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The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power by Dana Mattioli
https://amzn.to/3LyItfx
Most Anticipated by Foreign Policy • Globe and Mail • Publishers Weekly • Next Big Idea Club Must Read April Books
“Will stand as a classic.” – Christopher Leonard
"Riveting, shocking, and full of revelations." - Bryan Burrough
From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary.
In 2017, Lina Khan published a paper that accused Amazon of being a monopoly, having grown so large, and embedded in so many industries, it was akin to a modern-day Standard Oil. Unlike Rockefeller’s empire, however, Bezos’s company had grown voraciously without much scrutiny. In fact, for over twenty years, Amazon had emerged as a Wall Street darling and its “customer obsession” approach made it indelibly attractive to consumers across the globe. But the company was not benevolent; it operated in ways that ensured it stayed on top. Lina Khan’s paper would light a fire in Washington, and in a matter of years, she would become the head of the FTC. In 2023, the FTC filed a monopoly lawsuit against Amazon in what may become one of the largest antitrust cases in the 21st century.
With unparalleled access, and having interviewed hundreds of people – from Amazon executives to competitors to small businesses who rely on its marketplace to survive – Mattioli exposes how Amazon was driven by a competitive edge to dominate every industry it entered, bulldozed all who stood in its way, reshaped the retail landscape, transformed how Wall Street evaluates companies, and altered the very nature of the global economy. It has come to control most of online retail, and uses its own sellers’ data to compete with them through Amazon’s own private label brands. Millions of companies and governmental agencies use AWS, paying hefty fees for the service. And, the company has purposefully avoided collecting taxes for years, exploited partners, and even copied competitors—leveraging its power to extract whatever it can, at any cost. It has continued to gain market share in disparate areas, from media to logistics and beyond. Most companies dominate one or two industries; Amazon now leads in several. And all of this was by design.
The Everything War is the definitive, inside story of how it grew into one of the most powerful and feared companies in the world – and why this lawsuit opens a window into the most consequential business story of our times. -
The Yielding Warrior: Discovering the Secret Path to Unleashing Your True Potential by Jeff Patterson
Theyieldingwarrior.com
https://book.theyieldingwarrior.com/free-plus-shipping
Discover the Secret Path to Unleashing Your True Potential
Are you prepared to embark on a journey of personal growth and transformation that surpasses what you once believed was possible?
The Yielding Warrior offers a unique perspective on the intersection of meditative arts principles and life’s everyday challenges. Incorporating the core principle of yielding into actionable advice, Jeff Patterson, an expert in the meditative arts, offers readers a priceless and life-enriching resource.
After teaching 25,000 students in his martial arts academy and earning the equivalent of black belts in the martial arts of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Eskrima, Tai Chi, Qigong, Muay Thai, and Kenpo, Jeff now shares personal experiences, age-old wisdom, and the philosophies of meditative arts with his readers. In The Yielding Warrior, you will learn:
How to attain a higher level of proficiency in any sport or physical activity
To enhance emotional control and sharpen intuition for increased happiness and self-acceptance
To deepen self-awareness and esteem through the benefits of yielding
To apply meditative practices to excel in interpersonal communication and business relationships
To improve your focus by applying the skills attained through yielding awareness
Don't miss out on the opportunity to enhance your life with an engrossing book that offers realistic, easy-to-understand guidance in the ancient technique of yielding awareness.About the author
Jeff Patterson is a highly experienced martial artist, residing in Portland, Oregon, with over 36 years of practice under his belt. He is renowned for his exceptional skills in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Eskrima, Tai Chi, Qigong, Muay Thai, and Kenpo, having achieved black belt equivalency in all these martial arts disciplines.
Jeff's passion for martial arts and its transformative power led him to establish Northwest Fighting Arts and Portland Tai Chi Academy, an organization that has flourished over the past 29 years, with over 25,000 students benefiting from his teachings. With a large student base of over 500 individuals, the academy offers a diverse range of classes, meticulously crafted comprehensive curricula for each martial art they teach, including Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tai Chi, and Qigong.
