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  The China Price - The True Cost...

  Alexandra Harney

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  To write The China Price, Alexandra Harney has penetrated further and deeper into China's enormous ecosystem of export-oriented industry than any outsider before her to uncover the truth about how China is able to offer such amazingly low prices to the rest of the world. What she has discovered is a brutal, Hobbesian world in which intense pricing pressure from Western companies combines with ubiquitous corruption and a lack of transparency to exact an unseen and unconscionable toll in human misery and environmental damage. The recent scandals about Chinese-made toys, tires, and toothpaste drive home a central tenet of this book: What happens in Chinese factories affects all of us, everywhere.In a country with almost no transparency, where graft is institutionalized and workers have little recourse to the rule of law, incentives to lie about business practices vastly outweigh incentives to tell the truth. Harney reveals that despite a decade of monitoring factories, outsiders all too often have no idea of the conditions under which goods from China are made. She exposes the widespread practice of using a dummy or model factory as a company's false window out to the world, concealing a vast number of illegal factories operating completely off the books. Some Western companies are better than others about sniffing out such deception, but too many are perfectly happy to embrace plausible deniability as long as the prices remain so low. And in the Gold Rush atmosphere that has infected the country, in which everyone is clamoring to get rich and corruption is rampant, it's almost impossible for the Chinese government's own underfunded regulatory mechanisms to do much good at all.Perhaps the most important revelation in The China Price is how fast change is coming, one way or another. A generation of Chinese flocked from the rural interior of the country to its coastline, where the factory jobs are in the largest mass migration in human history; but that migration has slowed dramatically, in no small part because of widespread disenchantment with the way of life the factories offer. As pollution in China's industrial cities worsens and their infrastructure buckles, and as grassroots activism for more legal recourse grows, pressures are mounting on the system that will not dissipate without profound change. Managing the violence of that change is the greatest challenge China faces in the near future, and managing its impact on the world economy is the challenge that faces us all.

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  The Child Development and...

  Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

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  Feel like no one gave you the manual for your kids? Discover the missing techniques that can turn parenthood into pure joy. 
  Can’t seem to wrangle your child to follow simple instructions? Sick of yelling at sullen adolescents to get your way? Concerned they’re falling behind at school? Educator, expert pedagogue, and founder of a leading learning center in the heart of London, Bukky has dedicated her life to helping struggling parents. Now she’s here to share eye-opening tips and systems that will take all the guesswork out of life’s most challenging job. 
  The Bundle is a complete resource to help any parent learn the art of tailoring their behavior and communication to effectively support their kids and teens. With highly relatable examples, Bukky’s guidebook pinpoints key skills you need to develop happy children, spanning ages five to eighteen. And by understanding how you and your young person interact and adjusting your responses accordingly, you’ll enjoy quality time together as you give them their best start possible.In The Bundle, you’ll discover:Over 101 strategies for developing social skills, improving self-esteem, and helping them stand on their own feetHow to make upsets a thing of the past by strengthening their conflict resolutionThe #1 word never to use, sample scenarios and conversations, and much, much more! 
  The Bundle is an extraordinarily wide-ranging source of inspiration and is the first book in the From Toddlers to Teens series. If you like well-grounded expertise, easy-to-follow examples, and essential techniques to change your kid’s thinking, then you’ll love Bukky’s amazing handbook.Buy The Bundle to get the answers you need today!

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  Last Night in the OR - A...

  Bud Shaw

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  The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, MD, who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines. Now retired from active practice, Dr. Shaw relays gripping moments of anguish and elation, frustration and reward, despair and hope in his struggle to save patients.He reveals harshly intimate moments of his medical career: telling a patient's husband that his wife has died during surgery; struggling to complete a twenty-hour operation as mental and physical exhaustion inch closer and closer; and flying to retrieve a donor organ while the patient waits in the operating room. Within these more emotionally charged vignettes are quieter ones, too, like growing up in rural Ohio, and being awakened late at night by footsteps in the hall as his father, also a surgeon, slipped out of the house to attend to a patient in the ER.

