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Legislative Foundations of American Consumer Society

Regulation, Deregulation and Their Impacts from the 1930s to Today

by Bob Sullivan ...

The current literature on consumerism is diverse, scattered, and unsystematic. This book remedies this by identifying the beginning of mass consumer society in the United States, starting with the New Deal. The New Deal framework of guaranteeing new home purchases by means of low down-payment, fixed-rate home mortgages lasted until the 1970s, at which time the legal framework unraveled due to a ... Read more

$21.39 USD

The current literature on consumerism is diverse, scattered, and unsystematic. This book remedies this by identifying the beginning of mass consumer society in the United States, starting with the New Deal. The New Deal framework of guaranteeing new home purchases by means of low down-payment, fixed-rate home mortgages lasted until the 1970s, at which time the legal framework unraveled due to a
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Getting Unstuck

Break Free of the Plateau Effect

by Hugh Thompson, Bob Sullivan ...

Just try harder.Just work harder. Just do more.But what happens when working harder doesn’t seem to be getting you better results? You’ve got to get unstuck.In Getting Unstuck, Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson show the different kinds of plateaus that can hold you back and how they can be overcome. Using case studies of both success and failure—including Derek Jeter, Blockbuster, and Google—they ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Just try harder.Just work harder. Just do more.But what happens when working harder doesn’t seem to be getting you better results? You’ve got to get unstuck.In Getting Unstuck, Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson show the different kinds of plateaus that can hold you back and how they can be overcome. Using case studies of both success and failure—including Derek Jeter, Blockbuster, and Google—they
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Gotcha Capitalism

How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day-and What You Can Do About It

by Bob Sullivan ...

Narrated by Bob Sullivan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

A columnist for MSNBC's Red Tape Chronicles, Bob Sullivan exposes hundreds of scams perpetrated daily on the average American-often by seemingly reputable companies. In this eye-opening volume, Sullivan carefully documents and loudly decries hidden fees and penalties that cost people thousands of dollars a year. But he doesn't stop there. He also shows listeners how they can fight back! ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A columnist for MSNBC's Red Tape Chronicles, Bob Sullivan exposes hundreds of scams perpetrated daily on the average American-often by seemingly reputable companies. In this eye-opening volume, Sullivan carefully documents and loudly decries hidden fees and penalties that cost people thousands of dollars a year. But he doesn't stop there. He also shows listeners how they can fight back!
... Read more
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The Plateau Effect

Getting From Stuck to Success

by Bob Sullivan, Hugh Thompson ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

The Plateau Effect is a powerful law of nature that affects everyone. Learn to identify plateaus and break through any stagnancy in your life— from diet and exercise, to work, to relationships.The Plateau Effect shows how athletes, scientists, therapists, companies, and musicians around the world are learning to break through their plateaus—to turn off the forces that cause people to “get used to” ... Read more

$34.98 USD

The Plateau Effect is a powerful law of nature that affects everyone. Learn to identify plateaus and break through any stagnancy in your life— from diet and exercise, to work, to relationships.The Plateau Effect shows how athletes, scientists, therapists, companies, and musicians around the world are learning to break through their plateaus—to turn off the forces that cause people to “get used to”
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The Blue Revolution

Hunting, Harvesting, and Farming Seafood in the Information Age

by Nicholas Sullivan ...

Narrated by Bob Johnson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

Overfishing. For the world's oceans, it's long been a worrisome problem with few answers. But as older fishing fleets retire and new technologies develop, a better, more sustainable way to farm this popular protein has emerged to profoundly shift the balance. The Blue Revolution tells the story of the recent transformation of commercial fishing: an encouraging change from maximizing volume through ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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Overfishing. For the world's oceans, it's long been a worrisome problem with few answers. But as older fishing fleets retire and new technologies develop, a better, more sustainable way to farm this popular protein has emerged to profoundly shift the balance. The Blue Revolution tells the story of the recent transformation of commercial fishing: an encouraging change from maximizing volume through
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A Developer's Guide to SQL Server 2005

by Bob Beauchemin, Dan Sullivan ...