Jeff is a firm believer in the benefits of meditative arts and their power to enhance overall life experiences. He has extensively studied the historical, philosophical, and health aspects of meditative arts and recognized the importance of the yielding concept to attain expertise in each discipline. Through his dedication and teachings, he has witnessed positive and profound changes in his students, which fuels his ongoing passion for sharing his knowledge. -
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Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places by Viva Ona Bartkus, Emily S. Block
https://amzn.to/4bQtrg2
A road map for how businesses can grow and make money while reducing poverty and conflict in some of the world’s most challenging environments
Many companies worry that expanding into emerging markets is a risky—and even dangerous—move. Professors Viva Ona Bartkus and Emily S. Block see things differently. They argue that by entering markets in the world’s frontline regions—areas stuck in cycles of violence and extreme poverty—businesses can actually create stability and expand opportunity for communities and corporations alike.
From helping Colombian farmers transition from growing coca to produce to disrupting human trafficking rings by creating more construction jobs in the Philippines, Business on the Edge proves that businesses can make money while advancing corporate social responsibility, environmental conservation, and social justice. Partnering with groups including multinational companies, NGOs, and the US military, Bartkus and Block outline their process for generating opportunities, detailing their successes and failures in launching over eighty growth-oriented business solutions in thirty countries.
Bridging the gap between academic research and real-world experience, Business on the Edge shows how businesses can reduce risks, cut costs, and increase profits, all while creating economic opportunities that transform communities.
About the author
Emily Block is an Associate Professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management and the George Cormie Chair in Management at the Alberta School of Business. Her research program explores how values pluralism impacts the processes of legitimacy and change, the nature of social evaluations and how organizational theory can be used to understand and address grand challenges. Emily’s research has been published in journals such as AMJ, SMJ, JBV, JOM, MISQ and JMS. Her book, “Business on the Edge,” explores how business can both thrive and improve lives in post-conflict environments. She serves on the ASQ editorial board and is a Visiting Professor at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. She received her BBA in Management from the University of Notre Dame and her PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. -
Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future by Mike Maples Jr, Peter Ziebelman
https://amzn.to/4bQrwrx
Based on extensive research and real-world examples, this book upends accepted wisdom about how to achieve success when launching a startup or creating a new product.
The breakthrough concepts of Pattern Breakers come from the observations of Mike Maples Jr., a seasoned venture capitalist, who noticed something strange. Start-ups like Twitter, Twitch, and Lyft had achieved extraordinary success despite their disregard for “best practices.” In contrast, other startups deemed highly promising often failed, even when they seemed to do everything right.
Seeking answers, Maples and coauthor Peter Ziebelman set out to discover the hidden forces that drive extraordinary start-up success. Pattern-breaking success, they reveal, demands a different mindset and actions to harness developments others miss or that may, at first, seem crazy.
Pattern Breakers is filled with firsthand storytelling about initial interactions with some of the most transformative start-ups of recent times. Maples and Ziebelman challenge us to rethink how to transcend the ordinary and achieve the extraordinary. About the author
Mike Maples, Jr. is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author. He is focused on backing the founders of startup companies at the very beginning of their startup journeys. As a co-founding partner at Floodgate, he’s been on the Forbes Midas List eight times for his investments in companies such as Twitter, Twitch, Okta, Outreach, Rappi, Chegg, and Applied Intuition.
Maples co-authored Pattern Breakers, which entrepreneurship thought leader Steve Blank calls “the most important book on startups in the last ten years.” He additionally hosts a podcast and newsletter, which explore the pivotal role of pattern-breaking founders in reshaping business and culture in the 21st Century. -
A Call to Wholeness: Empowering Organizations Through Possibility by Ph.d. Byars, Jan, Susan Taylor
https://amzn.to/466rtqB
Generoninternational.com
Living in a fragmented state changes our hearts, minds, and bodies. Most of us know this as a feeling of overwhelm or burnout. We know the words, but often do not really understand their impact on our lives, our work, the people around us, and our organizations. Thankfully, it just takes a leap of faith and willingness to emerge from a fragmented state to answer the call to Wholeness. Told as a fictional story underpinned by Bohm's understanding of Undivided Wholeness and Dialogue, Jan Byars, PhD, and Susan Taylor combine years of experience in counseling and coaching both individuals and organizational leaders to offer hope and help to those desiring to move from the turmoil of overwhelm and burnout into a peaceful state of clarity and coherence. In a follow-up section enhanced by tools, practices, and resources, Byars and Taylor provide trusted guidance that invites others to plant the seeds of transformation, explore self-care, and ultimately uncover their own path to Wholeness. A Call to Wholeness shares a story about accepting power and recognizing possibility that is enhanced by tools and exercises that guide others into a new paradigm for life and business. -
How Democrats Can Win Back Men: Why Understanding Male Voters and Their Issues is Vital for Democratic Victory by Mark W. Sutton
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"How Democrats Can Win Back Men could be the most important book ever written toward both the re-election of President Biden in 2024 and reversing the loss of men to the Democratic party in the next decades if the people running President Biden's campaign implement its advice..." -- Dr. Warren Farrell, author of The Boy Crisis
Democrats have been losing men -- it's time to win them back! A registered Democrat for 35 years, debut author Mark W. Sutton examines voting patterns, Democratic strategy, and policy decisions revealing the urgent need for the party to better appeal to male voters in 2024 and in the coming decades.
