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In a world driven by persuasion, perception, and psychological pressure, Mind Control Secrets exposes the covert techniques used to shape thoughts, steer decisions, and influence behavior—often without you even knowing. Whether it's in relationships, leadership, sales, or everyday conversation, these 21 real-world strategies reveal how influence truly works beneath the surface.

Having conversations about race is uncomfortable. But for progress between individuals (and our communities) to happen, we need to be able to speak openly and honestly. Podcast hosts of The Kinswomen Yseult and Hannah use their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating these layered conversations. In Real Friends Talk About Race, the duo share their two perspectives on the ways in which culture, history, and white supremacy have prevented us from having the skills to build trust and healthy relationships across race.

Marigold Johnson can’t wait to attend a special program at her family’s business, Flexx Unlimited, for teens who love fashion. But Mari quickly realizes that she’s out of place compared to the three other trainees—and one girl, Kara, seems to hate her on sight. As tension builds and the stakes at the program get higher, Mari uncovers exactly why Kara’s been so spiteful. She also discovers some hard truths about herself and her family.

Author Kenneth R. Timmerman exposes Jesse Jackson's life and works, uncovering a sordid tale of greed, ambition, and corruption from a self-proclaimed minister who has no qualms about poisoning American race relations for personal gain. Few figures have been given such a free ride by the media as Jesse Jackson, but Timmerman has interviewed Jackson, his associates, and his victims to write a courageous and important book that at last provides a full, honest accounting of the life and lies of Jackson - from the streets of Chicago to his support of Yasser Arafat in the Middle East.

Learn to Win Arguments and Succeed is your answer and solution to understanding how different people argue under different situations and always win. Author Vishal Gupta walks the listener through 20 practical and powerful argument techniques that can be employed to win any argument, always, under all situations.

Despite the fact that unicorns are not real, you undoubtedly know what a unicorn is. Despite the fact that narwhals are real, you may not know what a narwhal is. In schools, we think that engagement at the highest level is like a unicorn—something we’ve heard of, but know isn’t real. We should be thinking of engagement in schools as a narwhal—something that we may not know much about, but is absolutely real and can be found right in your own school!

One of Maya Rupert’s earliest memories was learning how to be inauthentic. That performance—the ability to make white people feel comfortable about race—has brought her everything from safety to success. As the third Black woman in history to run a presidential campaign, she soon realized that there was no room among society’s expectations for our real selves. In The Real Ones, Rupert reveals that for some, inauthenticity is necessary for survival.

Beyond Fan Followers: The Journey from Social Influence to Lasting Impact In a world where social media followers are often equated with success, Beyond Fan Followers offers a powerful roadmap for transforming fleeting digital attention into authentic, meaningful influence. This book challenges the traditional concept of fame and gives listeners the tools they need to cultivate true connection and impact that goes far beyond the surface level of likes and shares.

50 Real Heroes for Boys teaches young boys everywhere that being a man only requires being yourself - but your best self. Bright, colorful portraits by over a dozen international artists accompany true stories of men who knew that character - things like integrity, kindness, empathy, courage, respect for women, and more - mixed with their own unique gifts - art, athletics, creativity, dance, music, curiosity, and more - could make the world a better place.

Romantic love has been one of the most essential elements of storytelling for centuries. But for Black people in the United States and across the diaspora, it hasn't often been easy to find Black romance joyfully showcased in entertainment media. In this collection, revered authors and sparkling newcomers, librarians and academicians, and avid fans and reviewers consider the mirrors and windows into Black love as it is depicted in the novels, television shows, and films that have shaped their own stories.

In four decades, bookended by the Pope’s visits to Ireland in September 1979 and August 2018, Ireland has become one of the wealthiest and most progressive nations in the world. Characteristically brilliant and timely, Renaissance Nation is a thrilling account of Ireland’s vertiginous rise and a timely exploration of its conflicted present, where stark decisions await the next generation of would-be revolutionaries.

Real-World Social Skills for Savvy Teens is your go-to guide for mastering the skills that matter most. It's not just another dry textbook—this is a fun, engaging, and witty ride through the world of social skills. Get ready to learn from a seasoned coach who makes personal development a blast!

Are you sick and tired of always trying to do what is right and succeed in social settings? Have you tried endless other solutions but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks? Do you finally want to say goodbye to failed relationships, lost sales, and professional struggles, and discover something which works for you?

The best way to understand confidence is to see it in action. That’s why best-selling authors Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, and JillEllyn Riley have collected 30 true stories of real girls, pursuing their passions, struggling, and stumbling, but along the way figuring out how to build their own special brand of confidence. From Bali to Brazil, South Africa to Seattle, Australia to Afghanistan, these girls took risks, doubted themselves, and sometimes failed. But they also hung in there when things got hard.

The Right is coming back. After decades of humiliation and political failures, the opposition is reorganizing, catching up with the times, and getting itself in order. It is none too soon. Europe faces numerous challenges, challenges which the entrenched, incompetent elites of politics, academia, and the mass media are unable and unwilling to confront. Uncontrolled immigration, the mindless waste of resources, and destruction wrought by consumer society upon the very core of Western man - these are problems posing questions which the "establishment" cannot answer.

Humans now spend most of their free time submerged in screen life - and that’s taking a toll on real life. The good news is there’s a way back. Best-selling author David Murrow provides a rescue plan for parents, adults, teachers, and ministers who want to help others (or themselves) achieve screen-life/real-life balance. Drowning in Screen Time shows you what screens are doing to your family and relationships, why screen content is so addictive, and how to find freedom and confidence in real life.

Feature films have created the stereotype of the Second World War prisoner of war. But the reality was much more extraordinary. POWs staged shows, concerts and sporting fixtures and took up crafts and pastimes using materials they found around them. Men studied, attended lectures, learned languages, sat for qualifications and exams, on such a scale that one camp was nicknamed 'The Barbed-Wire University'. And often the years in captivity proved a turning-point in their lives.

When someone leaves an abusive marriage, life isn't instantly fixed. Women who have experienced domestic violence feel shattered. Because of the trauma they've been through, a bond with their abuser has formed that keeps them tied together long after they've physically left. Karen DeArmond Gardner understands these difficulties all too well. And she intimately knows what women in this situation need in order to gain freedom from the lies of abuse - to be reborn as the people God longs for them to be.

Eleven-year-old Macy Weaver knows relationships are complicated. Fresh off her latest friendship breakup, she’s spent most of her summer break on her own. So when Macy’s mother decides to go back to college three states away, Macy jumps on the chance to move—anything for a fresh start. But Macy’s new home isn’t exactly what she expected. Her mother’s never around and her dad’s always working. Lonelier than ever, Macy sets her sights on finding a new best friend.

Women make up less than 10 percent of national leaders and behind this lies a pattern of unequal access to power. In conversation with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women, Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren't more women in leadership roles. Using current research as a starting point, Gillard and Okonjo-Iweala form questions and hypotheses, then test them on the lived experiences of women leaders such as Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Michelle Bachelet and Theresa May.