International Development

Do you want to improve your relationships and productivity, all by simply changing your listening habits? Listening is the forgotten communication skill, but arguably, the most significant. It is a crucial part of our ability to engage and communicate with others. Listening actively, however, takes this skill-set up a level. Almost everyone sincerely believes that they listen effectively; however, good listening skills are rare. Most of us have never been taught the habits that would make us effective listeners, so they need to be practiced and developed.

Fearless Living is a sampling of Swami Rama’s many anecdotes–true stories of faith, protection, and revelation as he actually lived them. Each chapter addresses such challenging faith-related subjects as fearlessness, miracles of healing, and the astonishing abilities of a one-pointed mind. Swami Rama uses his experiences to illustrate how spiritual practice can help us unveil higher, hidden dimensions of our nature.

Well-meaning people have trained our dream right out of us. Who have been the naysayers in your life? You may have had many, but the worst critic can be the one in our own head. You may doubt yourself, thinking, “I’m not good enough” or “As soon as I…, then I’ll start on my dream.” No! Enough is enough. It’s time. Your time. If you are serious about what you want to achieve—then this book is for you. If you want a simple, proven strategy—then this book is for you. If you enjoy doses of inspiration along the way—then this book is for you.

Osho responds to a question related to compassion. "Only compassion is therapeutic - because all that is ill in man is because of lack of love. All that is wrong with man is somewhere associated with love. He has not been able to love, or he has not been able to receive love. He has not been able to share his being. That’s the misery. That creates all sorts of complexes inside."

Are you sinking while you’re thinking? Excessive worry can consume a person from the inside out, resulting in sickness, insomnia, and paralyzing fear. It can damage relationships and even our witness for the gospel. But since problems are a part of life, how do we manage the worry that comes with them? Pastor Doug Batchelor’s winsome but practical Finding Peace in a World of Worry is packed with useful solutions not only to liberate those drowning in stress, but also to prevent stress from building up in the first place.

Whether you are pitching a product or idea to clients, preparing for a new job interview, or seeking to make great connections with the people you meet, your "first interactions" are the most critical of all. Just imagine. The countless hours spent talking, networking, and building relationships, those initial 30 seconds determine the majority of your success!

With twenty years of experience in frontier markets, including a decade working in Africa, author Jonathan Berman engages with top business leaders on the vast opportunities and challenges of the continent. Success in Africa pushes past the headlines on Africa's growth to answer the questions often asked by companies and investors: Who do I work with there and what drives them? How do I deal with government? What about war, disease, and poverty? What about China? How do I win?

This is a short but comprehensive analysis of the UN's controversial program established in 1992 as a "sustainable development plan" for the entire world, for the 21st century. Its main points are coincidental to the "Communist Manifesto", issued by Karl Marx in 1848. It includes the abolition of all private property, banning inheritances, reducing the population, and the transfer of all resources into the hands of UN bureaucrats.

What's Wrong with China is the widely anticipated follow-up to Paul Midler's Poorly Made in China, an expose of China manufacturing practices. Applying a wider lens in this account, he reveals many of the deep problems affecting Chinese society as a whole. Once again, Midler delivers the goods by rejecting commonly held notions, breaking down old myths, and providing fresh explanations of lesser-understood cultural phenomena.

The first book written about diplomacy in over 50 years, since Richard Sharp's The Game of Diplomacy, with an homage to that critical work, to Allan B. Calhamer - the game's designer - and so many other legends of the hobby, to bring a new concise look at strategy, tactics, and negotiation.

In Take Control of Your Life, J. Paul Nadeau combines his personal experiences and insights from his many years as a police detective, hostage negotiator, and international peacekeeper to help us overcome the self-sabotaging thoughts and attitudes that prevent us from becoming our best selves and achieving our dreams to the fullest. This book is saving lives and helping many people reclaim the lives they deserve. The stories echo blockbuster movies and are followed by guideposts and lessons that help us negotiate our way out of self-sabotage's devasting grip.

For anybody who asks: Why do I care? Why do I get anxious all the time? Why do I get so angry at people? What makes me so depressed? Why do I hold feelings inside? Now science has the answer - it's the avoidance syndrome. Gain powerful insight on why your fear is out of control and what to do about it. Never be a victim of fear again. Avoidance Syndrome is your first-aid kit on solving avoidance habits once and for all.

Yes, it truly takes only one partner to transform a relationship! What's more, you do not need your partner to do the work with you or you to get the results you want. This is unlike any other "relationship book" you have ever experienced! Empower yourself with the tools and strategies that really work to create the change you deserve in your relationship!

With over two decades’ experience both observing and interpreting how people channel disaster into opportunity in the most extreme circumstances and environments on Earth, Ben Ramalingam has a unique vantage point from which to identify the key principles that can enable anyone to use stress as an opportunity for change. In Upshift, Ramalingam distils this expertise into an insightful, powerful, and engaging book that will show you how to reframe your set responses to stress and pressure and instead use them to harness the potential they hold.

This audiobook aims to serve as an introduction to codependency to help listeners learn more about what codependency is, how it manifests in relationships, and what you can do to help yourself or others dealing with codependent relationships.

Energize your life and career in 5 minutes a day! Entrepreneur and innovator Keir Weimer shares the strategies he's learned, developed, and implemented to live more energetically and intentionally every day. Born from his own inspiring story of tragedy, reinvention, and redemption, Keir offers actionable intentions to apply in your own life today. These 5-minute listens you can start your day and week with are full of wisdom, actionable frameworks and compelling real-world examples and stories.

Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.

Understanding, nurturing, and developing people are critical in every professional and personal relationship. But how can you get a clear picture of a person, including their needs, wants, strengths, challenges, and capabilities? There are many powerful assessment tools on the market and an overwhelming number of opinions regarding which are the best to use.

Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered.

Why settle for an ordinary relationship when it can be legendary? The Miracle Morning for Couples uses Hal’s Life S.A.V.E.R.S. to put you on a path of personal development and growth, so you can show up for your relationship and get more joy, greater intimacy, and a lifelong friendship.