The margins of victory, particularly in key swing states, have been razor-thin in the last two presidential elections. If Democrats can sway just a small percentage of male voters, they greatly improve their chances of taking both the White House and Congress. Sutton shows how Democrats can reframe messaging and adjust strategic and policy decisions to increase their odds of winning in 2024 and beyond. -
Solomea: Star of Opera's Golden Age by Andriy J Semotiuk
https://amzn.to/3ya7Y3A
Myworkvisa.com
What does it take to reach the very top of your profession or calling? How does one rise from humble beginnings to achieve greatness and to perform with other first-class artists on the world stage? How do you break through barriers blocking you from reaching success because you are not the "right kind" of person? How do you break through the glass ceiling as a woman? As a parent or grandparent, where can one find a great model for children or even grandchildren to emulate? These are just some of the questions answered in this book.
Solomea Krushelnytska was hailed as the world's leading dramatic soprano during the Golden Age of opera at the turn of the 20th century. Born in 1872 into a family with eight children in a small village in Western Ukraine, she studied opera and battled her way to superstardom while performing with opera legends like composer Giacomo Puccini, director Arturo Toscanini, and tenor Enrico Caruso.
Working with Arturo Toscanini, she played the lead roles of Salome and Elktra in the premiers of these operas in Italy. Among other major successes, Krushelnytska helped Giacomo Puccini rescue the opera Madama Butterfly from its failed debut at La Scala in Milan in 1904 by playing the lead role of Cio-Cio-San in the opera's re-creation in the Teatro Grande in Brescia, Italy later that year. Thanks to their joint efforts, Madama Butterfly remains one of the most popular operas to this day. She also played other leading roles in major opera houses in Europe, South America, North America, and Northern Africa. Throughout her career, she shared the fruits of her success with her family.
Towards the end of her career, she moved back to Western Ukraine on the eve of World War II. Her beautiful voice was then drowned out by the gunfire of Soviet and Nazi armies and she was reduced to struggling for survival. Yet reverence for her talent likely helped her escape most of the ultraviolence that rampaged through her city at that time. Throughout the world war, she sheltered the author's mother, aunt, and grandparents in her apartment. She spent her final years in Lviv, teaching at the same place where her rise to fame and fortune had begun.
Told from the perspective of her grand nephew Andriy Semotiuk, with intimate details related to his family's immigrant experience never before shared, her rags-to-riches life story is an amazing odyssey, a triumph of the human spirit, an incredible testament to her dedication to art, and an inspiration to people everywhere. -
The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Life by Leslie Zane
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Award-winning Fortune 500 brand consultant and behavioral expert Leslie Zane shatters conventional marketing wisdom, showing readers how to tap into the hidden brain where instinct prevails, creating a powerful network of connections that drive people to buy your product, company, or vision.
People don't make decisions with their conscious mind, but on instinct. In The Power of Instinct, marketing consultant and behavioral science expert Leslie Zane shows that to grow a brand, business, or even a social movement, traditional persuasion tactics fall short. Instead, you must connect to the instinctive mind. And to do this, you need to understand the science of consumer choice and employ techniques that work with a person's brain, not against it.
