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All academics need to write, but many struggle to finish their dissertations, articles, books, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. How can we write it all while still having a life? In this second edition of his popular guidebook, Paul Silvia offers fresh advice to help you overcome barriers to writing and use your time more productively.

Written by experts and edited by professionals and experienced teachers from top schools across the country, the General Knowledge Olympiad Class 7 is based on the latest pattern and curriculum of International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO). The key concepts and synopsis have been explained in brief through examples and illustrations.

“His vision made giants out of men and organizations.” A pioneer, an adventurer, a great industrialist and a caring, courageous human being…the story of J.R.D. Tata is fascinating. His biography is the tale of determination, integrity and prodigious intelligence.

The Swedish firm Hästens enjoys an outstanding international reputation for creating the finest beds in the world, as evidenced by a client list that includes everyone from Hollywood royalty to actual crowned heads of state. Its luxurious, handcrafted, top-of-the-line Grand Vividus sells for as much as $750,000. Now the family business lovingly run by fifth generation and CEO Jan Ryde sells its beautiful beds in fifty countries around the world. In When Business Is Love, Jan shares his leadership philosophy and explains how any business, in any field, can operate on the basis of love.

"Probably in the life of everyone there comes a time when he is inclined to go over again the events, great and small, which have made up the incidents of his work and pleasure, and I am tempted to become a garrulous old man, and tell some stories of men and things which have happened in an active life. In some measure I have been associated with the most interesting people our country has produced, especially in business - men who have helped largely to build up the commerce of the United States...."

In this path-breaking and genre-defying book, Parmesh Shahani - vice president at Godrej Industries Ltd - draws from his decade-long journey in the corporate world as an out and proud gay man to make a cogent case for LGBTQ inclusion and lay down a step-by-step guide to reshaping office culture in India.

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At 22, Dan Brown came to the Bronx's P.S. 85 as an eager, fresh-faced teacher. Unbeknownst to him, his assigned class, 4-217, was the designated "dumping ground" for all fourth-grade problem cases, and his students would prove to be more challenging than he could ever anticipate. Intent on being a caring, dedicated teacher but confronted with unruly children, absent parents, and a failing administration, Dan was pushed to the limit time and again: he found himself screaming with rage, punching his fist through a blackboard out of sheer frustration, often just wanting to give up and walk away.

Revealed for the first time in Racing for the Bomb, Groves played a crucial and decisive role in the planning, timing, and targeting of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki missions. Norris offers new insights into the complex and controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the bomb in Japan and Groves' actions during World War II, which had a lasting imprint on the nuclear age and the Cold War that followed.

Lloyd Constantine began his career in legal services, representing impoverished clients in civil rights and constitutional cases. Decades later, he would make headlines for representing retailers and consumers against a cartel that undermined one of the fundamental tenets of commerce in America: competition. A man who thrives on competition himself, Constantine now gives us the insider's story on the biggest antitrust lawsuit in history - a case that pitted his small firm against financial-industry giants Visa and MasterCard, along with Clifford-Chance, the largest law firm in the world.

"The Mental Highway" is not merely a book, but a journey towards understanding the intricacies of human behavior, thought processes, and the inherent power that lies within mental mastery. As you traverse along this insightful highway, you are guided through various aspects of psychology that when understood and applied, can enhance your experience of life and your interactions with the world around you.

Written by experts and edited by professionals and experienced teachers from top schools across the country, the General Knowledge Olympiad Class 7 is based on the latest pattern and curriculum of International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO). The key concepts and synopsis have been explained in brief through examples and illustrations. To enhance the problem solving skills of candidates, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with detailed solutions have been provided.

The editorial and research team at V&S Publishers felt the need to treat General Knowledge as a proper subject and launched this class-wise series of General Knowledge for classes 1–10, which can even be used as a textbook in schools. The audiobook General Knowledge 3, written by experts and peer reviewed by teachers and subject matter experts, is a one of its kind audiobook that amalgamates the ideology of an encyclopaedia and textbook into one single audiobook which encompasses assorted questions from a wide range of subjects along with basic theory and attractive images.

The editorial and research team at V&S Publishers felt the need to treat General Knowledge as a proper subject and launched this class-wise series of General Knowledge for classes 1–10, which can even be used as a textbook in schools. The audiobook General Knowledge 7, written by experts and peer reviewed by teachers and subject matter experts, is a one of its kind audiobook that amalgamates the ideology of an encyclopaedia and textbook into one single audiobook which encompasses assorted questions from a wide range of subjects along with basic theory and attractive images.

John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) founded the Standard Oil Company, revolutionized the oil business and, after adjusting for inflation, may have been the richest person in world history. Rockefeller's business practices were fiercely condemned, but he and Standard Oil had a policy of not responding to the attacks of critics. Random Reminiscences of Men and Events (1909) is in part a personal memoir, in part a response to his critics, and in part a book of advice on making money and philanthropy.

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Admen, Mad Men, and How Advertising Really Works is written to be easily digestible by interns, CEOS, or anyone who has ever watched a television commercial or clicked on a banner ad. Irreverent, packed with useful information, and unflinchingly honest, it is a serious business book by a seriously funny man and a must for anyone who lives, works, or plays in today's commercial culture.

Bloomsbury presents Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society by MR Leiser read by David Monteath This book explores how AI systems trained on neurodata are redrawing the boundaries of dignity, autonomy, and legal personhood. It reveals the emerging reality of NeuroAI: a world where...

Welcome back to Briar U! Discover the next generation in this icy-hot spin-off series from The Queen of Hockey Romance, Elle Kennedy! Read The Graham Effect now for the perfect grumpy x sunshine romance! Hockey's golden girl just made a deal with the bad boy . . . Gigi Graham has exactly three...

The 19th century was an exciting time of initiative and enterprise around the world. If John D. Rockefeller was creating unimagined wealth in the United States that he would put to the service of the nation, a Parsi family with humble roots was doing the same in India. The Tatas is a tribute to a line of visionaries who have a special place in the hearts and minds of ordinary Indians. Written by seasoned journalist Girish Kuber, this is also the only book that tells the complete Tata story spanning almost 200 years.