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  Believe-In-You Money - What...

  Jessica Norwood

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  There is a huge racial wealth gap in America today. Owning a business is one of the best ways to build wealth—but entrepreneurs need capital. And investing in Black companies is obstructed by systemic racism and implicit biases that continue to create barriers to success. 
   
   
   
  Merging historical information and data, along with tactical examples and explanations, this practical guide shows us what needs to be done in order to change the way we support Black companies and how we think about wealth. 
   
   
   
  Norwood calls for investors to move away from extractive, individualistic, exploitative approaches to capital and entrepreneurship. She asks us to move toward transformational, restorative, regenerative, and interdependent relationships to repair the impacts of systemic racism. Investors, large and small, need to say to Black business owners, "we believe in you." 
   
   
   
  With an entrepreneur-centric approach, Believe-In-You Money challenges the system failure surrounding Black companies. It's a guide on how Black entrepreneurs can be supported in sustainable ways and offers a shift in the way we think about who can be an investor, while aiming to change our personal relationships with money.

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  Understanding the Hillbilly...

  Damian Ference

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  Flannery O’Connor is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Her novels and short stories—shockingly violent, absurdly comic, spiritually potent—continue to entertain, beguile, and transform readers of all backgrounds to this day.  For many encountering them for the first time, O’Connor’s stories of backwoods prophets and outcasts feel strangely nihilistic and dark. Others familiar with her letters and essays appreciate the deep Catholic understanding of sin and grace that animates them. In this new book, Fr. Damian Ference proposes a more precise lens for decoding Flannery O’Connor’s narrative art, one that originates in O’Connor’s own words about herself: Hillbilly Thomism. The author examines the various ways in which St. Thomas Aquinas and the philosophical tradition of Thomism shaped not only O’Connor’s view of reality but also the stories she told to help us see and know it.    Featuring an impressive array of biographical and literary evidence and extended analysis of her short stories “The River,” “Parker’s Back,” and “The Displaced Person,” Understanding the Hillbilly Thomist is an important look at the intersection of medieval philosophy and modern fiction in one of the most treasured artists of the American South. 

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  Revisionaries - What We Can...

  Kristopher Jansma

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  Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of twenty literary superstars. 
   
   
   
  If you like to write—whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession—you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if there's one thing every great author has in common, it's this: they've all written some hot garbage. 
   
   
   
  Revisionaries takes you on an engrossing tour through the discarded drafts, false starts, and abandoned projects of influential writers. In the process, it dismantles some of our most deeply held—and most suffocating—ideas about what it takes to produce great creative work. You'll learn that Franz Kafka lacked confidence; Octavia Butler had writer's block blocked; F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote bad drafts; Ralph Ellison got overwhelmed; Louisa May Alcott got off to a bad start; and more deep, dark secrets about the authors you most admire. 
   
   
   
  Written by an award-winning novelist and creative-writing professor, Revisionaries is a compelling peek behind the scenes of genius for writers and readers alike.

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  Armenian History - An Overview...

  Days of History

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  Are you looking to gain an understanding of Armenian and its history? 
  Armenian History: An Overview From Ancient Times to the Present is the perfect book for you.  
  This short guide will take you through a journey of the rich and powerful history of Armenia, from ancient times to the present, and provide you with an understanding of all its complexities.  
  Learn about the Armenian Genocide, the history of Armenia, Tigran the Great, the Armenian Diaspora, the Battle of Avarayr, Yerevan, and the Byzantine Empire.  
  With a look at the various aspects of Armenian history, you will gain an understanding of the country's past and present. 
  This book will look at the Armenian Genocide, the Ottoman Empire’s extermination of the Armenian people, and its lasting impact.  
  You will also gain an understanding of the history of Armenia, its pre-Christian history, its adoption of Christianity, and its place in the world. Plus, learn about Tigran the Great and his reign. The Armenian Diaspora, the Battle of Avarayr, and the important Yerevan city. 
  Don’t miss out on your chance to gain a comprehensive understanding of Armenian history. Get your copy of Armenian History: an Overview From Ancient Times to the Present today!

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  The Likeability Trap - How to...

  Anonimo

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  Be nice, but not too nice. Be successful, but not too successful. Just be likeable. Whatever that means? 
  Women are stuck in an impossible bind. At work, strong women are criticized for being cold, and warm women are seen as pushovers. An award-winning journalist examines this fundamental paradox and empowers readers to let go of old rules and reimagine leadership rather than reinventing themselves. 
  Consider that even competent women must appear likeable to successfully negotiate a salary, ask for a promotion, or take credit for a job well done—and that studies show these actions usually make them less likeable. And this minefield is doubly loaded when likeability intersects with race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and parental status.  
  Relying on extensive research and interviews, and carefully examined personal experience, The Likeability Trap delivers an essential examination of the pressure put on women to be amiable at work, home, and in the public sphere, and explores the price women pay for internalizing those demands. Rather than advising readers to make themselves likeable, Menendez empowers them to examine how they perceive themselves and others and explores how the concept of likeability is riddled with cultural biases. Our demands for likeability, she argues, hinder everyone’s progress and power. 
  Inspiring, thoughtful and often funny, The Likeability Trap proposes surprising, practical solutions for confronting the cultural patterns holding us back, encourages us to value unique talents and styles instead of muting them, and to remember that while likeability is part of the game, it will not break you.

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  Dare - Book summary

  Barry McDonagh

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  Book summary by Loudly, this is an abridged version of the original title. 
   
  "Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks" is a transformative guide that offers a groundbreaking approach to overcoming anxiety and panic attacks. This book empowers readers with practical and effective techniques to face and conquer their fears. The author introduces the DARE response, a four-step process designed to help individuals interrupt the anxiety cycle, face their fears head-on, and ultimately achieve lasting relief. With a focus on building resilience and confidence, the book is filled with real-life stories, exercises, and actionable advice to support readers in their journey toward a calmer, more fulfilling life.

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