＜p＞According to ＜em＞Forbes＜/em＞ magazine,* marijuana is “Canada’s most valuable agricultural product ー bigger than wheat, cattle or timber.” ＜strong＞Bud Inc.＜/strong＞ gives us an inside look at this thriving homegrown industry.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Although the cultivation and selling of marijuana remains illegal in Canada, it is already big business, especially in British Columbia. Law enforcement officials estimate that the annual wholesale value of B.C. marijuana is now $6 billion, about 5% of the province’s total economy. If these stats are correct, it is B.C.’s largest export. Ontario and Quebec are not far behind.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Vancouver journalist Ian Mulgrew has been following the rise of this underground economy for some time, and knows all the key players, political and entrepreneurial. Comparisons to the rum-runners of the Prohibition era are not unfounded. These so-called “pot barons” are all savvy businessmen who have built their empires using tried and true business models.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cash-strapped governments, pharmaceutical companies and other big businesses are well aware of the potential profits, and Canada has been at the forefront of the global movement to legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize the recreational use of the drug. Estimates vary, but it’s thought that nearly a million people in Canada could benefit from medicinal marijuana, yet only about a thousand are currently legally authorized to use it. Many feel that marijuana should be grown, regulated and taxed like any other commodity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Following the evolution of the marijuana trade from rich kids smuggling it in their luggage, to trans-oceanic operations involving tons of dope, to today’s thriving multi-billion-dollar domestic industry, ＜strong＞Bud Inc.＜/strong＞ is a fascinating study of real-life supply-and-demand economics.＜/p＞ ＜p＞*November 2003＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞Caroline Myss, author of the ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestsellers ＜strong＞Anatomy of the Spirit＜/strong＞ and ＜strong＞Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can＜/strong＞, presents an exciting, highly original program in this long-awaited book. Based on her internationally popular workshop of the same name, ＜strong＞Sacred Contracts＜/strong＞ is a brilliant synthesis of psychology, healing guidance, and spiritual insight.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As a medical intuitive, Myss has found that people often don’t understand their purpose in life, which has led to a spiritual malaise of epidemic proportions. This metaphysical disease in turn leads to depression, anxiety, fatigue, and eventually physical illness.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But our purposeーour individual ＜strong＞Sacred Contract＜/strong＞ーis often difficult to apprehend. For this reason, Myss developed an enjoyable and ingenious process for deciphering your own Contract using a new theory of archetypes that builds on the works of Jung, Plato, and contemporary thinkers. She first recounts how the concept of ＜strong＞Sacred Contracts＜/strong＞ took form in myths and other cultural traditions through the ages. She then examines the lives of the spiritual masters and prophetsーAbraham, Jesus, the Buddha, and Muhammadーwhose archetypal journeys illustrate the four stages of a Sacred Contract and provide clues for discovering your own.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With her signature motivational style and stories, Myss explains how you can identify your particular spiritual energies, or archetypesーthe gatekeepers of your higher purposeーand use them to help you find out what you are here on earth to learn and whom you are meant to meet. In coming to know your archetypal companions, you also begin to see how to live your life in ways that make the best use of your personal power and lead you to fulfill your greatestーin fact, your divineーpotential.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this process, you learn how to see your lifeーand the lives of othersーsymbolically, allowing you to manage your personal power without getting caught up in emotional drama. You will also learn how to fulfill your Sacred Contract: what you and only you are here on earth to do. Finally, Myss offers specific guidance for locating your physical and emotional vulnerabilities and healing any susceptible areas.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Both visionary and practical, Sacred Contracts is a completely unique process of self-discovery and spiritual archaeology and a bold, powerful work of spiritual wisdom.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞**A fascinating look at why human beings have a powerful mental, spiritual, and physical need for the natural worldーand the cutting-edge scientific evidence that proves nature is nurture.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“A powerful and beautifully written survey of the latest scientific research into the vast range of benefits to our minds, bodies, and spirits when we do things outside.” ーAnthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ＜em＞All the Light We Cannot See＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lucy Jones interweaves her deeply personal story of recovery from addiction and depression with that of discovering the natural world and how it aided and enlivened her progress, giving her a renewed sense of belonging and purpose.