Social Power

By now it's clear that whether you're promoting a business, a product, or yourself, social media is near the top of what determines your success or failure. And there are countless pundits, authors, and consultants eager to advise you. But there's no one like Guy Kawasaki, the legendary former chief evangelist for Apple and a pioneer of business blogging, tweeting, Facebooking, Tumbling, and much more. Guy has teamed up with Peg Fitzpatrick, who he says is the best social-media person he's ever met, to offer The Art of Social Media - the one essential guide to get the most bang for your time, effort, and money.

Emotions, affect regulation, and interpersonal social behavior are psychological processes that define how people react to events, environmental difficulties, and other people. These processes build our sense of self, help us form connections, and influence whether we feel comfortable in different situations or with different individuals. Despite the fact that these processes may be witnessed scientifically and subjectively, they constitute a complex interplay between our psychological experience and physiological control.

23 Games of Power began as my journey to understand why I kept being outplayed without knowing it. Once I learned to decode hidden motives and patterns, everything changed — my confidence, relationships, and control. This book reveals the same strategies to help you analyze, predict, and influence others with precision. Most people spend their lives guessing what others think. The few who master these patterns create the outcomes they want. You don’t need to be manipulative — you just need to understand how the game is played.

As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is.

"Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity. Youth To...

This book offers first-person accounts of the experience of psychosis from the inside and the outside, through the eyes of two doctors, one of whom has experienced psychosis and both of whom have worked for decades in the field of psychiatry. Underpinned by rigorous academic analysis using an evocative duo-ethnographic approach, the book explores the cultural and subcultural influences from childhood onwards—both traumatic and resilience-building—that have shaped their lives.

Conquerors, Brides, and Concubines investigates the political and cultural significance of marriages and other sexual encounters between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula, from the Islamic conquest in the early eighth century to the end of Muslim rule in 1492. Interfaith liaisons carried powerful resonances, as such unions could function as a tool of diplomacy, the catalyst for conversion, or potent psychological propaganda.

If you want to learn how to improve your leadership skills and discover the secrets behind a successful leader, give this audiobook a listen to find out how emotional intelligence can help you.

Unleash Your Inner Charismatic Alpha! Struggling to attract women? Lacking social confidence? Want to excel in small talk and influence others? Unlock your true potential with the ultimate guide to becoming an Alpha Male with irresistible charisma and magnetism. Drawing from expert insights, this audiobook delves into the secrets of becoming an Alpha Male, mastering the art of confidence, decoding female psychology, and developing an irresistible charm. Learn powerful seduction techniques, navigate the dating scene with confidence, and make a memorable first impression.

Unleash Your Inner Alpha and Become the Charming, Confident, and Powerful Man You Deserve to Be! Are you tired of lackluster dating experiences? Do you struggle with low self-confidence and understanding what women truly desire? Are you ready to transform your love life and become the alpha man women can't resist? If you've been plagued by a lack of success with women, low self-confidence, and a limited understanding of attraction, "The Alpha Male Blueprint" is your ultimate guide to dating success.

Unlocking the Power of Emotional Intelligence is designed specifically to guide adults seeking personal growth, teachers striving for harmonious classrooms, and parents aiming to nurture emotionally intelligent children. It offers a complete roadmap to understanding and enhancing your emotional IQ through practical, actionable techniques. Here's a tiny fraction of what you’ll discover inside: The 5 essential steps to enhance your emotional intelligence and transform personal interactions.

This audio is the outgrowth of a 17-year study on communication by Dave Yoho which created the Power Linguistics™© program. Plus, in a special bonus, understand the core of and the many reasons for the success of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, Dr. Martin Luther King on the bridge in Birmingham, Alabama, Winston Churchill in World War II and Mother Teresa in India.

In this brilliantly analytical yet personal book, nondemocratic societies are put under a microscope to reveal the mechanics of tyranny that sustain them. In exposing the inner workings of a "fear society", the authors explain why democracy is not beyond any nation's reach, why it is essential for our security, and why there is much that can be done to promote it around the world.

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a US storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy.

When it comes to effective communication, a wise man once advised, “Be quick to listen and slow to speak.” If ever there was a time to employ such advice, it is today. In our modern society, we are conditioned from youth to expect constant distractions and interruptions. The result is an ever-shortening attention span which is potentially detrimental to our relationships, both social and professional.

Inequality, social immobility, and political polarization are only a few crucial phenomena driven by the inevitability of social structures. Social structures determine who has power and influence, account for why people fail to assimilate basic facts, and enlarge our understanding of patterns of contagion - from the spread of disease to financial crises. Despite their primary role in shaping our lives, human networks are often overlooked when we try to account for our most important political and economic practices.

In this masterwork, Phil Cousineau examines the connection of mythology to contemporary life and what that means for self-improvement. Drawing on his extensive work with Joseph Campbell (The Power of Myth), this is Cousineau's grand opus—revealing mythic insights for everyday life.

In the last decades, America has gone to war as supposed defenders of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the West from the dangers of Islamists. US soldiers are stationed in more than 800 locations across the world to act as the righteous arbiters of the rule of law. In this book, Andrew Cockburn brilliantly dissects the intentions behind Washington's martial appetites.

This complete collection brings together the full scope of Nietzsche's radical and transformative philosophy in a single, meticulously curated work.

In 1980, US capitalist politics wore a "nice-guy mask", a troubling disguise to cover up a creeping despotism in which the ultra-rich and corporate overseers were merging with a centralized state power in order to manage the populace. This immanent corporate authoritarianism threatened to subvert constitutional democracy.