Why Did You Buy That Drink? unravels the fascinating science behind our everyday purchases. We all make decisions, knowingly or unknowingly, about what to buy on a daily basis. These decisions seem insignificant–they’re about sodas and paper towels–but they do hide more science than is originally apparent. This book sheds light on these hidden forces at play—from the meanings we attach to brands, the impact of timing, and how our brains filter information, to the roles our beliefs and social circles play. By diving deep into consumer research and dissecting these ordinary choices, the book invites everyday life into scientific laboratories. Why Did You Buy That Drink? challenges you to ponder over the daily battles ultimately shaping your life. It offers eye-opening insights that are set to forever alter how you view your receipts.
Catagory: Business & Economics
Win Your Inner Battles
Are you ready to take charge of your life? Whether it’s changing careers, starting a business, meeting deadlines without stress, ending a toxic relationship, or simply finding fulfillment, this book is your guide to overcoming the barriers that hold you back.
In Win Your Inner Battles, you’ll discover how to:
- Overcome fear and self-doubt
- Build unshakable confidence
- Stop overthinking and start acting
- Create a life that aligns with your true desires
This book is rooted in real-life experiences, offering practical advice to help you tackle life’s challenges head-on. No matter how difficult your situation may seem, there’s always a path to a better life.
Take the first step towards living on your own terms—because the power to change is within you.
China in the New World
The globalization that swept across the world from the 1990s to mid-2010s is over. In its place have come growing protectionism, geopolitical tensions, and a decline in the importance of multilateral bodies such as the World Trade Organization.
But while many countries are now turning in on themselves, one continues to turn outwards: building on its achievements of the last four-plus decades, China is now engaging with the world like never before.
In today’s increasingly multipolar world, China’s influence is on the rise. Its leading companies, tempered in China’s large and hyper-competitive markets, now stand at the forefront of technological change and innovation across an increasing number of industries.
Building on its dominance of global manufacturing, China is becoming an exporter of capital, technology, services, and knowledge. Across many industries, its companies are becoming the setters of global standards. Its advances in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data are making it central to the development of next-generation supply chains. Its advances in financial technologies, combined with the increasing internationalization of the renminbi, are putting it at the heart of new cross-border payment and settlement systems.
In China in the New World, Edward Tse explains how China became the economic power it is today, how its role in global business will continue to expand, and how companies must rethink their global strategies in what will be an increasingly China-relevant global economy.
SHH…GIVE ME A MOMENT
In a world that often favours alpha, being comfortable in the spotlight, SHH. . . GIVE ME A MOMENT offers a refreshing perspective for those who find strength in silence. This personal development guide empowers introverts to embrace their unique traits and become “imperfectly acceptable” in a noisy, distracted society.
Discover the four superpower personas—Mickey Mouse, Master Ooguay, Simba, and Tiana—that can propel your career, relationships, and overall life. Each persona represents a unique strength: productivity, perspective, patience, and people skills. But to unleash these superpowers, we must first confront the four formidable monsters: the Dream Gobbler, Attention Gobbler, Priority Gobbler, and Identity Gobbler.
This book provides practical ideas, frameworks, and tools that help you learn more about yourself, reflect introspectively, and rethink how you might approach social situations differently. You’ll learn about the four essential fuels—Health, Thinking, Learning, and Social—that will ignite your journey toward personal growth.
I challenge everyone—introverts, ambiverts, and extroverts alike—to reflect on our current reality, where screens dominate our interactions and efficiency often overshadows mindfulness. As parents and guardians, we must set an example for our children and the next generation, setting guardrails to protect our ability to do productive work, think deep, concentrate for a long period of time, and develop deep relationships with others. The world needs our great thinkers, our productivity, our patience, and our empathy. Let’s step up and thrive in a distracted environment, for ourselves, and for the future.
Take Back Control Of Your Money
Ever noticed how your money often seems to disappear when you’re not watching? Hidden fees, impulse purchases, and clever marketing tactics can drain our resources faster than we realize. The truth is, we live in a capitalist society where everyone out there wants to get your money.
This book sheds light on these common traps and provides strategies for you to avoid them. You will learn how to protect your money from slipping through the cracks, and even better, grow it into a sizeable pot of wealth so you never have to worry about money again.
Imagine a life where you could spend without worrying about the bills instead. Or earn passive income even while you sleep. A life where you’ll have enough for and beyond retirement. All that is possible when you learn how to take back control of your money and build it.
