. Viewers fell for her unmanufactured, anti-pop princess stance, and the tabloids loved her. Then, suddenly

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Book SynopsisStephen Frost is a Senior Teaching Fellow and Programme Director of MScs in Finance, Finance and Global Trading, and Finance and Management at Loughborough Business School. He teaches a wide range of courses to undergraduate and postgraduate business, management and economics students, including Financial Reporting and Performance AppraisalTrade Review"A clear and easy-to-read introduction to financial accounting and reporting. It is well-structured and guides the reader through each chapter with the use of examples, questions and learning quizzes. A great book for both accounting and non-accounting students." * Ruth Smith, (CGMA) Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, Derby Business School, University of Derby, UK *"Financial Accounting and Reporting for Non-Accounting Students is written in a language that is accessible to those who do not aim to become professional accountants or analysts. It is rich in real-life examples, illustrating the main accounting concepts that underpin the preparation of financial statements. It also provides ample opportunity for readers to practice and enhance their understanding. I commend this book to everyone who wishes to understand what financial statements are for in a simple straightforward manner." * Professor Gilad Livne, Professor of Accounting, University of Bristol, UK *"Financial Accounting and Reporting for Non-Accounting Students is an accessible, hands-on textbook that demystifies the world of accounting for undergraduate and postgraduate students who are not specialists, but who need to know how accounting works in practice. With a wealth of practical examples, real-world cases and a friendly tone, this book renders financial accounting not only understandable but engaging. Through clear explanations and absence of technical jargon, Stephen Frost ensures that the reader gains the knowledge and confidence needed to interpret financial statements, understand financial reporting and make informed judgments about financial performance." * Dr. Rhoda Brown, Senior Lecturer in Financial Reporting, Nottingham Trent University *"This is an excellent book on Financial Accounting and Reporting for non-accounting business and management students. Stephen Frost perfectly succeeds in streamlining complex financial accounting topics and delivering them in a simple language with various real-life case studies and a multitude of numerical and illustrative examples. Highly recommended for both undergraduate and postgraduate students." * Dr Sarah G. Mohamed, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Birmingham City University Business School *"This book provides an excellent resource for students without a specialised background who seek a clear and comprehensive understanding of accounting. The comprehensiveness of the content, coupled with the practical approach, sets this accounting textbook apart. It is truly a pleasure to recommend this outstanding textbook to anyone embarking on their accounting journey." * Dr Petros Vourvachis, Lecturer in Financial Accounting, Loughborough Business School *"Comprehensive, easy to read, and a very useful textbook for students." * Dr Omiros Georgiou, Associate Professor in Accounting, Birmingham Business School *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Introduction to Financial Accounting; Chapter - 02: The Statement of Financial Position; Chapter - 03: The statement of profit and loss; Chapter - 04: Non-current Assets; Chapter - 05: Inventory Valuation; Chapter - 06: The Statement of Cash Flows; Chapter - 07: Performance Appraisal - analysing operating profitability; Chapter - 08: Performance appraisal - investor returns and operating assets; Chapter - 09: Financial reporting issues;

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Book SynopsisThe classic guide to constructing a solid portfolioâwithout a financial advisor!First published two decades ago, The Four Pillars of Investing has been the go-to resource for an entire generation of investors. This updated edition of the investing classic provides the foundational knowledge you need to avoid the most common pitfalls and build a portfolio in todayâs roller-coaster world of investing.Retired neurologist and master investor William J. Bernstein has seen it all throughout his career. Buying investments with borrowed money. Chasing past performance. Overestimating oneâs own risk tolerance. Listening to cable news. These are just a few of the many mistakes he has witnessed smart, serious investors make, to the peril of their portfolios. Add to these behavioral errors such economic factors as deflation, sudden stock declines, soaring inflation, and the likeâand investing can seem like something to be avoided at all costs. But with the right disc

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Book SynopsisA New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and IndieBound bestsellerBrilliant and timely — Oliver Burkeman~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~ From the New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, a groundbreaking philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overloadOur current definition of “productivity” is broken. It pushes us to treat busyness as a proxy for useful effort, leading to impossibly lengthy task lists and ceaseless meetings. We’re overwhelmed by all we have to do and on the edge of  burnout, left to decide between giving into soul-sapping hustle culture or rejecting ambition altogether. But are these really our only choices?Long before the arrival of pinging inboxes and clogged schedules, history’s most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this timely and provocative book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to radically transform our modern jobs. Drawing from deep research on the habits and mindsets of a varied cast of storied thinkers – from Galileo and Isaac Newton, to Jane Austen and Georgia O’Keefe – Newport lays out the key principles of “slow productivity,” a more sustainable alternative to the aimless overwhelm that defines our current moment. Combining cultural criticism with systematic pragmatism, Newport deconstructs the absurdities inherent in standard notions of productivity, and then provides step-by-step advice for cultivating a slower, more humane alternative.From the aggressive rethinking of workload management, to introducing seasonal variation, to shifting your performance toward long-term quality, Slow Productivity provides a roadmap for escaping overload and arriving instead at a more timeless approach to pursuing meaningful accomplishment. The world of work is due for a new revolution. Slow productivity is exactly what we need.

