Susan Cain

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Mississippi

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

A former Wall Street attorney, business coach and creator of ThePowerofIntroverts.com demonstrates how introverted people are misunderstood and undervalued in today's culture, charting the rise of extrovert ideology while sharing anecdotal examples to counsel readers on how to use introvert talents to adapt to various situations and empower introverted children.

Quiet

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Peter Andrei

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

How High Performers Use Psychology to Influence with Ease

Why do we think what we think? Think we know what we think we know? Believe what we believe? Like what we like? Do what we do? Why do others trust or distrust us? Respect or disrespect us? Listen to or ignore us? Reach out to or neglect us? Like or dislike us? Praise or slander us? Believe or doubt us? That's not all... Why do others follow our lead or stand in our way? Give us opportunities or send them elsewhere? Support our striving for success and appreciate our message or toss it - and us - aside? Decades of cutting-edge (but unheard-of) scientific research presents an answer... Because hidden, little-known secrets of psychology influence everything about us... Neglecting them is swimming upstream. You can't change minds, win allies, or influence people. You can't earn undivided attention or the respect you deserve. You undermine your professional image, stagnate your career, and destroy your confidence until communication makes you anxious. You don't deserve this... And how do I know all this? Because I've been there: I remember wondering... "Why do my ideas never catch on? Why do I face so much professional rejection, stagnating my career? Why can't I influence anyone?" But everything changed when I answered one question... What are the communication habits of highly effective people? It comes down to one secret: Highly effective people speak how the human mind evolved to interpret information. The result? They easily persuade and instantly influence. They turn communication from an obstacle into an opportunity. They enrich their careers, get more done, and advance with stunning speed. They impact and inspire others, rising to positions of leadership. They change their field, excel with ease, and shape the world. They attract others, feel confident, and smash goal after goal. Who are they? Presidents and CEOs; top-performers and respected professionals; leaders and visionaries. And here's my question to you: Will you be one of them? In How Highly Effective People Speak, you'll discover 194 communication habits of highly effective people (proven by 57 scientific studies) including: How to get more done with less effort by influencing others to support you How to attract others (instead of turning them away and seeming unfriendly) with the correct type of body language How to make people systematically, predictably, and reliably overweigh your opinion by activating the availability bias How to charge more or pay less (for the same product) and win every negotiation with the anchoring effect How to effortlessly make others want something by activating one little-known cognitive bias (called "essential" by billionaire investor Charlie Munger, partner to Warren Buffet) How to lead with ease and reliably influence teams by using the contrast effect How to effortlessly speak with memorable eloquence by applying 2,000-year-old secrets of powerful language How to ace every interview, meeting, and presentation with ease by activating agent detection bias How to quickly diffuse all objections by activating the little-known (but extremely powerful) zero-risk bias How to make people believe something even if they think the exact opposite with the illusory truth effect How to appear authoritative, trustworthy, and capable in 10 seconds by activating the halo effect How to combine the science of psychology with the art of communication and create a critical competitive advantage in life

How Highly Effective People Speak

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Osamu Dazai

Donald Keene

A young man describes his torment as he struggles to reconcile the diverse influences of Western culture and the traditions of his own Japanese heritage

No Longer Human

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Malcolm Gladwell

What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong. A Best Book of the Year: The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, and Detroit Free Press How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn't true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland--throwing our understanding of these and other stories into doubt. Something is very wrong, Gladwell argues, with the tools and strategies we use to make sense of people we don't know. And because we don't know how to talk to strangers, we are inviting conflict and misunderstanding in ways that have a profound effect on our lives and our world. In his first book since his #1 bestseller David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell has written a gripping guidebook for troubled times.

Talking to Strangers

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Shari Lapena

A Novel

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Not a Happy Family

"The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages." --People

"I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the storyline.  The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!" --Sue Grafton

It all started at a dinner party. . .

A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors--a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives. . .

Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all--a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story.

Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years. 

What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family--a chilling tale of  deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist.

