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Examines passion, showing readers how they can find their passion, harness its power, and avoid its dangers to achieve great things in life without ruining it.

"Payoff investigates the true nature of motivation, our partial blindness to the way it works, and how we can bridge this gap. With studies that range from Intel to a kindergarten classroom, Ariely digs deep to find the root of motivation--how it works and how we can use this knowledge to approach important choices in our own lives. Along the way, he explores intriguing questions such as: Can giving employees bonuses harm productivity? Why is trust...

"A guide not just for overcoming the obstacles that hold us back-but for using them for great benefit The great Athenian orator Demosthenes was born with a crippling speech impediment and was robbed of his inheritance by cruel guardians. Samuel Zemurray was a poor roadside fruit peddler pitted against the behemoth United Fruit Company. Ulysses S. Grant found himself stuck across the Mississippi river, desperately trying to break into the impenetrable...

Offers a guide to creating an intentional life that emphasises the beauty of the natural world, the importance of gaining new perspectives, the joys of real human connection, and the peace that comes from living in harmony with one's own values.

Can economics be passionate?... Can it center on people and what really matters to them day-in and day-out... And help us understand their hidden motives for why they do what they do in everyday life? Uri Gneezy and John List are revolutionaries. Their ideas and methods for revealing what really works in addressing big social, business, and economic problems gives us new understanding of the motives underlying human behavior. We can then structure...

"In his twenty year career with National Geographic, Dewitt Jones created hundreds of extraordinary visions. He discovered that the creative tools he employed as a photographer had even deeper applications when applied directly to his personal and professional growth. In Extraordinary visions! Dewitt shares his philosophy. Using his astounding photographs as illustrations, he weaves a visual tapestry of emotion and content. One that will allow you...

Esther Wojcicki“Woj” to her many friends and admirersis famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? Theyre the result of TRICK, Wojs secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and...