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Stories of Building Toward Success

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The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017Successful Canadians write about failure, and how it got them where they are today.What does it mean to fail? To some of the most successful Canadians, it was a rite of passage, a stepping stone to greater things, or even a brilliant source of inspiration. Olympic golds, successful businesses, pioneering medical advances — all came about after a series of missteps ... Read more

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Governments all over the world are consistently outpaced by digital change, and are falling behind.Digital government is a better performing government. It is better at providing services people and businesses need. Receiving benefits, accessing health records, registering companies, applying for licences, voting — all of this can be done online or through digital self-service. Digital technology ... Read more

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Governments all over the world are consistently outpaced by digital change, and are falling behind.Digital government is a better performing government. It is better at providing services people and businesses need. Receiving benefits, accessing health records, registering companies, applying for licences, voting — all of this can be done online or through digital self-service. Digital technology
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So Good They Can't Ignore You

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In this book with unique perspective, professor Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice, and sets out to discover the reality of how people end up loving their careers.A focus on passion over skill can be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Spending time with professionals who admit to deriving great satisfaction from their work, ... Read more

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In this book with unique perspective, professor Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is good advice, and sets out to discover the reality of how people end up loving their careers.A focus on passion over skill can be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping. Spending time with professionals who admit to deriving great satisfaction from their work,
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Basic Economics

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**The bestselling citizen’s guide to economics“Thomas Sowell is the nation’s greatest living economist.” —*****American Spectator   ***Basic Economics is a citizen’s guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: ... Read more

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**The bestselling citizen’s guide to economics“Thomas Sowell is the nation’s greatest living economist.” —*****American Spectator   ***Basic Economics is a citizen’s guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems:
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Where Good Ideas Come From

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Fed Up

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A Federal Reserve insider pulls back the curtain on the secretive institution that controls America’s economyAfter correctly predicting the housing crash of 2008 and quitting her high-ranking Wall Street job, Danielle DiMartino Booth was surprised to find herself recruited as an analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, one of the regional centers of our complicated and widely misunderstood ... Read more

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Impartial review of Edward Snowden, the infamous NSA whistleblower, who in 2013, released a significant amount of classified documents into the public realm.When I first heard the name Edward Snowden, I admit I was baffled, I was doing a training event for the UK Army Reserves, and out popped the name Edward Snowden.When you read all the newspaper and internet articles, you almost think your ... Read more

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Impartial review of Edward Snowden, the infamous NSA whistleblower, who in 2013, released a significant amount of classified documents into the public realm.When I first heard the name Edward Snowden, I admit I was baffled, I was doing a training event for the UK Army Reserves, and out popped the name Edward Snowden.When you read all the newspaper and internet articles, you almost think your
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Pushing to the Front

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Stuck in a rut? Feeling like you could benefit from a bit of inspiration? Turn to Pushing to the Front from renowned self-help author Orison Swett Marden. This volume is packed with motivational anecdotes and accounts of men and women who triumphed over adversity and achieved success in even the most difficult circumstances. A must-read for anyone who needs to gather strength before facing down a ... Read more

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Stuck in a rut? Feeling like you could benefit from a bit of inspiration? Turn to Pushing to the Front from renowned self-help author Orison Swett Marden. This volume is packed with motivational anecdotes and accounts of men and women who triumphed over adversity and achieved success in even the most difficult circumstances. A must-read for anyone who needs to gather strength before facing down a
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Navy SEAL Leadership: Be Unbeatable

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Most people are intrigued by what SEALs do — like dangerous and secretive missions. But what they DO is only part of the equation. Who do SEALs have to BE to carry out these impossible missions? While Navy SEALs are effective commandos, they possess an attitude and a set of attributes (the 12 secrets) that EVERYONE can attain to utilize in their home and work lives. Through extensive research and ... Read more

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