Outros livros que poderiam interessá-lo

• 

  At the Corner of Destiny and...

  Paul Owhadi

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  An entrepreneur’s journey—from his boyhood home far away to the intersection of destiny and innovation.Paul Owhadi set off from his childhood home in Iran to an austere French Jesuit boarding school thousands of miles away—at age four. It was just one stop on a lifelong journey of experiential learning, overcoming obstacles, and determination. With a confidence and curiosity distilled from his powers of observation and developing self-belief, he eventually made his way, after college in England, to New York City with less than $400 in his pocket and not knowing a soul. From there—as a first-generation American—adventure, misadventures, and a life of entrepreneurship awaited.After an education and a career in urban planning and city management, he took the extraordinary opportunity granted to him to explore the world of property development. Despite agonizing personal setbacks, including the tragic death of his business partner, Paul faced adversity with the lessons learned as both an ambitious, innovative immigrant and as a person whose mettle was formed as a child and later young man, far from home, a world away from his birthplace.Eventually, risking all on a new business proposition, Paul created a property and corporate empire that encompassed all he had learned in his entrepreneurship career—lessons of innovation learned from an improbable journey from a childhood a world away to the hard-won pinnacles of success.

  Ver livro

• 

  Chandragupta Maurya: Founder Of...

  Saurabh Kumar

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Chandragupta Maurya, also known as Sandrakotos or Sandrokotos in Greek, was the founder and first ruler of the Maurya dynasty and is credited with founding the first pan-Indian empire. He established a vast centralized empire with the help of his guru and later minister Chanakya or Kautilya, details of whose functioning, culture, army and economy are well preserved in Kautilya's Arthashastra. The Maurya dynasty was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE. 

  Ver livro

• 

  Me Too: A Therapist's Journey to...

  Demarra West

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A story of trauma, survival, and healing, narrated in the author’s own voice. 
  This gripping and emotional journey takes you through Demarra's triumph over the adversity of complex childhood trauma into a life rooted in joy, purpose, and love.  
  Demarra’s earliest memory of trauma came at six although the violence she witnessed at the hands of her stepfather was present long before that. By the time she was thirteen, Demarra experienced eight Adverse Childhood Experiences which nearly caused her to take her own life. Many people, including professionals positioned to help her, such as her therapist, had written her off, as she endured nearly all-consuming pain that only trauma and grief can bring.  
  More than thirty years later from that first memory of trauma, being a successful therapist and entrepreneur, and a wife and mother, Demarra realized that she too, had deep healing to do.  
  This awakening caused Demarra to start again, leaving behind everything that was familiar to her, including a loving husband of fifteen years, and moving into uncharted territory in search of herself, and all that had been lost. 
  As a therapist and holistic practitioner, Demarra offers insight for readers seeking to overcome past trauma and live abundantly in every area of their lives. But equally important, it’s for those charged to support survivors so they can begin the healing process immediately. 
  As listeners journey through the story, they are left with a resonant and hopeful promise, an assurance that, no matter who we are, and what we’ve been through, the path to healing and joy is not only possible but part of our birthright and inherently worth pursuing.

  Ver livro

• 

  Blade in the Shadow

  Jillian Halket

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A coming-of-age memoir about Harm OCD. A young Scottish woman struggles as her obsessive compulsive disorder worsens and her mind is plagued by violent intrusive thoughts. The book follows Halket as she navigates mental illness, addiction, university, sexual assault, motor tics and her relationship with her family. Through access to treatment, she forges her identity not in spite of her disorder but in the acceptance of it and all its messiness.
  ScotLitDaily Nonfiction Book Of The Year (2021)
  The Wee Scottish Bookclub's 'Life-changing Book of the Year' (2021)
  "We need more voices like Jillian Halket's in conversations around mental health in Scotland." — Elsa Maishman, The Scotsman
  "A wrenching portrayal of the mind in all of its colours." — Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater (Portico Prize 2020)
  "The writing is fresh, frank and fearless and I highly recommend it." — Catherine Simpson, author of TrueStory and When I Had a Little Sister
  "Often uncomfortable in the reading, Blade in the Shadow is revelatory and necessary. And above all, it blazes with hope." — Harriet Mercer, author of Gargoyles
  "Told through masterful prose, Blade in the Shadow doesn't shy away from demons, but manages to depict the light that defeats them in a poetic and poignant way." — Emma Grae, author of Be Guid Tae Yer Mammy

  Ver livro

• 

  Courage to Lead The - Resilience...

  Allan Sicard

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In a world full of leaders who put their egos first, and crave power and the spotlight, here is a story about a leader who did exactly the opposite the autocratic arena of policing.  This is a story about Allan Sicard, a leader who empowered others to lead.  Allan Sicard was a New South Wales Police Officer for 40 years and Police Commander for the last 15 years of that career.  During this time, he was renowned for creating a workplace where people did their best working together in some of the most challenging crises Australia has ever seen including the Mosman Collar Bomb in 2011 and the first two hours of the Lindt Cafe Seige in 2014.  This is a different book about leadership.  Leadership where mistakes are made.  Leadership where mistakes are learnt from.  Over a period, Allan Sicard developed a leadership style that created a workplace and a community where people do their best because they know they are trusted, included, supported, and cared for.  
  "All I can say is wow.  What a read.  Every chapter really is a story to identify a leadership learning."  Rebecca Pinkstone, CEO Homes NSW 
  "His legacy and this book is sure to inspire generations to come."  Alex Greenwich, MP, Member for Sydney 
  "I especially enjoyed your humility and candour.  We learn from our mistakes. More than anything I enjoyed the compassion that comes through your stories. Compassion and leadership can go together despite traditional authoritarian styles. Great message." Andrew Colvin, APM, Former Australian Federal Police Commissioner

  Ver livro

• 

  Sacred Lessons - Teaching My...

  Mike de la Rocha

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  In Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How to Love, Mike de la Rocha explores how inherited definitions of manhood profoundly impacted his ability to connect with his father, his family, and ultimately himself, inviting readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and love. 
    
  Sacred Lessons is a deeply moving and inspiring memoir for those seeking self-love and healing. Intensely personal, this memoir delves into the struggle men face in connecting with themselves and others, offering tools for personal growth and ways to build meaningful and authentic relationships in their lives. 
    
  Through his story, Mike de la Rocha reflects on his father’s legacy as a beloved professor who impacted tens of thousands of students, yet struggled to teach his own son how to be emotionally vulnerable. Reflecting on the most important relationships in his life, Mike explores the difficulty in communicating with his father and loved ones—a byproduct of a toxic culture that prohibits men from truly expressing themselves, and purposely doesn’t teach men how to give and receive love. Through these stories, we see how trauma is passed on intergenerationally and how to find ways to stop the cycle of harm. In the end, both Mike and his father teach each other the greatest lesson of all: the sacredness of the love between a father and a son. 
    
  Told with raw emotion and vulnerability, Sacred Lessons is the human story of the impact that history and culture have upon us all. This is a book for those of us seeking community in a time when too many of us feel alone, as well as a testimony to the legacy of a brilliant father, a brutal indictment of patriarchy, and an affirmation of the transformative power of love.

  Ver livro