Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell (Co-Writer)

Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated opinion pages, appeared on every major television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious debate about women and leadership.

Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, a promotion, or equal pay, and some reticence creeps in.

The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour – of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women.

In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg – Facebook COO and one of Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in Business – draws on her own experience of working in some of the world's most successful businesses and looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale.

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CyberKnight and the Hand Puppet Commandos: Origin Story by Robert J. Gold

CyberKnight and the Hand Puppet Commandos is the " Origin Story " in a series of novels that reveal the epic adventures of Dr. Daryl Daxler (known as "Dax"). From childhood puppeteer to achieving her status as a “Triple Doc” (Ph.D.'s in Astrophysics, Electronic and Parapsychology) and SETI Scientist where she makes a discovery of historic importance, Dax is thrust into the quest of a lifetime. Her development of her life-long dream to build her synthetic telepathy invention, known as the ReAmplifier, ends with results that are not what she expected. When the device links her into the “ Great Mind Wave ” and downloads the “ World Protector Kit ” (WPK) into her mind, it is only the beginning of a journey that will transform her life from purely scientific pursuits to being Earth's “ CyberKnight ”, the reluctant – at first, leader of a powerful group of miniature super heroes, the Hand Puppet Commandos - the likes of which the planet has never seen before. The...

The Ishtar Cup | Murray Lee Eiland Jr.

Bart Northcote vigorously defies stereotypes. He is a Los Angeles private detective who also writes books that are loosely disguised as fiction. He has a keen sense of making money from every job, and has a voracious appetite for art. Here he is involved in tracking down the whereabouts of a fabulous antiquity, called the Ishtar Cup, which has been smuggled out of Iraq after the Gulf War. The problem is that his client, who refuses to giver her real name, wants Bart to follow one of her co-conspirators to make sure they know that they are being watched. Bart suspects he is being played, but he has no idea why. www.amazon.com/Ishtar-Cup-Bart-Northcote/dp/1517362288

The Power Vested in Me - Unique ‘Four-Book’ Trilogy

Step into the shoes of the Stardust--and take off into a complex, dangerous, and magical world--where danger lurks around every corner and adventure reigns supreme. In this unique ‘four-book’ trilogy, The Power Vested in Me follows the journey, struggles, and challenges faced by five gifted teenagers who are tasked with finding and collecting unusual objects with unknown powers. Under the guidance of their charming yet mysterious benefactor, Starkey, the teens will travel to incredible and fascinating new worlds, encounter malevolent forces, and experience the wonders of a strange and mystical land. From everyday problems of teens like exams, homework, and family drama, to the otherworldly realm of the Land of Nod, life for these unique teens will never be the same. But who are the Stardust, really? Why have they been created? And do they have what it takes to overcome the many evils of the universe?

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