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A powerful assessment of how online information became unreliableand what can be done about it. - Kirkus ReviewsImagine an imminent America where citizens are bombarded with personalized political messages from every smart device yet information is so suspect, nobody can tell what the truth is. It means oceans of disinformation engineered to sow false beliefs or simply disorient.The coronavirus pandemic provided a foretaste of an infuriating, dystopian future. From the start Americans fought over the most basic facts of the crisis, from death tolls to quack cures to the wisdom of stay-at-home orders. The splintered digital infosphere bred confusion and delusion, some of it fatal. Now think of our campaigns and elections. The digital information age means more than hyper-targeted, just-for-you messages from insurance companies and presidential candidates alike. Trying to shield yourself from disinformation and deep fakes? Cyrus K

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Harvey Mackay takes readers back to the most basic tool that all of our speech is composed of: the alphabet.In The ABCs of Business Success, each individual letter holds a sacred significance in business, relationships, and life itself.In his classic to-the-point style, Harvey casts light upon the keystone concepts in the most foundational areas of business. The format of the book is delightful and engaging, with each section composed of an alphabetical list, encapsulating all of the most pertinent knowledge for readers. Each list mirrors Harvey's own meticulous level of organization that he brings to his businesses, speaking and writing careers, and his widespread community involvement.The ABCs of Business Success strikes a fine balance of both humor and seriousness, marrying something as light-hearted as the humble alphabet with advanced entrepreneurial concepts. With an extensive and nuanced career, Harvey has no shortage of experience to share with his reade

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Wall Street Journal Best Selling BookA powerful work with insights that, once applied, will help you lift your life to a completely new level.Robin Sharma, #1 bestselling author of The 5AM Club and The Monk Who Sold His FerrariKat has it allmoney, success, recognition, influenceexcept the one thing she desperately desires: a fulfilled life. A business entrepreneur in the high-end sportswear industry, Kat is driven in relentless pursuit of ever-greater success.The two anchors in Kat''s frenzied life have been her father; a famous baseball pitcher turned team manager, and her son, who is following in his grandfather''s footsteps. When both anchors become unstable, Kat''s life tips dangerously out of balance. The market and her finances flip, and relationships start slipping through her fingers. Eager for solutions, she turns to find uncanny wisdom from places she never expected.The Observer unpacks the id

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'Trying to shield yourself from disinformation and deep fakes? Cyrus Krohn offers a 'five-step program' to fight back. This book rings true.'--Jill Dougherty, Former CNN Moscow Bureau ChiefImagine an imminent America where citizens are bombarded with personalized political messages from every smart device - yet information is so suspect, nobody can tell what the truth is. It means oceans of disinformation engineered to sow false beliefs or simply disorient. The coronavirus pandemic provided a foretaste of an infuriating, dystopian future. From the start Americans fought over the most basic facts of the crisis, from death tolls to quack cures to the wisdom of stay-at-home orders. The splintered digital infosphere bred confusion and delusion, some of it fatal. Now think of our campaigns and elections. The digital information age means more than hyper-targeted, just-for-you messages from insurance companies and presidential

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Crowdsourcing hidden talent is a renewable resource for talent identification within large organizations. Executives and HR professionals can leverage the power of the crowd to locate high potential talent quicker and with much greater accuracy.

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A riveting page-turner about a woman caught in the crosshairs of an agri-business' corporate assassin.Against hope, Smythe Windwalker Daniels' anonymity is compromised and a creditable threat has been made against her life. As the threats ratchet up, she feels she has no place to hide, and the danger impacts not only her life but the lives of those around her. She reluctantly accepts the FBI's protection, hoping to testify and bring a promise of justice to her community.Smythe is a woman with vision in her eyes and fire in her soul. From a young age, Smythe was discriminated against as a mixed-race girl in a predominately white neighborhood. She leaves her current career to escape the corporate rat race, only to get entangled in a pesticide poisoning cover-up attempt by a mega corporation. While on the run, she seeks to find meaning in events that now threaten her life.Through a series of misadventures, she discovers how all events are all woven together

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The key to great interviewing is listeningconcentrating solely on the answer to be sure you''re aligned with your guest. The same is true for great business leaders. Art's guide for gaining greater alignment can help any team or organization achieve top performance.Larry King, the world's most recognized interviewerLeading organizations worldwide are evolving from the idea of employee engagement to that of organizational alignment. More important in today's virtual work environment, The Art of Alignment provides a roadmap to creating alignment to your mission and vision to distributed teams. Readers will discover the answers to:How bought in to the mission and vision are your employees? Are leaders across your organization aligned? How are your KPIs integrated into the organizational alignment?The Art of Alignment takes a data-driven approach to organizational alignment. When executives add PURPOSE to engagement, coupled with measurement, your organization w

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As the last book written by the late Zig Ziglar, he will reveal your surest path to success and help your untapped greatness become visible. After writing more than thirty books, nine of which are bestsellers, Zig again delivers life-changing wisdom.For more than 50 years, in a style that is unquestionably his own, Zig Ziglar has used his quick wit, down-home charm, and abundance of energy to inspire excellence in people throughout the world. In Born to Win, Zig's nonstop passion inspires and informs as Zig speaks to you as if you're sitting front-row center in his sold-out seminar.In Born to Win you'll learn:To achieve balance by becoming a more complete person in seven key areas of your lifeHow to develop and maintain a winner's attitude and use it to achieve significant personal growthHow to build stronger professional and personal relationships using your own unique behavioral styleHow to become a better leader, parent, and employee by l

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What do all remarkable people and organizations have in common? They embrace the power of possibility thinking. The most successful people and organizations think again or think differently from those less successful. By developing the habit of possibility thinking, you are mentally prepared to tackle your next challenge and optimize your next opportunity.Everyone encounters circumstances that are uncontrollable and unchangeable, but we can learn to control and change our mindset. When you put the skills of possibility thinking into practice, your productivity increases, performance is enhanced and new possibilities emerge.

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'A surprising, absorbing and perceptive book. I found it altogether fascinating' PHILIP PULLMAN______________________________________________________Psychopath. No sooner is the word out than images of murderers, rapists, suicide bombers and gangsters flash across our minds. But unlike their film and television counterparts, not all psychopaths are violent, or even criminal. Far from it. In fact, they have a lot of good things going for them. Psychopaths are fearless, confident, charismatic, ruthless and focused - qualities tailor-made for success in twenty-first-century society. In this groundbreaking adventure into the world of psychopaths, renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals a shocking truth: beneath the hype and the popular stereotype, psychopaths have something to teach us.With a new introduction from the author___________________________________________'Highly original . . . provocative and humorous' V. S. RAMACHANDRAN'This startling study considers whether or not we have anything to learn from psychopaths . . . it's good to know that rubbing shoulders with such dangerous characters hasn't destroyed his sense of humour.' THE TIMES'Inspiring and revelatory. Dutton's book gave me an insight into who I really am' ANDY McNAB'Dutton's curiosity takes him from boardrooms and law courts to neurological labs . . . Psychopaths, we learn, are the ultimate optimists; they always think things will work in their favour' GUARDIAN'The Wisdom of Psychopaths is captivating. Dr. Dutton's book invigorated my consideration of not just a certain television character, but slow-pulsed overachievers everywhere' MICHAEL C HALL (Dexter)

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