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February 14, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty by Neal Thompson
The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty by Neal Thompson
Based on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine, created a life together in a city hostile to Irish, immigrants, and Catholics, and launched the Kennedy dynasty in America.
Their Irish ancestry was a hallmark of the Kennedys’ initial political profile, as JFK leveraged his working-class roots to connect with blue-collar voters. Today, we remember this iconic American family as the vanguard of wealth, power, and style rather than as the descendants of poor immigrants. Here at last, we meet the first American Kennedys, Patrick and Bridget, who arrived as many thousands of others did following the Great Famine—penniless and hungry. Less than a decade after their marriage in Boston, Patrick’s sudden death left Bridget to raise their children single-handedly. Her rise from housemaid to shop owner in the face of rampant poverty and discrimination kept her family intact, allowing her only son P.J. to become a successful saloon owner and businessman. P.J. went on to become the first American Kennedy elected to public office—the first of many.
Written by the grandson of an Irish immigrant couple and based on first-ever access to P.J. Kennedy’s private papers, The First Kennedys is a story of sacrifice and survival, resistance and reinvention: an American story.
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The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong by Greg Brennecka
Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong by Greg Brennecka
A Short History of Nearly Everything meets Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in this humorous, accessible exploration of how meteorites have helped not only build our planet but steered the evolution of life and human culture.
The Solar System. Dinosaurs. Donkey Kong. What is the missing link? Surprisingly enough, it’s meteorites. They explain our past, constructed our present, and could define our future.
Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet. While meteorites have provided the raw materials for life to thrive, they have radically devastated life as well, most famously killing off the dinosaurs and paving the way for humans to evolve to where we are today.
As noted meteoriticist Greg Brennecka explains, meteorites did not just set us on the path to becoming human, they helped direct the development of human culture. Meteorites have influenced humanity since the start of civilization. Over the centuries, meteorite falls and other cosmic cinema have started (and stopped) wars, terrified millions, and inspired religions throughout the world.
With humor and an infectious enthusiasm, Brennecka reveals previously untold but important stories sure to delight and inform readers about the most important rocks on Earth.
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February 12, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – The New Chameleons: How to Connect with Consumers Who Defy Categorization by Michael R. Solomon
The New Chameleons: How to Connect with Consumers Who Defy Categorization by Michael R. Solomon
Consumers are changing but the marketing categories used to identify them have not. Engage with this new generation of consumers who increasingly take for granted that products and advertising will blend their multiple brand identities rather than market to them as a specific subculture.
Male or female, work or play, online or offline. These and other market categories are no longer relevant as modern consumers defy traditional boundaries and identify as members of multiple subcultures. The New Chameleons reveals how to engage with this new generation and how to stand out among the competition.
Global consumer behavior expert Michael R. Solomon directs marketers to move beyond their traditional categories and communicate with consumers as individuals rather than as a market segment. He explains how traditional marketing is based on the assumption of boundaries between us and them, the individual and the collective, producer and consumer, work and play, humans vs. computers, and editorial vs. commercial. He then shows how those boundaries are blurring: people identify with members of multiple subcultures; individuals seek collective advice before making a purchase; consumers no longer distinguish between purchases online or in-store; consumer-generated content becomes the norm; gender identity is fluid; gamification strategies turn work into play; and identity marketing becomes more popular.
Combining history, data, experience and examples, The New Chameleons is written for every marketer (or reader) who wants to offer products and services that resonate with consumers now and in the future.
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February 11, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Brigitta Hoeferle, CEO of The Center of NLP
Brigitta Hoeferle, CEO of The Center of NLP
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February 10, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile by Anthony G Jay
Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile by Anthony G Jay
The devastating truth about a class of chemicals called “estrogenics” and how your daily exposures can cause weight-gains, depression, infertility and many other exploding health problems.
In this book, Dr. Anthony G. Jay offers a clear and honest look at:
THE Top 10 List of Everyday Estrogenics
Cutting-Edge Weight-Loss Strategies
New Muscle-Mass Building Discoveries
How Estrogenics “Feminize” Males
How Estrogenics Harm Children
3 Detailed Estrogenic Avoidance Plans
Specific Food/Water Estrogenic Numbers
Simple Clear Language and Definitions
The US and EU Legal Status of Estrogenics
A Direct Exposé on Scientific Bias
Brand New Epigenetics Discoveries
Amazing Fishing “Tail” Chapter Openers
An Actionable Summary Appendix
And much, much MORE…
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February 9, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies by Ranjay Gulati
Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies by Ranjay Gulati
A distinguished Harvard Business School professor offers a compelling reassessment and defense of purpose as a management ethos, documenting the vast performance gains and social benefits that become possible when firms manage to get purpose right.