The Couple Next Door

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Ishan Goel

An Entrepreneur's Guide to Finding a Way to Succeed That You Didn't Know Existed

For anyone who feels stuck in a box or held back by "gatekeepers" who put ceilings on their dreams, Ishan Goel's The Back Door opens a fresh new world of possibilities, along with a success formula that defies the cookie-cutter thinkers and nay-sayers at every level. ﻿ Feeling trapped inside the traditional school system, Ishan Goel turned his frustrations into a passion-driven, thriving business. At just 14 years old, he built a photography company that enabled him to connect with some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs. He continued to hone new skills, including marketing, and ultimately founded Goel Strategies, one of the most innovative new creative agencies that helps Fortune 500 brands better connect with their customers. Ishan's remarkable journey is chronicled in The Back Door-the ultimate system that enables you to create opportunities otherwise "impossible" to unlock. Written by a Gen Z entrepreneur, Goel's book is like no other. The Back Door steps readers through the life lessons he learned during his journey to the top, as well as the business innovations he continues to develop that keep his company thriving. You'll learn how to: Take complete control of your reality, despite external barriers Discover your drive and harness your true potential Build yourself up regardless of where you start ...as well as dozens of other skills he's mastered from working with billionaires and the world's best and brightest in virtually every field of business. Goel's Back Door system unlocks the secrets ambitious entrepreneurs need to formulate a roadmap for their own unique success and provides the keys needed to open each new door along the way.

The Back Door

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Napoleon Hill

The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Think and Grow Rich has been called the "Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature." It was the first book to boldly ask, "What makes a winner?" The man who asked and listened for the answer, Napoleon Hill, is now counted in the top ranks of the world's winners himself. The most famous of all teachers of success spent "a fortune and the better part of a lifetime of effort" to produce the "Law of Success" philosophy that forms the basis of his books and that is so powerfully summarized in this one. In the original Think and Grow Rich, published in 1937, Hill draws on stories of Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and other millionaires of his generation to illustrate his principles. In the updated version, Arthur R. Pell, Ph.D., a nationally known author, lecturer, and consultant in human resources management and an expert in applying Hill's thought, deftly interweaves anecdotes of how contemporary millionaires and billionaires, such as Bill Gates, Mary Kay Ash, Dave Thomas, and Sir John Templeton, achieved their wealth. Outmoded or arcane terminology and examples are faithfully refreshed to preclude any stumbling blocks to a new generation of readers.

Think and Grow Rich

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Peter Thiel

Blake Masters

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

The billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind such companies as PayPal and Facebook outlines an innovative theory and formula for building the companies of the future by creating and monopolizing new markets instead of competing in old ones. 200,000 first printing.

Zero to One

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Karl Pillemer

Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans

“Heartfelt and ever-endearing—equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.”—Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist "Ask Amy" More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young. Like This I Believe, StoryCorps's Listening Is an Act of Love, and Tuesdays with Morrie, 30 Lessons for Living is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.

30 Lessons for Living

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Alfred Mill

From Consumer Behavior to Competitive Markets--Everything You Need to Know about Economics

So much of the world revolves around economics, so why do most texts make it so dull and difficult to learn? But learning economics doesn't have to be boring. In Economics 101, you'll see how learning economics can be engaging.

Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of economics into tedious discourse that would put even Joseph Stiglitz to sleep. Economics 101 cuts out the boring explanations and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you explore how societies allocate their resources for maximum benefit.

From quantitative easing to marginal utility, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts that you won't be able to get anywhere else. You'll learn the basics on terms such as, monopolies and oligopolies, game theory, inflation, price ceilings, and so much more. Have you ever wondered about the origin of banking or how banks create money? You'll find those answers here.

Whether you're looking to master the major principles of finance, or just want to learn more about why money matters, Economics 101 has all the answers--even the ones you didn't know you were looking for.

Economics 101

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Benjamin Graham

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Definitive Book on Value Investing