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Book SynopsisA leadership planner based on the bestselling A Failure of Nerve.Nearly 25 years after the bestselling A Failure of Nerve first astonished the business world, Edwin H. Friedman’s groundbreaking wisdom is back – now in a fresh, agile framework designed with today’s leaders in mind. Combining essential excerpts from the beloved original with new and engaging prompts and exercises, A Failure of Nerve in 52 Weeks builds on the success of Friedman’s earlier work to provide readers with an insightful year-long resource for leadership planning and development.Concentrating on the core tenets of A Failure of Nerve, this workbook will help readers recognize and reign in their own emotional reactivity, overcome a misplaced addiction to data, and develop a sense of self that will never be overrun by the loudest and least mature voices in the room. Each weekly spread is packed with quotes and exercises to stimulate self-reflection and features a week-long planner page designed with ample space to mark appointments, track goals, and map out one’s path to well-differentiated leadership. Whether you are a longtime fan or new to Friedman’s work, this versatile planner will provide the structure, guidance, and wisdom to help you grow into the courageous leader you aspire to be.

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Book Synopsis‘If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book.’ John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland ‘[A] timely response to those who are constructing a dystopia of farms without farmers, food without farms, while promoting more industrialisation of the food system.’ Vandana Shiva, activist and author of Terra Viva ‘Brilliant and compelling … at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.’ Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill Named the Inc. Non-Obvious Book Awards 'Best Books of 2023' Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future is a powerful and timely response to the ongoing search for our sustainable food future. In the face of ongoing food, energy and environmental crises, Chris Smaje, farmer and social scientist, has become one of the most prescient voices on the future of farming. In his new book, he explores the false promises and unconsidered consequences of food techno-solutions advocated by ecomodernists like George Monbiot, arguing that we should not divorce ourselves from rural living and must embrace a future that includes farming. Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future passionately argues for scaling up the pro-nature principles of low-energy, biodiverse and agroecological farming, and for putting the power back into the hands of small-scale farmers and producers, and the local communities that support them. ‘A case for a rural agricultural landscape that delivers food without wrecking the planet’. Jake Fiennes, author of Land Healer ‘Everyone in the food business needs to read this … lively and superbly written polemic.’ Joel Salatin, co-founder of Polyface FarmTrade Review'We are heading to hell in a techcart driven by the unlikely twins of Extremist Rewilding and Big Food; if we don't pull on the brakes sharpish, our countryside will be reduced to a monoculture of lynxy scrub and our food grown in vats. If you want real food, food security and a truly biodiverse countryside, please, please read this book.' John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland 'A thought-provoking, intelligent response to George Monbiot’s Regenesis. As the author remarks, this is a provocation to thought rather than a summation of the truth. Setting out the principles of good agriculture that can have benefits to people, land and nature. A case for a rural agricultural landscape that delivers food without wrecking the planet. Agrarian localism as an alternative that may succeed given present challenges on alternative land use.' Jake Fiennes, author of Land Healer'Chris Smaje’s Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future is a timely response to those who are constructing a dystopia of farms without farmers, food without farms, while promoting more industrialisation of the food system. Farming with care on a small scale is the path of ecological regeneration and returning to the earth. Thank you, Chris, for writing this important book for all of us.' Vandana Shiva, activist and author of Terra Viva'Chris Smaje has laid down an indictment – as unremitting as it is undeniable – that cuts through the jargon-filled, techno-worshipping agricultural futurists who promise silver-bullet fixes for having your cake and eating it too. This brilliant and compelling book is at once hopeful and persuasive about the future of food.' Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill and author of The Third Plate'Everyone in the food business needs to read this book. If you think the future rests in time-tested local authenticity, Smaje’s arguments sound like affirming angels. If you think the future lies in techno-sophisticated urban manufacturing plants, you owe it to yourself to learn the best arguments from the opposing view. For many of us in the local authentic food space, George Monbiot is our nemesis in the public debate of food’s future. Will it be local, democratised and heritage driven, or will it be manufactured by techno-sophisticates suddenly converted to humble, charitable ends? Smaje cuts precisely and directly, eviscerating Monbiot with superb and quotable verbalese. Never have I enjoyed reading a blow-by-blow narrative as much as this lively and superbly written polemic.' Joel Salatin, co-founder of Polyface