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Million Dollar Weekend Book Review: Start Before You’re Ready
I asked a barista for 10% off just to feel something. Then I read the book that told me to do it.
Read storyBreak the Anxiety Circle Book Review: When the Mind Won’t Sit Still
Miles Carter wrote the book your racing mind keeps refusing to read. Here's what happens when you finally do.
Read storySay It Right Every Time Book Review: The Quiet Cost of Saying It Wrong
The right words won't save you if your tone is quietly apologizing for your own existence.
Read story$100M Offers Book Review: Why Your Prices Are Too Low
I resisted this book for months, thinking it was hype. Then I priced my own work wrong for a year and finally caved.
Read storySay It Right Every Time Book Review: The Words I Wish I Had Said Sooner
A practical communication guide that teaches you to say what you mean with calm confidence, from saying no to handling conflict and job interviews.
Read storyThe Bookshop Book Review: Where I Bought My First Used Paperback
A history of the American bookstore, from Ben Franklin to Amazon, told through the eccentric people who ran them. A love letter to the places where we find our books.
Read storySay It Right Every Time Book Review: The Sentence That Changed My Tuesday
A practical communication guide that teaches you to say what you mean with calm confidence, from saying no to handling conflict and job interviews.
Read storyThe Explosive Child Book Review: Rethinking Difficult Child Behavior
Our The Explosive Child book review explores emotional outbursts, child behavior, frustration, and more effective ways for parents to respond to difficult situations.
Read storyThis Book Made Me Think of You Book Review: A Widow Who Cannot Read
A dead husband leaves twelve books. His widow can't open a single one. That's the whole war.
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