Global Development

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute...

From “tomorrow’s greatest designer” (The Atlantic), a deeply researched “essential guide” (Chelsea Clinton) to how humankind designs its world and how those decisions shape us. For the majority of the world, purposefully designed spaces are often only available for those who can afford...

Tired of negative thoughts and emotional chaos? Were you told, "Quit crying or I'll give you something to cry about”? If so, they could have created a glitchy file in your brain leading us to bury our "unacceptable" emotions and create emotional landmines. If you are ready to embark on a life-changing transformation to unlock your freedom then you have found the guide for your hero’s journey. Fear not! This time, you’re not alone. As someone who initially resisted feeling emotions and detested shedding tears, Angela Belford gets it.

Socialists and feminists have long targeted the family as an enemy, even the enemy. For socialists, the family is an obstacle to the full power of the progressive state. For feminists, the family denies female independence and equality. Today, however, the battle has grown even fiercer, as socialists and feminists have found a global ally in the United Nations, which is using its extraordinary power to undercut the authority and the sanctity of the family around the world - even in the United States.

This book is an introduction to the concept of emotional intelligence. It can be considered a general reference manual that explains the meaning of the term, lays out its historical development, includes a discussion of IQ versus EQ, and suggests meaningful ways you can increase your own emotional intelligence.

¿Estas harto de siempre caer en lo mismo, una y otra vez? y no poder de una buena vez acabar con el ciclo sin fin en tu relación tóxica…entonces este libro es para ti.

In this eye-opening, essential guidebook for the new world of work, John Winsor and Jin Paik, leaders at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, show how the massive reset of the pandemic allowed talented workers everywhere to exit their jobs without leaving the workforce. Now some are freelancing for multiple companies or starting small businesses, leaving hiring managers scratching their heads over a workforce gone AWOL. What's more, talent has more power than ever using platforms such as Freelancer.com, Fiverr, and Upwork, setting their own terms for work.

Sei pronto a liberare il tuo potenziale interiore e a vivere la vita che hai sempre desiderato? Mindset rEvolution è la tua guida quotidiana per trasformare il tuo modo di pensare e agire, raggiungendo una crescita personale senza precedenti. Attraverso 365 immersioni profonde, ti accompagneremo in un viaggio di un anno per risvegliare il gigante che è dentro di te. Cosa vi troverete? - 365 immersioni quotidiane, brevi riflessioni e spunti di ispirazione per guidarti giorno dopo giorno verso il cambiamento.

Follow this family of six on their passage - extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreakingly poignant-from Bright Lights (of New York City) to the Northern Lights (of Norway) to the City of Light (Paris) to the speed-of-light of the Autobahn (in Munich). Continue deep into the tropics of Southeast Asia (Singapore) and end your voyage in the heights of the Swiss Alps (Geneva).

¿Quieres recuperar a tu ex pareja? ¿Te interesa usar las ventajas de la psicología inversa para enamorar y conquistar a la chica que tanto deseas? Te enseñaremos a hacer uso de esta potente herramienta psicológica para recuperar al hombre o mujer que tanto quieres. No es necesario hacer hechizos ni preparar pociones mágicas. Usar de manera adecuada la psicología inversa te ayudará a persuadirla y mantenerla interesada en ti. Imagina tener la capacidad de aplicar técnicas efectivas y lograr que esa persona que tanto amas vuela a ti.

Heidi Siefkas discovered that no matter what obstacle or challenge we face, we have a choice that can make or break us. Heidi suffered two life-changing tragedies, but despite a broken neck and a broken heart, she learned the key to surviving and thriving. Heidi’s secret is tapping into the power of perspective and Look Up.

A vivid, sweeping, and “fact-filled” (Booklist, starred review) history of mankind’s battles with infectious disease that “contextualizes the COVID-19 pandemic” (Publishers Weekly)—for readers of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Yuval Harari’s Sapiens and John Barry’s The Great...

¿No te gustaría nunca perder el interés por parte de un hombre y siempre tenerlo “adicto” a ti? ¿Desearías siempre ser la “eligida” de él y tenerlo rogando y que te busque como un “perro baboso” incluso después de tener sexo. Entonces este libro es para ti….

After years of sharing her small-business tips and marketing tricks with readers of her popular blog, ChunkOfChange.com, and her column in the Long Beach Post, Olga Mizrahi has taken her message to the streets, urging business owners to focus in while reaching out. You'll be excited and motivated to state your difference clearly to the world--and your neighborhood--while confidently selling yourself and your business.

Bestselling author Bethany McLean reveals the true story of fracking's impact -- on Wall Street, the economy and geopolitics. The technology of fracking in shale rock -- particularly in the Permian Basin in Texas -- has transformed America into the world's top producer of both oil and natural...

Sexually abused by her father for fifteen years, author JoAnn Marie highlights the skills to help survivors cope with the aftereffects of abuse. She encourages victims to realize the abuse was not their fault. She gives advice born of her own painful experiences how faith and hard work can bring survivors back from their brokenness.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE WINNER OF THE 2025 ZÓCALO BOOK PRIZE A humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience working for the United Nations takes aim at the global food crisis—revealing how hunger anywhere affects lives everywhere and what steps we...

From a long-time Alibaba executive and former special assistant to Jack Ma, this is the first book to articulate how Alibaba's unique culture and “tai chi” management principles are providing a business and economic development model for the rest of the world. If you took the economic might...

CEOs often say "People are our most important asset," yet companies frequently hesitate to invest in professional education, in-house consulting or internal entrepreneurism. Leadership training is often overlooked as well as change management and teambuilding. This book, based on a dissertation, suggests that without career guidance and personal growth opportunities the best and the brightest will simply leave the company, engage in "quiet quitting" or start their own business. The paradox remains: We know how to maintain talent. So why isn't that happening?

Foreign aid organizations collectively spend hundreds of billions of dollars annually, with mixed results. Part of the problem in these endeavors lies in their execution. Dan Honig argues that high-quality implementation of foreign aid programs often requires contextual information that cannot be seen by those in distant headquarters. Drawing on a novel database of over 14,000 discrete development projects, Honig concludes that aid agencies will often benefit from giving field agents the authority to use their own judgments to guide aid delivery.