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"Many of us follow the quote: “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” But that advice isn’t always helpful.
In the workplace, people often choose niceness over honesty in order to avoid hurt feelings or conflict. The truth is, there are hidden costs of 'niceness' that allow inequities to endure, projects to fail, and organizations to stagnate. Growth comes from courageous conversations and genuine, authentic action.
The Price of Nice introduces an innovative, proven four-step framework that shows listeners how to spot problem areas that are often masked by artificial niceness; facilitate difficult conversations and navigate conflict; empower genuine action and cease endless discussions; and build accountability systems for sustainable progress.
This guide helps team members and leaders break through superficial politeness to address real workplace problems, create solutions, and ultimately build a healthy environment for everyone to do their best work."
"Managing your own health care—or a loved one's—can be daunting, especially if you are diagnosed with a serious illness. This book helps you weigh all the treatments, make decisions, and speak up for yourself when you need to. You'll get advice on asking challenging questions in a way that will get the information you need from medics, nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals. You deserve to understand your options and choose the path that's right for you. Take charge of your health care and feel empowered to partner with health care providers to achieve the best possible results.
● Prepare yourself to make the most out of consultations with health care providers
● Take responsibility for your care or the care of a loved one by partnering with medical professionals
● Learn how to talk to doctors and ask questions to get the answers that you are looking for
● Understand your treatment options and stand up for yourself if something doesn't seem right
This book is a valuable tool for anyone who uses the healthcare system, especially those who need a high level of care from multiple providers and specialists."
"A twist-filled psychological and domestic thriller packed with family secrets, shocking twists, and suspense, following a woman who protects her stepson from a murder accusation only to discover deadly secrets in her home, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden and Kiersten Modglin.
She turned her husband's betrayal into a second chance. Now, it might cost her everything.
Camille Bell never wanted to raise her husband's mistake. RJ, the son of Ryan's most public betrayal, was a constant reminder of everything she lost—the picture-perfect life, the adoring husband, the future she was promised. But instead of casting him aside, she did what no one expected. She made him hers.
RJ grew into the perfect son—strong, ambitious, successful. Unlike her own child, Gideon, who always seemed to fall short.
Then a girl is murdered at a high school party. And all signs point to RJ.
Camille knows what happens to jocks accused of crimes. The media frenzy. The courtroom battles. The public trial before the real one even begins. She knows the justice system won't wait for the truth. So, she does what she swore she'd never do—she protects him.
But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes RJ isn't the only one with secrets. Someone in her house is a killer. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more she starts to wonder—has she been raising a monster?
This shocking, fast-paced psychological thriller is packed with twist and turns that will leave you gasping, questioning everything, and then dying to read it again."
"Christina Reese has dedicated her life's work to helping those with trauma cope to live healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives. In her book, Trauma and Attachment, she has created a resource to guide clients from a place of fear, anxiety, and trauma to healthy attachment.
In this comprehensive yet accessible book, Dr. Reese provides an attachment framework for treating clients who have experienced a multitude of traumas, ranging from abuse and neglect to medical traumas, natural disasters, and exposure to violence. Through a variety of worksheets, exercises, and activities, this book provides clients with the tools they need to develop a foundation for healing so they can find feelings of safety and security within relationships again.
Clinicians will find tools to help clients heal from the impact of: abuse by helping them establish safety and security within relationships; neglect by teaching them to find their voice and express their needs; medical trauma by helping them adjust to a new normal and better tolerate uncertainty; natural disasters by using mindful grounding techniques to navigate sensory triggers and cultivate mind-body awareness; and witnessing violence by restoring clients' sense of felt safety and helping clients identify what they can control to keep themselves safe."
"The easy way to become a more mindful leader
Want to become a more mindful leader? With Mindful Leadership For Dummies, you'll find accessible and authoritative guidance for cultivating focus, clarity, and creativity from within your colleagues. Packed full of useful tips, this friendly how-to guide will help you incorporate mindfulness in your leadership style to manage and reap the benefits of a more attentive working life—all while nurturing compassion in the service of others. You'll discover how mindfulness can help improve decision-making and communication skills, manage modern workday challenges, and so much more.
● Includes tips on incorporating mindfulness into your leadership style
● Shows you how mindfulness can help develop and deepen your leadership qualities
● Explains how mindfulness enhances productivity and minimizes the effects of stress in the workplace
● Outlines how adding mindfulness to your leadership approach will enable you to make positive choices that support your well-being
If you're a businessperson looking to add mindfulness to your leadership tool belt, Mindful Leadership For Dummies has everything you need to get started today."
"Finding Your Passion For Dummies offers you guidance and practical advice on how to identify and pursue your passion. With exercises to help you understand your values, interests, and natural talents, you can identify what you are passionate about—at any age. This self-discovery process will help you find more happiness, and a sense of purpose and direction in life. When you find your passion, you'll be able to pursue it in a way that aligns with your values and interests. This book provides the motivation, the inspiration, and the how-to. You'll get guidance on setting goals, exploring your interests, pursuing education, and overcoming any obstacles that stand between you and what you really want out of life.
● Identify your natural skills and talents
● Discover hobbies and activities that excite you
● Learn how to overcome obstacles as you change your life
● Embrace your authentic self and gain the courage to live fully
This book is for anyone looking to discover a life path that will lead to true fulfillment. Finding Your Passion For Dummies is great for recent graduates, mid-career professionals looking for a change, and for anyone looking to find more meaning in life."