Few business topics have aroused more skepticism in recent years than the notion of corporate purpose, and for good reason. Too many companies deploy purpose, or a reason for being, as a promotional vehicle to make themselves feel virtuous and to look good to the outside world. Some have only foggy ideas about what purpose is and conflate it with strategy and other concepts like “mission,” “vision,” and “values.” Even well-intentioned leaders don’t understand purpose’s full potential and engage half-heartedly and superficially with it. Outsiders spot this and become cynical about companies and the broader capitalist endeavor.
Having conducted extensive field research, Ranjay Gulati reveals the fatal mistakes leaders unwittingly make when attempting to implement a reason for being. Moreover, he shows how companies can embed purpose much more deeply than they currently do, delivering impressive performance benefits that reward customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, and communities alike. To get purpose right, leaders must fundamentally change not only how they execute it but also how they conceive of and relate to it. They must practice what Gulati calls deep purpose, furthering each organization’s reason for being more intensely, thoughtfully, and comprehensively than ever before.
In this authoritative, accessible, and inspiring guide, Gulati takes readers inside some of the world’s most purposeful companies to understand the secrets to their successes. He explores how leaders can pursue purpose more deeply by
navigating the inevitable tradeoffs more deliberately and effectively to balance between short- and long-term value;
building purpose more systematically into every key organizational function to mobilize stakeholders and enhance performance;
updating organizations to foster more autonomy and collaboration, which in turn allow individual employees to work more purposefully;
using powerful storytelling to communicate a reason for being, arousing emotions and building a community of inspired and committed stakeholders; and
building cultures that don’t merely support purpose, but also allow employees to link the corporate purpose to their own personal reasons for being.
As Gulati argues, a deeper engagement with purpose holds the key not merely to the well-being of individual companies but also to humanity’s future. With capitalism under siege and relatively low levels of trust in business, purpose can serve as a radically new operating system for the enterprise, enhancing performance while also delivering meaningful benefits to society. It’s the kind of inspired thinking that businesses—and the rest of us—urgently need.
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February 7, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – American Injustice: Inside Stories from the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System by David S Rudolf
American Injustice: Inside Stories from the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System by David S Rudolf
From the fearless defense attorney and civil rights lawyer who rose to fame with Netflix’s The Staircase comes a “fine companion to Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy and Emily Bazelon’s Charged. A stellar—and often shocking—report on a broken criminal justice system.” (Kirkus, Starred Review)
In the past thirty years alone, more than 2,800 innocent American prisoners – their combined sentences surpassing 25,000 years – have been exonerated and freed after being condemned for crimes they did not commit. Terrifyingly, this number represents only a fraction of the actual number of persons wrongfully accused and convicted over the same period.
Renowned criminal defense and civil rights attorney David Rudolf has spent decades defending the wrongfully accused. In American Injustice, he draws from his years of experience in the American criminal legal system to shed light on the misconduct that exists at all levels of law enforcement and the tragic consequences that follow in its wake. Tracing these themes through the lens of some of his most important cases – including new details from the Michael Peterson trial made famous in The Staircase – Rudolf takes the reader inside crime scenes to examine forensic evidence left by perpetrators; revisits unsolved murders to detail how and why the true culprits were never prosecuted; reveals how confirmation bias leads police and prosecutors to employ tactics that make wrongful arrests and prosecutions more likely; and exposes how poverty and racism fundamentally distort the system.
In American Injustice, Rudolf gives a voice to those who have been the victim of wrongful accusations and shows in the starkest terms the human impact of legal wrongdoing. Effortlessly blending gripping true crime reporting and searing observations on civil rights in America, American Injustice takes readers behind the scenes of a justice system in desperate need of reform.