Zane uncovers the hidden network of connections that dictates the snap decisions we make and cracks the code on how to influence it. With a revolutionary set of rules for expanding the network, Zane shows us how to make any brand, business, political candidate, or idea the dominant instinctive choice. With science as your guide, as well as stories from the world's most successful brands from McDonald's and Lululemon to the Yankees and Taylor Swift, you'll learn:
What kind of messages create the greatest amount of positive associations;
Why finding new customers accelerates growth and relying on existing ones is a trap;
Why emotional stories are not enough to drive trial and long-term brand loyalty.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, Fortune 500 executive, marketing professional, or job seeker, mastering the power of instinct will help supercharge your growth and make whatever you're selling the first choice for any audience.
About the author
Leslie Zane is an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker and the foremost authority in harnessing the instinctive mind to accelerate brand and business growth. Like many pioneers, Zane's provocative ideas were dismissed early on. In 1995, she founded Triggers®, the first brand consulting firm rooted in behavioral science, where she continued to champion the primacy of the instinctive mind in brand decisions. With her groundbreaking discoveries in boosting salience, the Brand Connectome® and Growth Triggers®, Zane and her team have delivered over 2X incremental revenue growth for their Fortune 100 clients. -
Mike Kuczkowski, the founder of OrangeFiery, on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Building Better Companies
Orangefiery.com
About the Guest(s):
Mike Kuczkowski is an experienced professional with over 25 years in communications, management, consulting, journalism, and politics. In 2014, he founded Orangefiery, a firm that focuses on strategic consulting and communications to assist clients in solving business problems and driving change.
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Chris Voss interviews Mike Kuczkowski, the founder of Orangefiery, discussing leadership, entrepreneurship, and building better companies. Mike shares insights on communication strategies, effective leadership, and aligning employees with corporate strategies. The conversation delves into the importance of listening, sense-making, and maintaining trust as a leader.
Key points covered include the significance of active listening in the first 90 days of leadership, the need for leaders to see around corners by engaging with stakeholders, and aligning employees with corporate strategies to drive organizational success.
Key Takeaways:
Leaders should focus on being vulnerable, listening actively, and adapting to change in dynamic business environments.
Developing a sense-making approach is crucial for making informed decisions as a leader and gaining trust from stakeholders.
Building trust involves showcasing transparency, integrity, and aligning actions with the organization's core values.
Effective leadership requires continuous communication, empathy, and a servant leader mentality to inspire and engage employees.
Encouraging a culture of learning from failure, promoting innovation, and fostering a collaborative environment are key aspects of successful leadership.
Notable Quotes:
"Trust is about behaviors, doing the right thing, aligning actions with core values, and making decisions based on a sense of purpose." - Mike Kuczkowski
"Leading from a place of vulnerability, listening actively, and maintaining empathy can drive organizational success and build strong relationships." - Mike Kuczkowski
For more insights on leadership, communication strategies, and corporate alignment, tune in to the full episode and explore additional valuable content from the podcast. -
Customer Experience Expert Lynn Daniel Shares Insights on Entrepreneurism and Respect
Thedanielgroup.com
### About the Guest(s):
Lynn Daniel is the CEO of The Daniel Group, a company he founded in 1989. With a background in management, consulting, corporate planning, and product management, Lynn has led The Daniel Group to specialize in helping B2B companies measure, manage, and improve customer experience since 2005. His firm works with clients such as AGCO, Navistar, Kuma, and 80% of Caterpillar dealers to enhance profitable and loyal customer relationships. Lynn holds a BA in Political Science from North Carolina State University and an MBA from the University of Virginia.
### Episode Summary:
In this engaging episode of The Chris Voss Show, Lynn Daniel, CEO of The Daniel Group, shares insights on how his company focuses on customer experience consulting for B2B companies. He discusses the importance of customer service, the power of referrals, and the impact of emotional satisfaction on customer relationships. Lynn emphasizes the significance of leadership's role in shaping a company's commitment to customer experience and highlights the correlation between employee experience and customer experience for business success.
### Key Takeaways:
* The Daniel Group specializes in measuring, managing, and improving customer experience for B2B companies.
* Customer satisfaction directly influences referrals, with highly satisfied customers being more likely to refer a company.
* Emotional satisfaction plays a crucial role in customer relationships, surpassing rational satisfaction in impact.
* Leadership commitment is essential in prioritizing customer experience within a company's strategic goals.
* There is a strong connection between employee experience and customer experience, highlighting the need for a positive work environment.
