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How to make people like you in 4 seconds

Speaker and author Nicholas Boothman offers tips for making a solid first impression — before it's too late. Within seconds of meeting you, people are already making judgments about your personality.  Are you hireable? Or dateable? How about friendable?  And while...

Title: Scarcity

Title: Scarcity Summary: In the blockbuster tradition of Freakonomics, a Harvard economist and a Princeton psychology professor team up to offer a surprising and empowering new way to look at everyday life, presenting a paradigm-challenging examination of how scarcity...

Title: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism

Title: 23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism   Summary: Thing 1: There is no such thing as the free market. Thing 4: The washing machine has changed the world more than the Internet. Thing 5: Assume the worst about people, and you get the worst. Thing...

Title: How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free – Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor

Title: How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free - Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor by Ernie J. Zelinski Summary: How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy life to its fullest. The key to achieving an...
Title: Stiff

Title: Stiff

Title: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Summary: An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of...

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