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  The Memory Cure

  Majid Fotuhi

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  "Credentials don't come much loftier than Fotuhi's."--Washington Post   
  "The book is a message of hope and reassurance for laymen, especially aging members of the baby-boom generation alarmed by all the attention being paid to Alzheimer's and imagining worst-case scenarios for themselves."--Washington Times   
  EXCITING NEW DISCOVERIES IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MEMORY LOSS   
  A world-renowned neurologist presents the first groundbreaking memory-loss protection plan   
  Millions of aging Americans are afraid of losing their most precious possession­­their memory. They are desperate for anything that will help them to regain it. Now, for the first time, The Memory Cure shares the absolute latest that science has to offer in the form of a protection plan. Dr. Majid Fotuhi, one of the world's foremost experts in the field of Alzheimer's Disease and brain function, outlines an exciting and highly effective plan that targets each of the 13 risk factors contributing to the development of memory loss.   
  Drawing from cutting-edge, longitudinal studies from all over the globe that have followed tens of thousands of subjects from middle life into older age, Dr. Fotuhi deciphers the patterns that are repeatedly revealed. These include the fact that lifestyle affects the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's Disease, as well as the severity of normal memory loss that accompanies the aging process. The results profoundly suggest that these conditions can be prevented­­regardless of genetic disposition­­by addressing the crucial 13 risk factors.  
  In addition Dr. Fotuhi's protection plan also includes seven steps to protect the brain and sharpen memory for life. Filled with tests, questionnaires, and real-life profiles, The Memory Cure offers readers specific ways to reduce their risk and increase mental agility, while providing them with an accessible and comprehensive book on the workings of the aging brain.

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  Restoring Justice - The Speeches...

  Edward H. Levi

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  In the wake of Watergate, Gerald Ford appointed eminent lawyer and scholar Edward H. Levi to the post of attorney general—and thus gave him the onerous task of restoring legitimacy to a discredited Department of Justice. Levi was famously fair-minded and free of political baggage, and his inspired addresses during this tumultuous time were critical to rebuilding national trust. They reassured a tense and troubled nation that the Department of Justice would act in accordance with the principles underlying its name, operating as a nonpartisan organization under the strict rule of law.For Restoring Justice, Jack Fuller has carefully chosen from among Levi’s speeches a selection that sets out the attorney general’s view of the considerable challenges he faced: restoring public confidence through discussion and acts of justice, combating the corrosive skepticism of the time, and ensuring that the executive branch would behave judicially. Also included are addresses and Congressional testimonies that speak to issues that were hotly debated at the time, including electronic surveillance, executive privilege, separation of powers, antitrust enforcement, and the guidelines governing the FBI—many of which remain relevant today.                    Serving at an almost unprecedentedly difficult time, Levi was among the most admired attorney generals of the modern era. Published here for the first time, the speeches in Restoring Justice offer a superb sense of the man and his work.

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  Summary: Trading in the Zone -...

  Brook Bryant

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  Disclaimer: This is not the official book; it is a summary & it does not accompany the official. 
  In 'Trading in the Zone', Douglas delves deep into the subconscious factors that can either boost or hamper your trading performance. It's not just about strategy and analysis—it's about confidence, discipline, and eliminating the emotional baggage that stands between you and consistent trading success. 
  Our summary distills Douglas's profound insights on how to achieve a focused state, comparable to the "zone" athletes experience, where time seems to slow, and you're equipped to make intuitive decisions that align with your strategy. Learn how to deal with losses, develop a robust trading plan, and understand the five fundamental truths of trading. 
  Perfect for both novice and seasoned traders aiming for peak performance, our synopsis of 'Trading in the Zone' arms you with the psychological tools and mindset shifts essential for consistent profitability in the unpredictable realm of trading.

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