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Technology is advancing faster than ever - but for better or for worse? On the one hand, astonishing technological developments from personalized genomics to self-driving cars to drones to artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, these very same technologies could raise the specter of a frightening and alienating future - eugenics, a jobless economy, complete loss of privacy, and an ever-worsening spiral of economic inequality.

Most people become freelancers without any idea of how to run a business. They learn in the school of hard knocks. Kristine Kathryn Rusch has taken the school of hard knocks and made it into one of the most useful business books written in years.

Hire with Fire is an educational and entertaining hiring book which acts as an interview guide for managers who want to hire the best people - engaged, A players, high achievers, and top performers. In this noteworthy hiring book, you will explore best practices for how to interview people. The authors offer four key traits to help you select and hire the best people, A players, and top talent. In addition, through their relationship-driven approach to interviewing and hiring, you will build an engaged workforce filled with top performers.

Chromotherapy, or color therapy, is a method of therapy that is done using color. In itself color does not heal, but it has been said that it enables the body to heal itself. It probably has something to do with light, frequency, and vibration and how everything works together to make the whole. That is why color therapy is a form of holistic healing - it aims to see the whole picture. Colors have different frequencies and vibrations and even correspond to a certain note on the musical scale.

Create products and services your consumers can't pass up - without the high cost of development.

Global crises such as rising economic inequality, volatile financial markets, and devastating climate change illustrate the defects of a global economic order controlled largely by transnational corporations, wealthy states, and other elites. As the impacts of such crises have intensified, they have generated a new wave of protests extending from the countries of the Middle East and North Africa throughout Europe, North America, and elsewhere.

The Divergent series is delighting the world with its epic of Tris and Four struggling through revolutions to create a better world. But there are deeper meanings and symbols beneath the surface. Why is it fitting that teens numbered three and four should remake the world? How many Biblical references appear? Why are ravens and crows such popular symbols? And what themes and images does this series share with The Hunger Games and all the other dystopias, past and present?

Karen Phelan is sorry. She really is. She tried to do business by the numbers-the management consultant way- developing measures, optimizing processes, and quantifying performance. The only problem is that businesses are run by people. And people can't be plugged into formulas or summed up in scorecards.

Do you have trouble making friends and keeping them? You could be unknowingly sabotaging your efforts to find a friend. Are you tired of the emotional hurt and pain of rejection? Looking for love from a girlfriend, boyfriend or just companionship with a friend? How often do you say: I need a friend? Maybe it's time to get some answers and learn how to make new friends.

Switching to a heart-healthy diet may not sound appealing at first, but there are many ways that you can substitute foods in your diet so you can stay healthy and still enjoy the foods that you eat. By substituting foods high in cholesterol and fat for healthier options, you can have a positive impact on your heart health. Before you pick up that next bacon cheeseburger, consider these quick and easy foo substitutions that will be kind on your heart and your waistline.

Master coach and former International Coach Federation President Marcia Reynolds helps high-achieving women who may feel frustrated and restless embrace their 'wandering' impulses and come to peace with their desire for something more.

The secret to achieving the life you always wanted is found in this audiobook. No matter who you are or what your circumstances are, Unqualified Success will give you practical and real tools that can be implemented today to achieve your goals. As a business leader, these principles resulted in tens of millions in growth, positioned me as a leader in my industry, and gave me the courage to launch a technology company, write a book, and, more importantly, have fun and confidence doing it. You have the power and capacity to achieve your dreams, too. Really.

Beyond images of emaciated polar bears and drought-cracked lakes, there remains a major part of climate change's impact that the media has neglected: how our health will suffer from higher temperatures and extreme weather. From spiraling rates of asthma and allergies and spikes in heatstroke-related deaths to swarms of invasive insects carrying diseases like dengue or West Nile and increases in heart and lung disease and cancer, the effect of rising temperatures on human health will be far-reaching, and is more imminent than we think.

This chapter-level book can change the way you listen to big shots - mostly businesspersons with a snapshot or two of politicians - as they pontificate for public consumption and personal gain. You'll recognize the spin, that dastardly polite euphemism for lies that the advertising and public relations folks coined years ago to anoint their profession with a bit of undeserved dignity. In the process you might gain a more realistic grasp of what's going on around you and how your mind is being manipulated or brainwashed.

Most writers run their careers the same way they did in the 1990s. But publishing has changed so much since then that any writer who works on the old model will no longer make a living. In this short audiobook, international best-selling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch shows you how to think about the new world of publishing, who to trust, and who not to trust. She also gives you a blueprint for survival - what to learn, what to ignore, and how to find help. If you are a successful professional writer - or hope to become one - then this book is for you.

In the wake of the November 2011 elections, the Tea Party has gone from a well-funded, media-savvy fringe group to become the new kids in Congress. Their presence is unpredictable and potentially explosive. Tea partiers Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Dan Coats now sit in the Senate alongside the GOP's new poster boy, Marco Rubio. In total, some 30 Tea Party supporters won seats in Congress. Their party is evidently here to stay - but what exactly does that mean for the future of the country?

Despite the countless books written on the subject of managing millennials (most often authored by non-millennials), no one has until now diagnosed the real issue of generational differences in the workplace: generations do not define themselves, their environment defines them.

The sweet gloom of writers’ house museums.

Women of all generations will nod in recognition at the stories of 13 professional women from diverse backgrounds and industries as they recount the career challenges they've faced and how they have overcome bias, sexism, and the power imbalance. Full of practical examples and valuable insights and techniques, Female Firebrands is an honest, modern, and solutions-oriented guide for dealing with situations working women know all too well: sexual harassment, not being taken seriously, and being talked over, passed over, underpaid, and underappreciated.

Everyone has dreams, but most people don't know how to achieve them. Goals help people achieve their dreams, but how do you know if you've set the right goals? In this book-length excerpt from the massive Freelancer's Survival Guide, international best-selling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch will help you set the right goals to achieve your dreams. She also has tips for staying positive and remaining patient while you're on the road to success.