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In Anticipate Failure, Lak Ananth—CEO of global venture capital firm Next47—describes the most common patterns of failure in innovation. He starts with the premise that building a business based on innovation is a perilous endeavor, and failures big and small are always around the corner. Ananth then dives into instances of failures, guiding the listener to understand root causes. Finally, he provides listeners with insights and coaching that will enable them not just to avoid failure, but to anticipate it and then get through it on the way to success.

A bar book written during a global pandemic. Old Fashioned Magick: Cocktails Under Quarantine is an instructional bar book written under quarantine 2020. Your guidebook for surviving quarantine with your liquor cabinet to keep you company.

In Ephesians 5:25, God calls husbands to love their wives just as Christ loves his bride, the church. For husbands to succeed in fulfilling this commandment, they need a good understanding of how the Lord acts as our shepherd, as shown in Psalm 23. In Good Shepherd, Good Husband, author Moy Soriano offers a unique voice to the subject of being a husband, speaking from his passion for God’s word, the testimony of a miraculously restored marriage, and his Latino upbringing. He explores the vital skills of leading your wife while also attending to and caring for her.

Pastor Benny Tate never faced a time that wasn't filled with obstacles. Each season of life came with setbacks that often seemed insurmountable: the abusive father figure who tormented Benny and his mother, the lack of guidance in his early adulthood, and the illness and infertility he and his wife battled in their marriage.

\Manhattan Phoenix explores the emergence of modern New York after it emerged from the devastating the fire of 1835 - a catastrophe that revealed how truly unprepared and haphazardly organized it was - to become a world-class city merely a quarter of a century later.

Letters to a Future Champion is a loving tribute to the power a mentor can have on an athlete's career. Written by 17-time LPGA Tour winner, two-time major champion, and lead CBS golf reporter Dottie Pepper, this audiobook traces the influence "Mr. Pulver", a retired PGA golf professional, had on her skills, as well as her character, both on the practice range and in the letters the two exchanged after lessons and tournaments. Mr. Pulver would carefully tap out advice a young Dottie would need to rise to the top, sending her nearly 100 letters by the time of his death in 1986.

In sales, you need every advantage you can get. In Sell More with Science, world-leading expert David Hoffeld applies science to selling, sharing his revolutionary three-part system for sure-fire sales success at home, at work and out in the world. Sell More with Science utilizes research studies from social psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics to reveal actionable insights you can use to grow your sales, achieve more and stay ahead of the competition.

No matter how intelligent, capable, or successful you are, you may question your capabilities or self-worth regularly. You’re more likely to be concerned about falling short than you are to be inclined to anticipate success. That’s just how humans are wired. Author Michael A. Nitti offers a way to change that negative thought process. In The Trophy Effect, he explains the powerful, subconscious force that causes human beings to focus on their shortcomings (what’s wrong) rather than on the positive aspects of their lives (what’s possible).

Hangin’ Tough is a collection of essays and short stories that celebrate boxing. Jawed Akrim, a lifelong scholar and fan of the noble sport, answers an individual question with each essay or story, such as: Were people scared to fight Muhammad Ali? Filled with colorful personalities, the audiobook also highlights trainers and other sports figures with a connection to the ring. Prepare to be shocked, amazed, and even horrified as you take a walk on the wilder side of boxing history.

Caught in a web of conspiracy, Max Diesel fights the East Germans and present-day Germany to reclaim his father's precious art collection. The underlying story, which is inspired by true events, drives the novel through twists and turns of intrigue, suspense, and emotional drama of real-life characters.

Tracing the history of Olneyville, a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island, that has traveled the long arc from urban decay to the cusp of gentrification, Joseph Margulies asks the most important question facing cities today: Can we restore distressed neighborhoods without setting the stage for their destruction? Is failure the inevitable cost of success?

Ed Muzio, award-winning author, CEO, and “one of the planet’s clearest thinkers on management practice”, provides a research-based blueprint for a management team that will take the next best step for the organization in any situation. This book enables senior leadership, front line and middle management, and human resource executives to equip their teams with both knowledge and practical skills so that they not only understand their own purpose but also perform that purpose well amidst ever-changing conditions.

Harry Potter didn't die. The seventh and final book is out, but fans still fiercely debate the many controversial issues left unresolved. Now, the experts at MuggleNet.com argue passionately about what really happened and what should have happened.

Everyone has different timeframes to seek out and find what has been engrained in your inner and outer minds. When this happens, you have just become an evolutionary change-maker and started the process of transformation towards manifestation of your own personal quality of life. You have accepted The Simple Solution!

When it comes to the Bible, many people find some of the concepts difficult to understand. There is so much to learn and to understand. Even those who have lived a faith-based life may find it difficult to understand some of its history, especially in the context of the culture in which it was written. Author Doug Tweed’s audiobook Be with Jesus, Be Like Jesus, Be for Jesus is insightful and biblically rooted. It is both an important audiobook and an easily remembered motto for Christians seeking personal spiritual maturity and a great awakening.

A tale of suspense, action, romance, and adventure in the life of Judge Ed as he rises through the ranks of the judicial system. And, his success and prominence behind the bench eventually leads him to South Florida where he must confront an evil force that will threaten his life.

Lukas' Maiden Voyage was written as a fable in which animals speak and act like people. The target audience ranges from nine-year-olds to teenagers, even moms and dads who may take delight in listening to this story with their young children. The story revolves around the Passover celebration and Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of the young burro that carried him.

Meditations of the Overcomer takes you through the process of effective meditation of God’s Word, revealing keys to being an overcomer through Christ. This how-to-guide is intended to impart faith, hope, and love to your position as an overcomer in Christ Jesus. Filled with prayers, discussion questions, points on meditation, and insights from the author, this book will challenge how you view, think, and respond to your experiences in life.

This book intends to detail the global situation in all its intricacies and complexity, and present a roadmap or way out for humanity. Basically, we, as a species, are at a crossroad, a fork in the road. If we choose wisely, we can create a livable, sustainable future for humanity. If we don’t make the necessary changes, we are headed towards a potential disaster of unimaginable consequences. Basically, the likely end of human civilization.

This audiobook arose from a conversation between Hugh Cameron, an orthopedic surgeon, and Edna Quammie, an OR nurse, reminiscing about their shared memories. It was proposed at a dinner meeting of the Dinosaur Club, a group of doctors and nurses and technicians who worked in the operating room in Toronto General Hospital in the 70s and 80s. It tells of the thrills and spills - sometimes funny, sometimes sad - about life in the OR at that time which followed Woodstock, which, in a sense, changed a North American generation.