Land Development

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes' acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance.

Cities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity - and the home of 80 percent of the world's population by 2050. As the 21st century progresses, metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change, natural resource depletion, population growth, income inequality, mass migrations, and education and health disparities, among many others.

We all know someone who is dissatisfied with their career but feels trapped in their current trajectory. What's not always clear is how they got there, or, more importantly, how we can avoid the same fate as we develop our own careers. In a competitive job market, we need concrete, field-tested advice to help us ace the interview, land the job, and launch a career we love. Enter Dee Ann Turner. After more than three decades leading teams and coaching staff members at Chick-fil-A, she knows what it takes to build a fulfilling career.

Technical knowledge alone isn't enough - increase your software development income by leveling up your soft skills Early in his software developer career, John Sonmez discovered that technical knowledge alone isn't enough to break through to the next income level - developers need "soft skills" like the ability to learn new technologies just in time, communicate clearly with management and consulting clients, negotiate a fair hourly rate, and unite teammates and coworkers in working toward a common goal.

How do you save yourself from someone you love who you thought loved you, someone who stole away all the goodness in you because they are incapable of loving? Here is your life buoy! You now have what you need most to find the power to break free from this relationship, stop its damaging effects if you can’t or don’t want to leave them, and start rebuilding your life from the abyss they pushed you into.

When Hisham Matar was a 19-year-old university student in England, his father was kidnapped. One of the Qaddafi regime's most prominent opponents in exile, he was held in a secret prison in Libya. Hisham would never see him again. But he never gave up hope that his father might still be alive. "Hope," as he writes, "is cunning and persistent." Twenty-two years later, after the fall of Qaddafi, the prison cells were empty, and there was no sign of Jaballa Matar. Hisham returned with his mother and wife to the homeland he never thought he'd go back to again.

Step aboard the Sleep Express, an auditory journey designed to transport you to the Land of Serenity, where the deepest, most rejuvenating sleep awaits. This unique audio experience blends the soothing sounds of a train journey with a narrative that guides you gently towards relaxation and rest.

With her trademark no-nonsense voice and building on the principles developed during her long career as a licensed therapist, New York Times best-selling author Dr. Laura shows listeners how to survive enemies - traitors, backstabbers, and saboteurs - at work and at home.

A mothers in medicine guide to balance work-family challenges.

The years 2020 and 2021 were years of turmoil for people worldwide. It was something we had never seen before in our lifetime. Millions of deaths and sicknesses put the world in a different state mentally. Essential workers risked their lives to help the sick as hate crimes skyrocketed to an all-time high. These events sent people all over the world into a frenzy.

After getting a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Dasha Kiper became the live-in caregiver for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer’s disease. For a year, she endured the emotional strain of looking after a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order, and continuity. Inspired by her own experience and her work counseling caregivers in the subsequent decade, Kiper offers an entirely new way to understand the symbiotic relationship between patients and those tending to them.

We've all heard the complaint from parents: They're more overwhelmed than ever before - juggling demands on their time as well as conflicting advice from family, friends, frenemies, and "experts" on how to achieve parental perfection, or risk jeopardizing their little one's future happiness. Pediatrician Jane Scott has seen this parental anxiety up close, and in The Confident Parent she shares advice on how to cut through the confusion.

Aliza Licht—global fashion communications executive, AKA fashion's favorite 'PR girl' and former Twitter phenomenon—is here to tell her story, complete with The Devil Wears Prada-like moments and insider secrets. Drawing invaluable lessons from her experience, Licht shares advice, inspiration, and a healthy dose of real talk in Leave Your Mark. She delivers personal and professional guidance for people just starting their careers and for people who are well on their way.

In this Amazon best seller - updated for 2019, the author of America’s largest career advice newsletter coaches you to achieving your best performance in job interviews without gimmicks or agony. Based on 15 years experience, the feedback from millions of readers, and over 100,000 HR professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers, Ladders 2019 Interviews Guide provides easy and effective advice for fast-rising and mid-career professionals from the leaders in $100,000-$500,000 careers.

The condition of your child’s heart will determine their destiny. The greatest, and possibly hardest task you have as a parent is to shape their hearts for God. In this audiobook, Drew and Megan Land give you the biblical motivation and practical tools to cultivate the soil of their hearts so their identity, belonging and purpose in God can take root and grow.

Simple, imaginative activities and expressive therapies designed for caregivers to engage and connect with people living with dementia. Finding the creativity in the journey through dementia is a challenge millions of people face. One in three Americans knows someone with the disease. This practical book offers caregivers hands-on ideas for meaningful, creative activities they can do with their patients, family members, or friends who have dementia.

Parenting and Social Media.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Mastering the Art of Dealing with Know It Alls and learn about navigating various personalities and conflict.

In Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words, Kate Whouley strips away the romantic veneer of mother-daughter love to bare the toothed and tough reality of caring for a parent who is slowly losing her mind. Yet, this is not a dark or dour look at the demon of Alzheimer’s. Whouley shares the trying, the tender, and the sometimes hilarious moments in meeting the challenge also known as Mom.

A definite indication of dependency is the point at which you constantly admire others as predominant. The minute you start to contrast yourself and anybody, you are exposing yourself to mental subjugation. This audiobook educates you about emotional dependency (how to recognize, prevent, and cure emotional dependency) in the daily life of humans and challenges its listener to recover from emotional dependency.