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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein
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1) Nowadays, we are relentlessly and endlessly bombarded with new information. There's always much to remember, yet our brains capture so little of that information. Even the stuff that's worth remembering often makes only a short-lived impression on us before disappearing forever.
2) Education has been tainted by the boring tradition of rote learning....
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Buy now to get the Key Takeaways from Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking.
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1) We all experience feelings of inferiority which we carry with us from childhood into adulthood. The first thing you need to do to get over this inferiority complex is figure out where it stems from, perhaps with the aid of a counselor.
2) Always remember that God is on your side. With him, everything is possible, even if you don't...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor.
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1) The definition of an investment is clear: it's an operation which, after careful analysis, promises safety of principal and adequate returns.
2) There are three parts to the process of investing. First, before buying a stock, you must make a thorough analysis of a company and the soundness of its underlying businesses. Second, you need to protect...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus
Positive people and positive teams manifest positive outcomes. The key ingredient? Positive energy.
In The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy (2007), Jon Gordon explains how to cultivate positive energy in your life and career, which you then can share with your coworkers, customers, organization, team, friends, and family. Gordon uses the...
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Summary of Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit is a thorough examination of several case studies about how habit formation and habit change impact daily life. It details the experiences of individuals, corporations, and organizations to illustrate how habits are made and why, how they can be changed, how habits of all kinds are used in businesses to attract customers or manage employees, and the devastating results of a poorly managed habit…
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Lara Doherty's The Mighty Book of Motivation Magic
If you feel like you've lost purpose, The Mighty Book of Motivation Magic (2021) can change your life. Humans tend to get stuck in patterns and habits, and major change frightens them. This is why motivation coach Lara Doherty walks you through baby steps toward change. Doherty offers tips and tricks as easy as buying a plant or drinking a glass of water, with...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jeff Benedict's The Dynasty
In The Dynasty (2020), Jeff Benedict plots the history of the legendary NFL team New England Patriots on a timeline that stretches from its beginning through the 2019 season. Benedict focuses on the dynamic relationship between the three names that became synonymous with the franchise and devoted their lives to it: owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick, and quarterback Tom Brady....
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Summary of Gene Kim's The Phoenix Project is a business allegory about how a fictional company becomes profitable after a crisis-driven change in its information technology management style.
Bill Palmer is promoted to vice president of IT at Parts Unlimited, an automotive parts manufacturer and retailer, at a time when it is struggling financially and trying to launch a new, innovative project…
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Summary of John C. Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing demonstrates why index funds, a type of mutual fund, should make up the majority of the average investment portfolio. Index funds closely match the performance of a given financial market by allowing investors to own a small portion of the entire market through a diversified portfolio that can include stocks and bonds...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jason Fung, Eve Mayer & Megan Ramos's Life in the Fasting Lane
Intermittent fasting is becoming more and more popular. Life in the Fasting Lane (2020) is a dive into every aspect of fasting for weight control and overall health. Eve Mayer offers her personal experience with fasting, Jason Fung explains the science and debunks the myths, and Megan Ramos chimes in with tips that have worked for her patients. Both...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Denise Woods's The Power of Voice
The Power of Voice (2021) is the closest thing you can have to a one-on-one session with renowned voice and dialect coach Denise Woods. Woods offers insight into her coaching process from her experiences with her clients, who include Halle Berry, Will Smith, and many other celebrities. Along the way, she provides plenty of exercises and tips on how to claim full control over...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Teresa Torres's Continuous Discovery Habits
Conceiving, designing, creating, and delivering a product is a difficult process that generates huge pressure and requires a balance between client and business needs. Teresa Torres's Continuous Discovery Habits (2021) lays out the basic elements of an effective and sustainable product discovery approach. She details how teams of managers, designers, and engineers...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Beau Wise & Tom Sileo's Three Wise Men
Beau Wise opens his heart in telling how he and his brothers served their country after the 9/11 attacks--and how only he survived. Beau, the youngest brother, joined the Marines. Jeremy, the eldest, became a Navy SEAL and then a CIA contractor. Ben, the middle brother, was a Green Beret. Beau gives insight into the daily life of those in the military and their loved ones,...
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Summary of Peter J. D'Adamo's Eat Right 4 Your Type is a detailed diet book based on D'Adamo's groundbreaking research that links an individual's blood type to foods that support overall health and wellness. The Blood Type Diet is not a cure-all for disease-there are many factors, such as genetics and environment, that play into the development of illnesses. However, eating according to blood type can help people boost the body's natural immune systems...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Bryan Burrough and John Helyar's Barbarians at the Gate
Nothing could excite an adventurous business person more than participating in the largest leveraged buyout (LBO) in history and becoming a billionaire along the way.
In Barbarians at the Gate (1989), Bryan Burrough and John Helyar narrate the chaotic battles that ensued after news broke that food and tobacco giant RJR Nabisco was seeking an LBO as a solution...
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Summary of Simon Sinek's Leaders Eat Last advocates for a leadership style that focuses on serving others rather than pursuing shareholder goals or personal interests. Modern trends in leadership prioritize profits and executive bonuses over creating a healthy environment for employees. Leaders who think of themselves as serving their employees like family can increase job satisfaction and engagement, which reduces stress and increases productivity...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Chris Wallace's Countdown bin Laden
In Countdown bin Laden (2021), Chris Wallace, alongside Mitch Weiss, sets out a detailed account of the CIA's 247-day preparations for the raid that ultimately led to Osama bin Laden's death. Wallace and Weiss write a thrilling new description of the last eight months of CIA gatherings and careful military preparations that resulted in the revenge that the US had been looking...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Michael Newton's Destiny of Souls
In Destiny of Souls (2009), hypnotherapist Michael Newton presents his vision of the spirit world and how it works. Based on case studies of his patients, Newton answers pressing questions about the life of a soul in the spirit world: its birth, incarnation, reincarnation, and development both on Earth and beyond. After death on Earth, the soul travels back to the spirit world...