Few technologies have been as eagerly anticipated as Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Now, two SQL Server insiders deliver the definitive hands-on guide--accurate, comprehensive, and packed with examples. ***A Developer's Guide to SQL Server 2005***starts where Microsoft's documentation, white papers, and Web articles leave off, showing developers how to take full advantage of SQL Server 2005's key ... Read more

$37.49 USD

Few technologies have been as eagerly anticipated as Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Now, two SQL Server insiders deliver the definitive hands-on guide--accurate, comprehensive, and packed with examples. ***A Developer's Guide to SQL Server 2005***starts where Microsoft's documentation, white papers, and Web articles leave off, showing developers how to take full advantage of SQL Server 2005's key
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Puget's Sound

A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound

by Murray Morgan ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

14 hours 34 min

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray Morgan here tells the colorful story of Tacoma, "the City of Destiny," and southern Puget Sound, where many major events of Washington's history took place. Drawing upon original journals and reports, Morgan builds Puget's Sound around individuals, interweaving portraits of well-known ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray Morgan here tells the colorful story of Tacoma, "the City of Destiny," and southern Puget Sound, where many major events of Washington's history took place. Drawing upon original journals and reports, Morgan builds Puget's Sound around individuals, interweaving portraits of well-known
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Meditations for Mortals

Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

by Oliver Burkeman ...

A National BestsellerAddressing the fundamental questions about how to live, Meditations for Mortals offers a powerful new way to take action on what counts: a guiding philosophy of life Oliver Burkeman calls “imperfectionism.” It helps us tackle challenges as they crop up in our daily lives: our finite time, the lure of distraction, the impossibility of doing anything perfectly, the feeling that ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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A National BestsellerAddressing the fundamental questions about how to live, Meditations for Mortals offers a powerful new way to take action on what counts: a guiding philosophy of life Oliver Burkeman calls “imperfectionism.” It helps us tackle challenges as they crop up in our daily lives: our finite time, the lure of distraction, the impossibility of doing anything perfectly, the feeling that
... Read more

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The Antidote

Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

by Oliver Burkeman ...

Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth—even if you can get it—doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. Romance, family life, and work often bring as much stress as joy. We can't even agree on what "happiness" means. So are we engaged in a futile pursuit? Or are we just going about it the wrong way?Looking both ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting our collective mood. Wealth—even if you can get it—doesn't necessarily lead to happiness. Romance, family life, and work often bring as much stress as joy. We can't even agree on what "happiness" means. So are we engaged in a futile pursuit? Or are we just going about it the wrong way?Looking both
... Read more
100 Days to a Stoic Mind

A Roadmap to Resilience and Finding Peace in Discipline

by Bryan Sena ...

Unlock your potential and find contentment in the stoic pathLook inward, embrace discipline, harness resilience, and level up your life. 100 Days to a Stoic Mind is a no-frills method of embodying the simple principles of Stoicism. Each page presents you with one essential piece of advice from a great Stoic thinker and arms you with a straightforward exercise to apply it. Tap into logic and reason ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Unlock your potential and find contentment in the stoic pathLook inward, embrace discipline, harness resilience, and level up your life. 100 Days to a Stoic Mind is a no-frills method of embodying the simple principles of Stoicism. Each page presents you with one essential piece of advice from a great Stoic thinker and arms you with a straightforward exercise to apply it. Tap into logic and reason
... Read more

Tiny Experiments

How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World

by Anne-Laure Le Cunff ...

**A transformative guide to rethinking our approach to goals, creativity, and life itself from a neuroscientist and entrepreneur, and the creator of the popular Ness Labs newsletter"I loved this profound, practical, and generous book."—Oliver Burkeman"A thought-provoking guide to doing more trials and making fewer errors."—Adam Grant"One of the best productivity books that I've read."—Ryder ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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**A transformative guide to rethinking our approach to goals, creativity, and life itself from a neuroscientist and entrepreneur, and the creator of the popular Ness Labs newsletter"I loved this profound, practical, and generous book."—Oliver Burkeman"A thought-provoking guide to doing more trials and making fewer errors."—Adam Grant"One of the best productivity books that I've read."—Ryder
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Right Thing, Right Now

Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.

by Ryan Holiday ...

Series series The Stoic Virtues Series
**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy**For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy**For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of
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