Farm, and author of You Can Farm and Polyface Micro'Chris Smaje shows us that it is people, working in communities and in tune with their local environment, who can provide answers to our food, energy and climate questions. In Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future, Chris has written an intelligent and absorbing analysis of a complex problem, and one that should be essential reading for us all.' Hunter Lovins, founder of Natural Capitalism Solutions and author of A Finer Future'Chris Smaje provides a comprehensive and reasoned counter to George Monbiot’s Regenesis, politely demolishing Monbiot’s ecologically naïve belief that urban dwellers can subsist on food manufactured by corporations, presumably without the use of fossil fuel energy. Smaje’s deeper, more global coverage of the social, cultural, economic and environmental realities of the agricultural dilemma raises issues that no one can afford to ignore. Without agriculture, we cannot have an orchestra, church, economy, city or any business. It is the foundation of civilisation under global threat of climate change.' Allan Savory, author of Holistic Management'This book is the much-needed antidote to the crazy excesses of ecomodernism in all its guises. A paean to sanity and to humanity’s reconnection with the living planet, this is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how we can move beyond the industrial paradigm to something that is actually regenerative; for anyone who wants to know how we can feed ourselves without recourse to fantasy fuel sources or further empowerment of the see-want-take value systems pushed by the multinationals and their outriders. It’s essential reading, really, for anyone who eats, but most especially for farmers and growers and anyone involved in the creation of policy, at whatever level.' Manda Scott, author of the Boudica: Dreaming series and host of the Accidental Gods podcast'Chris Smaje is a powerful, humane and practical thinker on our relationship to land and farming, and this book offers a convincing rejection of the ‘ecomodern’ theology currently being promoted by many prominent environmentalists. In a time of division, Smaje offers a human-scale and heartening alternative to elite green technocracy.' Paul Kingsnorth, author of Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist'This is a much-needed book – and Chris Smaje is exactly the person to write it. He builds his case with care and humility, highlighting the gaps in the evidence used by advocates of a ‘farm-free’ future, but also bringing into view the assumptions that are hidden behind their loud insistence that ‘you can’t argue with arithmetic’. For anyone disoriented by the ecomodernist turn in environmentalism, this is a book that will help you find your bearings.' Dougald Hine, author of At Work in the Ruins'Chris Smaje’s devastating critique of the farm-free future projected by ecomodernists is also an intriguing forecast of what Lewis Mumford in The City in History called the ‘end of the megalopolitan cycle’, and an eloquent appeal for reruralisation.' Simon Fairlie, author of Going to Seed'A real powerhouse of a book. Chris meticulously disentangles the case for a future of our food being grown in laboratories for what it really is: energy intensive, corporate driven and lacking resilience. His justification for a mixed small-scale farming landscape, for a nature-rich, job-rich and food-rich world, is not just convincing for the betterment of our collective economic, social and environmental health, it’s really humanity’s only hope to restore our connection to this planet, and heal.' Lynn Cassells, coauthor of Our Wild Farming Life'An eloquent and articulate defense of agroecological, small-scale farming and a robust critique of an industrialized future, Saying NO to a Farm-Free Future: The Case For an Ecological Food System and Against Manufactured Foods by Chris Smaje is critically important reading for anyone with an interest in learning about the difference between a congenial, ecological living and a dystopian, factory-centered existence. While especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Sustainable Agriculture collections and supplemental Environmental Economics curriculum studies lists.' Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I Introduction to Marketing 6.0 1 1 Welcoming the Era of Marketing 6.0: From Multi to Omni to Meta 3 2 The Emergence of Phygital Natives: Young Generation Z and Generation Alpha Coming of Age 25 3 The Inevitability of Immersive Marketing: Five Micro-Trends Leading to Metamarketing 41 4 The Future of Customer Experience: Fusing Physical and Digital for Complete Immersion 59 Part II The Marketing 6.0 Enabler and Environment 81 5 Understanding the Tech Enablers: Five Fundamental Technologies Powering Up Metamarketing 83 6 Building Extended Realities: The Immersive Experience in Real Life 107 7 Tapping into the Metaverse: The Future Form of Social Media Platforms 131 Part III The Marketing 6.0 Experience 157 8 Multisensory Marketing: Delivering Immersive Experiences for the Five Senses 159 9 Spatial Marketing: Delivering Natural Human- Machine Interactions 185 10 Metaverse Marketing: Experimenting with the Next- Generation Engagement 209 Acknowledgments 235 About the Authors 237 Index 239

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An Economist Biggest Book of the Year""[A] fine historical analysis of America’s foreign-trade policies, from the pre-Independence years until the Cold War. . . . A World Safe for Commerce is an important work."---Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal

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