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Jones writes of the intersection of science, wellness, and the environment, and reveals that in the last decade, scientists have begun to formulate theories of why people feel better after a walk in the woods and an experience with the natural world. She describes the recent data that supports evidence of biological and neurological responses: the lowering of cortisol (released in response to stress), the boost in cortical attention control that helps us to concentrate and subdues mental fatigue, and the increase in activity in the parasympathetic nervous system, slowing the heart and allowing the body to rest.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“The connection between mental health and the natural world turns out to be strong and deepーwhich is good news in that it offers those feeling soul-sick the possibility that falling in love with the world around them might be remarkably helpful.” ーBill McKibben＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Beautifully written, movingly told and meticulously researched. An elegy to the healing power of nature. A convincing plea for a wilder, richer world.” ーIsabella Tree, author of ＜em＞Wilding＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞The inspiring, life-changing bestseller by the author of LEADERS EAT LAST and TOGETHER IS BETTER.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In 2009, Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work, and in turn inspire their colleagues and customers. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, including more than 28 million who’ve watched his TED Talk based on START WITH WHY -- the third most popular TED video of all time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sinek starts with a fundamental question: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?＜/p＞ ＜p＞People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞L.E.T. has changed countless corporations and private businesses-including many Fortune 500 companies-with its down-to-earth communication and conflict resolution skills. Now, this indispensable source has been newly revised with updated research and timely case studies.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞The Revolutionary Sales Approach ＜em＞Scientifically Proven＜/em＞ to Dramatically Improve Your Sales and Business Success＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Blending cutting-edge research in social psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, ＜em＞The Science of Selling＜/em＞ shows you how to align the way you sell with how our brains naturally form buying decisions, dramatically increasing your ability to earn more sales. Unlike other sales books, which primarily rely on anecdotal evidence and unproven advice, Hoffeld’s evidence-based approach connects the dots between science and situations salespeople and business leaders face every day to help you consistently succeed, including proven ways to:＜/p＞ ＜p＞- Engage buyers’ emotions to increase their receptiveness to you and your ideas＜br /＞ - Ask questions that line up with how the brain discloses information＜br /＞ - Lock in the incremental commitments that lead to a sale＜br /＞ - Create positive influence and reduce the sway of competitors＜br /＞ - Discover the underlying causes of objections and neutralize them＜br /＞ - Guide buyers through the necessary mental steps to make purchasing decisions＜/p＞ ＜p＞Packed with advice and anecdotes, ＜em＞The Science of Selling＜/em＞ is an essential resource for anyone looking to succeed in today's cutthroat selling environment, advance their business goals, or boost their ability to influence others.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞**Named one of The 20 Most Highly-Rated Sales Books of All Time by HubSpot＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN FINANCIAL HEALTH BOOK OF THE YEAR＜/strong＞ ? ＜strong＞A hope-filled money guide to increase savings, earnings, and giving and ＜em＞actually＜/em＞ enjoy it all while designing a life of freedom and eternal impact, from the founder of SeedTime Money.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Broken down and stranded 1,000 miles from home with only $7 left in his bank account, Bob Lotich had reached his breaking point. He was stuck in a dead-end job, living paycheck-to-paycheck, and overwhelmed by debt. Bob had been following the world's advice with money and this was the fruit of it. In desperation, he cried out to God for wisdom, for a different way. The answer was a simple four-part formula, one based on timeless biblical principles, and, most important, it worked.＜/p＞ ＜p＞After applying this simple formula, Bob discovered that his financial stress melted away and he finally felt fully in control of his money. As he continued to follow the four steps, he paid off over $400,000 in debt, reached a personal goal of giving $1 million by age 40, and achieved a level of financial freedom he never dreamed possible.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In his casual and approachable style, Bob (along with his fun-loving wife, Linda) shares everything he learned about achieving true financial freedom, including:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ How to create a money system so you can spend less time and get better results＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ The One-Category Budget: get 80% of the results with 20% of the work＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ The four keys to earning more in the digital era＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ How to automate your way to financial success in less than 10 minutes＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ The secrets of a six-figure giver＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ Three credit card rules that banks don’t want you to know＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ How to save $100s each month while still buying what you love＜br /＞ ＜strong＞?＜/strong＞ And much more!