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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A masterful and eye-opening examination of Trump and the coercive control tactics he uses to build a fanatical devotion in his supporters written by "an authority on breaking away from cults...an argument that...bears consideration as the next election cycle heats up" (Kirkus Reviews).
Since the 2016 election, Donald Trump's behavior has become both more disturbing and yet increasingly familiar. He relies on phrases like,...
Since the 2016 election, Donald Trump's behavior has become both more disturbing and yet increasingly familiar. He relies on phrases like,...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A call-center worker patiently troubleshoots a customer's broken printer, while a cartoon character in a corner of his screen chides him for sounding too unengaged. An exhausted Uber driver needs extra cash, so she accepts a pop-up Quest on her app: drive another three trips to get a $6 bonus. At home, her partner spends hundreds of hours combing through obscure forums about the QAnon conspiracy theory: uncovering clues and drawing connections feels...
Author
Series
No f*cks given guide volume 5
Language
English
Description
For Sarah, saying no is easy. For the rest, it's stress-inducing, blood pressure-raising, teeth-grinding hard. But it doesn't have to be. This audiobook is filled with tips, techniques, and practical strategies that will arm listeners with not only permission to decline, but plenty of ammunition for doing so. An encyclopedia of examples, a cornucopia of comebacks, a plethora of polite replies.
Publisher
Weiser Books, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Edgy and often deeply personal, the twenty-one essays collected here come from a wide variety of writers. Some identify as witches, others identify as writers, musicians, game developers, or artists. What they have in common is that they've created personal rituals to summon their own power in a world that would prefer them powerless. Here, they share the rituals they use to resist self-doubt, grief, and depression in the face of sexism, slut shaming,...
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Language
English
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It is taken for granted that power corrupts. This is reinforced culturally by everything from Machiavelli to contemporary politics. But how do we get power? And how does it change our behavior? So often, in spite of our best intentions, we lose our hard-won power. Enduring power comes from empathy and giving. Above all, power is given to us by other people. This is what all-too-often we forget, and what Dr. Keltner sets straight. This is the crux...
69) Unlimited power
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2000], p1986
Language
English
Description
Reveals the secrets of neurolinguistic programming and explains how to master both mind and body while gaining emotional and financial freedom and increasing self-confidence.
Author
Publisher
Nightingale Conant Corp
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Discover how to transform limiting beliefs, adding new meaning and depth to life. Listeners learn to tap into their deepest, most personal resources, to become all that they truly desire and deserve. And when people begin to claim the abundant rewards the future has in store, they'll not only make a remarkable improvement in life, but consequently, in the world.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From Dr. Martha Stout's influential work The Sociopath Next Door, we learned how to identify a sociopath. Now she tells us what to actually do about it. Using the many chilling and often heartbreaking emails and letters she has received over the years, Dr. Stout uncovers the psychology behind the sociopath's methods and provides concrete guidelines to help navigate these dangerous interactions"--
76) Driven
Author
Series
Driven trilogy volume 1
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Rylee is used to being in control, but she's about to meet the one man that just might make her enjoy losing it... In a world full of willing women, Rylee is a challenge to the roguish and achingly handsome Colton, a man used to getting exactly what he wants in all aspects of life. He's the reckless bad boy constantly skating that razor thin edge toward out of control, on and off of the track. Their sexual chemistry is undeniable. Their individual...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A searing, poignantly rendered collection of stories chronicling the lives of ordinary people battling the forces of love and loss. In eleven beautifully wrought stories--ranging from occupied Czechoslovakia to California's Central Valley to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest--Mark Slouka explores moments in life when our backs are to the wall. Whether battling the end of desire, the fact of injustice, or death itself, the men and women in...
Author
Publisher
Freedom of Mind Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In the post 9/11 world, people are more susceptible than ever to charismatic figures who offer simple, black v. white, us v. them, good v. evil, formulaic solutions. The rise of the Internet; increasingly sophisticated knowledge about how to influence and manipulate others; and the growing vulnerabilities of people across the planet--make for a dangerous, potentially devastating combination. Steven Hassan's new book Freedom of Mind provides the knowledge...
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