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  Capitalism's Crisis Deepens -...

  Richard D. Wolff

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  “The leading socialist economist in the country” explores the roots of the Great Recession and its immense impact on working people (Cornel West).   While most mainstream commentators view the crisis that provoked the Great Recession as having passed, these essays from Richard Wolff paint a far less rosy picture. Drawing attention to the extreme downturn in most of capitalism’s old centers, the unequal growth in its new centers, and the resurgence of a global speculative bubble, Wolff—in his uniquely accessible style—makes the case that the crisis should be grasped not as a passing moment, but as an evolving stage in capitalism’s history.  Praise for Richard Wolff and Democracy at Work   “Probably America’s most prominent Marxist economist.” —The New York Times Magazine   “Richard Wolff’s constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times.” —Noam Chomsky   “Wolff offers a rich and much-needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess.” —Stanley Aronowitz   “Bold, thoughtful, transformative—a powerful and challenging vision that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!” —Gar Alperovitz

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  Solarnomics - Setting up and...

  David Wright

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  Solar power has come of age. Not only has it become one of the key alternatives to fossil fuels, it can now be deployed in a way that makes a viable business with a financial profit. This book shows industry professionals and students how to do just that.Solarnomics describes the economics of building and operating a solar power plant today and provides a window into a future in which several technologies collaborate, and in which all participants in the electricity grid become smarter at scheduling both the supply and demand for electric power to give humanity a future that is sustainable, both environmentally and economically. The book shows how to estimate costs and revenues, how to tweak the design of a project to improve profitability, how to calculate return on investment, how to assess and deal with risk, how to raise capital, how to combine solar with batteries to make a hybrid microgrid, and how to be prepared for future developments in the evolving smart electricity grid.Solarnomics will enable professionals in the solar industry to assess the potential profitability of a proposed solar project, and it will enable students to add an extra dimension to their understanding of sustainability.

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  Building a Business with a Beat...

  Judi Sheppard Missett, Susan...

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  Transform your passion into a profitable business-with the help of the legendary entrepreneur who turned an innovative idea into a $100 million global powerhouse. 
  
  Judi Sheppard Missett is a fitness icon who, at just three years old, discovered a passion for dance that would eventually fuel a global dance fitness empire. After an early life spent honing her dancing skills and a career as a professional jazz dancer, Judi had an epiphany: why not combine the art of jazz dancing with the science of exercise to help others achieve a healthier, happier self-image and life? The wildly enthusiastic response from her first 15 students inspired her to launch Jazzercise, Inc., the world’s leading dance fitness program with a cumulative $2 billion in global sales. 
  
  In Building a Business with Beat, Judi reveals for the first time the secrets behind the company’s five decades of enormous success. In addition to helping millions of men and women improve their health and well-being through the fun and fitness of dance, Judi has inspired 8,500 franchisees to achieve their dream of owning and running their own business. Now, through powerful personal stories, practical proven-successful advice and insights, Judi shares how you, too, can transform your passion into a profitable business. 
  
  This inspirational guide will teach you how to:  
  
  * Create a successful business by discovering and defining your larger purpose* Use your unique perspectives and abilities to enhance the lives of others * Deftly handle everyday obstacles and unplanned events* Develop an open mindset and embrace innovation and new possibilities* Inspire your staff to connect to a purpose greater than day-to-day work, and more 
  
  Filled with helpful tips, smart strategies, and no-nonsense advice, this book is essential reading for anyone who has ever dreamed of creating a thriving, purpose-driven business. The author is living proof that when you’re doing what you love, it may not seem like work at all.

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  Brexit Without the Bullshit -...

  Gavin Esler

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  Will Brexit boost jobs? Or wreck the NHS? Or cause food shortages?From strawberries to passports, journalist Gavin Esler sets out how the most momentous change in Britain for decades will affect daily life. In seven succinct chapters, he reveals the impact of leaving the European Union on:Food and dietHealth and the NHSJobs and industryEducationTravel to EuropeFrom the food markets of Kent to NHS operating theatres to the boardrooms of big employers, Brexit throws up many surprises. Some are deeply unpleasant.Brexit Without the Bullshit is not about the Brexit the British people were told they were getting. It's about the one that is arriving.

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  Establish Brand Recognition...

  Mike Hamill, Jan Carl Stevens

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  Establish Brand Recognition Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Digital Branding and Designing Brand IdentityBranding is all about the image of your business. The concept doesn't only include style, emblems and logos, but also the image of perceived quality. The perceived image may be of total quality, reliability, and more. Branding is also about your business and how it's different from your competitors. The purpose of a brand is to distinguish yourselffrom your competitors. Once you make a distinguishing impact then your promotion and advertising campaigns will be much more effective. An important step in the process of developing a personal brand is deciding who it is you want to be. This doesn't mean who you want to be as a brand. When branding, it is always the better choice to be yourself. After all, there is only one you. What better brand could there be?In this bundle, you will learn all about branding and different branding strategies that will help your business. You will learn the secrets on what it takes to create a successful personal brand. You will learn tips on how to make it easier to brand yourself, your products and services and make it easier to earn the trust of your customers This 2 in 1 bundle includes the following audiobooks:1. Digital Branding: Learn All the Successful and Effective Methods of Branding That Will Propel Your Business to Success!1. Designing Brand Identity: The Essential Guide on Personal Branding. Discover What Branding is and What it Takes to Establish a Successful Brand. If you want to learn more, download your copy of Establish Brand Recognition 2 in 1 Bundle today!

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  Don't Trust Your Gut - Using...

  Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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  Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met.” — Steven Levitt, co-author, Freakonomics 
  Big decisions are hard. We consult friends and family, make sense of confusing “expert” advice online, maybe we read a self-help book to guide us. In the end, we usually just do what feels right, pursuing high stakes self-improvement—such as who we marry, how to date, where to live, what makes us happy—based solely on what our gut instinct tells us. But what if our gut is wrong? Biased, unpredictable, and misinformed, our gut, it turns out, is not all that reliable. And data can prove this. 
  In Don’t Trust Your Gut, economist, former Google data scientist, and New York Times bestselling author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz reveals just how wrong we really are when it comes to improving our own lives. In the past decade, scholars have mined enormous datasets to find remarkable new approaches to life’s biggest self-help puzzles. Data from hundreds of thousands of dating profiles have revealed surprising successful strategies to get a date; data from hundreds of millions of tax records have uncovered the best places to raise children; data from millions of career trajectories have found previously unknown reasons why some rise to the top. 
  Telling fascinating, unexpected stories with these numbers and the latest big data research, Stephens-Davidowitz exposes that, while we often think we know how to better ourselves, the numbers disagree. Hard facts and figures consistently contradict our instincts and demonstrate self-help that actually works—whether it involves the best time in life to start a business or how happy it actually makes us to skip a friend’s birthday party for a night of Netflix on the couch. From the boring careers that produce the most wealth, to the old-school, data-backed relationship advice so well-worn it’s become a literal joke, he unearths the startling conclusions that the right data can teach us about who we are and what will make our lives better. 
  Lively, engrossing, and provocative, the end result opens up a new world of self-improvement made possible with massive troves of data. Packed with fresh, entertaining insights, Don’t Trust Your Gut redefines how to tackle our most consequential choices, one that hacks the market inefficiencies of life and leads us to make smarter decisions about how to improve our lives. Because in the end, the numbers don’t lie. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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