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The modern working world doesn't leave much time for reflection. Leaders in particular are encouraged to speed ahead, make quick decisions, and seek swift solutions to any problem that may arise. However, the full-speed-ahead approach can backfire. By taking time to pause and reflect, it's possible to notice new pathways and develop innovative solutions that allow for impactful results. Executive coach Janet M. Harvey has worked with leaders and teams around the world to explore the common tensions that arise in the workplace.

Frank Altman, a legendary figure in the Community Development Finance industry, offers a systematic argument for why and how American capitalism can be extended to people from every walk of life, including those from low-income census tracks. He explores the history and cultural realities that have created an unequal financial playing field, particularly for BIPOC communities and how innovative approaches can create sound investment devices and exponential growth in minority and women-owned businesses and increase levels of home ownership.

This is a simple book. It is a collection of ideas and parallels between humanity's past and today.

In 2100, fleeing Earth's demise, which had initiated pandemics, floods, explosions, and gravity change - spaceships search for an ideal exoplanet. With the guidance of strange aliens, galaxies are explored in order to find an environmentally perfect planet. In Part 2 set in 2212 - and combining life on another planet with the adventure of life with dinosaurs, young adults take a chance and explore a prehistoric side of their planet with a contemporary and specialized knowledge of science.