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Decisions determine the quality, scope, and tenor of your life. Learn the secrets of smart decision-making in this audio-only summary of Mike Whitaker?s popular book. Decisions determine the quality, scope, and tenor of your life. People who make good decisions usually live more successful, satisfying lives. Like all mental disciplines, smart decision-making requires following certain guidelines and principles, as Mike Whitaker spells out in his...

Learn the basics of business analytics. Discover tools and techniques for collecting, tracking, analyzing and making data informed decisions with your organization?s data. Data is an extremely valuable resource. But without study, it can?t be used to create a data-informed strategy. Business analytics helps organizations leverage data to make better, more informed decisions. This course is a basic introduction that lays out the foundations of analytics...

"Regardless of the law enforcement area you choose, you'll have to make tough, educated decisions on a regular basis. Use this all-in-one exam guide to improve your reasoning skills. Also included: two full-length practice tests with detailed explanations. " --

"The great tournament that will decide the fate of Negi and his friends is fast approaching. Negi has no choice: he must become a great izard like his father-- and soon. For Negi will have to face his powerful nemesis, Fate Averruncus, and make a profound decision, one that will bring him victory or death!" -- p. [4] of cover.

Shift your mindset from manager to leader, enhancing personal growth. Learn how to increase self-awareness and emotional intelligence, expand strategic scope, and identify talent. Leadership is a skill that can be taught. In this course, executive coach Sara Canaday shares proven strategies to help you shift your mindset from manager to leader. To begin, you can learn how to enhance your personal growth by practicing self-awareness and emotional...

"The internationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells her own adventurous life story as she enters her eighties. In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels hasrather more happened to her than been planned. From a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather's farm and its beloved animals, and summers spent selling...

Miranda is the editor of "Runway" magazine. She is a terror to everyone who is around. Her first assistant strives to please her, but can't quite pull it off. Enter Andy, a young woman who knows nothing of the fashion industry and has never read the magazine. Nonetheless, Miranda, hires her a second assistant. When Miranda demands that she obtain the next unpublished Harry Potter manuscript, it forces Andy to dig it up in order to please her boss....

American visa: A man travels to La Paz, Bolivia to seek a tourist visa to the U.S. with hopes visit his son, and perhaps stay permanently. But when he meets a beautiful woman and begins to fall in love, he must make the hard decision of whether to go or to stay. Rosario Tijeras: Antonio and Emilio are two upperclass friends who one day meet the beautiful and sensual narcotics assassin of Medillín, Rosario Tijeras "The Scissors". Moved by hatred...

Buffett and Clark clearly outline Warren Buffett's strategies in a way that will appeal to newcomers and seasoned Buffettologists alike. Inspired by the seminal work of Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham (The Interpretation of Financial Statements, 1937), this book presents Buffett's interpretation of financial statements with anecdotes and quotes from the master investor himself. Potential investors will discover: Buffett's time-tested dos and don'ts...

We tend to think of our twenties as a playground for life: A time for low-consequence experimentation and delaying big decisions. But the truth is that while you’re muddling through those years—exploring new cities, dating the wrong people, hopping between jobs—a small shift in your flight path can mean the difference between landing on Mars or Saturn. As the data shows, the choices we make (or put off) during this critical decade about our...