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether you are doing “fine” or are in a financial crisis, the included 21-day kick-start will leave you with specific action items to guide you to success. You can have financial security, peace, significance, and eternal impact. Let Bob show you how to reimagine money as it was meant to be: simple.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞In their groundbreaking book, ＜strong＞Women Don’t Ask＜/strong＞*,* Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever uncovered a startling fact: even women who negotiate brilliantly on behalf of others often falter when it comes to asking for themselves. Now they’ve developed the action plan that women all over the country requestedーa guide to negotiation that starts ＜em＞before＜/em＞ you get to the bargaining table.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Ask for It＜/strong＞explains why it’s essential to ask(men do it all the time) and teaches you how to ask effectively, in ways that feel comfortable to you as a woman. Whether you currently avoid negotiating like the plague or consider yourself hard-charging and fearless, Babcock and Laschever’s compelling stories of real women will help you recognize how much ＜em＞more＜/em＞ you deserveーwhether it’s a raise, that overdue promotion, an exciting new assignment, or even extra help around the house. Their four-phase program, backed by years of research, will show you how to identify what you’re really worth, maximize your bargaining power, develop the best strategy for your situation, and manage the reactions and emotions that may ariseーon both sides. Guided step-by-step, you’ll learn how to draw on the special strengths you bring to the negotiating table to reach agreements that benefit everyone involved.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This collaborative, problem-solving approach will propel you to new places both professionally and personallyーand open doors you thought were closed. Because if you never hear no, you’re not asking enough.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞"I well recall a conversation with an executive I hoped to interview about her astonishing productivity. I began our call with an assurance that I would not take much of her time. She laughed. 'Oh, I have all the time in the world,' she said."＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Most of us feel constantly behind, unsure how to escape feeling oppressed by busyness. Laura Vanderkam, unlike other time-management gurus, believes that in order to get more done, we must first feel like we have all the time in the world. Think about it: why haven't you trained for that 5K or read ＜em＞War and Peace＜/em＞? Probably because you feel beaten down by all the time you don't seem to have.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this book, Vanderkam reveals the seven counterintuitive principles the most time-free people have adopted. She teaches mindset shifts to help you feel calm on the busiest days and tools to help you get more done without feeling overwhelmed. You'll meet people such as...＜/p＞ ＜p＞? An elementary school principal who figured out how to spend more time mentoring teachers, and less time supervising the cafeteria＜/p＞ ＜p＞? An executive who builds lots of meeting-free space into his calendar, despite managing teams across multiple continents＜/p＞ ＜p＞? A CEO who does focused work in a Waffle House early in the morning, so he can keep an open door and a relaxed mindset all day＜/p＞ ＜p＞? An artist who overcame a creative block, and reached new heights of productivity, by being more gentle with herself, rather than more demanding＜/p＞ ＜p＞The strategies in this book can help if your life feels out of control, but they can also help if you want to take your career, your relationships, and your personal happiness to the next level. Vanderkam has packed this book with insights from busy yet relaxed professionals, including "time makeovers" of people who are learning how to use these tools. ＜em＞Off the Clock＜/em＞ can inspire the rest of us to create lives that are not only productive, but enjoyable in the moment.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞The national bestseller＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞From the author of the bestselling ＜em＞More Beautiful Than Before＜/em＞ comes an inspiring book about loss based on his most popular sermon.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞As the senior rabbi of one of the largest synagogues in the world, Steve Leder has learned over and over again the many ways death teaches us how to live and love more deeply by showing us not only what is gone but also the beauty of what remains.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This inspiring and comforting book takes us on a journey through the experience of loss that is fundamental to everyone. Yet even after having sat beside thousands of deathbeds, Steve Leder the rabbi was not fully prepared for the loss of his own father. It was only then that Steve Leder the son truly learned how loss makes life beautiful by giving it meaning and touching us with love that we had not felt before.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Enriched by Rabbi Leder's irreverence, vulnerability, and wicked sense of humor, this heartfelt narrative is filled with laughter and tears, the wisdom of millennia and modernity, and, most of all, an unfolding of the profound and simple truth that in loss we gain more than we ever imagined.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞The best-selling author of ＜em＞Subliminal＜/em＞ and ＜em＞The Drunkard’s Walk＜/em＞ teaches you how to tap into the hidden power of your brain.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞**“＜em＞Elastic＜/em＞ is a book that will help you survive the whirlwind.”