### Notable Quotes:
* "One of the things we have learned is emotional satisfaction. How you feel about something is far more powerful by far than any kind of rational satisfaction."
* "There's such a strong connection between employee experience and customer experience. Ultimately, that's gonna backfire on you."
Don't miss out on the insightful discussion with Lynn Daniel on The Chris Voss Show as he delves into the world of customer experience, leadership, and employee engagement. Tune in to gain valuable insights and stay informed on the latest trends in customer service and business strategy. -
Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms: How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk by Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Paul Swartz
https://amzn.to/3zruzcg
An essential new guide to navigating macroeconomic risk.
The shocks and crises of recent years - pandemic, recession, inflation, war - have forced executives and investors to recognize that the macroeconomy is now a risk to be actively managed. Yet unreliable forecasting, pervasive doomsaying, and whipsawing data severely hamper the task of decoding the landscape. Are disruptions transient and ephemeral—or permanent and structural? False alarms are costly traps, but so are true structural changes that go undetected.
How can leaders avoid these macro traps to make better tactical and strategic decisions?
In this perspective-shifting book, BCG Chief Economist Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Senior Economist Paul Swartz provide a fresh and accessible way to assess macroeconomic risk, and a corrective to prevailing thinking and practice. Casting doubt on conventional model-based thinking, they demonstrate a more powerful approach to building sound macroeconomic judgment. Using incisive analysis built upon frameworks, historical context, and structural narratives - what they call "economic eclecticism" - the book empowers readers with the durable skills to assess continuously evolving risks in the real economy, financial system, and the geopolitical arena.
Moreover, the authors' richer and more nuanced approach reveals that the all too common narratives of economic collapse and decline are often false alarms, while the fundamental strengths of our current "era of tightness" become visible.
With rational optimism rather than gloom, Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms speaks to the key financial and macroeconomic controversies that define our times - and provides a compass for navigating the macroeconomy. Rather than relying on blinking dashboards or flashy headlines, leaders can and should judge macroeconomic risks for themselves.About the author
Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak is BCG's Global Chief Economist and a Managing Director & Partner in the firm's New York office. He is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, World Economic Forum Agenda, and other business publications. You can read Philipp’s latest thinking in his Fortune column. Philipp was previously Chief Economist at Sanford C. Bernstein where he covered the economy and markets for institutional investors across the global asset management industry. Earlier in his career, he worked for the OECD and McKinsey & Company . Philipp studied at LSE and has a Ph.D from Oxford University. -
A Wedding in Lake Como (Meet Me in Italy) by Jennifer Probst
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A destination wedding in Italy’s Lake Como brings three best friends back together to face the secrets of the past in this romantic novel from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst.
Best friends Ava, Madison, and Chelsea made a pact to reunite for each other’s weddings when their careers sent them in different directions. But after one of them makes a choice that tears the group apart, an upcoming wedding might be their last chance to heal old wounds.
Ava is about to marry the man she loves in a lavish ceremony on the shores of Lake Como, but she’s haunted by the mistakes she’s made.
Madison’s made a name for herself as an influencer in the fashion world but is threatened by a scandal impacting everything she holds dear.
And Chelsea has the perfect family she always craved, but her professional dreams have fallen by the wayside.
As they return to Italy’s gorgeous coast, the three women revisit their life-changing first trip to Lake Como during college. When Madison comes face-to-face with the college sweetheart who was at the heart of one of the most pivotal times of her life, can they forge a new way forward? -
Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence by Samuel T. Wilkinson
https://amzn.to/3WaeLU5
A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read
By using principles from a variety of scientific disciplines, Yale Professor Samuel Wilkinson provides a framework for human evolution that reveals an overarching purpose to our existence.
Generations have been taught that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence, that life has no fundamental meaning. We are merely the accumulation of tens of thousands of intricate molecular accidents. Some scientists take this logic one step further, suggesting that evolution is intrinsically atheistic and goes against the concept of God.
But is this true?
By integrating emerging principles from a variety of scientific disciplines—ranging from evolutionary biology to psychology—Yale Professor Samuel Wilkinson provides a framework of evolution that implies not only that there is an overarching purpose to our existence, but what this purpose is.
