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  Outskill - Future Proofing Your...

  Partha Basu

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  'The pandemic arrived, pressing pause on existence around the globe, redefining life as we know it. We were unsure what business-as- usual will look like after this is over. But unprecedented global crisis aside, many of the changes we see now were already creeping up on us. COVID-19 may have simply sped up their adoption.' 
   
  The job market in the post-pandemic world is a different place. Most skills that assured you of a stable career in the pre-pandemic era do not matter any more. In Outskill, Partha Basu deep dives into what skill sets will make you relevant in the rapidly evolving workplace. As part of his research, Partha has collaborated with forty-five senior leaders from diverse industries to understand their challenges, motivations and skill requirements that will keep them ahead of the curve in their careers. 
  Outskill will help you inculcate and internalize qualities such as virtual leadership, digital networking, communication, storytelling, agile leadership, personal branding, coaching and mentoring, among others, to ensure that you master the skills required in the new era with a human touch. 
  Here is the perfect guide that will give you the flexibility, purpose and authenticity to become future-ready.

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  Barracoon - The Story of the...

  Anonyme

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  A major literary event: a never-before-published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God that brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade—abducted from Africa on the last ""Black Cargo"" ship to arrive in the United States. 
  In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation’s history. Hurston was there to record Cudjo’s firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States. 
  In 1931, Hurston returned to Plateau, the African-centric community three miles from Mobile founded by Cudjo and other former slaves from his ship. Spending more than three months there, she talked in depth with Cudjo about the details of his life. During those weeks, the young writer and the elderly formerly enslaved man ate peaches and watermelon that grew in the backyard and talked about Cudjo’s past—memories from his childhood in Africa, the horrors of being captured and held in a barracoon for selection by American slavers, the harrowing experience of the Middle Passage packed with more than 100 other souls aboard the Clotilda, and the years he spent in slavery until the end of the Civil War. 
  Based on those interviews, featuring Cudjo’s unique vernacular, and written from Hurston’s perspective with the compassion and singular style that have made her one of the preeminent American authors of the twentieth-century, Barracoon brilliantly illuminates the tragedy of slavery and of one life forever defined by it. Offering insight into the pernicious legacy that continues to haunt us all, black and white, this poignant and powerful work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.

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  The Red and the Black

  Anonyme

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  He wants power. He wants love. Society gives him neither without a price.
  Julien Sorel, brilliant and fiercely ambitious, rises from humble origins into a world ruled by class, hypocrisy, and political intrigue. Torn between faith and ambition, desire and pride, he navigates dangerous romances and ruthless social games—each choice pulling him closer to triumph or ruin.
  
  Celebrated as "one of the first great psychological novels," Stendhal's masterpiece dissects vanity, hypocrisy, and the hunger for status with startling clarity. Its portrait of a young man fighting society—and himself—remains timeless and unsettlingly modern.
  
  If you love sharp character studies, political tension, and classics that expose the cost of ambition, this novel is unforgettable.
  
  Open the book—and witness how desire and destiny collide.

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  Summary: Influence - The...

  Brooks Bryant

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  Disclaimer: This is not the official book; but a summary. It also does not accompany the official. 
  Unlock the secrets behind the art of persuasion with our concise summary of 'Influence' by Dr. Robert B. Cialdini. Dive deep into the science of why people say "yes" and discover the six universal principles of influence that govern human behavior. 
  Dr. Cialdini, a leading expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation, offers a compelling exploration of the psychology of why we comply with requests. He illustrates each principle with real-life examples and provides practical tips on how to defend oneself against undue influence.

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  Mercury and Gemini: The History...

  Editors Charles River

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  The successful Apollo 11 mission was certainly an astonishing technological triumph, but what is less well remembered now are that many programs preceded Apollo and were essential to its success. Project Mercury was one of those, and in many ways it represented the greatest step forward in terms of the conquest of space. Before Project Mercury, there was no certainty that a human could survive the rigors of a space launch or live outside Earth’s atmosphere. There was no agreement on just what an astronaut should be, and various individuals involved debated whether they should be pilots, technicians, scientists, or even merely observers in an automated craft. Before Project Mercury, no one was entirely certain what a rocket capable of taking a person into space would look like, or even whether building such a craft was within the capabilities of engineering in the 1950s. 
  Gemini also marked another important milestone as America finally surpassed the Soviet Union in space technology. Before Gemini, the US was playing a desperate game of catch-up as it attempted to match Soviet accomplishments. The last Project Mercury flight launched in May 1963, and before then, Russia had put the first satellite in Earth’s orbit and the first man in space and had followed these with longer flights than the tiny Mercury spacecraft. In terms of military significance, it was recognized that the ability to dominate space was very important, and to many people in America, it seemed that Russia was well on the way to doing this. No one could have guessed that it would be almost three years before the next American manned space flight occurred when Gemini 3 left the launch pad in March 1965. It seemed to many people that the Russian lead in space exploration had become unassailable and, in order to reestablish the credibility of the US space program, the Gemini flights simply had to succeed.

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  Speed Reading - A Little-Known...

  Abby Marks Beale

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  Got reading?  Who doesn't!  Speed Reading: A Little-Known Time-Saving Superpower, written by speed reading expert Abby Marks Beale with Pam Mullan, provides you with active, mindful, and conscious strategies to not only boost reading speed and comprehension, but overall reading enjoyment. Whether you’re reading for fun, on your educational journey, or as a profession, this book equips you to power through your reading material efficiently and effectively (leaving more time for productivity!)
  
  The smart strategies included through the engaging 15 chapters are surprisingly simple and immediately applicable to any reading material.  With practice, you will not only speed through and understand books, articles, and professional journals but will also build your personal reading confidence and competence.  You may even find yourself testing your limits and pushing yourself to clock better time (all while still comprehending everything you read).
  
  Originally published as The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading, this revised digital version includes nine interesting articles to experiment and test your newly learned skills. Whether you take it one page at a time or one chapter at a time, there are useful nuggets to glean from every second you spend with this book. 
  
  If you’ve hadn’t had any reading training since elementary school, or just want to update your skills, then this book is for you!

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