＜br /＞ ーDaniel H. Pink, author of ＜em＞When＜/em＞ and ＜em＞A Whole New Mind＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Named to the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards Longlist**＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this startling and provocative look at how the human mind deals with change, Leonard Mlodinow shows us to unleash the natural abilities we all possess so we can thrive in dynamic and troubled times. Truly original minds capitalize when everyone else struggles. And most of us assume that these abilities are innate, reserved for a select few. But Mlodinow reveals that we all possess them, that we all have encoded in our brains a skill he terms elastic thinkingーand he guides us in how to harness it.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Drawing on groundbreaking research, Mlodinow outlines how we can learn to let go of comfortable ideas and become accustomed to ambiguity and contradiction; how we can rise above conventional mindsets and reframe the questions we ask; and how we can improve our ability to solve problems and generate new ideasーcritical skills for achieving professional and personal success in our quickly morphing world.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞A heartwarming series of stories and practical wisdom on entrepreneurship and wealth in the vein of ＜em＞Rich Dad, Poor Dad＜/em＞, written by a financially independent father for his ambitious son.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Soon after he opened his vineyard for business many years ago, the Wealthy Gardener noticed a puzzling fact. Everyone wanted money, but only a few people managed to accumulate it. The reason, he realized, is that most people focus on short term gains instead of achieving lasting wealth.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As he grew old and aware of his dwindling time on this Earth, the Wealthy Gardener began to share his hard-earned wisdom with the financially troubled in his community, patiently mentoring those who asked for his practical advice on the ways of prosperity.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The parable of the Wealthy Gardener is far more than an admonishment to earn more or spend less; it is about timeless principles. As his lessons reveal, financial freedom is a means to power and control over our lives. Without money, we are subject to the demands and whims of others. With money, we are sheltered from the storm, and we can extend that shelter to our loved ones.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Poised to become an intimate financial classic, ＜em＞The Wealthy Gardener＜/em＞ will inspire readers to find their own noble purpose and relieve their money worries once and for all. No matter your income level, skillset, or unique economic disadvantages, the lessons in this book will show you the path forward. All you need is the will to work, the desire to succeed, and the motivation to learn.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞A lively, cross-cultural look at the way packaged and fast foods are marketed to our kids--and a meditation on how our eating habits and our family lives are being changed in the process.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When Canadian journalist Jeannie Marshall moved to Rome with her husband, she delighted in Italy's famous culinary traditions. But when Marshall gave birth to a son, she began to see how that food culture was eroding, especially within young families. Like their North American counterparts, Italian children were eating sugary cereal in the morning and packaged, processed, salt- and fat-laden snacks later in the day. Busy Italian parents were rejecting local markets for ＜em＞supermercati＜/em＞, and introducing their toddlers to fast food restaurants only too happy to imprint their branding on the youngest of customers. So Marshall set on a quest to discover why something that we can only call "kid food" is proliferating around the world. How did we develop our seemingly insatiable desire for packaged foods that are virtually devoid of nutrition? How can even a mighty food culture like Italy's change in just a generation? And why, when we should and often do know better, do we persist in filling our children's lunch boxes, and young bodies, with ingredients that can scarcely even be considered food?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through discussions with food crusaders such as Alice Waters, with chefs in Italy, nutritionists, fresh food vendors and parents from all over, and with big food companies such as PepsiCo and Nestle, Marshall gets behind the issues of our children's failing nutrition and serves up a simple recipe for a return to real food.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞Former hacker Kevin Poulsen has, over the past decade, built a reputation as one of the top investigative reporters on the cybercrime beat. In Kingpin, he pours his unmatched access and expertise into book form for the first time, delivering a gripping cat-and-mouse narrativeーand an unprecedented view into the twenty-first century’s signature form of organized crime.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someoneーsome brilliant, audacious crookーhad just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the US economy.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The FBI rushed to launch an ambitious undercover operation aimed at tracking down this new kingpin; other agencies around the world deployed dozens of moles and double agents. Together, the cybercops lured numerous unsuspecting hackers into their clutches. . . . Yet at every turn, their main quarry displayed an uncanny ability to sniff out their snitches and see through their plots.