Free Download Michael D. Watkins, Fred Sanders (Narrator), "The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking: Leading Your Organization into the Future"
English | ASIN: B0C4C13664 | 2024 | M4B@64 kbps | ~04:21:00 | 127 MB
International bestselling author of The First 90 Days Michael D. Watkins presents an actionable new framework to help aspiring leaders learn to think strategically-a set of skills more necessary than ever in a world of constant change.
Pattern recognition. Systems perspective. Mental agility. Structured problem-solving. Visioning. Political savvy. For every good leader who has mastered of one of these disciplines is a great leader who knows and has mastered all of them.
Michael D. Watkins, an expert on leadership transitions and organizational success, returns to the page with a new how-to guide for the modern leader. Here, he presents the six disciplines that separate the great from the good. Developed over the course of his storied career, Watkins' approach to strategic thinking-"a set of mental disciplines leaders use to recognize potential threats and opportunities, establish priorities, and mobilize themselves and their organizations to envision and enact promising paths forward"-is the model followed by some of today's most successful first-time CEOs and new business leaders.

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Free Download The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction [TTC Audio]
English | November 11, 2016 | ASIN: B01N04W64A | M4B@96 kbps | 18h 56m | 781 MB
Lecturer: David Schmid
Great mystery and suspense writers have created some of the most unforgettable stories in all of literature. Even those who don't consider themselves fans of this intriguing genre are familiar with names such as Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade, Hannibal Lecter, and Robert Langdon, and understand the deep and lasting impact this writing has had on literature as a whole. An utterly captivating and compelling genre, mystery and suspense has leapt off the pages of the old dime store paperbacks, magazines, and comic books onto big screens, small screens, radio serials, podcasts, websites, and more. You'll find elements, characters, and references permeating popular culture and news reports worldwide, and bleeding into other literary genres such as romance, political thrillers, sports stories, and even biographies. Nearly 200 years old, the genre of mystery and suspense literature is only growing more popular.
How did it become so prevalent? Why is mystery and suspense a go-to genre for so many around the world? What makes the dark and sometimes grisly themes appealing? In 24 lectures of The Secrets of Great Mystery and Suspense Fiction, Professor David Schmid of the University at Buffalo examines these questions, as he guides you through an examination of the many different varieties of the genre, including classic whodunits, hard-boiled crime fiction, historical mysteries, courtroom dramas, true crime narratives, espionage fiction, and many more.

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Free Download The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C2DKDBZP | 2024 | 10 hours and 33 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 306 MB
Author: Joshua Green
Narrator: Philip Hernandez
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller comes the revelatory inside story of the uprising within the Democratic Party, of the economic populists led by Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.In his classic book, Joshua Green chronicled how the forces of economic populism on the right, led by the likes of Steve Bannon, turned Donald Trump into their flawed but powerful vessel. In The Rebels, he gives an epic account of the long struggle that has played out in parallel on the left, told through an intimate reckoning with the careers of the three political figures who have led the charge most prominently. Based on remarkable inside sourcing and razor-sharp analysis, The Rebels uses the grand narrative of a political party undergoing tumult and transformation to tell an even larger story about the fate of America.

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Free Download Nick O. Rowe, Michael Reilly (Narrator), "The Goodwill Jar: Reflections on Leadership and Legacy"
English | ISBN: 9781642258899, 164225889X | 2024 | M4B@64 kbps | ~04:38:00 | 131 MB
Positivity is contagious.
Sometimes it seems that too many people are suffering from a crisis of identity, not sure what they stand for or what they want to do with their lives. The Goodwill Jar answers this problem.
It teaches that when we focus on the good, offer the benefit of the doubt, and open our hearts to love, we can all live a richer life full of meaningful relationships.

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Free Download The Furies: Women, Vengeance, and Justice (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BZ9685BL | 2024 | 12 hours and 6 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 332 MB
Author: Elizabeth Flock
Narrator: Mia Hutchinson Shaw
Renowned journalist and author Elizabeth Flock investigates what few dare to confront, or even imagine: the role and necessity of female-led violence in response to systems built against women. In The Furies, Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, who killed a man she said raped her but was denied the protection of the Stand-Your-Ground law; Angoori Dahariya, leader of a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse; and Cicek Mustafa Zibo, a fighter in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria. Each woman chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them-government, police, courts-utterly failed to do so.

