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1) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
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Based on twelve years of research, thought leader Dr. Brené Brown argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection.
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Columbia University Press
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English
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This book explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career. Utilizing passages from his memos to illustrate his ideas, Marks teaches by example, detailing the development of an investment philosophy that fully acknowledges the complexities of investing and the perils of the financial world. Brilliantly applying insight to today's volatile markets, Marks offers a volume that is part memoir, part...
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Alpha Books
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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You know you have to take changes to help your business succeed and remain competitive, but you can't jump at every opportunity for growth without planning ahead-- or you may find yourself out of business. Learn a four-step risk management process to help you manage your operations.
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Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Can a cell phone cause a major explosion at a gas station? What would happen if the 3 oz rule at airports was abolished? And are all the child protection measures really making children safer? These rules exist in the name of our own protection, but has anyone ever stopped to consider exactly how and why? In Playing by the Rules, authors Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon dig deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the global safety rules...
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Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Do cell phones cause brain cancer? Does BPA threaten our health? How safe are certain dietary supplements, especially those containing exotic herbs or small amounts of toxic substances? Is the HPV vaccine safe? We depend on science and medicine as never before, yet there is widespread misinformation and confusion, amplified by the media, regarding what influences our health. In Getting Risk Right, Geoffrey C. Kabat shows how science works― and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Argues that creating a truly globally diverse portfolio while applying the magic of time will help all investors navigate risky markets. Also explores the fundamentals of picking and evaluating financial advisors for those who want to understand the principles of investing but not actually do the work themselves.
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Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Immersive personal and historical account of free soloing (climbing without a rope) and our relationship with risk"--
"An insider’s perspective on free soloing From the author of the critically acclaimed Hangdog Days Examines what motivates people to climb without a rope Once considered a fringe activity, climbing without a rope has entered the mainstream consciousness, largely because of the Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo featuring professional...
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Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Take Control of Your Diabetes Risk shares straightforward information and equips you with strategies to help you on a journey to better health, including: knowing the causes of the different types of diabetes; learning the role food, exercise, and sleep play; understanding the relationship between diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. You have the power to reclaim your life after a prediabetes or diabetes diagnosis--and this book will show you just...
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Eric Holthaus offers a radical vision of our future, specifically how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades. Anchored by world-class reporting, interviews with futurists, climatologists, biologists, economists, and climate change activists, it shows what the world could look like if we implemented radical solutions on the scale of the crises we face.
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English
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A trailblazing exploration of how we can plan better for the future: our own, our families, and our society's. Instant gratification is the norm today, in our lives, our culture, our economy, and our politics. Many of us have forgotten (if we ever learned) how to make smart decisions for the long run. Whether it comes to our finances, our health, our communities, or our planet, its easy to avoid thinking ahead. The consequences of this immediacy are...
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Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with the deadly risks of combat. From his first day at West Point, to his years in Afghanistan, to his efforts helping business leaders navigate a global pandemic, McChrystal has seen how individuals and organizations fail to mitigate risk. Why? Because they focus on the probability of something happening instead of the interface by which it can be managed. In this new book, General...
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Viking
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Posits that most of us, including doctors, lawyers, financial advisers and elected officials, misunderstand statistics much more often than we think, leaving us not only misinformed but vulnerable to exploitation. Gigerenzer shows how anyone can learn to make better decisions for their health, finances, family and business without needing to consult an expert or a super computer.
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Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Eat smart, exercise regularly, and get routine health screenings," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises the public in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And that is absolutely true - except for the checkup part. The American public has been sold the idea that seeking medical care is one of the most important steps to maintain wellness. However, surprisingly, medical care is not in fact well correlated with good health. The major...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Filled with personal anecdotes and real-life examples, this must-have resource for government, organizations and individuals builds the foundation for dealing with disaster before it hits, guiding readers through the seven steps to take in anticipation of the "devil's" inevitable return.
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