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  Taxes Have Consequences - An...

  PhD Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield,...

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  The definitive history of the effect of the income tax on the economy. 
   
   
   
  Ever since 1913, when the United States first imposed the income tax via constitutional amendment, the top rate of that tax has determined the fate of the American economy. When the top rate has been high, as in the late 1910s, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1970s, the response of those with money and capital has been to curtail real economic activity in favor of protecting assets and income streams. Huge declines have come to the economy in these circumstances. The most brutal example was the Great Depression itself. When the top tax rate has been cut and held at reduced levels—as in the 1920s, the 1960s, in the long boom of the 1980s and 1990s, and briefly in the late 2010s—astonishing reversals have occurred. The rich have brought their money out of hiding and put it to work in the economy. The huge swings in the American economy since 1913 have had an inverse relationship to income tax rates.

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  The Value Gap - Female-Driven...

  Courtney Brannon Donoghue

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  Conversations about gender equity in the workplace accelerated in the 2010s, with debates inside Hollywood specifically pointing to broader systemic problems of employment disparities and exploitative labor practices. Compounded by the devastating #MeToo revelations, these problems led to a wide-scale call for change. The Value Gap traces female-driven filmmaking across development, financing, production, film festivals, marketing, and distribution, examining the realities facing women working in the industry during this transformative moment. Drawing from five years of extensive interviews with female producers, writers, and directors at different stages of their careers, Courtney Brannon Donoghue examines how Hollywood business cultures "value" female-driven projects as risky or not bankable. Industry claims that "movies targeting female audiences don't make money" or "women can't direct big-budget blockbusters" have long circulated to rationalize systemic gender inequities and have served to normalize studios prioritizing the white male–driven status quo. Through a critical media industry studies lens, The Value Gap challenges this pervasive logic with firsthand accounts of women actively navigating the male-dominated and conglomerate-owned industrial landscape.

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  The Free Press

  Hilaire Belloc

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  "The Free Press" by Hilaire Belloc critically examines the role of the press in modern society. Belloc delves into the impact of media ownership on information dissemination and the potential consequences for democracy. Through his insightful analysis, Belloc raises thought-provoking questions about journalistic integrity, the concentration of media power, and the implications for a truly free and informed public. This work serves as a poignant reflection on the challenges and responsibilities inherent in the pursuit of a genuinely free press. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Make Your Money Work For You -...

  Anthea Gardner

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  Do you dream of a future free of financial stress? One where you can afford to start your own business, travel or retire comfortably? In Make Your Money Work For You, investment specialist Anthea Gardner shows you how to ‘sweat your assets’ and grow your wealth to achieve these dreams – and you won’t even need a degree in accounting. 
    
  Gardner makes the world of investing accessible by:  
  ·       Illustrating why it’s important to know the difference between saving and investing 
  ·       Explaining key terms, from ‘unit trusts’ and ‘retirement annuities’ to ‘compound interest’ 
  ·       Clarifying the role of different players, such as financial advisors and asset managers 
  ·       Describing how easy it is to buy shares on the stock market 
    
  You don’t need millions to start. You can launch your financial future by investing just R100 a month. It’s time to take action and make your money work for you.

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  Reframing Stress

  Joakim Eriksson

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  Through guided meditation practices, this podcast series provides you with tools to balance your nervous system, to think creatively, recover and boost your empathy as a leader. 
  	 
  In this part of the podcast series, Eriksson focuses on sustainable high performance. This episode looks in to how you’ll be able to understand the difference between positive and negative stress, and use that to your advantage.  
  Leadership Meditations - Sustainable High Performance  
  In Mindful Leadership Meditations, the experienced leadership consultant, Joakim Eriksson, delves into the art of maintaining inner peace and focus amidst the chaos of decision-making. The series is designed to give you tools to balance your nervous system, to think creatively, recover and boost your empathy as a leader. Through guided meditation practices, Joakim Eriksson guides you through exercises that can be seamlessly introduced between work tasks, helping you to lead with intention and focus, even during the most turbulent workdays. 
  Joakim Eriksson is a Client Director for the consulting firm Mannaz, leadership consultant and advicer. He's a certified tutor at Googles search Inside Yourself-program.  
  certificeret underviser i Googles Search Inside Yourself-program. Joakim is also an author to different books such as "Building Sustainable Leadership from the Inside".

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  Everyone's a Teacher - A...

  Maria Doyle

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  Whether you're helping your child tie shoelaces, your gran with her new phone, or a boardroom of executives, if you have knowledge or skills that someone else doesn’t―and you want to help them learn―you are a teacher. To be human is to teach, so the question is: what kind of ‘teacher’ do you want to be? We’ve all been taught by someone who bored us to tears―and many of us were lucky to have teachers who made learning fun and memorable. If you’re a Gen Xer or Boomer, chances are you were taught in a ‘sit down and repeat’ style classroom. And unless you consciously choose otherwise, that’s the style you’ll default to. But there’s a better option: a learner-centred environment built on collaboration, communication and discovery. It’s more effective, more engaging―and it shifts the responsibility for learning to where it belongs: the learner. This book distils the foundations of good teaching into four core pillars and shows how to make learning in any context effective, fun and lasting. Maria’s ‘universal methodology’ is drawn from 30 years of global teaching and facilitation experience. You’ll learn how to: * Connect with learners to unlock their potential * Structure sessions for real engagement * Guide learning without lecturing * And reflect on what works―success or not. Ideal for professionals and subject-matter experts who don’t have a teaching degree (and don’t want to be a ‘Death by PowerPoint’ presenter), this audio-book is a hands-on guide to creating extraordinary learning. Includes a free 30+ page Engagement ToolKit: A Facilitator’s Guide to Breaking the Lecture Habit. All profits support volunteer teacher training in communities with limited access to quality education.

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