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  Don't Trust Your Gut - Using...

  Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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  Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met.” — Steven Levitt, co-author, Freakonomics 
  Big decisions are hard. We consult friends and family, make sense of confusing “expert” advice online, maybe we read a self-help book to guide us. In the end, we usually just do what feels right, pursuing high stakes self-improvement—such as who we marry, how to date, where to live, what makes us happy—based solely on what our gut instinct tells us. But what if our gut is wrong? Biased, unpredictable, and misinformed, our gut, it turns out, is not all that reliable. And data can prove this. 
  In Don’t Trust Your Gut, economist, former Google data scientist, and New York Times bestselling author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz reveals just how wrong we really are when it comes to improving our own lives. In the past decade, scholars have mined enormous datasets to find remarkable new approaches to life’s biggest self-help puzzles. Data from hundreds of thousands of dating profiles have revealed surprising successful strategies to get a date; data from hundreds of millions of tax records have uncovered the best places to raise children; data from millions of career trajectories have found previously unknown reasons why some rise to the top. 
  Telling fascinating, unexpected stories with these numbers and the latest big data research, Stephens-Davidowitz exposes that, while we often think we know how to better ourselves, the numbers disagree. Hard facts and figures consistently contradict our instincts and demonstrate self-help that actually works—whether it involves the best time in life to start a business or how happy it actually makes us to skip a friend’s birthday party for a night of Netflix on the couch. From the boring careers that produce the most wealth, to the old-school, data-backed relationship advice so well-worn it’s become a literal joke, he unearths the startling conclusions that the right data can teach us about who we are and what will make our lives better. 
  Lively, engrossing, and provocative, the end result opens up a new world of self-improvement made possible with massive troves of data. Packed with fresh, entertaining insights, Don’t Trust Your Gut redefines how to tackle our most consequential choices, one that hacks the market inefficiencies of life and leads us to make smarter decisions about how to improve our lives. Because in the end, the numbers don’t lie. 
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  Legions of the North: The Gallic...

  Ibnul Jaif Farabi

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  Hear the clash of steel and the roar of legions in this visceral, first-person account of imperial conquest. Journey across the Rhine and into the mist-shrouded forests of ancient Germania, where Rome's ambition meets the fierce defiance of tribal warriors. This is not a distant history, but a boots-on-the-ground chronicle of strategy, survival, and the raw struggle for dominion over a continent. 
  The narrative spans a decade of relentless campaigns, from the sun-drenched coasts of Britannia to the fortified hilltops of Celtic Gaul. You will be introduced to the cunning chieftains, proud kings, and formidable warriors who stood against the eagle standards, their cultures and tactics laid bare in the struggle for their homeland. The account meticulously details military engineering, political maneuvering, and the stark realities of ancient warfare. 
  Listeners will gain an intimate understanding of Roman military doctrine, logistics, and the psychology of command. Experience the tension of council debates, the chaos of surprise attacks, and the calculated brutality of siege warfare. This masterful performance by Ibnul Jaif Farabi brings to life the stark prose and calculated persuasion of a commander writing for his life, legacy, and political future. 
  Prepare to be transported to the front lines of history in a definitive audio experience that is as enlightening as it is thrilling.

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  Ar'n't I a Woman? - Female...

  Deborah Gray White

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  "One of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field." ―Anne Firor Scott, Duke University 
   
   
   
  Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply with traditional female roles in the larger American society. 
   
   
   
  This revised edition of Ar'n't I a Woman? reviews and updates the scholarship on slave women and the slave family, exploring new ways of understanding the intersection of race and gender and comparing the myths that stereotyped female slaves with the realities of their lives. Above all, this groundbreaking study shows us how black women experienced freedom in the Reconstruction South—their heroic struggle to gain their rights, hold their families together, resist economic and sexual oppression, and maintain their sense of womanhood against all odds. 
   
   
   
  Winner of the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Prize awarded by the Association of Black Women Historians.

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  The Basics of Growing a...

  Marnie Forestieri

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  The Basics of Growing a Child-Care Business shows you how to stand out from the competition. The book offers clear strategies for growth: Charm: Grab the customer’s attention. Create a solid foundation for your marketing strategy. Advise: Establish yourself as an expert and set your sales goals. Delight: Design your customer experience, and create an ongoing sales pipeline. Track: Gather data, measure your results, and adjust your approach.  The third in the Basics of Child Care series, The Basics of Growing a Child-Care Business includes information on understanding your ideal customer, writing a marketing plan, creating a responsive service system, and tracking your performance. With key terms, case studies, key questions, and exercises to help you apply the concepts, this book will set you on your way to growing and strengthening your child-care business.

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  Wu - The Chinese Empress Who...

  Jonathan Clements

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  Empress Wu Zetian (624-705 AD) was the only woman to be the sovereign ruler of imperial China. A teenage concubine of the Tang Emperor Taizong, she seduced his son while the emperor lay dying. Recalled from a nunnery as part of an intricate court power-game, she caused the deaths of two lady rivals, before securing her enthronement as the Emperor Gaozong's consort. She ruled in the name of her husband and two eldest sons, presiding over the pinnacle of the Silk Road, before proclaiming herself the founder of a new dynasty. Worshipped as the Sage Mother of Mankind and reviled as the Treacherous Fox, she was deposed aged 79, after angry courtiers murdered her two young lovers. The subject of countless books, plays, and films, Empress Wu remains a feminist icon and a bugbear of Chinese conservatism. Jonathan Clements weighs the evidence of her life and legacy: so charismatic that she could rise from nothing to the height of medieval power, so hated that her own children left her tombstone blank.

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  The Innovative Guide to Fashion...

  Murielle Gagné

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  This guide features interviews with 30 change-making creators—many of whom are internationally renowned—who boldly push the boundaries of fashion and beauty. Each conversation offers moments of insight, fascinating discoveries, and highlights enriching journeys that are sure to spark your creativity and inspire your personal style.

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