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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

“How to Live on 24 Hours a Day,” a classic personal time-management book originally published in 1908 has inspired generations of men and women to live deliberate lives. The arguments are witty and thought-provoking and ultimately persuasive, and the humor, though subtle, is effective. The author has an authoritative yet pleasant writing style that preempts rationalizations about why it won’t work. Not just another collection of timesaving tips, “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day” is more of a challenge to leave behind mundane everyday concerns, focus on pursuing one’s true desires, and live the fullest possible life. Reflection, concentration, and study techniques make it easier to accomplish more truly rewarding undertakings than anyone ever dreamed possible. This book was recommended as a ‘must read’ in Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to develop self-confidence and influence people be public speaking’ course. Though written a century ago, “How to Live on 24 Hours a Day” addresses the inadequacies, frustrations, and disappointments of people today in all walks of life–and it does so with humor and wisdom. A daily dose of this small work is at least as nourishing for the brain and soul as a multi-vitamin for the body. When writing this little book, Arnold Bennett created a classic of its kind, a self-help book that really helps. While it is hard to imagine that such a short book could be so persuasive, it is truly a classic—and an early precursor to many others that have attempted to demonstrate how time is our own and ours to manage and expand our boundaries of our selves. In the thirty minutes it takes to read, you will be left forever vigilant, and will never sit idle, unless you consciously choose to sit idle, while you ride a train, wait for plane, or drive home from what once may have been a routine. Read it, study it, and live again.

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The Mental Game of Poker: Proven Strategies for Improving Tilt Control, Confidence, Motivation, Coping with Variance, and More.

The mental game may be more important in poker than in any other form of competition. It’s one of the only games in the world where you can play perfectly and lose-again and again. Hundreds of poker players have turned to mental game coach Jared Tendler’s revolutionary approach to help them play their best, no matter how badly they’re running. In this book you’ll find simple, step-by-step instructions and proven techniques to permanently fix problems such as tilt, handling variance, emotional control, confidence, fear, and motivation. With the games getting tougher, now is the time to take these problems head on.
*Discover the most definitive work on tilt ever released.
*Read stories from eight players who made major improvements using Jared’s techniques.
*Get motivated with methods used by SuperNova Elites.

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Human Motivation (with InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card)

This Sixth Edition provides a thorough introduction to the basic facts and major theories of human motivation. Throughout the book, the author addresses the types of questions that often arise, such as “Why are some people more organized than others?” and “Why do people dream?” In his exploration of day-to-day human motivation, Franken provides a topical organization that shows students how biology, learning, and cognition interact with individual differences to produce human behavior.

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Building Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Practitioner Workbook (Applications of Motivational Interviewin)

Developing expertise in motivational interviewing (MI) takes practice, which is exactly the point of this engaging, user-friendly workbook. The volume is packed with real-world examples from a range of clinical settings, as well as sample interactions and hands-on learning activities. The author is an experienced MI researcher, clinician, and trainer who facilitates learning with quizzes, experiential exercises, and reproducible worksheets. The reader learns step by step how to practice core MI skills: raising the importance of behavior change, fostering the client’s confidence, resolving ambivalence, solidifying commitment to change, and negotiating a change plan. The utility of the book is enhanced by the large-size format and lay-flat binding. The book shows how to navigate each session using microskills that many clinicians already know: open-ended questions, affirmations, reflective listening and summaries, or OARS for short.

This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series.

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Consumer Behavior (10th Edition)

Consumer Behavior explores how the examination and application of consumer behavior is central to the planning, development, and implementation of marketing strategies.

  Consumer Behavior: Its Origin and Strategic and Applications; Introduction to the Consumer Research Process; Market Segmentation; Consumer Motivation; Personality and Consumer Behavior; Consumer Perception; Consumer Learning; Consumer Attitude Formation and Change; Communication and Consumer Behavior; The Family and Its Social Class Standing; Influence of Culture on Consumer Behavior; Subcultures and Consumer Behavior; Cross Cultural and Global Consumer Behavior; Diffusion of Innovations; Consumer Decision Making and Beyond; Consumers Social Responsibility and Green Marketing

For readers interested in studying consumer behavior and/or marketing.

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David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Malcolm Gladwell, the #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and What the Dog Saw, offers his most provocative—and dazzling—book yet.

Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David’s victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn’t have won.

Or should he have?

In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks.

Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland’s Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms—all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity.

In the tradition of Gladwell’s previous bestsellers—The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw—David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.

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Boost your child’s confidence (52 Brilliant Ideas)

Growing up is a tough business. As children get older and become more independent they can struggle to work out where they fit into the world, and as a parent it’s natural to want to make this potentially scary process as easy and problem-free as possible. But the answer isn’t to be overprotective or mollycoddle your child. To be able to negotiate successfully all the new territories they find themselves in as they grow up children need to be confident, outgoing and unafraid to ask questions, have a go at things, or make mistakes. So how do you prepare your child to be confident, happy and capable of making the most of every opportunity?With the help of “Boost your Child’s Confidence” you can help your child grow into a balanced and self-assured person who can cope with everything life may throw at them. Packed with drama techniques you can practise with your children to help them be more confident and outgoing, “Boost your Child’s Confidence” will help your child shine in every situation, whether at school, at play or with family. With the help of “Boost your Child’s Confidence” you can help your shy and retiring wallflowers blossom into the confident, self-reliant and happy children you know they can be.

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Motivation and Emotion: Evolutionary, Physiological, Developmental, and Social Perspectives

This unique book provides a comprehensive study of emotion within a modern evolutionary perspective. Motivation and emotion are presented within an integrated approach that assumes biological and psychological causes, including evolution, neuroscience, endocrinology, human development, and culture. Motivation and Emotion Presents a wealth of modern evidence integrating neuroscience and endocrinology into the study of motivation and emotion. The book provides a variety of photographs of facial expressions showing emotions from people of diverse cultures as well as nonhuman primates. It also discusses modern interactive explanations for specific behaviors, rather than dull, historical perspectives. For example, human affect is explained as a response to social events and stress, resulting in psychophysiological consequences. An essential reference for any professional in sociology or psychology.