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“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.” —Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis champion The #1...

The comedy sci-fi classic, read by Stephen Fry. The intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent begin in the first volume of the 'trilogy of five', Douglas Adams' comedy sci-fi classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 'By turns authoritative as the narrator, bemused as Arthur Dent, deadpan as...

Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her life: Charlie, a service dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. But it’s no secret that the company has been struggling to make ends meet. It’s up to her and her longtime mentor and boss to throw the fundraiser of the century to keep the doors open.

#1 New York Times Bestseller “THIS. This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more—it requires choosing courage over comfort. In Think Again, Adam Grant weaves together research and storytelling to help us build the...

Most business books about consulting are written by people who have never made payroll. This one isn't. Adam Mattis started his first consulting company in a college apartment and named it after an empty liquor bottle. Over the next twenty years he built firms, sold them, watched the pieces get absorbed into one of the largest professional services organizations on the planet, then sat on the other side of the table as the executive deciding which firms to trust. Small Firm, Big Impact is what he learned in between, written so you can skip the tuition he paid the expensive way.

In this raucous tour of the history and psychology of innovation, one of today’s most entertaining science writers unpacks the five counterintuitive mental moves behind every breakthrough—and offers inspiration for anyone who dreams of inventing something new. Here’s the biggest mystery in...

What makes you different? Do you have a concise and compelling answer to that question? When it comes to positioning, less is more. You want to narrow your focus to become known as the best in the world at doing something singular and special. So why do we get so wordy and convoluted when we start writing? You see it in positioning documents, sales decks, homepages and everywhere in between. Hundreds and thousands of words later, you've lost the plot – and everyone else has lost interest. Try this instead. Distil your difference into a line that sticks. We call it a micropitch.

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Antiques Don’t Have to Be Mysterious! Are my family valuables actually salable? What are they worth? How do I get a fair financial shake? In this easy-to-follow, colorfully written guide, Adam Zimmerman explains in plain language: What kind of items can successfully sell on the resale market. How to accurately research antiques’ resale value for yourself. How to pick the right resale specialist or auction house — and negotiate to get the best price for your valuables.

James Thomas Morrow has been moving through life as though in a fog, struggling to find happiness ever since losing the man he loved. One day, while James is working as a footman for a wealthy family in London, he finds out that the White Star Line is in need of crew members for their newest ocean liner. Almost immediately, James secures a position as a first-class saloon steward with the hope that the exciting change might help him clear the haze of melancholy and remind him what it is to really live.

Noir Erotica: Short Tales of Lust and Obsession is a darkly seductive collection where the shadows of noir fiction meet the raw heat of erotic desire. From the pen of author Adam Kane, this audiobook weaves together gripping short stories set in a world of dangerous liaisons, forbidden passions, and characters who are as captivating as they are flawed. Every tale drips with tension, atmosphere, and an irresistible pull that will keep you listening deep into the night.

Two guys confidently answering questions they know nothing about.Who was the first person to ever milk a cow? The first to ride a horse? The first to look at an egg and go, "yeah, I'm eating that"? You mail us the questions. We give you the answers — or at least the answers we've fully convinced ourselves are true.The Very First Podcast is an improv comedy show wearing a lab coat and pretending to be educational. No Googling. No fact-checking. No shame. Just two hosts confidently inventing the origin of literally everything, powered entirely by listener-submitted "who did it first?" ...

Yarn Library is where the craft world comes to chat. Hosted by knitting influencer Adam Cleevely of CleevelyKnits

Listen as Adam wrestles with his mid-life crisis, grapples with his existential anxiety and stares resolutely into his naval, all via the medium of sketches, songs, conversations with his funny (and annoyingly successful) friends. And yes, in between, he has conversations with his dog.

Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver’s vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.

Eleanor, the charming manager of a cozy tea shop, enjoys the transportive ritual of making a cup of Masala Chai tea, reminisces about the tea's origins, and delights in the beauty of her quaint English village during the holidays. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world's most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end so you don't stay up to hear what happens next. They're interesting enough to give your mind something to focus on, but delivered in a way that encourages sleep.

Power is changing. Private corner offices and management by decree are out, as is unquestioned trust in the government and media. These former pillars of traditional power have been replaced by networks of informed citizens who collectively wield more power over their personal lives, employers, and worlds than ever before. So how do you navigate this new landscape and come out on top? Adam Grant, Wharton organizational psychologist, went to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the epicenter of power, and sat down with thought leaders from around the world, to find out.

As bombs rained down on Gaza in October 2023, images of mass death and destruction gripped the world, and openly genocidal statements from Israeli leaders foretold the magnitude of horrors to come. But the United States media was quick to downplay, obscure, and repackage an emerging campaign of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The...

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, read by Elisa Donovan. From Facebook's COO and Wharton’s top-rated professor, the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and...