With respect to our evolution, nature seems to have endowed us with competing dispositions, what Wilkinson calls the dual potential of human nature. We are pulled in different directions: selfishness and altruism, aggression and cooperation, lust and love. When we couple this with the observation that we possess a measure of free will, all this strongly implies there is a universal purpose to our existence.
This purpose, at least one of them, is to choose between the good and evil impulses that nature has created within us. Our life is a test. This is a truth, as old as history it seems, that has been espoused by so many of the world’s religions. From a certain framework, these aspects of human nature—including how evolution shaped us—are evidence for the existence of a God, not against it.
Closely related to this is meaning. What is the meaning of life? Based on the scientific data, it would seem that one such meaning is to develop deep and abiding relationships. At least that is what most people report are the most meaningful aspects of their lives. This is a function of our evolution. It is how we were created.About the author
Samuel T. Wilkinson is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Yale Depression Research Program. Dr. Wilkinson received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University and later his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Yale, where he joined the faculty following his post-graduate medical training.
His primary research has focused on depression and suicide prevention and has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
His research and articles have been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He has been the recipient of many awards, including Top Advancements & Breakthroughs from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (2017 and 2020), Top Ten Psychiatry Papers by the New England Journal of Medicine Journal Watch, the Early Career Scholar Award from the American Psychiatric Association, and the rank of Eagle Scout. -
The Wolves and the Greyhounds: A Novel of the Great War by Robert Schreiner
https://amzn.to/3LcWZcA
A rogue German fleet has somehow disappeared.
The Royal Navy must find them—before the unthinkable happens.
At the outbreak of the First World War, the fearsome German East Asia Squadron eluded a Royal Navy task force, steamed into the vastness of the Pacific—and vanished. The possibility that the elusive German fleet might suddenly appear on any horizon paralyzed the British Empire and set in motion a frantic search for the enemy warships.
The fates of two naval commanders—one British, one German—are inexorably drawn together as the world plunges into war.
John Luce, a veteran Royal Navy captain, must face the greatest challenge of his career as he leads a ragtag squadron of obsolete British warships into unfamiliar waters in search of the rogue enemy fleet. His darkest fears are realized, and the hunters may now become the hunted.
Captain Julius Maerker of the Kaiserliche Marine has assumed his new command with the East Asia Squadron. As war is declared, he finds himself serving in the shadow of a mercurial and fiery admiral, whose ambition will take the German fleet on an extraordinary odyssey and risk the lives of thousands of his men.
In this epic wartime adventure, bold gambles and tragic miscalculations pull these two captains, their ships, and their rival empires into a desperate clash—culminating in the most decisive naval battles of the war. The Wolves and the Greyhounds brilliantly dramatizes a largely forgotten chapter of WWI that will captivate fans of historical fiction and military thrillers.
About the author
ROBERT SCHREINER is a former CIA Intelligence Officer. After leaving government service, he embarked on a subsequent career as a consultant and executive in the global private security industry. He is an avid amateur military historian who has traveled the world, routinely sneaking in side-trips to visit ancient fortifications and battlefields. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee with his wife, two spoiled cocker spaniels, and an amusingly musical cockatiel. -
Purposeful Health: An Intentional Guide To Personalized Wellness by Katie Molumby
https://amzn.to/3xHcztY
In this compelling exploration of the modern health landscape, delve into the harsh realities and gaps in our overall wellness. Purposeful Health takes you on a riveting journey through the disconnect from our bodies, the profit-driven healthcare pitfalls, and the alarming rise of prescribed medications. Discover how shifting mindsets, despite limited time with healthcare providers, can be your catalyst for change. It's time to empower yourself with daily choices that have profound impacts on your well-being.
Meet Katie, a certified health and mindset coach driven by a profound mission: guiding others to discover their purpose and integrate it into their wellness journey. With a background in social services, Sociology, and Psychology, Katie's path culminated in her dream role of health coaching. Her journey, enriched by hundreds of clients, humbles and empowers her. Trained by the Institute of Integrated Nutrition (IIN), Katie adeptly blends holistic practices into her coaching, fostering transformative lifestyle shifts. Passionate about nurturing purpose, balance, and joy, Katie dedicates herself to empowering individuals to embrace their healthiest, happiest selves—an endeavor she finds deeply fulfilling.
