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An indispensable and inspiring guide to creativity in the workplace and beyond, drawing on art, psychology, science, sports, law, business, and technology to help you land big ideas in the practical world. Anyone from CEO to freelancer knows how hard it is to think big, let alone follow up, while under pressure to get things done. Art Thinking offers practical principles, inspiration, and a healthy dose of pragmatism to help you navigate the difficulties...
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The advice is sound; the client seems eager; and then… nothing happens! Too often, this is the experience that financial professionals encounter in their daily work. When good recommendations go unimplemented, clients' well-being is compromised, opportunities are lost, and the professional relationship grows strained. Advice that Sticks takes aim at the problem of financial non-adherence. Written by a neuropsychologist and financial change expert,...
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In this delightful new series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Flower Shop Mysteries, Athena Spencer comes back home to work with her crazy big Greek family at their garden center. But she never expected a return to her roots would mean protecting her family from murder ...
After her divorce, Athena has returned to coastal Michigan to work in her family's garden center and raise her son, while also caring for a mischievous wild raccoon...
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For retiree-turned-PI Poppy Harmon, spending her golden years running the Desert Flowers Detective Agency is far from the glamorous life she once knew. But becoming ensnared in two twisted Palm Springs crimes might be her worst look yet . . .
If Poppy didn't believe she was in too deep as the only female juror in a high-profile assault case involving an infamously hot-tempered crooner, she's sure of it upon meeting blast-from-her-past Rod Harper....
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Private Investigator Poppy Harmon can see through the charms of Southern California's trickiest criminals. But when she and the Desert Flowers Detective Agency go up against a dashing dating show murderer, they may have finally met their match!
While sidekick Matt Flowers shoots a film abroad, Poppy dusts off her own acting chops to break up a Gen Z crime ring targeting seniors in Palm Springs. Tanya Cook and her gal pals have been swindling susceptible...
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The Golden Girls meets Remington Steel in Lee Hollis's sixth mystery set in a Palm Springs retirement community, featuring retiree-turned-PI Poppy Harmon and her Desert Flowers Detective Agency!
Poppy never planned on speaking to her old acting rival Serena Saunders again, let alone accepting her as a client. But familiar drama barges back into her life when Serena requests an urgent background check on Ned Boyce, her fiancé, before tying the...
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Single mom Athena Spencer is back in Michigan working at her family's garden center, raising a pet raccoon, and digging up clues in the smart new mystery series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Flower Shop Mysteries.. The entire family has been put to work when a big fat Greek wedding rehearsal is booked at the Parthenon. All hands are needed for rolling grape leaves, layering moussaka, and keeping the bride calm. But then the groom...
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"This is an extremely well-rounded collection of biographies that delves into the personal lives, professional accomplishments, and influences on the American Revolution of a wide variety of women from the days of a freshly formed, burgeoning America that will appeal to readers of women's history and American history." -Booklist
Women of the American Revolution explores the trials of war and daily life for women in the United States during the...
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Hallmark Channel's Flower Shop Mysteries continues her delightful, new spin-off series featuring a single mom, her Greek-American family, and the gardening nursery they operate together.
Athena Spencer works with her big Greek-American family (whom she also anonymously blogs about) at their garden center near Lake Michigan. She's also gained a reputation for crime-solving-and that's what brings flower-shop...
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New Beauty Emerges
"Every day we have the opportunity to embrace and celebrate the beauty our homes and lives are designed to express." -Ginger Curtis
Walk through the door and begin the personal journey of creating a sanctuary that reflects who you are-that unique combination of who God made you to be and how you shape life by what matters most.
Award-winning designer Ginger Curtis uses her personal experience to inspire your every step with this...
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Private investigator Poppy Harmon likes the anonymity of working behind the scenes for the hottest names in Palm Springs. But when solving a case demands dragging her old acting career out of retirement, it's lights ...camera ...murder!
Cast in her first role since the 1980s, Poppy has never been more rattled or unprepared on a film set. It's an embarrassing but necessary cover to keep an eye on client Danika Delgado, a rising starlet and social...
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Take heart. AI is none of those things. It's part of our everyday lives, and it has the power to transform your business. This book will put AI, big data, the cloud, robotics, and smart devices in context. It will reveal how these technologies can dramatically multiply any businesses-including yours-by strategically using your data's latent, transformative potential. Noted business leader, data consultant, and Columbia professor Asha Saxena has distilled...
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From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible proclaims justice and abundance for the poor. Yet, these powerful passages about poverty are frequently, overlooked and misinterpreted.
Enter the Poor People's Campaign, a movement against racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and religious nationalism. In We Cry Justice, Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the campaign, is joined by pastors, community organizers, scholars, low-wage workers, lay leaders,...
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Innovation requires more than a eureka moment. The vast majority of new product ideas never make it to market. Typically, this is because of the failure to address a real problem that a customer has experienced and is willing to pay to have solved. What do people and businesses need to know about the realities of innovating in order to develop products successfully?
Lorraine Marchand, a seasoned practitioner who has guided Fortune 500 companies and...
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Allison Carmen spent many years fighting a powerful addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol, or fame. It was an addiction to certainty. If she didn't know what the future would bring-and who does?-she felt anxious and afraid. This decades-long struggle followed her through college, marriage, parenthood, and a successful law career. While everything seemed fine from the outside, Allison was in a constant battle that was unwinnable, sapping her energy,...
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Your partner's attention deficit disorder (ADD) may not seem like a big deal at first, but eventually, the dynamics surrounding his or her impulsivity, forgetfulness, distractibility, and restlessness can really strain your relationship. You don't want to act like a parent, yet you may feel like you can't rely on your partner to get things done. Loving Someone with Attention Deficit Disorder is your guide to navigating a relationship with someone...
18) The Alchemy of Inner Work: A Guide for Turning Illness and Suffering Into True Health and Well-Being
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Presents a transformative path from illness to true health and well-being by removing the barriers that block our own healing energy.
Alchemy is the science of transformation-how to change one thing into something else. In The Alchemy of Inner Work, Dechar and Fox examine how illness, suffering, and dis-ease-the "lead" of our lives-can become the "gold" of our authentic selves, and the key to good health and well-being.
Drawing on traditional Chinese...
19) The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Why People Are Drawn In and How to Talk Across the Divide
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How do we overcome polarization in American society? How do we advocate for justice when one side won't listen to the other and cycles of outrage escalate?
These questions have been pressing for years, but the events of January 6, 2021, and the emergence of a vocal, virulent Christian nationalism have made it even more urgent that we find a way forward.
For Pamela Cooper-White the path lies in balancing the pastoral and the prophetic. Though often...
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Karen J. Greenberg is director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, an international studies fellow at New America, and a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her books include Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State and The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days.
How policies forged after September 11 were weaponized under Trump and turned on American democracy itself
In the wake of the September...