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The Social Genome

The New Science of Nature and Nurture

de Dalton Conley ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 8 minutos

A pioneering scientist presents a mind-expanding account of the sociogenomics revolution, which promises to upend everything we know about human development.Sociogenomics brings together advances in molecular genetics and traditional social and behavioral science. The key tool is the polygenic index, which allows us to analyze DNA to measure a child's genetic potential. Today, we can estimate a ... Leer más

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A pioneering scientist presents a mind-expanding account of the sociogenomics revolution, which promises to upend everything we know about human development.Sociogenomics brings together advances in molecular genetics and traditional social and behavioral science. The key tool is the polygenic index, which allows us to analyze DNA to measure a child's genetic potential. Today, we can estimate a
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Personalized

Customer Strategy in the Age of AI

de Mark Abraham, David C. Edelman ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 12 minutos

Consumers want personalized experiences, but few companies are rising to the challenge. To be done effectively, personalization must be a critical element of an organization's strategy.Personalized is a playbook for delivering true personalization at scale. In this book, Boston Consulting Group's Mark Abraham and Harvard Business School's David C. Edelman describe Five Promises of Personalization: ... Leer más

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Consumers want personalized experiences, but few companies are rising to the challenge. To be done effectively, personalization must be a critical element of an organization's strategy.Personalized is a playbook for delivering true personalization at scale. In this book, Boston Consulting Group's Mark Abraham and Harvard Business School's David C. Edelman describe Five Promises of Personalization:
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Blunting the Spear

The Pacific Carrier War from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid

de Robert C. Stern ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 7 minutos

In the chaotic months after Pearl Harbor, the Pacific War was anything but certain. The US Navy, reeling from sudden loss, scrambled to slow Japanese momentum, while the Imperial Japanese Navy pressed outward, convinced that seizing Southeast Asia's resources was essential to survival. This book captures that dangerous, uncertain moment—from December 1941 through April 1942—when the outcome of the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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In the chaotic months after Pearl Harbor, the Pacific War was anything but certain. The US Navy, reeling from sudden loss, scrambled to slow Japanese momentum, while the Imperial Japanese Navy pressed outward, convinced that seizing Southeast Asia's resources was essential to survival. This book captures that dangerous, uncertain moment—from December 1941 through April 1942—when the outcome of the
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Near Abroad

Putin, the West, and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus

de Gerard Toal ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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8 hora 51 minutos

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, it invaded Georgia. Both states are part of Russia's "near abroad"—newly independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union. While the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 faded from the headlines in the wake of the global recession, the geopolitical contest that created it did not. Six years later, the specter of a revanchist Russia returned when Putin's forces ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, it invaded Georgia. Both states are part of Russia's "near abroad"—newly independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union. While the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 faded from the headlines in the wake of the global recession, the geopolitical contest that created it did not. Six years later, the specter of a revanchist Russia returned when Putin's forces
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Prosperity Road

America, 1920–1945, from Hoover to Roosevelt

de Anthony J. Badger ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

Series series American History
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12 hora

A sweeping history of America during the tumultuous decades between the ends of World War I and World War II, when a mainly rural, isolationist republic was transformed into a nuclear superpower and the leader of the free world.Through the prosperous 1920s and its culture wars to the Great Crash and Depression of the Thirties, the fits and starts of the New Deal, and then the all-consuming fight ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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A sweeping history of America during the tumultuous decades between the ends of World War I and World War II, when a mainly rural, isolationist republic was transformed into a nuclear superpower and the leader of the free world.Through the prosperous 1920s and its culture wars to the Great Crash and Depression of the Thirties, the fits and starts of the New Deal, and then the all-consuming fight
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Campaign of the Century

Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960

de Irwin F. Gellman ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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16 hora 6 minutos

Based on massive new research, a compelling and surprising account of the twentieth century's closest election.The 1960 presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon is one of the most frequently described political events of the twentieth century, yet the accounts to date have been remarkably unbalanced. Far more attention is given to Kennedy's side than to Nixon's. The ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Based on massive new research, a compelling and surprising account of the twentieth century's closest election.The 1960 presidential election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon is one of the most frequently described political events of the twentieth century, yet the accounts to date have been remarkably unbalanced. Far more attention is given to Kennedy's side than to Nixon's. The
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Coming into View

How AI and Other Megatrends Will Shape Your Investments

de Joseph H. Davis ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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5 hora

