I was on holiday in Paris with my girlfriends. They, just like me, had boyfriends back home, but when good looking men at the club started flirting and dancing with us, it was hard to say no. We didn't want to say no. As my friends disappeared into secluded corners with the strangers, I couldn't help but watch them. Would I also give in to my desire?

Never before in history have, we been more educated, wealthier, and lived longer with more opportunities in life. Conversely, we have never been more stressed, anxious, depressed or lonely. In One Life, the philosopher and business executive Morten Albæk investigates this paradox and the absurdity that all of the world’s impressive socio-economic advancements have not been translated into more existential wellbeing.It is critical to understand why those of us, especially in prosper...

The Productivity Paradox Is a Biological Failure.Artificial Intelligence accelerates exponentially. Yet economic growth stagnates, and human resilience crumbles. Why?We are trapped in an obsolete "Hamster Wheel OS."Nations run on policies optimized for 20th-century efficiency—policies that ignore cognitive limits and the intangible capital that drives modern value creation. This misalignment imposes a massive, hidden "National Friction Tax" that suppresses innovatio...

In A Step in the Right Direction, Sondergaard continues a line of thought he first developed in Bees Die Sleeping and continued in Vinci, Later (which was published in English in 2005). This new collection is "about" walking. It contains four major cohesive songs or cantos, each of which explores the act of walking from a different point of view: as a social activity, as an act of love, as a condition for thought, and as inspiration for art.

LEADERSHIP: LESSON ONE focuses on the fundamentals of effective leadership by providing a simple and actionable framework that leaders can apply to any project or initiative. Thanks to its simplicity, it is universally applicable.Just like in sports, it is crucial to master the fundamentals. These core elements may not appear difficult, but it requires training and even more training again to become a real champion.For new leaders and those with less experience, it provides...

Long with its well-known counterpart, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the Fw 190 became the backbone of the Luftwaffe’s fighting force. Capable of performing in theatres as diverse as North Africa, the Russian Front and in Western Europe, its superior killing ability earned it the nickname, the ‘Butcher Bird’. Famed for its speed and manoeuvrability – some of the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter aces – from Otto Kittel to Erich Rudorffer – claimed a great many of their kills while flying it.

Elevate your Windows 365 skillset: Go from zero to hero navigating Windows 365 Cloud PC Architectures to Create, Deliver, and Manage Systems Embraced by Users and IT ProfessionalsKey FeaturesGet unique insights and perspectives from the Microsoft team behind Windows 365Uncover modern cloud end-user experiences with features like Windows 365 switch and bootLearn from the author's experiences and expertise to seamlessly migrate from on-premises a...

"In her backpack, she finds the small bag with the new underwear she bought on her way over yesterday. Lace the colour of lavender. She is looking forward to showing it to James tonight. It is just transparent enough that her pink nipples become slightly visible through the bra." – Coffee'The Zodiac Series: 10 Erotic Short Stories for Libra' is a collection of erotica that aligns with this air sign. Ruled by the goddesses of love and beauty, Venus and Aphrodite, Libras are blessed ...

In Collaboration, author Morten Hansen takes aim at what many leaders inherently know: in today's competitive environment, companywide collaboration is an imperative for successful strategy execution, yet the sought-after synergies are rarely, if ever, realized. In fact, most cross-unit collaborative efforts end up wasting time, money, and resources. How can managers avoid the costly traps of collaboration and instead start getting the results they need?In this book, Hansen shows m...

This four-volume set, CCIS 2350-2353, constitutes the referred proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology, SOICT 2024, held in Danang, Vietnam in December 2024.The 88 full papers and 68 poster papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 229 submissions. The papers presented in these volumes are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Multimedia Processing; Operations Research.Part II: A...

The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometers between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and forest lands further south. Much of this huge area is inhospitable. Insurgencies are common, as are migration and smuggling, jobs being as rare here as effective government intervention-state power extends only fitfully, and the region resists attempts to subdue militants, people-traffickers, nomadic herders or anyone excluded from power. The Western Sahel's fragile states face...

Wall Street Journal Business BestsellerA Financial Times Business Book of the MonthNamed by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance—based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.W...