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  Harpy - A Manifesto for...

  Caroline Magennis

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  'Harpy is a tonic; a tongue-in-cheek manual for dealing with Spanish Inquisition-style questioning about saying pass to procreation and building an enriching life beyond the nuclear family' VOGUE
  
  
  'Harpy made me nod in recognition, and shake my head with sorrow, and then it made me laugh out loud' EMILIE PINE, author of NOTES TO SELF and RUTH & PEN
  'Defiant, funny and inspiring' SEÁN HEWITT, author of ALL DOWN DARKNESS WIDE
  
  Each generation has more childfree women than the one before. For many, it is an active decision made for a wide range of reasons. Despite this growing trend, we continue to live in a society where women are often judged for deciding to remain childfree - for not conforming to narrow expectations. For being a Harpy.
  
  In this timely and thoughtful book, Caroline Magennis looks beyond the often-divisive conversation around women who choose to be childfree and offers an alternative message of hope and celebration. With humour and intelligence, she explores why motherhood isn't right for everybody and how any woman - whether a parent or childfree - can live a full life, while also reminding the reader that your freedoms and the right to autonomy should never be taken for granted.

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  Fifty Secrets of Singapore Success

  Tommy Koh

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  Singapore has evolved from a developing country to a developed one, in only a few short decades. Its gross domestic product per capita has soared from just US$517 (S$697) in 1965, to US$64,582 (S$87,128) in 2018.
  
  Impressed, visiting university students from Mexico and the United States, in early 2019, asked the city state's Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh for its secret of success.
  
  His reply: there was not a single secret but many, which he would consider curating a new book on.
  
  The result: Fifty Secrets of Singapore's Success.
  
  The collection of 50 essays, written by leaders and experts in their fields, sheds
  light on how the small state has scored significant success in not only economics but also eight other areas.
  
  Among other things, Singapore is one of the world's least corrupt countries, has one of the highest home ownership rates worldwide — of more than 90 per cent — and has world-class schools, healthcare and environments.
  
  Singapore has also been a good global citizen. It has played a significant role in the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At the United Nations (UN), Singapore has played a leadership role in the negotiations of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (also known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation) and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.

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  Unjust Debts - How Our...

  Melissa B. Jacoby

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  Named one of the Best Summer Books in Economics by the Financial Times 
   
   
   
  A groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating inequality in America 
   
   
   
  Bankruptcy is the busiest federal court in America. In theory, bankruptcy in America exists to cancel or restructure debts for people and companies that have way too many—a safety valve designed to provide a mechanism for restarting lives and businesses when things go wrong financially. 
   
   
   
  Legal scholar Melissa B. Jacoby shows how bankruptcy has also become an escape hatch for powerful individuals, corporations, and governments, contributing in unseen and poorly understood ways to race, gender, and class inequality in America. When cities go bankrupt, police unions enjoy added leverage while police brutality victims are denied a seat at the negotiating table; the system is more forgiving of civil rights abuses than of the parking tickets disproportionately distributed in African American neighborhoods. Unjust Debts reveals the hidden mechanisms by which bankruptcy impacts everything from sexual harassment to health care, police violence to employment discrimination, and the opioid crisis to gun violence.

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  Neuroplasticity - Unlock the...

  Travis Howell

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  You’re not stuck. Your brain is just used to being that way. 
  You keep hearing it: you can change. But when stress takes over, when habits sabotage your progress, or when you keep repeating thoughts that drain you — it doesn’t feel like change is even possible. 
  The truth? Most people live their entire lives thinking their brain is static. Fixed. Wired a certain way from birth. That belief alone is the trap. 
  Here’s the science-backed truth: your brain is plastic. Flexible. Rewriteable. 
  And once you know how to use that, everything changes — thought by thought, habit by habit, day by day. 
  What’s in this audiobook? 
  You’ll discover how to break the loops that keep you anxious, distracted, stuck in old patterns — and replace them with routines, responses, and mental clarity that feel natural, not forced. 
  No hype. No nonsense. Just real tools that help you:Change your habits without willpower battlesTrain your brain to respond differently to stressMake anxiety less automatic, and calm more accessibleUse mental models that reframe the way you see your challengesUnderstand your brain’s systems so they stop working against youInterrupt the loop of self-sabotage with mindful actionBuild new thought patterns that stick over timeReprogram your responses to triggers in your environmentTrain your subconscious, not just your conscious mindUse "mind hacking" techniques that feel like mental shortcuts 
  No meditation retreats required. No expensive tools. Just real understanding of your mind, and the science to back it up.Start here. Change how you think. Then watch what happens.

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  Side Hustle Safety Net - How...

  Alexandrea J. Ravenelle

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  The first major study of how the pandemic affected gig workers—a sociological exploration that reads like a novel. 
   
   
    
  This is the story of what the most vulnerable wage earners—gig workers, restaurant staff, early-career creatives, and minimum-wage laborers—do when the economy suddenly collapses. In Side Hustle Safety Net, Alexandrea J. Ravenelle builds on interviews with nearly two hundred gig-based and precarious workers, conducted during the height of the pandemic, to uncover the unique challenges they faced in unprecedented times. 
   
   
    
  This book looks at both the officially unemployed and the "forgotten jobless"—a digital-era demographic that turned to side hustles—and reveals how they fared. CARES Act assistance allowed some to change careers, start businesses, perhaps transform their lives. However, gig workers and those involved in "polyemployment" found themselves at the mercy of outdated unemployment systems, vulnerable to scams, and attempting dubious survival strategies. Ultimately, Side Hustle Safety Net argues that the rise of the gig economy, partnered with underemployment and economic instability, has increased worker precarity with disastrous consequences.

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  Essential Truths for Principals

  Danny Steele, Todd Whitaker

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  School principals are constantly being pulled in different directions. How do you focus on the things that matter most? In this inspiring book from Danny Steele, creator of the popular Steele Thoughts blog, and Todd Whitaker, bestselling author and speaker, you'll learn how to center your leadership on your core values and the practices that have the biggest impact. The authors reveal essential truths that will make you a more effective principal in areas such as school culture, appreciating teachers, and empowering your staff. The strategies are presented in digestible chunks, perfect for book studies, professional development sessions, and other learning formats. With the inspiring anecdotes and insights in this book, you'll be reminded of your greater purpose—making a difference in students' lives.

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