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The culprit they sought was the most unlikely of criminals: a brilliant programmer with a hippie ethic and a supervillain’s double identity. As prominent “white-hat” hacker Max “Vision” Butler, he was a celebrity throughout the programming world, even serving as a consultant to the FBI. But as the black-hat “Iceman,” he found in the world of data theft an irresistible opportunity to test his outsized abilities. He infiltrated thousands of computers around the country, sucking down millions of credit card numbers at will. He effortlessly hacked his fellow hackers, stealing their ill-gotten gains from under their noses. Together with a smooth-talking con artist, he ran a massive real-world crime ring.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And for years, he did it all with seeming impunity, even as countless rivals ran afoul of police.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Yet as he watched the fraudsters around him squabble, their ranks riddled with infiltrators, their methods inefficient, he began to see in their dysfunction the ultimate challenge: He would stage his coup and fix what was broken, run things as they should be runーeven if it meant painting a bull’s-eye on his forehead.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through the story of this criminal’s remarkable rise, and of law enforcement’s quest to track him down, Kingpin lays bare the workings of a silent crime wave still affecting millions of Americans. In these pages, we are ushered into vast online-fraud supermarkets stocked with credit card numbers, counterfeit checks, hacked bank accounts, dead drops, and fake passports. We learn the workings of the numerous hacksーbrowser exploits, phishing attacks, Trojan horses, and much moreーthese fraudsters use to ply their trade, and trace the complex routes by which they turn stolen data into millions of dollars. And thanks to Poulsen’s remarkable access to both cops and criminals, we step inside the quiet, desperate arms race that law enforcement continues to fight with these scammers today.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Ultimately, Kingpin is a journey into an underworld of startling scope and power, one in which ordinary American teenagers work hand in hand with murderous Russian mobsters and where a simple Wi-Fi connection can unleash a torrent of gold worth millions.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞From the popular host of ＜em＞The Astral Hustle＜/em＞, an accessible guide to hacking your mind--and life--to feel more fully present and alive, even if you're not the "the meditating type."＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Through his popular podcast ＜em＞The Astral Hustle＜/em＞ and online meditation course Release into Now, Cory Allen has helped thousands of people better cope with the stress of daily life through meditation, mindfulness, and mental clarity. With concise advice and profound simplicity, he manages to cut through the jargon and speak to people where they are, giving them the tools to live in "the wow of now."＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this accessible and supportive guide, Allen walks readers through the basics of mindfulness--not as something you ＜em＞should＜/em＞ do, but as a tool to achieve greater peace of mind, dial down anxiety and stress, and truly feel like yourself. Informed by a lifelong personal journey, as well as insights gathered through podcast interviews with leaders in mindfulness, neuroscience, and philosophy, ＜em＞Now Is the Way＜/em＞ is a simple user's manual for living the life you want, one present moment at a time.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞**A ＜em＞Financial Time＜/em＞s Book of the Month pick for April!＜/p＞ ＜p＞Is it worth swimming in shark-infested waters to surf a 50-foot, career-record wave?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Is it riskier to make an action movie or a horror movie?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Should sex workers forfeit 50 percent of their income for added security or take a chance and keep the extra money?**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Most people wouldn't expect an economist to have an answer to these questions--or to other questions of daily life, such as who to date or how early to leave for the airport. But those people haven't met Allison Schrager, an economist and award-winning journalist who has spent her career examining how people manage risk in their lives and careers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Whether we realize it or not, we all take risks large and small every day. Even the most cautious among us cannot opt out--the question is always which risks to take, not whether to take them at all. What most of us don't know is how to measure those risks and maximize the chances of getting what we want out of life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In ＜em＞An Economist Walks into a Brothel,＜/em＞ Schrager equips readers with five principles for dealing with risk, principles used by some of the world's most interesting risk takers. For instance, she interviews a professional poker player about how to stay rational when the stakes are high, a paparazzo in Manhattan about how to spot different kinds of risk, horse breeders in Kentucky about how to diversify risk and minimize losses, and a war general who led troops in Iraq about how to prepare for what we don't see coming.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When you start to look at risky decisions through Schrager's new framework, you can increase the upside to any situation and better mitigate the downside.