"Teaching to Live: Black Religion, Activist-Educators, and Radical Social Change interrogates the stories of African American activist-educators whose faith convictions inspired them to educate in radical and transformative ways. Almeda M. Wright explores the connections between religion, education, and struggles for freedom within twentieth-century African American communities by telling the stories of key African American teachers.
Wright brings together the lives and work of three related subgroups of activist-educators: those who worked in public or secular education but were religiously inspired; radical scholars who transformed the ways that Black religion and Black religious life are studied and valued; and radical religious educators, or those educators who were involved more formally with the religious formation of Black people but who regarded this work of spiritual development as part of the struggle for freedom and liberation of all people.
The rich and complex narratives of these educators show how religion, education, and radical social change can intersect. This book invites listeners to continue exploring how these concepts will evolve for future generations of activist-educators."
"The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants
Edda L. Fields-Black shows how Tubman commanded a ring of spies, scouts, and pilots and participated in military expeditions behind Confederate lines. On June 2, 1863, Tubman and her crew piloted two regiments of Black US Army soldiers, the Second South Carolina Volunteers, and their white commanders up coastal South Carolina's Combahee River in three gunboats. In a matter of hours, they torched eight rice plantations and liberated 730 people.
Using previously unexamined documents, Fields-Black brings to life intergenerational, extended enslaved families, neighbors, praise-house members, and sweethearts forced to work in South Carolina's deadly tidal rice swamps, sold, and separated during the antebellum period. When Tubman and the gunboats arrived and blew their steam whistles, many of those people clambered aboard, sailed to freedom, and were eventually reunited with their families. The able-bodied Black men freed in the Combahee River Raid enlisted in the Second South Carolina Volunteers and fought behind Confederate lines for the freedom of others still enslaved not just in South Carolina but Georgia and Florida."
"Five invaluable lessons for doing sustainability right, doing it profitably, and getting the credit you deserve.
Did the title of this book get your attention? Good. Because as silly as it is, the idea behind it is serious, earnest, and authentic: you can't become a sustainable operation if you're doing the right things in the wrong place or at the wrong time.
Many businesses are in the dark about how to actually do better for the planet and the people in their company and their supply chain while also growing their margin. Some believe it can't be done. But it can. Maisie Ganzler has done it, and now she's going to show you how to build sustainability into your business, too. Her five big lessons come from three decades of successes and failures leading a $1.7 billion corporation toward a more sustainable future. Join Ganzler as she takes you to pig farms and boardrooms, factories and farmers' markets, teaching you not only how to operate more sustainably but also how to get the credit you deserve for doing it.
No matter what industry you're in, Ganzler's stories from the front lines in the food business will inspire and educate you on what it takes to get sustainability right."
"Taking a career timeout could be the window of opportunity you've been looking for
Taking A Career Break For Dummies shows you that a career break could be life-changing. Career breaks give us a chance to pause to identify opportunities and dreams, focus on the things we've been missing, and develop new skills. This book empowers you to take the leap into your next chapter. There are dozens of reasons you might want to do it, but whatever your circumstance, this friendly Dummies guide will help you value your own well-being, give yourself permission to grow and explore, and reclaim your time, your life, and your happiness.
● Develop your plan for taking a break from your career and for transitioning back when you're ready
● Set a budget for your break, create a realistic timeline, and make it happen
● Access practical tools and resources to help you on your career break journey
● Build a positive mindset so you can enjoy your break and return to your career feeling renewed
For anyone looking for a new direction, feeling burned out, or longing to reignite that inner spark, Taking a Career Break For Dummies is a must."
"Are you drawn to the divine? Do you yearn to connect with the energy that powers the universe?
Dive into the rich lore of these majestic Orishas. Learn to cast spells to honor their essence, prepare the foods that delight them, and integrate their symbols into your home for a life filled with their blessings. Whether you are a practitioner, an enthusiast, or a curious soul, our comprehensive guide is your portal to deepening your understanding of these powerful deities.
Take advantage of this opportunity to enrich your spiritual practice and home with the wisdom of the Orishas. Connect with Ogun’s transformative power, immerse in Yemaya’s healing waters, and harness Shango’s electrifying energy to ignite your inner strength. This guide is not just a audiobook; it’s a passage to empowerment and enlightenment.
Join me on this voyage of discovery and reverence. Elevate your spiritual knowledge and practice with insights into the rituals and mythology of Ogun, Yemaya, and Shango. Your path to profound connection awaits.
Don’t miss out—embrace the call of the Orishas today!"
"They're after her. But she can't tell anyone.
1899 years after the Catastrophe, Bridges is run by the Four Families. Jacqueline Spadros was sold to the Spadros crime syndicate at twelve; ten years later, she's married to the Spadros heir.
On the night of her sale, her best friend was murdered while trying to stop it all. When his little brother goes missing, Jacqui has a choice: try to find the boy - risking the wrath of her Family - or play it safe?
But she soon finds out this case is much bigger than she'd ever imagined.
Lovers of Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Bosch, The Expanse, Dune, or the Sherlock Holmes mysteries will enjoy this first chapter of the Red Dog Conspiracy.
Warning: with child abduction, a corrupt government, domestic violence, gore, suicide, and murder, The Jacq of Spades is not for the faint of heart.
The Jacq of Spades is part 1 of a 13-part serial novel:
The Jacq of Spades"