An expertly crafted evaluation of forces shaping the economy over the coming decade and portfolio management strategies designed to harness themIn Coming Into View: How AI and Other Megatrends Will Shape Your Investments, Vanguard's global chief economist and head of its Investment Strategy Group, Joe Davis, makes a simple and profound argument: that the "status quo" view of the United States ... Leer más

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An expertly crafted evaluation of forces shaping the economy over the coming decade and portfolio management strategies designed to harness themIn Coming Into View: How AI and Other Megatrends Will Shape Your Investments, Vanguard's global chief economist and head of its Investment Strategy Group, Joe Davis, makes a simple and profound argument: that the "status quo" view of the United States
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The Business of Belonging

How to Make Community your Competitive Advantage

de David Spinks ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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6 hora 19 minutos

Your business problems are community problems. Solve them and scale with help from the leader in the field.The world's most successful businesses leaders understand that creating a shared social identity around their products and services is the most efficient path to scaling revenue, differentiating products, promoting customer success and retention, and seizing category ownership. The Business ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Your business problems are community problems. Solve them and scale with help from the leader in the field.The world's most successful businesses leaders understand that creating a shared social identity around their products and services is the most efficient path to scaling revenue, differentiating products, promoting customer success and retention, and seizing category ownership. The Business
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The Illicit Global Economy

What Everyone Needs To Know(r)

de Peter Andreas ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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6 hora 34 minutos

The illicit global economy encompasses cross-border flows of goods, people, money, and information unauthorized by either the sending or receiving country. Typically, this means flows that are prohibited, regulated, stolen, or counterfeit. Some of these flows are obscure or mostly a law enforcement nuisance, but others receive enormous policy and media attention. Still others have severe ... Leer más

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The illicit global economy encompasses cross-border flows of goods, people, money, and information unauthorized by either the sending or receiving country. Typically, this means flows that are prohibited, regulated, stolen, or counterfeit. Some of these flows are obscure or mostly a law enforcement nuisance, but others receive enormous policy and media attention. Still others have severe
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Fight for the Final Frontier

Irregular Warfare in Space

de John Jordan Klein ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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7 hora 36 minutos

Fight for the Final Frontier uses the concepts associated with irregular warfare to offer new insights for understanding the nature of strategic competition in space. Today's most pressing security concerns are best considered using an irregular warfare lens because incidents and points of potential conflict fall outside the definition of armed conflict. While some universal rules of combat apply ... Leer más

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Fight for the Final Frontier uses the concepts associated with irregular warfare to offer new insights for understanding the nature of strategic competition in space. Today's most pressing security concerns are best considered using an irregular warfare lens because incidents and points of potential conflict fall outside the definition of armed conflict. While some universal rules of combat apply
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The Forbidden Knowledge of the Book of Enoch

The Watchers, Nephilim, Fallen Angels, and the End of the World

de Harold Roth ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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6 hora 12 minutos

Forbidden knowledge is at the core of the Book of Enoch. Its text has captured interest from 300 BCE up to the present day. Ancient people have all consulted the Book of Enoch for their magical and mystical practices. Sometimes part of religious canon and doctrine, and sometimes outright banned, the Book of Enoch has persisted for well over 2,000 years. Roth interprets the content of the Book of ... Leer más

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Forbidden knowledge is at the core of the Book of Enoch. Its text has captured interest from 300 BCE up to the present day. Ancient people have all consulted the Book of Enoch for their magical and mystical practices. Sometimes part of religious canon and doctrine, and sometimes outright banned, the Book of Enoch has persisted for well over 2,000 years. Roth interprets the content of the Book of
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Maria Montessori's Philosophy

Following the Child

de Patrick R. Frierson ...

Narrado por Christopher Douyard ...

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12 hora 15 minutos

How Montessori's commitment to "follow the child" can be understood as a philosophical method for answering the great philosophical questions that confront human beingsIn Maria Montessori's Philosophy, Patrick R. Frierson discusses historical influences on Montessori's philosophical views, focusing on showing how her commitment to children led her to profound insights about a wide range of ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

How Montessori's commitment to "follow the child" can be understood as a philosophical method for answering the great philosophical questions that confront human beingsIn Maria Montessori's Philosophy, Patrick R. Frierson discusses historical influences on Montessori's philosophical views, focusing on showing how her commitment to children led her to profound insights about a wide range of
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