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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

Stephanie Land · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. "My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter."While the gap between upper middle-class...
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The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future

RYDER CARROLL · Portfolio
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited first book by the founder of the enormously popular Bullet Journal® organizational system.For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, online and off, but none of them fit the way his mind worked. Out of sheer necessity, he developed a method called the Bullet...
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Never Justice, Never Peace: Mother Jones and the Miner Rebellion at Paint and Cabin Creeks

Ginny Savage Ayers · West Virginia University Press
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

In 1986 Lon Savage published Thunder in the Mountains: The West Virginia Mine War, 1920-21, a popular history now considered a classic. Among those the book influenced are Denise Giardina, author of Storming Heaven, and John Sayles, writer and director of Matewan. When Savage passed away,...
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Deal Your Own Destiny: Increase Your Odds, Win BIG and Become Extraordinary

Kate Delaney · ForbesBooks
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

No One Gets To Decide The Hand They're Dealt In LifeBecome The DealerWhen Kate Delaney, an award-winning journalist, felt downon her luck and her career, she decided to take the fate ofher future into her own hands. Through anecdotes fromher early career, as well as reflections on the stories...
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Life After Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy

George Gilder · Gateway Editions
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"Google's algorithms assume the world's future is nothing more than the next moment in a random process. George Gilder shows how deep this assumption goes, what motivates people to make it, and why it's wrong: the future depends on human action." - Peter Thiel, founder...
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Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Surefire Ways to Design a Workplace That Is Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World

Erica Keswin · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The secret to business success? Get REAL and be HUMAN!As human beings, we are built to connect and form relationships. So, it should be no surprise that relationships must also translate into the workplace, where we spend most of our time! Companies that recognize this will retain the most...
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The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties

PAUL COLLIER · Harper
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it.Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies: thriving cities versus rural counties,...
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Making Money with Music: Generate Over 100 Revenue Streams, Grow Your Fan Base, and Thrive in Today's Music Environment

RANDY CHERTKOW · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

"[Chertkow and Feehan] are the ideal mentors for aspiring indie musicians who want to navigate an ever-changing music industry." -- Billboard MagazineYou can make a living with music today. The secret is to tap multiple income streams.Making Money With Music gives you over 100 revenue...
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Open to Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively and Make Better Decisions

Dan Pontefract · Figure 1 Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

While it may not occur to us on a daily basis, there is a widespread cultural tendency toward quick decisions and quick action. This pattern has resulted in many of our society's greatest successes, but even more of its failures. Though the root cause is by no means malicious, we have...
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Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days

Chris Guillebeau · Crown Business
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The author of the New York Times Bestseller THE $100 STARTUP shows how to launch a profitable side hustle in just 27 days. For some people, the thought of quitting their day job to pursue the entrepreneurial life is exhilarating. For many others, it's terrifying. After all, a stable...
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