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  The Con - How Scams Work Why...

  James Munton, Jelita McLeod

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  “[A] fascinating, informative, and highly entertaining primer on the various ways the uninitiated may find themselves ripped off by a con artist.” —Publishers Weekly   No one thinks it can happen to them, but Americans are forty times more likely to be defrauded than to have their cars stolen or their homes burgled. Con artists ruin people financially and emotionally, leaving in their wake a trail of destruction, broken hearts, and deflated dreams.    The first step to combating fraud is to understand it. What do scams look like? Why are they effective? The next step is to take action. How can we protect ourselves and our families? The Con: How Scams Work, Why You’re Vulnerable, and How to Protect Yourself informs and engages with accessible stories of ordinary people from all walks of life thrown into unexpected and disorienting circumstances. The book goes behind the scenes of real-world cons to examine the logistics and psychology that enable scams to succeed. The goal is to help people understand and recognize deception, and in the same way that they avoid other potentially dangerous situations, take a detour. Once readers have gained a clear idea of what scams look and sound like and learned simple strategies to reduce personal risk, protecting themselves will be just as instinctive as putting on a seat belt.  “This compelling work goes a long way toward putting distance between scammers and their prey.” —Foreword Reviews  “Completely fascinating and insightful.” —Booklist  

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  Rise and Resist - How to Reclaim...

  PhD Janice Gassam Asare

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  As the unprecedented backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion intensifies—with corporations dismantling initiatives and lawmakers passing anti-DEI legislation—this tactical handbook arms advocates with resistance strategies drawn from Black historical movements.Dr. Janice Gassam Asare transforms centuries of Black resistance wisdom into modern resistance plans, wielding ethical AI as a force multiplier to create sustainable change that outlasts corporate whims and political cycles.Each chapter grounds modern workplace tactics in revolutionary approaches of more than twenty prominent Black historical figures, including the following:Ida B. Wells—Documentation techniques for workplace injustice inspired by her workElla Baker and Fred Hampton—Coalition-building methods from the American civil rights movementToni Morrison and Angela Davis—Narrative control strategies drawn from their celebrated writing 
  Whether you’re a DEI practitioner navigating corporate pushback, an employee experiencing equity rollbacks, or a leader committed to sustainable inclusion, this handbook provides battle-tested strategies for preserving workplace equity—even in hostile environments.

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  Chinook Crew 'Chick' - Highs and...

  Liz McConaghy

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  Liz McConaghy spent a total of seventeen years flying with the RAF’s Chinook Fleet. Aged just 21, she was the youngest aircrew member to deploy to Iraq and was also the only woman on the Chinook wing for four years. In her astounding career, Liz McConaghy completed two deployments to Iraq followed by ten deployments to Helmand province in Afghanistan in support of the enduring Operation Herrick campaign. 
   
  Liz’s inspiringly honest story reveals the highs and lows that she witnessed at war, and the cost that came with that both, physically and mentally for those involved. During her deployments, she survived not only a near fatal wire strike onboard her CH47, but numerous enemy fire ‘contacts’ defending her crew by returning fire from both the M134 ‘Minigun’ and M60 weapons entrusted to her to operate. 
   
  Her biggest honor of all her duties, however, was serving on the Medical Emergency Response Team, or MERT, flying ambulance as it was more commonly known. This involved recovering wounded soldiers from the battlefield, often under fire, and witnessing them both die and indeed come back to life at her feet in the cabin of her Chinook. 
   
  Liz saw Camp Bastion grow from a barbed wire fence surrounding an area of tents in the sand to the huge Operating Base it became. She was also on the last 1310 Flight deployment there as the British forces withdrew 10 years later handing it back to the Afghan National Army. 
   
  Very few Chinook crew members, if any, spanned the length of time deployed as Liz McConaghy did. This is a genuinely unique tale that only Liz could tell, which ends with her battling the memories that haunted her, long after she had left the battlefield. Her own war within took her to the point of suicide once she had left the service. Her survival from both the battles in foreign lands and in her own head led her to begin telling her story, in the hope she can help others win their wars.

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  Comic Book Punks - How a...

  Karl Stock

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  The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from little-regarded kids' magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early 'seventies to be a global cultural pivot-point, but this was the start of a disparate movement of punks, dropouts, and disaffected youths who reinvented a medium and became the imaginative heart of a global success story. 
   
   
   
  Based on years of interviews with a generation of leading writers, artists, and editors, Karl Stock reveals the true story of the wild times, passion, and determination that helped, hindered, and saw the reinvention of comics. 
   
   
   
  Stock brilliantly tells the story of the triumphs and disasters that rewrote the rulebook on what comics could be and who they should be for.

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  Understanding Feminism Find Out...

  Lena Häfermann

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  MeToo movement, gender pay gap, manspreading, catcalling - you hear these terms more and more often these days, and they all revolve around one topic: feminism. Feminism affects us all and a sound basic knowledge of the subject is essential, especially at the moment. In this book, you will learn what all these terms mean and how they relate to feminism. But what exactly is feminism? Haven't we all had equal rights for a long time?
  In which areas is feminism necessary? Does feminism also help men? And what can I do for feminism? These questions are answered in this book. Once you understand how sexism works, how it manifests itself and how feminism can help combat it, you too can contribute to creating a modern world without gender discrimination.

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  The Overthinker's Playbook - How...

  Miles Monroe

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  You have a great idea. You rehearse the sentence in your head three times. And while you are busy debating with yourself, someone else says exactly what you were thinking — and gets all the credit.
   
  If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. This is the curse of the overthinker in the workplace.
   
  The Overthinker's Playbook is not a book about changing your personality. It will not tell you to become the loudest person in the room or to "fake it until you make it."
   
  Instead, this practical audio guide is designed for overthinkers. It gives you reliable, repeatable systems to bypass the panic and get your words out — systems that work in meetings, with real, intimidating colleagues, starting today.
   
  Written by an executive who spent years freezing in front of CEOs and walking out of boardrooms wondering why they couldn't speak, this guide skips academic theory and delivers battle-tested corporate survival skills.
   
  In this 90-minute audiobook, you'll find:
   
  The "Say It Anyway" Rule — How to outsmart your brain and enter fast-paced conversations before the fear sets in.
   
  The 3-Sentence Method — A structural secret that forces brevity, eliminates rambling, and makes you sound instantly authoritative.
   
  The Amygdala Hijack — The biological reason your mind goes blank, and how to physically reset your nervous system in real-time.
   
  The "Look at the Dot" Technique — A simple physical adjustment that transforms your presence and authority on video calls.
   
  The Difficult Personality Playbook — Exactly what to say when a Steamroller talks over you, a Sniper takes a shot at you in public, or a Credit Thief tries to steal your idea.
   
  Stop letting your brain get in the way of your mouth. Grab your headphones and walk into your next meeting ready to claim your space.

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