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The Talking Badge is a collection of true stories, fictionalized as necessary, by a cop who worked the streets for 30 years—twenty as a K-9 and bomb squad officer. Straight from the heart, self-described “crazy cop” Mike Garner tells you what it’s like to serve and protect the public. You'll experience what it's like to go on some of the funniest, saddest, and most exciting radio calls that can be imagined,

Richard Vaux has done his share of dirty work, but nothing like this. His employer, Trans World Airlines, wants him and a crew to sneak into Beirut, Lebanon, at the height of a civil war, to reclaim an airplane hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. TWA can't say for sure whether the plane will fly or whether it has been wired to explode in flight. And that's assuming they aren't attacked by one or more of the rival militias who pass the time shooting at each other across the tarmac, but only because there haven't been any Americans to kidnap in a while.

La familia de la protagonista alimenta su día a día de sueños distantes, cuando no imposibles: la interminable construcción de una casa donde al fin podrán ser felices, la búsqueda de remedios alternativos para la enfermedad incurable que mata lentamente a la madre, los viajes por diversos pueblos de México para convivir con una parentela que parece formada por extraños.

What would your life be like if you woke up every day thinking it was Saturday? What would it feel like to look up at the clock at the end of each day and regret having to stop what you're doing because you enjoy it so much? If you're looking for one big excuse to be bold and take your life in the direction you wish - without having to second guess yourself or ask permission from others - then you need to read Sam Crowley's incredible story.

여성의 권리와 삶에 대해 말하기와 글쓰기를 멈추지 않는 작가, 이다혜. 『출근길의 주문』은 일하는 여성들을 위해 집필한 이다혜 작가의 신작으로, 그간 책과 방송에서 보여준 사회를 향한 통찰력 있는 발언과 공감을 일으키는 문장들이 가득하다. 작가는 20여 년 동안 사회생활하며 경험한 이야기들과 그간 일터에서 만난 수많은 여성들의 고민에 귀 기울여 이 책을 준비했다. (여성에게 불리한 방향으로) 기울어진 사회에 대해 논하는 것을 넘어 실생활(일터)에서 활용할 수 있는 말하기, 글쓰기, 네트워킹 방법들이 가득하다.

For women of color and children of immigrants, who are the “the other” at work, there's a different threshold of belonging that creates a false feeling of inadequacy. It can lead to being overwhelmed, overworked, and overlooked. The Other shatters the unspoken expectations for you to stay in your lane and gives you the tools to build unshakable confidence and a career that excels--on your own terms. Bestselling author and MSNBC reporter Daniela-Pierre Bravo shares her journey and those of other women to help you recognize your power in the workplace outside of the white gaze.

I’m only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that’s young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it’s always been important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. In that context, the timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a 5-year-old girl to the night I packed up my tennis bag after winning the 2022 Australian Open.

Suppose one day, your son or husband, while serving in the military or working as a journalist, is taken hostage by a terrorist group - and you have no idea whether your loved one is dead or alive. It’s a nightmare scenario. Here for the first time is the story of Ory Slonim, the one man in Israel who, for more than two decades, was known as the “door knocker.” He had been a private Israeli lawyer when he was asked to undertake, on behalf of the Israeli government, secret negotiations to find out the whereabouts of Israeli soldiers who were taken alive.

Ma vie et mon œuvre: De la ferme du Michigan aux usines de Detroit, suivez le parcours exceptionnel d'Henry Ford. Dans "Ma vie et mon œuvre", le fondateur de Ford Motor Company vous dévoile les secrets de son succès. Autobiographie d'Andrew Carnegie: De l'Écosse à l'Amérique, un destin hors du commun. Andrew Carnegie, le roi de l'acier, vous ouvre les portes de son univers dans cette autobiographie passionnante.

This is a delightfully insightful overview of the life and work of Herbert Spencer, the famous evolutionist of the 19th century. Although Spencer's thought is not without controversy, he was nevertheless responsible for a number of important contributions, not the least of which is his coining of the term "survival of the fittest", which Charles Darwin (on the advice of Alfred Russel Wallace) used as a placeholder for his more generalistic term, "natural selection".

모두 똑같은 24시간을 사는데, 왜 어떤 사람들은 더 많은 것을 이루는 것일까? 『예술하는 습관』의 저자 메이슨 커리는 이 질문에 대한 답을 위대한 성취를 이룬 예술가들의 보통의 하루에서 찾고자 했다. 충동적이고 즉흥적인 영감으로 일할 것 같은 예술가 대부분은 지독하리만치 규칙적이고 성실했으며 그 누구보다 더 엄격하게 습관을 유지했다.

Con cariño y un gran sentido del humor, López Ruiz nos permite conocer en detalle la personalidad de Piazzolla, un genio capaz de planear todo tipo de bromas a sus compañeros pero a la vez mantener una gran disciplina laboral y una enorme autoexigencia y pasión por la música a través de un testimonio imperdible que nos lleva de la carcajada a la reflexión.

Be inspired by the life and works of Galileo Galilei. It is because of his valuable contributions to art and science that Galileo lives on, even centuries after his death. Learning about his life can challenge students. Lessons can be picked up from this incredible resource. Grab a copy today!

Descubre los principios radicales que han contribuido al éxito de Netflix. Reed Hastings, el cofundador, presidente y CEO de Netflix, desvela por primera vez la sorprendente y poco ortodoxa cultura de una de las compañías más creativas y de mayor éxito en la historia de Silicon Valley. Nunca antes ha existido una empresa como Netflix. Esta es la fascinante historia de una compañía singular y de su extraordinaria expansión por el mundo entero.

In the face of cancer, life comes to a screeching halt for many. But for Alex Kinnear-Mellor, a seasoned professional in brand marketing and communications, it was a call to pen a narrative that veers sharply from the beaten path. "Cancer Works: Balancing Your Career with Not Dying" transcends the conventional cancer narrative, offering hope, humor, and practical advice for those determined to keep moving forward, both in their careers and in their fight against cancer.

Learn about the life of John Muir and his advocacy. Understand the significance of his actions in conserving the ecology. Learning from inspiring stories is one way to ensure lessons are picked up and well understood. Encourage an appreciation for lives lived to the fullest. Begin listening today.

Brunhilde Pomsel described herself as an 'apolitical girl' and a 'figure on the margins', but, employed as a stenographer during the Second World War, she worked closely with one of the worst criminals in world history: Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. She was one of the oldest surviving eyewitnesses to the internal workings of the Nazi power apparatus until her death in 2017.

The Work of Human Hands is a timeless medical journey through pioneering surgeon Dr. Hardy Hendren's legendary operating room that the Los Angeles Times called "impossible to forget". Set at Boston Children's Hospital, which U.S. News & World Report consistently rates as America's best children's hospital, The Work of Human Hands is available now for the first time in audio. The new edition includes a fresh introduction and a greatly expanded epilogue updating readers on Hendren and patient Lucy Moore today.

When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. They did that and more. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and determination never to take no for an answer, they created a wildly successful fifth-grade experience that would grow into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), which today includes 66 schools in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

An intimate exploratory tour of Stephen Hawking's office, providing a unique insight into the mind of a genius, the things that inspired him and explanations of his seminal theories.