The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed

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The fine art of small talk

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Ian Tuhovsky

A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking

Do You Know How To Communicate With People Effectively, Avoid Conflicts and Get What You Want From Life? ...It's mostly about what you say, but also about WHEN, WHY and HOW you say it. **MY GIFT TO YOU INSIDE: Link to download my 120-page e-book "Mindfulness Based Stress and Anxiety Management Tools" for free!** Do The Things You Usually Say Help You, Or Maybe Hold You Back? Dear Friends, Have you ever considered how many times you intuitively felt that maybe you lost something important or crucial, simply because you unwittingly said or did something which put somebody off? Maybe it was an unfortunate word, bad formulation, inappropriate joke, forgotten name, huge misinterpretation, an awkward conversation or a strange tone of your voice? Maybe you assumed that you knew exactly what a particular concept meant for another person and you stopped asking questions? Maybe you asked so many questions, you practically started an interrogation? Maybe you could not listen carefully or could not stay silent for a moment? How many times have you wanted to achieve something, negotiate better terms or ask for a promotion and failed miserably? It's time to put that to an end with the help of this book. Lack of communication skills is exactly what ruins most peoples' lives. If you don't know how to communicate properly, you are going to have problems both in your intimate and family relationships. You are going to be ineffective in work and business situations. It's going to be troublesome managing employees or getting what you want from your boss or your clients on a daily basis. Overall, effective communication is like an engine oil that makes your life run smoothly, getting you wherever you want to be. There are very few areas in life in which you can succeed in the long run without this crucial skill. What Will You Learn With This Book? -What Are The Most Common Communication Obstacles Between People And How To Avoid Them -How To Express Anger And Avoid Conflicts -What Are The Most 8 Important Questions You Should Ask Yourself If You Want To Be An Effective Communicator? -5 Most Basic and Crucial Conversational Fixes -How To Deal With Difficult and Toxic People -Phrases to Purge from Your Dictionary (And What to Substitute Them With) -The Subtle Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback -Rapport, the Art of Excellent Communication -How to Use Metaphors to Communicate Better And Connect With People -What Metaprograms and Meta Models Are and How Exactly To Make Use of Them To Become A Polished Communicator -How To Read Faces and How to Effectively Predict Future Behaviors -How to Finally Start Remembering Names -How to Have a Great Public Presentation -How To Create Your Own Unique Personality in Business (and Everyday Life) -Effective Networking Start improving your life today.

Communication Skills

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Eckhart Tolle

A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

The author shares the secret of his own self-realization and the philosophy for living in the present he has developed.

The Power of Now

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Bessel van der Kolk

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

An expert on traumatic stress outlines an approach to healing, explaining how traumatic stress affects brain processes and how to use innovative treatments to reactivate the mind's abilities to trust, engage others, and experience pleasure--

The Body Keeps the Score

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Florian Dedov

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Volumes One to Seven (Beginner, Intermediate, Data Science, Machine Learning, Finance, Neural Networks, Computer Vision)

Become A Python Expert From Scratch! Python's popularity is growing tremendously and it's becoming more and more relevant economically and technologically. The fields of appliaction of the language range from machine learning, over computer networking to business applications. In this 7 in 1 version you get a full collection of The Python Bible series. From the first volume on, you will be lead on a structured way to the mastery of Python. Besides the basics and the intermediate concepts, you will also learn how to apply it in areas like machine learning, financial analysis and neural networks. At the end you will additionally be introduced to one of the most interesting fields of computer science, which is computer vision After reading this collection, you will not only understand the programming language but you will also be able to work on projects in the stated fields. You will become a true Python expert! What You Will Learn: Beginner Level: - Basics of Programming with Python- Automation of Simple Processes- Programming of Modular Python Applications- Easy Transition to Other Languages (Java, C++ etc.) Intermediate Level: - Object-Oriented Programming- Network Programming- Penetration Testing with Python- Regular Expressions- Multithreading- XML Processing- Database Programming- Logging Data Science: - Analyzing and Processing Big Data- Statistical Calculations with Python- Visualization of Data- Working with NumPy, Matplotlib and Pandas Machine Learning: - Predicting Data with Machine Learning- Building Neural Networks with Tensorflow- Recognizing Handwritten Digits with Neural Networks- Applying Linear Models like Regression- K-Nearest-Neighbors Classification- K-Means Clustering- Support Vector Machines Finance: - Financial Analysis with Python- Analyzing and Graphing Stock Data- Plotting Trendlines- Predicting Share Prices with Machine Learning Neural Networks: - Generating Poetic d104s with Neural Networks- Predicting Sequential Data (Stocks, Weather etc.)- Processing Audio and Video Data- Recognizing Objects Like Horses, Cars and Trucks on Images- Understanding Recurrent Neural Networks- Understanding Convolutional Neural Networks Computer Vision: - Making unreadable texts readable again with thresholding- Extracting essential information out of images and videos- Edge detection- Template matching and feature matching- Movement detection in videos- Professional object recognition with OpenCV Start Your Journey And Become A Python Expert With The Python Bible!

