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Thoughtload—not workload—is the culprit causing chaos for your team. Be the leader that creates clarity, calm, and greater capacity. In Thoughtload, New York Times bestselling author and team effectiveness advisor Liane Davey tackles today’s most pressing management challenges: over-burdened systems, burned-out teams, and declining results. However, contrary to conventional wisdom, Davey argues that the problem is not with out-sized workloads. The root cause of the madness sapping productivity in today’s offices is with our excessive thoughtload.

In your career and work, finances, and indeed all areas of life, experience the transformative power of a key relationship—the friendship you have with yourself. In a world obsessed with building self-esteem—doing activities to improve our reputation with ourselves—our sense of well-being hinges on performance, the whims of good luck and positive outcomes. But when we don’t measure up to our own tough standards, things don’t go our way or life falls apart, we are called to access a deeper source of resilience, that of self-worth.

Unlocking Your Inner King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: The Brutal Truth About Masculine Power and Purpose by Nicholas Penn is a no-fluff, unapologetic guide for men who are done with performative masculinity and ready to do the inner work that actually matters. If you're tired of watered-down advice and feel-good clichés, this book will challenge you to confront the myths that keep you weak, confused, and stuck.

Drugs as Weapons Against Us meticulously details how a group of opium-trafficking families came to form an American oligarchy and eventually achieved global dominance. This oligarchy helped fund the Nazi regime and then saved thousands of Nazis to work with the Central Intelligence Agency. CIA operations such as MK-Ultra pushed LSD and other drugs on leftist leaders and left-leaning populations at home and abroad.

Cooking for men should be more than a collection of random recipes. It should be a practical guide to becoming more capable, more self-sufficient, and more confident in everyday life. This audiobook gives listeners a clear, structured path to mastering essential kitchen skills, preparing reliable meals, and building habits that make cooking feel straightforward instead of overwhelming.

Unlock True Masculinity is more than just a self-improvement book for men—it's a transformative roadmap to mastering the four essential masculine archetypes: the King, the Warrior, the Magician, and the Lover. In today’s world, men are bombarded with mixed messages about what it means to be masculine. This book offers a clear, grounded path forward, blending timeless archetypal wisdom with modern-day challenges to help you step into your most authentic and powerful self.

The Art of War will teach you to conquer your opponents and gain a loyal following. It is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. It is the first and one of the most successful works on strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu was the first to recognize the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment.

All humans have an innate drive to make great things. In The Innovation Mindset, Jennifer Kenny shows you exactly how to implement practices that will drive greater innovation, differentiate your products and solutions through better innovation, and maximize the innovation capacity of your team.

I once met a man on a cold Halloween night. He dressed as a superhero, and I dressed in red. For one night, I was his break from reality, and he was the temporary fix for my broken heart. Two years later, I was given the opportunity of a lifetime to become a senior editor at one of the biggest magazine companies in the world. The only catch? Nail an exclusive interview with New York’s finest bachelor: Connor Roe. To the rest of the world, he was becoming one of the wealthiest men in New York City. To me, he was simply my once-upon-a-time superhero.

Personal wealth growth does not come from hype, shortcuts, or complicated financial strategies. It comes from doing the right things consistently over time. This book gives listeners a clear, practical framework for building wealth through disciplined saving, smarter spending, intentional investing, and better financial decision-making. Whether you are starting from scratch or trying to strengthen your current approach, this guide shows how to create real progress without getting overwhelmed.

Ten years have passed since a mysterious disease wiped the earth of all plant and animal life, leaving behind a barren, silent world. Saul, a lone survivor, clings to what remains of his humanity, haunted by the choices he’s made to stay alive. Food is scarce, and desperation has turned most survivors into threats, each fighting for what little is left. When Saul meets Hannah, a rare ally in this unforgiving landscape, they set out together, chasing rumors of a safe haven—a place beyond the violence and desolation.

In The Savvy Working Mom, Whitnee Hawthorne shatters the myth of work-life balance. From mastering the art of saying no to embracing values-based delegation, the book offers practical strategies and relatable anecdotes to empower women. Hawthorne teaches listeners to detach their self-worth from societal pressure dictating that they must achieve everything all at once, independent of assistance.

As a senior leader, are you constantly dealing with competing demands and escalations that prevent you from focusing on your top priorities? Are you putting out fires more often than making a lasting impact? Do most days seem like you barely have time to think? If this sounds familiar, a Chief of Staff should be your next hire. But do you know how to find the perfect match? In this audiobook, author and leadership coach Laurie Arron shares her insider expertise to help you design a game plan to acquire and cultivate an effective Chief of Staff.

For centuries, the force known as Kundalini has been shrouded in mystery, its origins uncertain, but still it continues to govern every aspect of our lives, from the moment we get up in the mornings until the time we fall asleep at night. Although it may be a dormant energy contained within the majority of people, you can easily awaken it and reap the benefits from Kundalini.

On a transformational one-year journey around the world, author Kristina Liu found more than just spectacular scenery and exquisite food: she found herself. Join Kristina as she explores three continents and twelve cities, from her wine tasting in South Africa to finding beauty and history in Europe to romance and adventures in South America, culminating in her life-changing plant medicine retreat in the heart of the Amazon jungle.

In The Great American Gold Hoax, author Sean Rust peels back the layers of myth, secrecy, and propaganda surrounding the most fortified—and most mysterious—vault in the United States: Fort Knox. For decades, Americans have been told that behind those thick granite walls lies over 147 million ounces of gold. But no independent audit has ever been conducted. No full inventory released. And the last official glimpse inside was over 50 years ago.

Overwhelmed by guilt and burdened with more power than he ever wanted, Samuel Branch is slowly crumbling. The pressure mounts with the arrival of the Green Man, who has risen from the very heart of the world with a single purpose: Kill Samuel Branch. Sam is hampered at every turn by an ambitious reporter looking for a story, a newcomer with an ambiguous agenda, and a coven of black magic sorcerers. As he struggles with his own fragile state of mind, Sam must find a way to accept the costs of power or face certain death at the hands of the Green Man.

Personal finance habits shape the decisions that determine whether money becomes a source of stress or a tool for stability. This audiobook shows listeners how small, practical behaviors around spending, saving, budgeting, and planning can create meaningful financial progress over time. Instead of relying on willpower or complicated systems, Grant Mercer offers a clear approach to building money routines that are realistic, repeatable, and effective. Designed for listeners who want steady improvement rather than quick fixes.

This book contains money-making secrets that can change your life. Think and Grow Rich, based on the author’s famed Law of Success, represents the distilled wisdom of distinguished men of great wealth and achievement. Andrew Carnegie’s magic formula for success was the direct inspiration for this book. Carnegie demonstrated its soundness when his coaching brought fortunes to those young men to whom he had disclosed his secret.

After leaving the city life behind to escape my loveless marriage, I moved to small-town Havenbarrow for a fresh start. What I didn’t expect was to find myself drawn to the town’s black sheep. They called him troubled, cold, a man with a dark past. What everyone seemed to miss about Jax was the splashes of light in his eyes, the random acts of kindness he performed when no one was watching, and the way he made me smile and laugh.