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞**A ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ bestseller ? A ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞ Notable Book＜/p＞ ＜p＞“The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.” ー＜em＞The Washington Post＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be controlled and what can't. And she certainly brought something to the table, including a Ph.D. in psychology and an acclaimed and growing body of work on human behavior and how to hack it. So Seidel was in, and soon she was down the rabbit hole with him, into the wild, fiercely competitive, overwhelmingly masculine world of high-stakes Texas Hold'em, their initial end point the following year's World Series of Poker.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But then something extraordinary happened. Under Seidel's guidance, Konnikova did have many epiphanies about life that derived from her new pursuit, including how to better read, not just her opponents but far more importantly herself; how to identify what tilted her into an emotional state that got in the way of good decisions; and how to get to a place where she could accept luck for what it was, and what it wasn't. But she also began to win. And win. In a little over a year, she began making earnest money from tournaments, ultimately totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. She won a major title, got a sponsor, and got used to being on television, and to headlines like "How one writer's book deal turned her into a professional poker player." She even learned to like Las Vegas.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But in the end, Maria Konnikova is a writer and student of human behavior, and ultimately the point was to render her incredible journey into a container for its invaluable lessons. The biggest bluff of all, she learned, is that skill is enough. Bad cards will come our way, but keeping our focus on how we play them and not on the outcome will keep us moving through many a dark patch, until the luck once again breaks our way.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞The secrets to persuading anyone, at work and in life, from a top communication strategist.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In the post-fact, deeply divided world we live in, true persuasion is rare. Engaging with people holding differing opinions is rarer still. But for progress to take place, persuasion ＜em＞must happen＜/em＞. Whether it's convincing an employer you are right for the job, a customer that your product is the best, or your closed-minded uncle that good people can disagree, it takes the art--and science--of persuasion to move forward.＜/p＞ ＜p＞So, how do you change someone's mind--or at least advance the conversation--when everyone is entrenched in their own points of view? Communication expert Lee Hartley Carter has spent nearly twenty years advising and helping the world's most well-known companies do just that.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Among the counterintuitive secrets you'll learn:＜br /＞ ＜strong＞*＜/strong＞ It's not enough to understand the person you're talking to--you must truly empathize with them (yes, even ＜em＞them＜/em＞).＜br /＞ ＜strong＞*＜/strong＞ Logic alone doesn't work. Stories and emotions are what move us most.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞*＜/strong＞ When communicating in a crisis, our first instinct is almost always wrong.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Filled with deeply researched insights into how we make up--and change--our minds, as well as colorful real-world examples and actionable recommendations, ＜em＞Persuasion＜/em＞ will help you hone your message and craft your narrative in order to get heard and get results.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞From the bestselling authors of The Go-Giver, Go-Givers Sell More, and The Go-Giver Leader comes another compelling parable about the paradox of getting ahead by placing other people's interests first.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Go-Giver Influencer＜/em＞ is a story about two young, ambitious businesspeople: Gillian Waters, the chief buyer for Smith & Banks, a midsized company that operates a national chain of pet accessory stores; and Jackson Hill, the founder of Angels Clothed in Fur, a small but growing manufacturer of all-natural pet foods.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Each has something the other wants. To Jackson, Smith & Banks represents the possibility of reaching more animals with his products--if he can negotiate terms and conditions that will protect his company's integrity. To Gillian, Angels Clothed in Fur could give her company a distinctive, uniquely high-quality line that will help them stand out from their competitors--if Angels Clothed in Fur can be persuaded to give them an exclusive.＜/p＞ ＜p＞At first, the negotiations are adversarial and frustrating. Then, coincidentally, Gillian and Jackson each encounter a mysterious yet kindly mentor. Over the next week, while neither one realizes the other is doing the same, both Gillian and Jackson learn the heart of both mentors' philosophies: The Five Secrets of Genuine Influence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The story ends in a way that surprises everyone--and with lessons we can all apply in our efforts to resolve conflicts and influence others.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞**A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands＜/p＞ ＜p＞“This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” ーRichard Sennett, author of ＜em＞The Craftsman＜/em＞**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Called “the sleeper hit of the publishing season” by ＜em＞The Boston Globe＜/em＞, ＜em＞Shop Class as Soulcraft＜/em＞ became an instant bestseller, attracting readers with its radical (and timely) reappraisal of the merits of skilled manual labor. On both economic and psychological grounds, author Matthew B. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a “knowledge worker,” based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing. Using his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford presents a wonderfully articulated call for self-reliance and a moving reflection on how we can live concretely in an ever more abstract world.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞The ＜em＞#1 New York Times＜/em＞ bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Rich Roll, and more.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“The most important businessーand parentingーbook of the year.” ー＜em＞Forbes＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞“Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.” ーDaniel H. Pink＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Shortlisted for the ＜em＞Financial Times＜/em＞/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you’ll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world’s top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.＜/p＞ ＜p＞David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fieldsーespecially those that are complex and unpredictableーgeneralists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, ＜em＞Range＜/em＞ makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ＜em＞PITCH ANYTHING＜/em＞ IS BACK TO FLIP YOUR ENTIRE APPROACH TO PERSUASION.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Is there anything worse than a high-pressure salesperson pushing you to say "yes" (then sign on the dotted line) before you're ready?＜/p＞ ＜p＞If there's one lesson Oren Klaff has learned over decades of pitching, presenting, and closing long-shot, high-stakes deals, it's that people are sick of being marketed and sold to. Most of all, they hate being told what to think. The more you push them, the more they resist.＜/p＞ ＜p＞What people love, however, is coming up with a great idea on their own, even if it's the idea you were guiding them to have all along. Often, the only way to get someone to sign is to make them feel like they're smarter than you.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That's why Oren is throwing out the old playbook on persuasion. Instead, he'll show you a new approach that works on this simple insight: Everyone trusts their own ideas. If, rather than pushing your idea on your buyer, you can guide them to discover it on their own, they'll believe it, trust it, and get excited about it. Then they'll buy in and feel good about the chance to work with you.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That might sound easier said than done, but Oren has taught thousands of people how to do it with a series of simple steps that anyone can follow in any situation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞And as you'll see in this book, Oren has been in a ＜em＞lot＜/em＞ of different situations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞He'll show you how he got a billionaire to take him seriously, how he got a venture capital firm to cough up capital, and how he made a skeptical Swiss banker see him as an expert in banking. He'll even show you how to become so compelling that buyers are even more attracted to you than to your product.＜/p＞ ＜p＞These days, it's not enough to make a great pitch.＜/p＞ ＜p＞To get attention, create trust, and close the deal, you need to ＜strong＞flip the script＜/strong＞.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞With a unique combination of ancient and contemporary wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, ＜strong＞The Diamond Cutter＜/strong＞ presents readers with empowering strategies for success in their work and personal lives.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Geshe Michael Roach, one of the great teachers today of Tibetan Buddhism, has richly woven ＜strong＞The Diamond Cutter＜/strong＞ in three layers. The first is a translation of selections from the Diamond Sutra itself, an ancient text comprised of conversations between the Buddha and his close disciple Subhuti. Considered a central work by Buddhists throughout the world, the Diamond Sutra has been the focus of much interpretation over the centuries. In the second layer, Geshe Michael quotes from some of the best commentaries of the Tibetan tradition. In the main text, the third layer, he uses both sutra and commentary as a jumping-off point for presenting his own teaching.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Geshe Michael gives fresh insight into ancient wisdom by using examples from his own experience as one of the founders of the Andin International Diamond Corporation, which was started with capital of fifty thousand dollars and which today has annual sales in excess of one hundred million dollars. Much of the success of Andin has come from applying the business strategies presented in ＜strong＞The Diamond Cutter＜/strong＞. Geshe Michael's easy style and spiritual understanding make this work of timeless wisdom an invaluable source for those already familiar with, and those unfamiliar with, Tibetan Buddhism.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞The bestselling Fabulous Girl returns with more advice for the modern woman.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Building on the enormous and continuing international success of their first book, ＜strong＞The Fabulous Girl’s Guide to Decorum＜/strong＞, Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh are back with more invaluable advice on how to travel with grace over the rocky terrain of work, relationships, sex and friendship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Code Red＜/strong＞ is a modern woman’s survival guide to managing the often delicate and extreme moments of her sophisticated life. Witty and frank, ＜strong＞Code Red＜/strong＞ offers etiquette guidance on subjects relevant to the evolving Fabulous Girl, such as dating men with kids, ending affairs, surviving corporate mergers, changing careers mid-stream, or finding your husband in bed with another woman.