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Free Download The Leader's Journey: Transforming Your Leadership to Achieve the Extraordinary
Author: Donna Lichaw
Narrator: Donna Lichaw
English | 2024 | ASIN: B0D387M6X9 | MP3@64 kbps | Duration: 4h 57m | 279 MB
No one gives you a manual for how to be a great leader. Enter leadership expert Donna Lichaw. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, design thinking, and her years of experience coaching business leaders from the likes of Amazon, Disney, Google, and Mastercard, Lichaw's tried-and-true leadership development methods will empower you to activate your superpowers, achieve your mission, and bring your team along for the ride.

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Free Download The Last Plantation: Racism and Resistance in the Halls of Congress (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D3JD5GZS | 2024 | 6 hours and 40 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 368 MB
Author: James R. Jones
Narrator: Bill Andrew Quinn
Racism continues to infuse Congress's daily practice of lawmaking and shape who obtains congressional employment. In this timely and provocative book, James Jones reveals how and why many who work in Congress call it the "Last Plantation." He shows that even as the civil rights movement gained momentum and antidiscrimination laws were implemented, Congress remained exempt from federal workplace protections. These exemptions institutionalized inequality in the congressional workplace well into the twenty-first century. Jones uncovers the hidden dynamics of power, privilege, and resistance in Congress.

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Free Download Allison J. Pugh (Author, Narrator), "The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World"
English | ASIN: B0D1RM1236 | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~12:20:00 | 339 MB
In this audiobook, Allison Pugh makes a timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. The Last Human Job explores the human connections that underlie our work, arguing that what people do for each other in these settings is valuable and worth preserving.
Drawing on in-depth interviews and observations with people in a broad range of professions-from physicians, teachers, and coaches to chaplains, therapists, caregivers, and hairdressers-Allison Pugh develops the concept of "connective labor," a kind of work that relies on empathy, the spontaneity of human contact, and a mutual recognition of each other's humanity. The threats to connective labor are not only those posed by advances in AI or apps; Pugh demonstrates how profit-driven campaigns imposing industrial logic shrink the time for workers to connect, enforce new priorities of data and metrics, and introduce standardized practices that hinder our ability to truly see each other. She concludes with profiles of organizations where connective labor thrives, offering practical steps for building a social architecture that works.

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Free Download The Language of Letting Go: Daily Meditations for Codependents (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CWB72JQB | 2024 | 13 hours and 5 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 354 MB
Author: Melody Beattie
Narrator: Liz Cole
Melody Beattie integrates her own life experiences and fundamental recovery reflections in this unique daily meditation book written especially for those of us who struggle with the issue of codependency. Problems are made to be solved, Melody reminds us, and the best thing we can do is take responsibility for our own pain and self-care. In this daily inspirational book, Melody provides us with a thought to guide us through the day and encourages us to remember that each day is an opportunity for growth and renewal.

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Free Download The Lady Waiting: A Novel (Audiobook)
English | May 07, 2024 | ASIN: B0CGRW9ZVB | M4B@64 kbps | 10h 12m | 293 MB
Author: Magdalena Zyzak | Narrator: Zuzanna Szadkowski
The White Lotus meets The Talented Mr. Ripley in this high-spirited novel of a stolen Vermeer, a Polish transplant in LA, and the charismatic couple who seduce her into a misguided international heist
One bright Los Angeles day, a young Polish émigré named Viva is driving along the freeway when she's flagged down by a dazzling, disheveled woman in green chiffon. The woman is Bobby Sleeper, a fellow Eastern European and an erstwhile art gallerist with a mysterious background and even more mysterious filmmaker husband. Within days the couple hire Viva as their assistant, then enlist her as an accomplice in an improbable scheme involving a long-lost Vermeer masterwork, a multi-million-dollar reward, and several shadowy ex-husbands.

