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  Triumph of the City - How Our...

  Edward Glaeser

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  America is an urban nation. More than two thirds of us live on the three percent of land that contains our cities. Yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, crime ridden, expensive, environmentally unfriendly. Or are they?As Edward Glaeser proves in this myth-shattering book, cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in cultural and economic terms) places to live. New Yorkers, for instance, live longer than other Americans; heart disease and cancer rates are lower in Gotham than in the nation as a whole. More than half of America's income is earned in twenty-two metropolitan areas. And city dwellers use, on average, 40 percent less energy than suburbanites.Glaeser travels through history and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how they bring out the best in humankind. Even the worst cities-Kinshasa, Kolkata, Lagos-confer surprising benefits on the people who flock to them, including better health and more jobs than the rural areas that surround them. Glaeser visits Bangalore and Silicon Valley, whose strangely similar histories prove how essential education is to urban success and how new technology actually encourages people to gather together physically. He discovers why Detroit is dying while other old industrial cities-Chicago, Boston, New York-thrive. He investigates why a new house costs 350 percent more in Los Angeles than in Houston, even though building costs are only 25 percent higher in Los Angeles. He pinpoints the single factor that most influences urban growth-January temperatures-and explains how certain chilly cities manage to defy that link. He explains how West Coast environmentalists have harmed the environment, and how struggling cities from Youngstown to New Orleans can "shrink to greatness." And he exposes the dangerous anti-urban political bias that is harming both cities and the entire country.Using intrepid reportage, keen analysis, and eloquent argument, Glaeser makes an impassioned case for the city's import and splendor. He reminds us forcefully why we should nurture our cities or suffer consequences that will hurt us all, no matter where we live.

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  How to Retire and Not Die - The...

  Gary Sirak, Max Sirak

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  Most people think of retirement as taking an extended vacation. In fact, it’s more like running a marathon. But all too often, people only realize that after they start running.Fortunately, with a little planning, you’ll be able to run that marathon easily—as long as you need to—for a happy, successful retirement.In How to Retire and Not Die, Gary and Max Sirak walk you step by step through the process of winning that marathon and living your best retired life. Embark on a guided journey of self-discovery and learn to identify your Likes, Loves, and Hates. Understand what you truly need to be happy, and create a clear Plan for meeting those needs.Create your ideal WishList, learn about the two pillars of successful retirement, and build the custom retirement Plan that’s right for you. With a little patience and practice, you’ll be enjoying the retirement of your dreams.

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  How to Have a Successful Product...

  Dr. Jim Anderson

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  Congratulations – you are a product manager. Or you want to be one. No matter where your career is at right now, what we need to have a talk about is how you can take it to the next level.
  
  What You'll Find Inside:
  HOW GREAT PRODUCT MANAGERS KEEP THEIR PERSPECTIVE
  SHOULD YOU GET AN MBA?
  #1 SKILL THAT A PRODUCT MANAGER NEEDS TO HAVE
  THE PRODUCT MANAGER'S READING LIST
  
  Being a product manager is a strange sort of job. It turns out that you don't actually "do" anything. Instead, it's your job to get a lot of other people to do all of the things that are going to be required in order to make a product or a group of products be successful.
  
  Needless to say this is a hard thing to do. However, as hard as that is, there is something else that you need to be doing at the same time: managing your career. Look, the success of your product is never only in your hands. Market conditions, what your competition does, and the whims of your customers will all conspire to either make your product a success or a flop.
  
  No matter what the final result is, and often we don't even get to stick around for the last chapter, you are going to want your efforts today to move your career forward tomorrow.
  
  What this means for you is that you need to understand what it is going to take to get the rest of your company to recognize the good work that you are doing today and the potential that you have for tomorrow. The good news is that this can be easily done. You just have to know how.
  
  Product managers can get caught up in the details of their product. There always seem to be new requirements to create, product launches to schedule, and features to document. However, the secret to being a successful product manager is to realize that the job is really about having good communication skills. It's the people that you work with both inside of your company as well as outside of your company that will determine how far you'll go in your career.
  
  This book has been written to give you a helping hand. I want to get you to take notice of the day-to-day things that are going to play a role in determining the next step in your career. It's not going to be your technical knowledge or your understanding of your market that is going to help you to move to the next level, but rather how others perceive you.
  
  Contained in this book are the tips and tricks that you are going to need in order to take control of your product manager career. As you read each chapter, take a moment to think about how you can start to use the information in your job immediately. I think that you are going to be both surprised and pleased with just how much this information is going to help you take your product manager career to the next level!

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  Passive Income Ideas for...

  Timothy Willink

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  ★ ☆ How Can You Make Your Money Work for You While You Sleep? ☆★   
  You’ve been hearing a lot about passive income lately, but do you actually know anything about it? Passive income can be consistent and possible to achieve in your life, if you know how exactly to work for it. 
  With the book ‘Passive Income Ideas for Beginners’ you are invited to a full tour full of ideas, advice, and secrets to dominate the passive income world. With exclusive tips focused on beginners, you will learn step by step exactly what it takes to create a solid passive income stream that lasts for years. 
  On average, a millionaire has about 7 income streams, imagine that as being a powerful and steady money machine, that doesn’t require constant worries. 
  Work passionately, be smart, and watch your business grow. This book will be your guide on-the-go. 
  Where to begin? After you find out what really interests you (along with the skills you have), you can start building your passive income through Amazon FBA, Dropshipping, Affiliate Marketing, Rental property investing among many others. After reading this book and absorbing its knowledge, you’ll feel confident and equipped to start striving towards your first pot of passive income gold. “If You Don’t Find A Way to Make Money While You Sleep, You Will Work Until You DIE ☠” – Warren Buffett  
  Timothy Willink analyzes 13 Strategies used by many others to generate passive income. The ups and downs, what kind of investments you should make, how to adapt your skills and turn your business into a money making machine for the years to come.

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  The Wealth Playbook - Your...

  Andrew Baxter

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  This audiobook provides a step-by-step game plan to help everyday Australians reduce financial stress and ultimately enjoy the peace of mind and fun that can come from financial security. Starting from the ground up, this audiobook will help its listeners build life changing habits that will promote a stronger financial position, less debt, greater peace of mind and ultimately a brighter financial future that is not plagued by money worries. Each chapter provides a clear game plan of what needs to be done and perhaps most importantly, why, enabling the listener to build confidence and understanding in the journey they are on and the decisions they make. Most importantly, listeners who follow this game plan will very likely save thousands of dollars in unnecessary fees and charges from the financial planning and investment industry, which the Royal Commission showed to be riddled with greed and dishonesty. If you want to get ahead financially, learn how to recession proof yourself and avoid poor advice and high fees, The Wealth Playbook will provide you the only gameplan you will need.

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  Sales Mastery Program - From...

  Eric Lofholm

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  What used to work in sales doesn't work anymore. It's tougher than ever to get through to decision makers, differentiate your offerings, and win sales. 
  That's why we created The Sales Mastery Program, a self-paced online sales training course to help you stand out in a crowded market and make breakthroughs in your sales results. 
  You'll learn the selling skills you need to win, including everything from developing a winning value proposition to leading masterful sales conversations to overcoming objections and winning the deal. 

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