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Free Download The Busy Brain Cure: The Eight-Week Plan to Find Focus, Tame Anxiety, and Sleep Again (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CGBRNBXB | 2024 | 8 hours and 15 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 227 MB
Author: Romie Mushtaq
Narrator: Romie Mushtaq
Dr. Romie embarked on a global journey to research and heal the negative impact of the stress responses on our brains, bodies, and teams. The solution led to this eye-opening book for professionals eager to break the relentless cycles of stress, anxiety, and burnout. While traditional medicine treats anxiety, adult-onset ADHD, and insomnia as separate issues, Dr. Romie identifies them as symptoms of a "Busy Brain." Busy Brain results from chronic unchecked stress and burnout. The Busy Brain Cure is integrated approach to heal the root cause of ADD/ADHD, anxiety, and insomnia, while also transforming the conversation on mental health and workplace wellness. The Busy Brain Cure is for C-Suite executives, leaders, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high-achieving professionals who want evidence-based strategies to improve their mental well-being. Dr. Romie combines her expertise and research in brain science with ancient wisdom, compelling storytelling, and her distinct humor so will can laugh, heal, and tame your Busy Brain.

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Free Download The Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent (Audiobook)
English | December 21, 2022 | ASIN: B0BQPJFM6B | M4B@128 kbps | 17h 25m | 950 MB
Authors: Betty Martin, Robyn Dalzen | Narrator: Madelon Guinazzo
Why would most people endure unwanted or unsatisfying touch, rather than speak up for their own boundaries and desires? It's a question with a myriad of answers-and one that Dr. Betty Martin has explored in her 40 plus years as a hands-on practitioner, first as a chiropractor and later as a somatic sex educator, certified surrogate partner, and sacred intimate. In her client sessions, she noticed a pattern wherein many clients would "allow" or go along with discomfort or unease rather than speak up for what they wanted or didn't want. Betty discovered there was a major component missing for people-the confidence that we have a choice about what is happening to us.
In her framework The Wheel of Consent, Betty traces the fundamental roots of consent back to our childhood conditioning. As children, we are taught that to be "good" we must ignore our body's discomfort and be compliant: to finish our food even if we're full, to go to bed even if we're not tired, to let relatives hug and kiss us even if we don't want to. We learn that our feelings don't matter more than what is happening, and that we don't have a choice but to go along, whether or not we want it.

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Free Download Swamp Monsters: Trump vs. DeSantis-the Greatest Show on Earth (or at Least in Florida) (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C5JWWV3V | 2024 | 8 hours and 11 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 236 MB
Author: Matt Dixon
Narrator: Greg D. Barnett
"Delivering juicy details with unrelenting speed and force" (Jonathan Allen), Swamp Monsters is the wild inside story of how Donald Trump made a star of Ron DeSantis and then set out to destroy him-a struggle for supremacy that has turned Florida into the crucible of the new GOP and of America's future-by "one of the keenest and best-sourced observers of Florida's political maelstrom" (Rick Wilson). Ron DeSantis was struggling through Florida's political wilderness when, in late 2017, Donald Trump extended his hand. Ambitious but charmless, DeSantis was a relatively obscure figure even within his own state's Republican party, and an unlikely pick for the GOP's gubernatorial nomination. But when Trump took to Twitter and praised him as "a brilliant young leader" and "a true FIGHTER," everything changed-for DeSantis, for Florida, and for the country.

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Free Download Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CKTWKH8S | 2024 | 10 hours and 5 minutes | MP3@64 kbps | 278 MB
Author: Kohei Saito, Brian Bergstrom
Narrator: Kohei Saito, Troy Glasgow
Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs, and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning? In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and climate change, subsequent calls for "sustainable growth" and a "Green New Deal" are a dangerous compromise. Capitalism creates artificial scarcity by pursuing profit based on the value of products rather than their usefulness and by putting perpetual growth above all else. It is therefore impossible to reverse climate change in a capitalist society; in fact, the system that caused the problem in the first place cannot be an integral part of the solution. Instead, Saito advocates for degrowth and deceleration, which he conceives as the slowing of economic activity through the democratic reform of labor and production. By returning to a system of social ownership, he argues, we can restore abundance and focus on those activities that are essential for human life, effectively reversing climate change and saving the planet.

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Free Download Sex in the Middle Ages [TTC Audio]
English | January 05, 2024 | ASIN: B0CR4GDPX8 | M4B@64 kbps | 5h 14m | 147 MB
Lecturer: Jennifer McNabb
Sex. The word makes some people giggle or blush, while others may draw back in discomfort. Whatever the reaction, whether positive or negative or a confusing mix of both, it's rarely neutral. But sexual intercourse is a basic biological fact of life-and none of us would be here without it.
So, why do we find it so difficult to talk openly about sex? Where do the many rules and taboos surrounding sex and sexuality come from? How is it that a basic biological act can be so fraught with cultural, social, and moral complications?

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