Many of us have concerns about the effects of climate change on Earth, but we often overlook the essential issue of human health. This book addresses that oversight and enlightens readers about the most important aspect of one of the greatest challenges of our time.The global environment is under massive stress from centuries of human industrialization. The projections regarding climate change for the next century and beyond are grim. The impact this will have on human health is tr...

Paul Auerbach's Socialist Optimism offers an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century. Present-day capitalism has generated growing inequality of income and wealth, persistent high levels of unemployment and ever-diminishing prospects for young people. But in the absence of a positive vision of how society and the economy might develop in the future, the present trajectory of capitalism will never be derailed, no matter how acute the critique of present-day developments.

Life in the emergency room is often like that in the business world. Both are places of activity and excitement, unexpected developments, highs and lows, crises, and great intensity. On the treatment table and in the boardroom, problems must be diagnosed correctly and dealt with as effectively and quickly as possible. Now in Management Lessons from the E.R.: Prescriptions for Success in Your Business, Paul S. Auerbach, M.D. -- a doctor of medicine and of companies -- shows exactly...

Many of us have concerns about the effects of climate change on Earth, but we often overlook the essential issue of human health. This book addresses that oversight and enlightens listeners about the most important aspect of one of the greatest challenges of our time.The global environment is under massive stress from centuries of human industrialization. The projections regarding climate change for the next century and beyond are grim. The impact this will have on human health is ...

New York Times Bestseller“Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book.”-Shannon Brownlee, author of OvertreatedDr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist Manifesto. As a busy surgeon who has ...

Would you like to learn how to increase the impact of your conversation? Would you like to stop hearing people tell you no and start hearing them tell you yes? Stop wishing for it and make it happen, thanks to conversational hypnosis. This book takes you through the steps and techniques for both basic and advanced conversational hypnosis.With this book, you will be able to use the principles of language and communication combined with hypnotic language and hypnotic language pattern...

Are you a slave to your to-do list? At the end of the day, is your list longer than when you started? Are you awash in a sea of sticky notes and memos?Stop! Instead of listing your important tasks, schedule them with a start time and end time. This will help you create a mini-plan for each task, and a workable, productive agenda for your day.This is just one tip from Time Management, Second Edition. And there's more-a lot more. Yo...

Do not let the title fool you (or scare you).Hypnotic Selling is not about "tricking" someone into buying your product or service. Aaron Forland dispels all the myths that revolve around hypnosis right from the start.Then, he takes you on a step by step, instructional journey to show you the exact methods he has used and taught over the years to turn mediocre salespeople into top ranking super-salespeople.Those with a burning desire to be the best in their field wil...

Med School Confidential from Robert H. Miller and Daniel M. Bissell uses the same chronological format and mentor-based system that have made Law School Confidential and Business School Confidential such treasured and popular guides. It takes the reader step-by-step through the entire med school process--from thinking about, applying to, and choosing a medical school and program, through the four-year curriculum, internships, residencies, and fellowships, to choo...

Conversational hypnosis is used by a variety of people to improve their communication skills so when they are communicating, they can clearly get their point across. More importantly, you can use conversational hypnosis to be able to influence and persuade others, improving your chances of hearing a positive response instead of a negative one. If you have already learned the basics of conversational hypnosis but you really want to take your skills to the next level, this is the book you wa...