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The incredible story of how an overweight man became the fittest man in America by mastering his mind and defying all odds.

How many times do you tell yourself that you’ll head to the gym tomorrow? Only to find that when tomorrow comes, you find an excuse. Imagine living life with zero excuses, what could you accomplish? Author, David Goggins, doesn’t believe in excuses and has transformed his life through the simple power of his mind. Coming from a traumatic childhood, Goggins found himself in his early twenties working as a cockroach exterminator and weighing just under 300 pounds. Despite the trauma and weight, Goggins went on to become one of the fittest people on the planet. He committed himself to join the Navy SEALs and went on to become a successful ultramarathon runner. Goggins achieved the near-impossible, and now, you can too. Find out how Goggins uses the forty-percent rule to push his body further, what it takes to run 135 miles at Badwater 135, and how Goggins continues to push himself despite several setbacks.

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Ali Wong, an Asian American female comedian, sets out to write a series of letters to her daughters in her book, Dear Girls. Despite experiencing much success these past few years, Wong’s life has been far from perfect. Throughout her journey, she has experienced failure, embarrassment, harassment, and criticism and reveals the lessons she’s learned from those experiences. From recounting hilarious moments like how she mooned her husband on stage after they first met, to revealing more serious experiences like how difficult pregnancy and parenthood can be, Wong seeks to tell her stories and teach her daughters life lessons they can use...but only after they’ve turned 21! Throughout her book, you’ll learn Ali Wong’s mantra for motherhood, what it’s like to be an American Asian female comedian, and even learn how to spot the best Asian restaurants.

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The revolutionary guide for learning the seven principles for creating a happy marriage that will last a lifetime.

Divorce statistics are higher than ever. 67 percent of first marriages will end in divorce within 40 years and half of those will occur within the first 7 years. The divorce rate is even higher for second marriages, so it makes sense for couples to put forth the effort into making their marriage work. But how can you ensure your marriage will go the distance? Throughout Dr. Gottman’s Love Lab, Gottman revolutionized the study of marriage by using scientific procedures and observing the habits of married couples in detail over several years. His research methods revealed the key to happy marriages as well as the detriments that lead to divorce. The seven principles outline the path to success as well as tips for effective communication and agreeable compromise.

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Learn the painful yet inspiring true story of Chanel Miller, known as Emily Doe, who aims to reclaim her identity and voice after a years-long trial against Brock Turner.

In the wake of a high-profile sexual assault case, Chanel Miller chose to stand up to the man who raped her but soon learned that she would lose herself in the process. With media surrounding the case, Chanel chose to remain anonymous and instead became referred to as “the victim,” “Emily Doe,” and even, “Brock Turner’s victim,” as if she was somehow connected to the stranger who raped her. Additionally, Turner’s defense team intended to silence her while twisting her words until they were no longer her own. They criticized her for drinking, took advantage of her memory loss, and created a narrative that benefited a rapist. In this book, Chanel has reclaimed the power of her voice and continues to fight for the rights of sexual assault survivors among a court system that has consistently let them down.

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Find out how you can build a company culture that works by turning to history and seeing what you can learn from the world’s greatest leaders.

Talk to any business leader and they’ll tell you that company culture is crucial. Creating an environment that people want to work in is essential to any workplace, but how can you accomplish this? As you’ll find out, creating a culture isn’t a new concept, in fact, Ben Horowitz recounts the lessons we can learn from some of history’s most prolific leaders. By focusing on some of today’s most successful companies like Apple, Horowitz also turns back to history and takes a closer look at historical leaders who transformed cultures. Find out how you can build a culture based on the ancient samurai code, what you can learn from a prison gang leader, and how you can define a culture code that works.

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Discover how Edward Snowden exposed the sophisticated top-secret program that pried into the private lives of every American citizen.

Learn the story of the man who risked everything to expose the U.S. government’s system of mass surveillance. In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he revealed the United States system of collecting every single phone call, email, and text message from its citizens. With the government tracking our every move and prying into our private lives, Snowden felt moved to expose the secrets of the system he helped build. Read about the man who became a spy turned whistleblower through his candid memoir about his journey working up the ranks of NSA. Learn how Snowden was able to steal and smuggle documents from the most secure organization in the world, how he began a career in hacking as a young teen, and how exposing the government’s top-secret documents changed his life.

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The revolutionary guide on how to maximize your time and stop wasting it on tasks that won’t earn you money.

Time is money. So what’s the best way to ensure you are utilizing your time and maximizing your money? By procrastinating. You heard that right. By following the procrastination on purpose model, you’ll learn how to eliminate, automate, delegate, concentrate, and yes, procrastinate. Perhaps you find yourself too busy in today’s modern world, you might feel that you can’t get anything done and that there are simply not enough hours in a day. Successful people have the same number of hours as everyone else, so what’s the difference? They’ve learned how to multiply their time and now, you can too with Rory Vaden’s Procrastinate on Purpose. Throughout this book, you’ll learn how to adopt a Multiplier’s mindset, use the focus funnel to prioritize tasks, and learn how procrastination can maximize your time and money.

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A guide for learning how to follow your intuition and knowing the warning signs of impending danger.

True fear is a gift. You’ve probably felt a gut instinct at some point in your life. Many people do. The girl who got a bad vibe from her date the first night they met, the mom who felt something just didn’t feel right about a potential babysitter, or even the woman in a parking lot who’s solicited by a stranger who wants to help carry her groceries. We’ve all been in an uncomfortable situation, luckily, if you’re reading this, your situation didn’t turn deadly. Unfortunately, not everyone is as lucky, but there are ways to pinpoint impending danger. Throughout The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker explains the warning signs of someone who wishes to do you harm. Perhaps they don’t take “no” for an answer or maybe they talk too much to hide their nerves and gain your trust. Keep reading to find out how criminals try to solicit their victims, discover how a person’s body language can uncover their true intentions, and lastly, learn how to follow your gut and stay safe.

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Learn how the internet has changed the way we communicate and what our online interactions reveal about who we are.

Have you ever wondered how a simple punctuation mark in a text message can mean anger or passive aggression? Or how a simple “lol” can make even the rudest messages nice? Well, thanks to Gretchen McCulloch, we can now get an in-depth explanation of how the internet has changed the way we communicate online. In the past, published writing was forced to go through a series of proofreads and edits; however, nowadays our social media updates, blog posts, and even articles can be written by anyone who wishes to share information with the world. The internet has led to an increase in informal writing which is constantly changing and evolving as quickly as language itself. So if you’ve ever found yourself wondering how to punctuate a text or where a meme came from, McCulloch answers these questions and more throughout her book, Because Internet.

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The shocking story of a man who grew up in working-class America surrounded by poverty, violence, and addiction but managed to follow his dreams and climb the ladder to success.

It's a story that we have heard time and time again, a story of a person beating the odds and achieving the American Dream. J.D. Vance’s story is no different. He tells the tale of how growing up in working-class white America offered him few opportunities and resulted in traumatic childhood experiences. His stories reflect how hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash Americans are responsible for their own actions, and Vance works to uncover the underlying causes of generational poverty experienced in the South, Appalachia, and the Rust Belt. Throughout Hillbilly Elegy, you will learn how one man was able to escape a life destined to be mediocre, violent, and most likely filled with drugs and alcohol. His story shows how anything is possible if you put your mind to it and follow your dreams.