The Python Bible 7 In 1

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Lee Ellis

Hugh Massie

Discovering Natural Talents and Managing Differences

"Grounded in statistical research and supported by data from millions of clients and more than 45 years of workplace experience, Lee Ellis and Hugh Massie reveal their behavioral assessment process as well as personal stories on how they've successfully helped organizations achieve their goals by applying practical insights on human design. Readers are empowered to: Grow by capitalizing on strengths and managing struggles; Improve communication and collaboration with people who are different; Develop the full potential of each person by leading them uniquely; Unify diverse teams by building trust based on understanding, acceptance and respect."--Publisher's description

Leadership Behavior DNA

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Do Epic Shit

Frédéric Delavier

Jean-Pierre Clemenceau

Michael Gundill

Frédéric Delavier has captivated millions with Strength Training Anatomy. Now readers have access to his exercise expertise and trademark illustrations once again with Delavier's Stretching Anatomy. With 250 full-color photos and 300 detailed illustrations, this guide depicts over 130 exercises to increase flexibility, tone muscles and reduce injury. All body regions are covered and sport-specific stretching routines are included. Original.

Delavier's Stretching Anatomy

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Deborah J. Rumsey

Math

The fun and easy way to get down to business with statistics

Stymied by statistics? No fear? this friendly guide offers clear, practical explanations of statistical ideas, techniques, formulas, and calculations, with lots of examples that show you how these concepts apply to your everyday life.

Statistics For Dummies shows you how to interpret and critique graphs and charts, determine the odds with probability, guesstimate with confidence using confidence intervals, set up and carry out a hypothesis test, compute statistical formulas, and more.

 * Tracks to a typical first semester statistics course
 * Updated examples resonate with today's students
 * Explanations mirror teaching methods and classroom protocol

Packed with practical advice and real-world problems, Statistics For Dummies gives you everything you need to analyze and interpret data for improved classroom or on-the-job performance.

Statistics for Dummies

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Chris Minnick

Eva Holland

Go from beginner to builder quickly with this hands-on JavaScript guide Coding with JavaScript For Dummies provides easy, hands-on instruction for anyone looking to learn this popular client-side language. No experience? No problem! This friendly guide starts from the very beginning and walks you through the basics, then shows you how to apply what you've learned to real projects. You'll start building right away, including web page elements and simple applications, so you can immediately see how JavaScript is used in the real world. Online exercises allow you to test your code and expand your skills, and the easy-to-follow instruction provides step-by-step guidance toward understanding the JavaScript syntax, applications, and language. JavaScript enhances static web pages by providing dynamic elements that can adapt and react to user action. It's a need-to-know tool for aspiring web designers, but anyone can benefit from understanding this core development language. Coding with JavaScript For Dummies takes you from beginner to builder quickly as you: Learn what JavaScript does, how it works, and where to use it Master the core elements of JavaScript and immediately put it to work Build interactive web elements and try out your code online Create basic applications as you apply JavaScript to the app development workflow Anytime a website responds to your movement around the screen, that's JavaScript. It makes websites more functional, more beautiful, and more engaging, and your site visitors will demand nothing less. If you want to build a better website, you need JavaScript. If you need JavaScript, Coding with JavaScript For Dummies gets you started off quickly and painlessly, with plenty of hands-on practice.

Coding with JavaScript for Dummies

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Frederic Delavier

A best-seller now features more than 600 full-color illustrations--adding 48 pages of new exercises and stretches for each of the major muscle groups--to give readers an understanding of how muscles perform while training, in a resource that combines the detail of top anatomy texts with the best of strength training advice. Original.

Strength Training Anatomy

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Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

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Walter Isaacson

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker). Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson “deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo” (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history’s most creative genius. In the “luminous” (Daily Beast) Leonardo da Vinci, Isaacson describes how Leonardo’s delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance to be imaginative and, like talented rebels in any era, to think different. Here, da Vinci “comes to life in all his remarkable brilliance and oddity in Walter Isaacson’s ambitious new biography…a vigorous, insightful portrait” (The Washington Post).

Leonardo Da Vinci

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