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February 6, 2022
Victor Technology High Rise™ Acacia Wood Laptop Standing Desk with Two Worksurface Trays DC175A
We got a chance to review the new High Rise Acacia Wood Laptop Standing Desk from Victor Technology. We’ve reviewed their products in the past and actually love the electronic standing desk that I use in my office over the last year. This desk is a bit of departure from your usual electronic standing desks but the application for it makes sense. Its a bit odd to put together but after done it makes sense and is very sturdy. According to their details it is mostly targeted to “college and high school students, employees working from home, or anyone with a small office setup.” For that application it does work well and its technically portable and fairly easy to move. Personally I’m not a fan of it and would much rather have a electronic desk but for price points and given the target market its a good value. One downside is you need to have plenty of space on a normal desk or other that you might stand this on as it does take up a lot of space. Definitely recommend if you are in its demographic target but I would encourage you to spend up and get one of Victors electric standing desks if you can afford it.
The DC175A is great for college and high school students, employees working from home, or anyone with a small office setup looking to integrate a standing desk solution into their environment. Each desk features unique distinctive grain styling. This 4-piece standing desk brings a simplistic and minimalist design, with a modern look into your home or office. Assembles and disassembles in less than 60 seconds. Does require use of screwdriver to attach tension strap for increased stability. The DC175A is easily transportable.
Crafted from beautiful high density acacia wood
Designed to fit with any decor
Enjoy a lightweight laptop standing desk that is portable and easy to store
Featuring a 10-slot ladder design for enhanced height adjustability
Take advantage of both worksurface trays for optimal use: one for laptop, one for keyboard and mouse
Upper Work Surface Size (in) 16.9W x 11.8D
Keyboard Tray Surface Size (in) 24.7W x 11.8D
Product Height (in) 24
Product Weight (lbs) 13.7
Maximum Weight Capacity (lbs) 10
Number of Tray Slots 10
Laminate Coated Desk No
Assembly Minimal
Warranty 3 Year Limited
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February 4, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work by Robert H. Frank
Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work by Robert H. Frank
From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, bold new ideas for creating environments that promise a brighter future
Psychologists have long understood that social environments profoundly shape our behavior, sometimes for the better, often for the worse. But social influence is a two-way street―our environments are themselves products of our behavior. Under the Influence explains how to unlock the latent power of social context. It reveals how our environments encourage smoking, bullying, tax cheating, sexual predation, problem drinking, and wasteful energy use. We are building bigger houses, driving heavier cars, and engaging in a host of other activities that threaten the planet―mainly because that’s what friends and neighbors do.
In the wake of the hottest years on record, only robust measures to curb greenhouse gases promise relief from more frequent and intense storms, droughts, flooding, wildfires, and famines. Robert Frank describes how the strongest predictor of our willingness to support climate-friendly policies, install solar panels, or buy an electric car is the number of people we know who have already done so. In the face of stakes that could not be higher, the book explains how we could redirect trillions of dollars annually in support of carbon-free energy sources, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone.
Most of us would agree that we need to take responsibility for our own choices, but with more supportive social environments, each of us is more likely to make choices that benefit everyone. Under the Influence shows how.
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February 3, 2022
The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Epidemic and How to Get Healthy Again by Steven Phillips, Dana Parish
Chronic: The Hidden Cause of the Autoimmune Epidemic and How to Get Healthy Again by Steven Phillips, Dana Parish
“A powerfully informative guide for patient and practitioner from a misinformed past toward a future of recovery and health.”
—David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Grain Brain and Brain Wash
In this important and timely book, Steven Phillips, MD, and his former patient, Sony singer-songwriter Dana Parish, reveal striking evidence that a range of common infections, from COVID-19 to Lyme, cause a variety of autoimmune, psychiatric, and chronic conditions. Chronic explores the science behind what makes them difficult to diagnose and treat, debunks widely held beliefs, and provides solutions that empower sufferers to reclaim their lives.
After nearly dying from his own mystery illness, Dr. Phillips experienced firsthand the medical community’s ignorance about the pathogens that underlie a deep spectrum of serious conditions—from fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus, to depression, anxiety, OCD and neurodegenerative disorders. Parish, too, watched her health spiral after twelve top doctors missed the underlying infections that caused heart failure and other sudden debilitating symptoms. Now, they’ve come together with a mission: to change the current model of simply treating symptoms and shift the focus to finding and curing root causes of chronic diseases that affect millions around the world.
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