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"Your diamonds are not in far-away mountains or in distant seas," assures the author of this self-help classic, "they are in your own backyard if you will but dig for them." Profound, yet easy to read, Acres of Diamonds addresses the relationship between spiritual and material desires, providing practical guidance on finding riches in your own backyard by opening your mind and making the most of your circumstances. Russell H. Conwell, the founder...
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Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau was one of the most influential figures of the 18th century. His political philosophy has been pointed to as a major contributing factor in causing the French Revolution. Social and economic inequality has been a pervasive element of human existence for the entirety of recorded history. The causes of this inequality are principal to the discussion of political, legal, and economic theory. Rousseau acknowledges...
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Axios's Essence of... Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest from page one.
This newest volume in the series is dedicated to David Hume who is ranked as one of the greatest Western philosophers and economists. You will find three main sections on Hume (Religion, Morals, and Economics) as well as a section...
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« Seuls les entrepreneurs peuvent devenir riches. Devenez entrepreneur. C'est le meilleur investissement que vous pouvez faire, car il implique d'investir dans vous-même, tandis que travailler pour un salaire équivaut, cela s'entend, à enrichir autrui. Les termes de l'alternative sont clairs : donner ou prendre (partager étant exclu de la discussion). Ainsi pourrait se conclure le manifeste du parvenu : ce qui n'est pas pris est perdu. »
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In 2000, Tom Zoellner purchased a diamond engagement ring and proposed. His girlfriend said, "yes" and then, suddenly, walked out of his life, making Tom the owner of a used engagement ring. Instead of hitting the self-help shelves of his local bookstore, he hit the road travelling to diamond mines in Africa, Canada, India, Brazil and Russia to discover the true worth of this shining gem. He travelled to Japan to understand how diamonds were linked...
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In an engrossing anecdotal format, historian and bestselling author Alan Axelrod turns to the dark side of audacious decision-making, and explores history's most tragic errors, the people who made them, and why they happened.
While Axelrod looks at the hopelessly dumb and the overtly evil, the main focus is on smart people who had the best of intentions, but whose plans went disastrously wrong. The 35 compelling stories include the sailing of the...
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As leaders, we sometimes feel stagnant. We stall out.
So, we search for something new to inspire, to ignite, to lead us to more excitement and that feeling that we're doing our soul's work.
You might feel that way right now.
If you've read all the books, done the courses, worked with all the gurus, and you're still feeling the "that's not quite it" feeling in your gut, then you're in the right place.
You may be a bit burned out by all the info...
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En moins de quarante ans, le capitalisme anglo-saxon s'est engouffré dans nos communautés européennes.Chaque jour, la mondialisation et la révolution de la d igitalisation amplifient la prédominance de cette sphère marchande. Aujourd'hui, les États européens sont écartelés entre des engagements sociaux impayables et des marchés qui leur échappent. Certains États-providence européens ont été financés par l'endettement public alors...
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Qu'est-ce que la dette publique? D'o vient l'inflation? Le profit est-il source de progrès? Le chmage est-il un mal nécessaire? L'État nuit-il à l'investissement? Mystérieuse et confuse, l'économie est trop souvent mise hors de la portée du citoyen ordinaire, qui n'en fait pas moins les frais de ses crises. Seuls les expert's semblent autorisés à répondre à des questions dont dépend pourtant l'avenir de tous.
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Contrairement à ce que nous expliquent continuellement bien des économistes, des politiques et des journalistes, notre société ne traverse pas une crise. Notre monde entre dans une nouvelle étape de l'aventure humaine. On peut l'appeler mutation de civilisation, métamorphose, basculement du monde, transformation sociétale, changement d'ère. Peu importe les mots. Chacun nommera les bouleversements du présent comme il le souhaite. Mais notre...
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En la Argentina de 1983 se abría un momento histórico crucial: a las expectativas despertadas por la recuperación democrática se sumaba la necesidad de refundar las instituciones, dotar de legitimidad el ejercicio del poder y vitalizar la discusión política. Carlos Nino, uno de los juristas argentinosmás reconocidos, entendió que su mejor contribución a esa etapa era aportar ideas para resolver los problemas urgentes del país. El derecho...
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Tras dos años de intensa investigación sobre la vida y el comportamiento de muchos líderes, el autor considera que hay dos virtudes específicas en ellos: la magnanimidad y la humildad. Ambas palabras, además, gozan de un extraordinario poder emocional y existencial: van directas al corazón, porque personifican un ideal de vida: la grandeza y el servicio. El liderazgo reconoce, asimila y da a conocer la verdad sobre el hombre.
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Nos acecha un Ciberleviatán, una nueva e incuestionable expresión de poder, un fenómeno potencialmente totalitario que podría significar el colapso de la civilización liberal y democrática.
Incapaz de gestionar la complejidad del saber en el siglo XXI, la institucionalidad liberal ha sido arrollada por una poderosa alianza entre los datos y los algoritmos, nuevos soberanos del planeta inmunes a la regulación legal y democrática.
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"You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food/Fake Food, award-winning journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers consumers to make smarter choices. Olmsted brings readers into...
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Dating back to the 5th century B.C., The Art of War is an ancient Chinese text on military strategy whose teachings have become very influential and popular in the west. Its thirteen chapters cover such topics as Planning, Weaknesses and Strengths, Terrain, and Intelligence and Espionage. Popular with military thinkers, business leaders and entertainers alike, The Art of War is an essential tome on strategy that is remarkably relevant today despite...
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As the host of Fox News Channel's Your World with Neil Cavuto and Cavuto on Business, Neil Cavuto reports on today's most influential business leaders and newsmakers. His great talent is to get beneath the issues, connecting people to the events that define them and changing the way that Americans think about their money. Ending each show with a provocative, insightful commentary, Cavuto stirs people to see the world in a new light, calling on them...
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Victor Nee is Goldwin Smith Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell University. His books include Remaking the American Mainstream and The New Institutionalism in Sociology. Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell University. He is the author of Principles of Economic Sociology and Max Weber and the Idea...
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Il n'est pas courant de considérer sa résidence d'abord et avant tout comme une marchandise intrinsèquement liée à l'économie capitaliste. Pourtant, ce chez-soi dont on a tant rêvé, et auquel on a finalement accès, a été construit puis mis en vente ou en location par des entreprises capitalistes, sur un marché qui s'adresse à des consommateurs dont le pouvoir d'achat provient lui-même d'un autre marché, celui du travail. Et, comme l'a...
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This short work is a program for property distribution as an alternative to how it is planned by socialist states or naturally happens in capitalist societies. It is a landmark of European social thought, attempting to rectify the wrongs in both of the major economic theories by approaching the problem from an entirely new angle. The essay is thus an anticapitalist and antisocialist work of Christian and Catholic social thought in which basic truths...
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