April 2021 list by Donalee Jacobs
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
by Chris McChesney
Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time it finally disappeared, it's likely no one even noticed. What happened? By following The 4 Disciplines -- Focusing on the Wildly Important; Acting on Lead Measures; Keeping a Compelling Scoreboard; and Creating a Cadence of Accountability -- leaders can produce breakthrough results, even when executing the strategy requires a significant change in behavior from their teams.
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Beautiful Things
by Hunter Biden
When he was two-years-old, Hunter Biden was badly injured in a car accident that killed his mother and baby sister. In 2015, he suffered the devastating loss of his beloved big brother, Beau, who died of brain cancer at the age of forty-six. These hardships were compounded by the collapse of his marriage and a years-long battle with drug and alcohol addiction. In Beautiful Things, Hunter recounts his descent into substance abuse and his tortuous path to sobriety. The story ends with where Hunter is today—a sober married man with a new baby, finally able to appreciate the beautiful things.
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Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975
by Richard Thompson
The influential songwriter and Rolling Stone Top-20 guitarist shares intimate reflections on his artistic emergence during a culturally transformative period in history, his decision to leave Fairport Convention and his embrace of Sufism.
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Everybody Fights: So Why Not Be Good At It
by Kim Holderness
The couple behind Greeroom Communications a digital content company, known for their “Xmas Jammies” viral video and product launch describe the fights they’ve had during their marriage and offer tips and techniques for engaging and understanding during an argument.
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Every Day is a Gift
by Tammy Duckworth
The biracial daughter of an American father and a Thai-Chinese mother, Tammy Duckworth faced discrimination, poverty, and the horrors of war—all before the age of 16. As a child, she dodged bullets as her family fled war-torn Phnom Penh. As a teenager, she sold roses by the side of the road to save her family from hunger and homelessness in Hawaii. In 2004, an Iraqi RPG blew through the cockpit of Tammy Duckworth's U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The explosion, which destroyed her legs and mangled her right arm, was a turning point in her life. Duckworth found a new mission and, after winning two terms as a U.S. Representative, she won election to the U.S. Senate in 2016.
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How to Age Without Getting Old: The Steps You Can Take Today to Stay Young for the Rest of Your Life
by Joyce Meyer
Life is a journey through beautiful and varied seasons, with a dynamic cadence and full of continued discovery. Embrace each season of your life and learn to live into it fully with grace and help from Joyce Meyer, as she shows you: how to truly cast even your lifelong cares upon the Lord; how to live dynamically, embracing and delighting in the journey; how to embrace God's grace for this season; and how to live abundantly as your body and mind change.
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I Am a Girl from Africa
by Elizabeth Nyamayaro
The award-winning humanitarian and former United Nations Senior Advisor on Gender Equality describes how an aid volunteer saved her life and inspired her work as an advocate for positive change in communities throughout the world.
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Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
by Noa Tishby
Israeli American Noa Tishby offers a fresh, 360-degree view of Israe, bringing her straight-shooting, engaging, and slightly irreverent voice to the subject, and creating an accessible and dynamic portrait of a tiny country of outsized relevance. Through bite-sized chunks of history and deeply personal stories, Tishby chronicles her homeland's evolution, beginning in Biblical times and moving forward to cover everything from WWI to Israel's creation to the real disputes dividing the country today. Tackling popular misconceptions with an abundance facts, Tishby provides critical context around headline-generating controversies and offers a clear, intimate account of the richly cultured country of Israel.
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Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power
by Susan Page
The definitive biography of Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, written by New York Times bestselling author and USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page. Featuring more than 150 exclusive interviews with those who know her best—and a series of in-depth, news-making interviews with Pelosi herself—Madam Speaker is unprecedented in the scope of its exploration of Nancy Pelosi's remarkable life and of her indelible impact on American politics.
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Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo
by Jo Koy
A laugh-out-loud, fearlessly honest memoir by the award-winning Filipino-American comedian uncovers the true family experiences behind his popular routines, discussing his mixed heritage, struggles with family mental illness and eventual embrace of his identity.
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No Pain, No Gaines: The Good Stuff Doesn't Come Easy
by Chip Gaines
The star of HGTV’s Fixer Upper shares anecdotal insights into the value of a strong network, explaining how a team of family members, friends and neighbors can become an essential component of personal success.
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On the House: A Washington Memoir
by John Boehner
The former Speaker of the House shares candid tales from Washington, D.C.’s halls of power, offering insight into America’s Republican Party and the leadership successes and failures of Presidents from the past half century.
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Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet
by Chelsea Wald
From an award-winning science journalist, a lively, informative, and humorous deep dive into the future of the toilet—from creative uses for harvested "biosolids," to the bold engineers dedicated to bringing safe sanitation to billions of people worldwide.
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A Runner's High: My Life in Motion
by Dean Karnazes
An iconic endurance runner shares the wisdom and lessons he’s learning from thirty years of running ultramarathons as well as his preparation to run the most difficult race of his life: the Western States 100.
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Second Chances: A Marine, His Dog, and Finding Redemption
by Craig Grossi
The author of Craig and Fred describes how his devoted canine companion and he visited Maine State Prison to work beside inmates who serve purposeful time in prison by training service dogs for disabled veterans.
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Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
by Jonathan Acuff
Popular speaker and New York Times bestselling author takes a refreshingly honest and humorous look at overthinking--identifying what it masquerades as (being prepared), calling it what it really is (fear), and offering a simple plan to turn it from a super problem into a superpower.
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The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
by Karen Tumulty
A Washington Post political columnist presents a portrait of the former First Lady that includes coverage of her traumatic early childhood, marriage to Ronald Reagan and crucial role in shaping the Reagan White House.
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Wait, I'm Working With Who?!?
by Peter Economy
Who hasn't had to deal with a jerk at work? Whether it's a toxic team member who loves nothing better than to suck the life and excitement out of her colleagues or a bad boss who causes his employees to constantly dream of telling him to "Take this job and shove it!" or the difficult co-worker who isn't happy unless the office is filled with mayhem and drama, we've all had to deal with people on the job we would rather not. Based on proven approaches and the latest research and advice of workplace experts, this book will provide readers with detailed and unambiguous advice on how to deal with and neutralize the negative people in their work lives.
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World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
by Anthony Bourdain
A guide to some of the world’s most interesting places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain.
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