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An insightful and captivating book that delves into the private thoughts, musings, and behind-the-scenes observations of one of America’s most controversial presidents, Richard Nixon. Written by political commentator Monica Crowley, “Nixon Off the Record” provides a unique and personal perspective on Nixon’s presidency, using transcripts and audio recordings from his secret White House tapes.
Get valuable insights and strategies from the former CEO of GE, Jack Welch, on how to lead, motivate, and succeed in business. In “Winning”, Welch shares his personal experiences and wisdom on essential topics such as teamwork, decision-making, and more.
Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson’s remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby.
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nLong after his presidency of South Africa, Nelson Mandela remained an inspirational figure to millions – both in his homeland and far beyond. He has been, without doubt, one of the most important figures in global history. His death, on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, resonated around the world.
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nMandela’s opposition to apartheid and his 27 year incarceration at the hands of South Africa’s all-white regime are familiar to most. In this utterly compelling book, eminent biographer Anthony Sampson draws on a fifty year-long relationship to reveal the man who rocked a continent – and changed its future.
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nWith unprecedented access to the former South African president – the letters he wrote in prison, his unpublished jail autobiography, extensive conversations, and interviews with hundre ds of colleagues, friends, and family – Sampson depicts the realities of Mandela’s private and public life, and the tragic tension between them. Updated after Sampson’s death with a new afterword by distinguished South African journalist John Battersby, this is the ultimate biography of one of the twentieth century’s greatest statesmen. ANTHONY SAMPSON (AUTHOR)
An eye-opening shift of perspective on the secret of authentic happiness: how surprisingly simple, everyday acts lead to lifelong joy and fulfillment, from the experts at Live Happy magazine.
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nWe are all increasingly hungry for soul-deep happiness. All over the globe, from the hallways of Harvard, where the university’s most popular course is a class on positive psychology, to the United Nations’ resolution naming March 20th the International Day of Happiness, the question of how to be authentically happy concerns millions of lives today.
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nBut what if the secret of lasting happiness is actually . . . simple? Now, in Live Happy, the editors of Live Happy magazine, the first lifestyle publication dedicated to the timeless quest to achieve authentic happiness, reveal that true happiness is all about the big impact of small acts of everyday happiness.
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nOrganized around the key components of a happy life, from gratitude to attitude and play to purpose, Live Happy brings together illuminating real-life happiness stories, eye-opening examinations on the science of happiness, and simple and inspiring everyday “happy acts” to empower readers to achieve big happiness breakthroughs.
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nAuthentic happiness is within reach—and Live Happy shows readers how they can manifest it not only in their own lives but also make a positive and lasting difference in the world. DEBORAH K. HEISZ (AUTHOR)
Navigate the transition from college to the workforce with “Welcome to the Real World” by Lauren Berger. This practical guide provides essential advice for finding your place, perfecting your work, and turning your job into your dream career. Get tips on job searching, networking, and building a successful career path.
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years – as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues – Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
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nAt a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.
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nAlthough Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
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nDriven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values. WALTER ISAACSON (AUTHOR)
An exhaustive, soul-searching memoir, Bill Clinton’s My Life is a refreshingly candid look at the former president as a son, brother, teacher, father, husband, and public figure. Clinton painstakingly outlines the history behind his greatest successes and failures, including his dedication to educational and economic reform, his war against a “vast right-wing operation” determined to destroy him, and the “morally indefensible” acts for which he was nearly impeached. My Life is autobiography as therapy–a personal history written by a man trying to face and banish his private demons.
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nClinton approaches the story of his youth with gusto, sharing tales of giant watermelons, nine-pound tumors, a charging ram, famous mobsters and jazz musicians, and a BB gun standoff. He offers an equally energetic portrait of American history, pop culture, and the evolving political landscape, covering the historical events that shaped his early years (namely the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and JFK) and the events that shaped his presidency (Waco, Bosnia, Somalia). What makes My Life remarkable as a political memoir is how thoroughly it is infused with Clinton’s unassuming, charmingly pithy voice:
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I learned a lot from the stories my uncle, aunts, and grandparents told me: that no one is perfect but most people are good; that people can’t be judged only by their worst or weakest moments; that harsh judgments can make hypocrites of us all; that a lot of life is just showing up and hanging on; that laughter is often the best, and sometimes the only, response to pain.
nHowever, that same voice might tire readers as Clinton applies his penchant for minute details to a distractible laundry list of events, from his youth through the years of his presidency. Not wanting to forget a single detail that might help account for his actions, Clinton overdoes it–do we really need to know the name of his childhood barber? But when Clinton sticks to the meat of his story–recollections about Mother, his abusive stepfather, Hillary, the campaign trail, and Kenneth Starr–the veracity of emotion and Kitchen Confidential-type revelations about “what it is like to be President” make My Life impossible to put down.
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nTo Clinton, “politics is a contact sport,” and while he claims that My Life is not intended to make excuses or assign blame, it does portray him as a fighter whose strategy is to “take the first hit, then counterpunch as hard as I could.” While My Life is primarily a stroll through Clinton’s memories, it is also a scathing rebuke–a retaliation against his detractors, including Kenneth Starr, whose “mindless search for scandal” protected the guilty while “persecuting the innocent” and distracted his Administration from pressing international matters (including strikes on al Qaeda). Counterpunch indeed.
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nAt its core, My Life is a charming and intriguing if flawed book by an equally intriguing and flawed man who had his worst failures and humiliations made public. Ultimately, the man who left office in the shadow of scandal offers an honest and open account of his life, allowing readers to witness his struggle to “drain the most out of every moment” while maintaining the character with which he was raised. It is a remarkably intimate, persuasive look at the boy he was, the President he became, and man he is today. –Daphne Durham . BILL CLINTON (AUTHOR)
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“Nixon Off the Record” by Monica Crowley
An insightful and captivating book that delves into the private thoughts, musings, and behind-the-scenes observations of one of America’s most controversial presidents, Richard Nixon. Written by political commentator Monica Crowley, “Nixon Off the Record” provides a unique and personal perspective on Nixon’s presidency, using transcripts and audio recordings from his secret White House tapes.
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An insightful and captivating book that delves into the private thoughts, musings, and behind-the-scenes observations of one of America’s most controversial presidents, Richard Nixon. Written by political commentator Monica Crowley, “Nixon Off the Record” provides a unique and personal perspective on Nixon’s presidency, using transcripts and audio recordings from his secret White House tapes.
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n
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