About the author
Meet Katie, a certified health and mindset coach driven by a profound mission: guiding others to discover their purpose and integrate it into their wellness journey. With a background in social services, Sociology, and Psychology, Katie's path culminated in her dream role of health coaching. Her journey, enriched by hundreds of clients, humbles and empowers her. Trained by the Institute of Integrated Nutrition (IIN), Katie adeptly blends holistic practices into her coaching, fostering transformative lifestyle shifts. Passionate about nurturing purpose, balance, and joy, Katie dedicates herself to empowering individuals to embrace their healthiest, happiest selves—an endeavor she finds deeply fulfilling. -
LIFE MASTERY – Life by Design by Mark W. Collins
https://amzn.to/4cK5esi
Courses.freedom-for-life.net
Life Mastery, life by design, is a book that focuses on the readers created value, their unique Identity and their ability to shape their life into the uncompromisingly awesome experience they were created for.
Through the conversations laid out in each chapter, they will not only learn tools to upgrade their lives but will also find powerful insights to demolish the false beliefs and lies that are standing in the way.
Life mastery is a labor of love born from Mark’s own experience in striving for the life he was created for and from mentoring hundreds of others to do the same.
If you want the life you dreamed you could have and want battle-tested tools to overcome what is standing in the way, then Life Mastery—Life by Design—is for you. -
How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain by Peter S. Goodman
https://amzn.to/3VFzJca
By the New York Times’s Global Economics Correspondent, an extraordinary journey to understand the worldwide supply chain—exposing both the fascinating pathways of manufacturing and transportation that bring products to your doorstep, and the ruthless business logic that has left local communities at the mercy of a complex and fragile network for their basic necessities.
"A tale that will change how you look at the world." —Mark Leibovich
One of Foreign Policy's "Most Anticipated Books of 2024"
How does the wealthiest country on earth run out of protective gear in the middle of a public health catastrophe? How do its parents find themselves unable to locate crucially needed infant formula? How do its largest companies spend billions of dollars making cars that no one can drive for a lack of chips?
The last few years have radically highlighted the intricacy and fragility of the global supply chain. Enormous ships were stuck at sea, warehouses overflowed, and delivery trucks stalled. The result was a scarcity of everything from breakfast cereal to medical devices, from frivolous goods to lifesaving necessities. And while the scale of the pandemic shock was unprecedented, it underscored the troubling reality that the system was fundamentally at risk of descending into chaos all along. And it still is. Sabotaged by financial interests, loss of transparency in markets, and worsening working conditions for the people tasked with keeping the gears turning, our global supply chain has become perpetually on the brink of collapse.
In How the World Ran Out of Everything, award-winning journalist Peter S. Goodman reveals the fascinating innerworkings of our supply chain and the factors that have led to its constant, dangerous vulnerability. His reporting takes readers deep into the elaborate system, showcasing the triumphs and struggles of the human players who operate it—from factories in Asia and an almond grower in Northern California, to a group of striking railroad workers in Texas, to a truck driver who Goodman accompanies across hundreds of miles of the Great Plains. Through their stories, Goodman weaves a powerful argument for reforming a supply chain to become truly reliable and resilient, demanding a radical redrawing of the bargain between labor and shareholders, and deeper attention paid to how we get the things we need.
From one of the most respected economic journalists working today, How the World Ran Out of Everything is a fiercely smart, deeply informative look at how our supply chain operates, and why its reform is crucial—not only to avoid dysfunction in our day to day lives, but to protect the fate of our global fortunes. About the author
Peter S. Goodman is the global economic correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York.
Over the course of three decades in journalism, Goodman has covered some of the most momentous economic transformations and upheavals – the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession, as the Times' national economic correspondent; the emergence of China into a global superpower as the Shanghai bureau chief for The Washington Post; the advent of the Web followed by the dot-com crash as a technology reporter for the Post, based in Washington. During a five year stint in London for the Times, he wrote about Brexit, the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, the crises in Turkey in Argentina, the endurance of economic apartheid in South Africa, the struggles of migrant workers in the Persian Gulf, the tragic failure of land reform in the Philippines, and the catastrophe of the coronavirus pandemic.
Goodman has reported from more than 40 countries, including stints in conflict zones such as Iraq, Cambodia, Sudan and East Timor.
