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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Ben Rhodes's After the Fall
America's way of doing things, from global capitalism to liberal democracy, has fallen out of fashion.
After the Fall (2021) by Ben Rhodes discusses the unprecedented failure of the United States to capitalize as the world's leading force following the Cold War. Today, countries such as Hungary and Russia are dispelling the Western outlook on free business and politics and instead...
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Summary of Kelly Brogan with Kristin Loberg's A Mind of Your Own, by holistic women's health psychiatrist Kelly Brogan, aims to help women better understand the root causes of depression and the pervasive myths surrounding antidepressants. Brogan encourages readers to take their health and well being into their own hands. She outlines a four-week protocol of dietary restrictions, adjustments to sleep and exercise, and meditation. This regimen is intended...
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Summary of Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker is the story of the investment banking firm Salomon Brothers during the tenure of CEO John Gutfreund, lasting from 1978-1991, and to a lesser extent, a description of the wider financial world of the 1980s. The growth of Wall Street firms like Salomon Brothers was boosted by government deregulation which allowed for the growth and creation of risky mortgage-backed securities and high-yield junk bonds during...
85484) Maestro
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He was his daddy's son.
Eli "Maestro" Lewis has prepared himself to run the kingdom of Smoke Enterprises. The plan was to allow his father time to rest and live out his golden years with his new love, but someone wanted his father back in the game, and his father, Smoke, was all too happy to show Pittsburgh how he earned his name. They said where there's Smoke, there's fire, and now the city was up in flames. Eli had major problems with that. For...
85487) Infinite Mayhem
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Roak has a plan.
It is not a good plan. It is not an easy plan. But it is a plan.
And with a crew he doesn't want, a nemesis that is always one step ahead, and the power of the Galactic Fleet about to come down on him with all its might, Roak is going to need every ounce of his experience and skill as the galaxy's greatest and deadliest bounty hunter to execute the plan.
If his infinite enemies don't execute him first!
85491) The Tao Is Silent
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The Tao Is Silent Is Raymond Smullyan's beguiling and whimsical guide to the meaning and value of eastern philosophy to westerners.
"To me," Writes Smullyan, "Taoism means a state of inner serenity combined with an intense aesthetic awareness. Neither alone is adequate; a purely passive serenity is kind of dull, and an anxiety-ridden awareness is not very appealing."
This is more than a book on Chinese philosophy. It is a series of ideas inspired...
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Summary of Debbie Macomber's Last One Home is a novel about persevering through tough times. It also shows how strong the bond between sisters can be.
Sisters Karen, Cassie, and Nichole have a happy childhood. They play hide-and-seek and other games with the children in the neighborhood. This changes when Cassie, at the age of eighteen, goes against the advice of her family and marries Duke Carter. She leaves her family after a terrible argument with...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Rabbi Daniel Lapin's Thou Shall Prosper
Gathering wealth has never been considered an indication of evil in Judaism. In fact, wealth can and should benefit everyone. In Thou Shall Prosper (2008), Rabbi Daniel Lapin maps out his ten commandments for making money, inspired by his Jewish faith. He aims to make the Jewish perspective towards money approachable and valuable for everyone, regardless of faith. You...
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Summary of Brené Brown's Dare to Lead explains how to create an organizational culture built upon principles of vulnerability, connection, and meaning. For 20 years, Brown has researched vulnerability, and Dare to Lead incorporates her extensive data around shame and its cure, empathy; in addition, she interweaves the results of a seven-year education project on vulnerability and leadership, which Brown designed and implemented…
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Buy now to get the insights from Avi Loeb's Extraterrestrial.
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1) Many things await us when we simply look up at the celestial objects above us, as they are the inspiration that pushed renowned scientists to make discoveries and change our view of Earth.
2) What if scientists focused on the possibility of unknown civilizations beyond our Earth? And if their existence proved to be true, it seems unlikely that humanity would be...
85498) Zippo Manufacturing Company
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A photographic history of the family-owned Pennsylvania company that became a household name and a global success story.
The Zippo Manufacturing Company was founded in 1932 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, by George G. Blaisdell, who designed the first Zippo lighter in 1933; since then, Zippo has produced nearly four hundred million lighters. The product line eventually expanded to include tape measures and pocket knives. Zippo entered the specialty advertising...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck's Blood and Oil
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto ruler, is one of the most influential political figures in the world, yet much about him remains mysterious, even to those who are impressed by his groundbreaking economic and social decisions and unprecedented reforms.
In Blood and Oil (2020), journalists Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck immerse...
85500) Conard County Witness
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In New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lee's newest Conard County romance, a killer stalks a wounded warrior and the woman he's vowed to protect
I found you. The game begins. The note wasn't a threat exactly. But Jess McGregor senses danger. The wounded ex-soldier offers Lacy Devane a place to feel safe after her stint in witness protection. But someone is after her...; Or is Jess the intended target?
Jess and Lacy are practically strangers....
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