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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information

Cairo, Alberto · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A leading data visualization expert explores the negative -- and positive -- influences that charts have on our perception of truth.We've all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don't understand what we're looking at? Social media has made charts,...
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3 Word Rebellion: Create a One-of-a-Kind Message that Grows Your Business Into a Movement

Michelle A Mazur · Communication Rebel
Pages: 195
Format: Paperback

How 3 Words Will Change Everything In Your Business (And The World) As a business owner, speaker, entrepreneur, or head of a nonprofit, you've been told you need to find "an idea worth spreading" in order to get your message out there and grow your...
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Targeted: My Inside Story of Cambridge Analytica and How Trump and Facebook Broke Democracy

Brittany Kaiser · HarperCollins
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited...
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Chasing the Bright Side: Embrace Optimism, Activate Your Purpose, and Write Your Own Story

Jess Ekstrom · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

One flicker of hope. That's all it takes to catapult yourself into the life you've always imagined.Success is not born out of skill, school, where we're from, who we know, or what we scored on the SAT. None of us were born ready. None of us started life knowing how to fly a plane...
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You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most

Marcus, Leonard J. · PublicAffairs
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Become a better crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for every day transformative leadershipToday, in an instant, leaders can find themselves face-to-face with crisis. An active shooter. A media controversy. A data breach. In You're It, the faculty of the National Preparedness...
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The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize

Geir Lundestad · Oxford University Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize is a fascinating, insider account of the Nobel Peace Prize. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Norwegian Nobel Institute's vast archive, it offers a gripping account of the founding of the prize, as well...
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Break Through the Noise: The Nine Rules to Capture Global Attention

Staples, Tim · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The odds of getting a video onto YouTube's front page are 1-in-2,000,0000, but Tim Staples, founder and CEO of Shareability, knows how to make the algorithms of Youtube, Google, Facebook and Instagram work for you - and he has the results to prove it, with a thriving business that has gotten...
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Modernize Your Resume: Get Noticed? Get Hired

Enelow, Wendy · Emerald Career Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Based on today?s real-world job search trends, MODERNIZE YOUR RESUME shows you how to craft a winning resume to meet the complexities of today?s highly competitive and technologically driven employment market. The 2nd edition has been updated with new resume samples, new designs, and new ATS and e-resume...
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Work in Progress: Unconventional Thoughts on Designing an Extraordinary Life

Steve Ford · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

How did a couple of quirky siblings from suburban Pittsburgh end up as the king and queen of eclectic-design chic with their own HGTV show? They never let fear get in the way of a great idea. Leanne and Steve Ford share their secrets for how to turn dreams into reality.Leanne and Steve...
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The Conscious Closet: The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good

Cline, Elizabeth L. · Plume
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

From journalist, fashionista, and clothing resale expert Elizabeth L. Cline, "the Michael Pollan of fashion,"* comes the definitive guide to building an ethical, sustainable wardrobe you'll love.Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark...
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