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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The order to abandon ship was given at 5 P. M. For most of the men, however, no order was needed because by then everybody knew that the ship was done and that it was time to give up trying to save her. They accepted their defeat almost apathetically. #2 The dog-team drivers had made a canvas chute down to the ice alongside the ship. They took the forty-nine huskies...

Get the Summary of David Graeber's “Bullshit Jobs” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: From best-selling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled "On the...

Get the Summary of Kindra Hall's Stories That Stick in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Stories That Stick provides a clear framework of ideals and a concise set of actions for you to take complete control of your own story, utilizing the principles behind the world's most effective business storytelling strategies. Stories That Stick offers specific, actionable steps readers can take...

Get the Summary of Darius Foroux's Do It Today in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Are you also tired of putting off your dreams until "tomorrow?" Guess what! Tomorrow never comes. Am I right? I've procrastinated and put off my desire to write a book for a decade. I always came up with excuses like, "it's not the right time." Or, "I need to do more research." But in 2015 I got tired...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 If you want to be fast after 50, you must be prepared to consider many matters. You must be an athlete all your life, and competition is a big part of who you are. If you have determination, you can do it. #2 The choices you make every day are important for your health. They are not just about training, but also about lifestyle decisions, big or small. All are important. #3...

Get the Summary of Chris Miller's Chip War in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil-the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything-from missiles to microwaves, smartphones to the stock market-runs on chips....

Get the Summary of Scott Trench's Set for Life in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Building wealth is always possible, even while working full-time, earning a median income, and paying off debt. By layering philosophy with practical knowledge, Set for Life gives people in their twenties and thirties an action plan to conquer their financial goals early in life. With more than 140,000 copies...

Get the Summary of Jennifer Breheny Wallace's Never Enough in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In Never Enough, award-winning reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture, and finds out what we must do to fight back. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and an original survey of nearly 6,000 parents, she exposes how the pressure...

Get the Summary of Suze Orman's The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+ in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Retirement today is more complex than ever before. It is most definitely not your parents' retirement. You will have to make decisions that weren't even part of the picture a generation ago. Without a clear-cut path to manage the money you've saved, you may feel like you're all...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 You're at a networking event, dreading the prospect of having to talk to strangers. You approach a person you think might be able to help you, but instead of being able to help you, they just give you their card. #2 For introverts, networking is extremely uncomfortable and awkward. It makes us feel sleazy and inauthentic, and we hate small talk. It's not what we got...