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Free Download The Journey Beyond Fear: Leverage the Three Pillars of Positivity to Build Your Success (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D3JBLQ71 | 2024 | 6 hours and 19 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 349 MB
Author: John Hagel III
Narrator: Scott R. Pollak
Conquer your fear, achieve your potential, and make a positive difference in the lives of everyone around you. Whether you're running a business, building a career, raising a family, or attending school, uncertainty has been the name of the game for years-and the feeling reached an all-time high when COVID-19 hit. Even the savviest, smartest, toughest people are understandably feeling enormous pressure and often feeling paralyzed by fear. The Journey Beyond Fear provides everything you need to identify your fears, face your fears, move beyond your fears-and cultivate emotions that motivate you to pursue valuable business opportunities, realize your full potential, and create opportunities that benefit all. With The Journey Beyond Fear, you'll learn how to move forward in spite of fear, take your career and life to the next level, improve your organization and your broader environment, and achieve more of your true potential.

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Free Download Jim Kalbach, Michael Schrage - foreword, Tom Parks (Narrator), "The Jobs To Be Done Playbook: Align Your Markets, Organization, and Strategy Around Customer Needs"
English | ASIN: B0D386K9CV | 2024 | MP3@64 kbps | ~08:10:00 | 225 MB
"Jobs To Be Done is key to building successful products, and this book masterfully gives a step-by-step guide on how to put it into practice." -Melissa Perri, author of Escaping the Build Trap
These days, consumers have real power: they can research companies, compare ratings, and find alternatives with a simple tap. Focusing on customer needs isn't a nice-to-have, it's a strategic imperative.
The Jobs To Be Done Playbook (JTBD) helps organizations turn market insight into action. This book shows you techniques to make offerings people want, as well as make people want your offering.

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Free Download The Jamstack Book
Author: Raymond K. Camden
Narrator: n/a
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781617298882 | MP3@64 kbps | Duration: 6h 46m | 550 MB
Jamstack = jаvascript, APIs, and Markup. Use established standard technologies to build super-fast static websites without sacrificing rich, dynamic features.

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Free Download The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life) (Audiobook)
English | 16 May 2024 | ASIN: B0CJ9M7C42, B0CKRZXPBN | M4B@64 kbps | 4h 29m | 244 MB
Authors: George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison | Narrator: George Monbiot
Neoliberalism is the dominant ideology of our time. It shapes us in countless ways, yet most of us struggle to articulate what it is. Worse, we have been persuaded to accept this extreme creed as a kind of natural law. In Invisible Doctrine, journalist George Monbiot and filmmaker Peter Hutchison shatter this myth. They show how a fringe philosophy in the 1930s-championing competition as the defining feature of humankind-was systematically hijacked by a group of wealthy elites, determined to guard their fortunes and power. Think tanks, corporations, the media, university departments and politicians were all deployed to promote the idea that people are consumers, rather than citizens.
One of the most pernicious effects has been to make our various crises-from climate disasters to economic crashes, from the degradation of public services to rampant child poverty-seem unrelated. In fact, they have all been exacerbated by the "invisible doctrine," which subordinates democracy to the power of money. Monbiot and Hutchison connect the dots-and trace a direct line from neoliberalism to fascism, which preys on people's hopelessness and desperation.

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Free Download The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CJWKRLZR | 2024 | 8 hours and 45 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 256 MB
Author: Corey Mead
Narrator: Lindsay Graham, Jeremy Arthur
Presented by the hit podcast American History Tellers, The Hidden History of the White House reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history-set right inside the house where it happened. For more than two centuries, the White House in Washington, DC, has been the stage for some of the most climactic moments in American history. Its walls and portraits have witnessed fierce power struggles, history-altering decisions, shocking scandals, and intimate moments among the First Family, their guests, and the staff. In the signature style of the popular American History Tellers podcast, The Hidden History of the White House places listeners in the shoes of historical figures-from power brokers to everyday Americans alike-who lived through pivotal events that shaped America.

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