In Take Back Control of Your Money, OG personal finance blogger Budget Babe shares a step-by-step roadmap to helping you master your finances once and for all! With her knack for simplifying complex financial concepts into actionable steps, Dawn makes it easy for anyone to learn how to break out of the rat race and become financially free.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your financial strategy, this book is a must-read for anyone serious about taking back control of their finances and future.
Penguin Select Classics: As a Man Thinketh
“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”
One of the earliest thinkers and observers of manifestation, James Allen was the first to identify the connection between man’s thought, actions and destiny. Allen argues that the quality of our thoughts shapes our lives, determines our success and happiness; they are the seeds from which our actions and circumstances grow.
Through the narrative James Allen explains how individuals have the power to control their thoughts, and consequently, their destinies. It is an important read to understand how to overcome negative thoughts, prevent succumbing to defeat, and how to build a strong relationship with one’s thoughts, and be the master of our own minds.
As a Man Thinketh is a clear, easy and powerful guide to self-improvement and personal development.
Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After: Transform Your Leaders, Teams, and Organizations with HAPPY System™ is a robust book based on leading industry research on what it takes to create sustainable change, bringing together the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience, wisdom from ancient philosophies, thought leadership on coaching and experience of working with hundreds of leaders across the world.
This book will help the readers to truly understand coaching and what makes it so powerful, as well as develop skills to transform themselves, their ability to coach and be a coach-like leader. The book is designed to enhance their presence and mastery to influence, inspire and impact their teams and organisations. The book will contain the blueprint of what it is to coach at a mastery level and create a culture of coaching within organisations.
It shares with utmost clarity, and detailed examples, all you need to re-write the future for yourself, your team and organisation. This book re-defines the way we relate to ourselves, our teams and life itself. It is a must-have book for any leader who wishes to turn possibilities into reality for themselves, their teams and organisation. Its also designed to support coaches to enhance their depth and skills to support leaders, teams and organisations.
Movies to Save Our World
Through a close analysis of more than seventy popular documentaries and feature movies from around the world, produced in the twenty-first century, this book explores the theme of poverty, inequality, ecological degradation and revolutionary change, all associated with a contemporary crisis of neoliberal globalization in a world where it has become so pervasive. Profit rules, while poverty and inequality make the political ground fertile for populist manipulation. By returning power to the people, healthier forms of populism can lead the way to progressive revolutionary change that enriches democracy and corrects for social injustice. However, through ideological and political manipulation, populism can also take more debased authoritarian forms, promoting conformism, domination, exploitation, marginalization and degradation of humanity and its habitat.
The book urges progressive moviemakers to take advantage of advancements in digital technologies and to collaborate, in post-pandemic times, with educators to develop public deliberation skills and inspire a new generation of informed and compassionate change-makers.
Writ at Large
Join Fahri Azzat on a rollicking ride through the legal escapades of a Malaysian lawyer, served with a dash of humor and a splash of candor. This collection of essays is like sitting down at the mamak with a witty lawyer friend who has seen it all in the courtroom and isn’t afraid to spill the tea or stir the coffee.
The book is a delightful mix of stories that offer a peek behind the legal curtain. With a sharp eye and a sharper wit, Fahri navigates the labyrinth of Malaysia’s legal landscape, sharing insights and encounters with quirky clients, courtroom dramas, legal longings, and the occasional legal absurdity. Each essay is a snapshot of his experiences, bringing to life the highs, lows, poignant and downright hilarious moments of legal practice.
Themes of justice, social issues, and cultural reflections are woven seamlessly throughout his essays, giving readers a critical yet entertaining view of the Malaysian legal system and practice. Writ at Large is not just for lawyers, pupils or law students but anyone who enjoys a good write, a good laugh and a peek into the human and humourous side of Malaysian legal practice.
The Wisdom of YOLO
In a world driven by relentless hustle and the pursuit of wealth, The Wisdom of YOLO dares to redefine what it means to live fully—while still building your financial legacy. This isn’t just another money book; it’s a powerful manifesto that pushes you to ask the ultimate question: What would you do if money weren’t an issue?
Nikki Jurado guides you through a life-changing journey, merging the exhilaration of living in the now with the wisdom of deep, intentional reflection. Packed with gripping stories, actionable advice, and transformative exercises, you’ll discover how to master your finances in a way that aligns with your core values and personal vision of success. This is more than just accumulating wealth—it’s about creating a life that is unapologetically yours.
Whether your goal is financial freedom, personal fulfillment, or a purpose-driven existence, The Wisdom of YOLO is your blueprint to making every moment of your only life count.