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  The Theory of the Leisure Class

  Thorstein Veblen

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  This scathing critique of America’s preoccupation with wealth and status in the Gilded Age continues to resonate more than a century after it was first published   According to economist Thorstein Veblen, the leisure class produces nothing, contributes nothing, and creates nothing, yet exercises a peculiar control over American society. The shallowness of their interests—from fashion to sports to entertainment—endows the practice of “conspicuous consumption” with an undeserving air of respectability.   Veblen deploys a razor sharp wit to expose the pretensions of the idle rich and their disastrous influence on the national character. From ruthless business practices to the plight of women in a male-dominated culture, The Theory of the Leisure Class tackles difficult subjects with sophisticated analysis and a vibrant literary style that influenced the work of authors including Edith Wharton, Henry James, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.   A must-read for students of American history and anyone concerned about economic inequality, Veblen’s classic treatise is timelier today than ever.   This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.  

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  How To Understand and Live With...

  HowExpert, Candice Littleton

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  How to Understand and Live with Social Anxiety emphasizes the idea that social anxiety is not a disorder, not something that needs to be fixed, but a developed conditioning of the mind to think and believe in negative realities. The audiobook, through a step-by-step process, helps listeners slowly understand their mental illness within the distinctiveness of their own context and gives them the tools to rewire their thought processes.  
  At the audiobook's end, listeners who actively practice some or all of the seven helpful steps will find they feel more in control of their social anxiety, and therefore, more in control of their life.  
  About the expert: Candice Littleton has struggled with social anxiety for more than 11 years and feels she's managed, through a series of cognitive practices, to gain insight on her mental illness. This new grasp on the distinctiveness of her daily suffering has helped her learn to live with her social anxiety, allowing her to experience a peaceful co-occupancy.   
  She hopes this audiobook will help others on their journey to leading a more purposeful and intentional life - one where self-pity, self-doubt, and the crushing irrationality of social anxiety is no longer a daily occurrence. Her success, with the help of support from friends, family, and counselors, has propelled her into a lifestyle she never thought she'd attain - one where she believes in herself and trusts in the fact she is not a burden to others, but, in fact, a commodity to this life. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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  What We Know About the Brain...

  Jessica D. Payne

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  One Day University presents a series of audio lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. You are your brain, according to modern neuroscience, but how exactly do your thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and sense of self derive from this three-pound organ locked inside the black box of your skull? Scientists have been seeking answers to those questions for decades and finding surprising answers in the brains of people with psychiatric and neurological disorders. Join us on a journey deep into the brain, the mind, and the self, as Professor Jessica Payne reveals the startling and exciting recent findings of cutting-edge neuroscience. How does your brain accomplish spontaneous creativity? How much self-control or "free will" do we really have? And what does the future hold, once brains begin to integrate with "neural prosthetics"? Get to know your dynamic unconscious mind, a bigger part of who you are than you could ever guess. This audio lecture includes a supplemental PDF.

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  The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

  Carol Kelly-Gangi

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  Hundreds of quotations from the revolutionary Apple founder on topics from innovation and design to hiring and firing to family and personal fulfillment. 
   
  During a career that spanned more than thirty-five years, Steve Jobs forever changed the way people communicate, listen to music, and watch video, among other things. This book brings together hundreds of quotations drawn from interviews, appearances, and media coverage over decades. Organized thematically, the selections reveal his insights and philosophies on everything from hiring, firing, and the workplace to competitors, family, and friends. In these selections, Jobs:Reflects on the goals, successes, and challenges of his business careerShares his deeply held views about the true meaning of design and product innovationSpeaks frankly about the high expectations he sets for colleagues as well as himselfOffers keen insights into how to live life to the fullest—both personally and professionally 
   
  In more personal excerpts, the fiercely private Jobs recalls his childhood and the valuable lessons his parents taught him; his adolescent years; and his early passion for electronics, while also speaks lovingly about his wife and family. In addition, the book includes an assortment of quotations from world leaders, industry giants, politicians, journalists, and friends who share their insights.

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  Future Care - Sensors Artificial...

  Dr. Jag Singh

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  WITH A FOREWORD BY SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE A renowned cardiologist and Harvard professor spells out the future digital shift of medicine — and how it will impact the lives not only of patients and health care professionals but of all humans. Future care is virtual care: sensor-aided, digitally enabled, and powered by predictive analytics. Like most facets of modern life, human organs, too, are being digitally monitored. Sensors are well on their way to helping us proactively capture the information needed to predict and prevent disease. Paired with the medical world’s growing emphasis on wellness and prevention, the digital revolution will help us effectively monitor and address the chronic diseases that have been the Achilles’ heel of the health care system to date. This large-scale transition is not only going to reshape the patient-physician relationship but also dramatically change how hospitals and the business of medicine operate. Dr. Singh explores the upswell of virtual care, the evolving role of sensors, and the impact of artificial intelligence in medicine and health care through cutting-edge science, big idea projections, and patient stories. Using anecdotes from his own COVID-19 illness and medical practice, Dr. Singh shows that the success of the digital revolution in medicine is dependent on our ability to understand and adapt to this changing landscape. Future Care provides fascinating insights into how health care can become sensible, affordable, and practical and why everyone needs to become a part of the solution. It is an important and timely contribution to the ongoing and increasingly urgent conversation about medicine, technology, and health care.

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  Get Published Workbook: Write |...

  Amanda Rose

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  Most people have thought about publishing a book, but the majority will never even begin writing one. Why? The process can seem daunting. 
  Conceptualizing, writing, editing, formatting, copy writing, publishing, and finally marketing; it can seem like an overwhelming amount of work when you aren’t sure what each step entails. 
  In this workbook, you’re going to learn all of my best practices so you can go from concept to published in 2-6 months pending on the length and style of your book, with full knowledge of what to expect, and what to do, so nothing will stand in your way of becoming a successful author! 
  Self-publishing is an incredible avenue to get your work to your readers fast, with widespread distribution, that allows you to take the lion’s share of the profits for the book you put all the work into creating! 
  With self-publishing, you’re in control, but that also means you are in charge of your own marketing campaign. Don’t let that scare you away! With social media and online sales booming, you can reach your ideal reader audience easier, and at much less cost, than with traditional marketing. You just need to learn how! 
  Through this book, you’re going to learn… 
  How to brainstorm and develop a concept 
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  Why reviews are the life-blood of self-publishing, and how to get them 
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  It's time to write your book!

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