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  Speak With No Fear 2nd Edition -...

  Mike Acker

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  Overcome your fear and strengthen your speaking with the SECOND edition of this highly rated book! 
   
  When you think of public speaking, do you get nervous, anxious, or even sweaty? 
   
  Would you prefer never to give a presentation? 
   
  Do you want to gain confidence in your communication and beyond? 
   
  This book can help you. You don’t have to be afraid any longer. You don’t have to let communication anxiety keep you from your goals. While my upcoming book will give advanced strategies to master the game of speaking, this book allows you to get in the game and get started. 
   
  Through this book you will learn 7 strategies you can begin today. These strategies will give you a new perspective, they will prepare you, and they will give you actions to practice. As you implement these strategies, your fear will begin to fade. 
   
  It can easily seem like everyone is a gifted speaker when you watch TED talks or compare yourself to skilled co-workers giving presentations. Don't get caught up in the costly comparison trap. Instead, take action to improve your ability and to overcome your fear. 
   
  If you struggle in speaking, then first realize that you are not alone. Public Speaking is the #1 fear in America. You are not alone. 
   
  Millions of people are terrified at the prospect of going up on stage and addressing a crowd even more than they’re afraid of death. Moreover, it’s an unavoidable experience if you want to succeed in this world. Maybe it’s a business presentation for your career path, a speech in school, or a toast at your best friend’s wedding. Fear of speaking grips you. However, it doesn’t have to. Not anymore. 
   
  Full of relatable anecdotes, executable tips, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this book promises to teach you 7 proven strategies to help you find your inner presenter. Don’t wait any longer. Today is the day you take charge of your anxiety, calm your nerves, and – most importantly – speak with no fear.

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  The Functional Partnership -...

  Joe Ilunjo

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  Stop chasing the "spark" and start building a system that lasts.  
  Most marriage advice focuses on how you should feel, but feelings don't pay the bills, navigate career pivots, or resolve the exhaustion of unclear responsibilities. In this groundbreaking guide, you will discover that the primary cause of marital friction isn’t a lack of love—it’s a system failure.  
  Love brings people together, but stability is what keeps them together. The Functional Partnership moves beyond the outdated debates of dominance and the modern "Fairness Trap" of 50/50 symmetry. Instead, it provides a mechanical blueprint for a high-performing relationship built on two essential forces: Leadership and Support.  
  In these pages, you will learn:The Power of Ownership: Why one partner must "own the outcome" of specific domains to eliminate the "Responsibility Vacuum." The Navigator’s Strength: How the Support role provides the critical feedback and reinforcement that keeps the relationship on course without losing individual identity. Decision-Making Tiers: How to eliminate "gridlock by committee" by categorizing choices into autonomous, consultative, and collaborative domains. Emotional Steadiness: The discipline of being the "non-anxious presence" when life becomes chaotic. The Role Pivot: How to gracefully shift leadership and support responsibilities when health crises, career "sprints," or children change your team's capacity.  
  (Thanks for choosing my audiobook. If you have any questions, feedback, or you’d like to request a digital or paperback copy of the book, please feel free to reach out to me at joenduga@gmail.com.)

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  The Archive of Empire -...

  Asheesh Kapur Siddique

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  How modern data-driven government originated in the creation and use of administrative archives in the British Empire 
   
   
    
  Over the span of two hundred years, Great Britain established, governed, lost, and reconstructed an empire that embraced three continents and two oceanic worlds. The British ruled this empire by correlating incoming information about the conduct of subjects and aliens in imperial spaces with norms of good governance developed in London. Officials derived these norms by studying the histories of government contained in the official records of both the state and corporations and located in repositories known as archives. 
   
   
    
  As the empire expanded in both the Americas and India, however, this system of political knowledge came to be regarded as inadequate in governing the non-English people who inhabited the lands over which the British asserted sovereignty. This posed a key problem for imperial officials: What kind of knowledge was required to govern an empire populated by a growing number of culturally different people? Using files, pens, and paper, the British defined the information order of the modern state as they debated answers to this question. In tracing the rise and deployment of archives in early modern British imperial rule, Asheesh Kapur Siddique uncovers the origins of our data-driven present.

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  How To Find A Guru

  Prana Govinda Das

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  Noted internationally known Self-help advocate and teacher of devotional yoga Prana Govinda Das was born in Liverpool, England in 1968 admittedly a pretty good year for all things bright and beautiful. He says, "From as early as I can remember I had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and a desire to understand the true nature of man and this world we live in. I was also always seeking out people who could answer all the questions I had about life, the universe, and everything." After studying film production in the early nineties Prana was able to fulfill his lifelong desire to travel to India. admittedly his first trip changed his life completely and forever. "At that point," He recalls, "my thirst for material knowledge turned to a desire to understand the spiritual side of life. For the next six years, I returned frequently, where I studied many different paths of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other forms of yoga and meditation. However, even after learning and experiencing so much I was still left incomplete." in 2001 during the young man's sixth trip to India, he traveled to Vrindavan, a holy town associated with Lord Krishna south of Delhi. It was there he met his spiritual guide, and mentor Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami. Some twenty years on, Prana has been resident in his teacher's temples all over the world, particularly in India, Australia, America, and Europe. Welcome then to the inspirational, engrossing, all-inclusive teachings of Prana Govinda Das.

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  Reagan-Mondale Debate 2

  Ronald Reagan, Walter Mondale

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  The second of two debates between President Ronald Reagan and former Vice President Walter F. Mondale was held in Kansas City, Missouri on October 21, 1984. Edwin Newman was the debate moderator. Georgie Anne Geyer, Marvin Kalb, Morton Kondracke, and Henry Trewhitt were the four panelists who asked questions. 
  This second debate was on defense and foreign policy. Questions focused on the following topics: Central America, the Soviet Union, regions vital to U.S. interests, Eastern Europe, use of military force, Nicaragua, Lebanon, the president’s age, strategic missiles, the president’s leadership, illegal immigration, Armageddon, the Strategic Defense Initiative, nuclear freeze, support for U.S. allies, nuclear weapons, and closing statements. Reagan won a landslide victory in 1984 winning every state except Minnesota and the District of Columbia. 
  To see both a text version and a video version of this debate, search online for “Ronald Reagan major speeches”. Audio recording courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 
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  Andy Williams

  Wink Martindale

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  Andy Williams got his start doing anonymous voice tracks for movies in the 1940s. He got his start singing at teas with his brother, and then made a move to singing on radio in Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago. Finally, Williams found his way to New York where he started to really focus on his singing career.    Television played an instrumental role in Williams’ success. His big breakthrough came as a singer on The Tonight Show starring Steve Allen. In February of 1973, he sat down with Wink Martindale to take a look back at his career. Williams discusses his early life, his work in television and fruitful career.

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