He has been recognized with some of journalism’s top honors, including two Gerald Loeb awards, -
Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
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An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he’s acquitted, decides to move in with him and take the investigation into her own hands in this dark and irresistibly compelling debut thriller.
Recently ghosted and sick of watching her friends fade into the suburbs, thirty-something Hannah finds community in a true-crime forum that’s on a mission to solve the murders of four women in Atlanta. After William, a handsome lawyer, is arrested for the killings, Hannah begins writing him letters. It’s the perfect outlet for her pent-up frustration and rage. The exercise empowers her, and even feels healthy at first.
Until William writes back.
Hannah’s interest in the case goes from curiosity to obsession, leaving space for nothing else as her life implodes around her. After she loses her job, she heads to Georgia to attend the trial and befriends other true-crime junkies like herself. When a fifth woman is discovered murdered, the jury has no choice but to find William not guilty, and Hannah is the first person he calls upon his release. The two of them quickly fall into a routine of domestic bliss.
Well, as blissful as one can feel while secretly investigating their partner for serial murder… -
vΣ Book I: Thumos Rising: Thumos Rising By Demitrios Lopez
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"They said he was handsome,
but with alien features,
purple, pupil-less eyes..."
With the world of Ninivon on the brink of annihilation, Zeno finds himself pitted against a vampiric overlord from beyond the stars. The tyrant, wraithlike purple glowing from his eyes, is obsessed with one thing: unraveling the mystery of the Σ a primordial and otherworldly power. A power that has chosen Zeno as it's champion.
But Zeno will not accept the power, terrified of what the Σ will make of him. Until he discovers that Alexandra, his childhood best friend, is leading a rebellion against the Vampire and his monsters. Then Zeno becomes the demigod he was destined to be and joins the fray. But the lines blur between his duty to save Ninivon and his desire to protect Alexandra, whose past is shadowed in secrecy.
Where dragons soar alongside futuristic spacecraft and magic intertwines with advanced technology, Thumos Rising chronicles Zeno's quest to unlock the mystery of the only thing those with purple eyes fear: The Σ. -
Ember (The Tier One Thrillers, Book 8) by Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
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From New York Times bestselling authors Andrews & Wilson
After surviving the most dangerous mission of his career, John Dempsey is back at Ember. But Ember has changed -- and so has he. Meanwhile, a new adversary sees an opportunity to rise. As Dempsey and Vice President Jarvis soon discover, the world stage is about to get deadlier than ever …
To survive the notorious prison IK-2 and assassinate Russian President Vladimir Petrov, John Dempsey had to become rosomakha, the wolverine. Now, back home in America, he’s trying to put the pieces of his life at Ember back together. But which man returned from Russia -- Dempsey, or the wolverine? From the way his teammates look at him, it’s obvious they’re not sure, and neither is he.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kelso Jarvis has barely had time to mourn the death of his mentor before a devastating attack reveals a new threat. Because of Dempsey’s mission in Russia, the rules of the game have changed -- only now it’s not clear who the players are. As Dempsey leads Ember on a mission to protect and avenge a shocking attack on America, Jarvis’s oath to his nation is tested in ways he never imagined. Together, they must determine who is behind this rising threat and stop the mastermind before it’s too late.
And just as Dempsey begins to feel like himself again, an old ally resurfaces -- someone he thought he’d left for dead long ago …About the author
Brian is a US Navy veteran, nuclear engineer, and former submarine officer. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in psychology, holds a Master's in business from Cornell, and is a Park Leadership Fellow. He is a principal contributor at Career Authors, a site dedicated to advancing the careers of aspiring and published writers: www.careerauthors.com.
He is half of Andrews & Wilson, the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, & #1 Amazon best-selling co-author team behind multiple series including:
- TIER ONE, a military thriller series featuring Navy SEAL, John Dempsey.
- SONS OF VALOR, a TIER ONE shared world series from Blackstone Publishing.
- THE SHEPHERDS, a faith-based, supernatural thriller series from Tyndale House.
- ACT OF DEFIANCE, Jack Ryan #24 in the Tom Clancy universe
In addition to their novels, Andrews & Wilson have multiple projects under development for film and television with major motion picture studios including: Tier One, Dark Intercept, 4 Minutes, Portal, Quantum War, Glitch, and The In Between. - Näytä enemmän