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In addition to the playful but frank advice Marsh and Izzo provide, they also reacquaint readers with the unforgettable Fabulous Girl, a character who vividly brings to life the etiquette lessons of ＜strong＞Code Red＜/strong＞.＜/p＞ ＜p＞A beautifully designed original trade paperback, with spot illustrations throughout, ＜strong＞Code Red＜/strong＞ is a wonderful graduation and friendship gift, a valuable handbook, and an engaging read.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞What if you could, like a diamond forged through heat and pressure, transform every painful, scary, and stressful experience in your life into one that is meaningful, courageous, and inspiring?＜br /＞ What if you were provided with the tools that allow you to tap and manifest the true power that exists within youーthe power to shine?＜br /＞ Are you ready to discover your path to peace?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this fascinating book, Dr. Darren Weissman shares ancient spiritual wisdom fused with a modern-day understanding of the mind’s relationship to biology and behavior that has implications not only for your health, but for the well-being of the entire planet.＜/p＞ ＜p＞You’ll learn how to use The LifeLine Technique ーa philosophy and technology for awakening your infinite potential for healing and wholenessーand share the experiences of scores of people whose lives have been forever changed as a result. Conscious visionaries pronounced more than 40 years ago that the road to peace is paved with the power of love.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Dr. Weissman’s book provides the steps you can use to learn to walk that path, and it will help you understand why it is your moral imperative to choose love over fear.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞From the money nerds behind the award-winning ＜em＞Stacking Benjamins＜/em＞ podcast, a new kind of personal finance book to get your house in order.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Rich. Wealthy. Well-heeled. Moneyed. Affluent. Not badーbut why not get ＜em＞Stacked＜/em＞ instead? If you’ve ever dreamed of a basic philosophy of money that’ll help you live bigger, be bolder, and laugh harder, you need this book.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In these uncertain times, the basics matter more than ever. But for most of us, concepts such as investing, budgeting, and getting out of debt just don’t float our boats (or 150-foot yachts)ーand so we put them off longer than we should. Joe Saul-Sehy and Emily Guy Birken are here to tell you that personal finance can be a lot more fun than you think. (No haberdashery, maritime knowledge, or specialized flatware required.)＜/p＞ ＜p＞Learn about everything from side hustles, to hiring a legit financial adviser, to planning for emergencies, to what’s new and excitingーand actually worth your timeーin financial apps and software. If you’re looking for the same old get-rich-quick clich?s, avocado toast shaming, or alphabet soup of incomprehensible financial terms, you won’t find them here. Instead, Saul-Sehy and Birken take you step by step along the way to financial success, with their signature blend of shrewd financial information and wacky humor.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD-MEDAL WINNER FOR 2015＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞There’s no trying in meditation.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Just as water runs naturally downhill … just as leaves float naturally to the ground … we can all settle naturally into meditation. Not trying, just allowingーnot doing, just being.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The key is effortlessness. Whether you’re a complete novice or you’ve “tried it before,” if you can breathe you can meditate. Guided by veteran teacher Dean Sluyter’s easy-going, down-to-earth approach, you’ll test-drive a variety of meditative “vehicles,” such as breath, sound, the senses, the sky, and the simple sense of “I,” and discover which ones fit you best. You’ll find all the practical tips you need for adapting these methods to your daily life, even for a few minutes a day on the subway or in an office cubicle. And as your life opens to deep happiness, clarity, peace, and creative energy, you’ll be inspired to keep on practicingーnaturally.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
＜p＞＜strong＞NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD-MEDAL WINNER FOR 2015＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞There’s no trying in meditation.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Just as water runs naturally downhill … just as leaves float naturally to the ground … we can all settle naturally into meditation. Not trying, just allowingーnot doing, just being.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The key is effortlessness. Whether you’re a complete novice or you’ve “tried it before,” if you can breathe you can meditate. Guided by veteran teacher Dean Sluyter’s easy-going, down-to-earth approach, you’ll test-drive a variety of meditative “vehicles,” such as breath, sound, the senses, the sky, and the simple sense of “I,” and discover which ones fit you best. You’ll find all the practical tips you need for adapting these methods to your daily life, even for a few minutes a day on the subway or in an office cubicle. And as your life opens to deep happiness, clarity, peace, and creative energy, you’ll be inspired to keep on practicingーnaturally.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。
