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For a dozen years as one of the world’s most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company - and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time - she transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence, and a deep sense of purpose. Now, in a rich memoir brimming with grace, grit, and good humor, My Life in Full offers a firsthand view of Nooyi’s legendary career and the sacrifices it so often demanded.

Roan Carmichael never got his Masters degree after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. With medical bills piling up, and a costly experimental treatment available, Roan signs on to be a suitor on Queer Seeks Spouse. Roan Carmichael never got his master's degree after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. With medical bills piling up, and a costly experimental treatment available, Roan signs on. Can two men who are just in it for the money fake their way into real and lasting love?

Can a priest and a rock star obey love's call? Seventeen years ago, Jasper Hendricks and Nicholas Blumfeld's childhood friendship turned into a secret, blissful love affair. They spent several idyllic months together until Jasper's calling to the Catholic priesthood became impossible to ignore. Left floundering, Nicky followed his own trajectory into rock stardom, but he never stopped looking back.

Durante sus doce años como una de las más admiradas CEO del mundo, Indra Nooyi redefinió lo que significa ser un líder excepcional. La primera mujer de color e inmigrante en dirigir una de las 50 compañías más importantes listadas por Fortune y una de las estrategas más destacadas de nuestro tiempo transformó PepsiCo con una visión única, una vigorosa búsqueda por la excelencia y un gran sentido del propósito. En sus memorias nos cuenta con gracia, valor y buen humor su legendaria carrera y los sacrificios realizados.

The much-anticipated and inspiring memoir by Indra Nooyi, the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo, offering clear-eyed insight and a call to action for how our society can really blend work and family - and advance women - in the 21st century. For more than a dozen years as one of the world's most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman, person of colour and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company, Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence and a deep sense of purpose.

Developed over 5000 years ago in ancient India, there is a reason why Ayurveda is still one of the best natural health systems in the world for bringing holistic benefits. The reason Ayurveda is still relevant today is because it delivers on its promises! In simpler terms, it works to bring various benefits. If you’ve never come across words like “dosha”, “vata”, “pitta”, “kapha”, “ama”, and others, don’t worry. By the end of this book, you will know exactly what each one means and how they matter in making you healthy!

On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story. Tantalized by the man's unfinished tale, Alok will do anything to hear its completion. So Alok agrees, at the stranger's behest, to transcribe a collection of battered notebooks, weathered parchments, and once-living skins.

Innovation is no longer the exclusive domain of the Silicon Valley elite. Reverse Innovation will open your eyes to the fact that the dynamics of global innovation are changing-and if you want your firm to survive, you'd better pay attention. The gap between rich nations and emerging economies is closing. No longer will innovations travel the globe in only one direction, from developed to developing nations. They will also flow in reverse.

Oliver and Samuel's relationship is fairy-tale perfect. They share a gorgeous house in Antwerp, go out with their friends every weekend, and count down the days to their dream wedding. But their happy ending is shattered one late night, and just like that, Ollie is left bereft and alone. The months that follow are long and dark, but slowly Ollie emerges from his grief. He even braves the waters of online dating, though deep down he doesn't believe he can find that connection again. He doesn't think to look for love right in front of him.

The quest for happiness can be fleeting. It feels like we are running on a hamster wheel or a treadmill - just never moving forward and finding the peace, calmness, and happiness we seek! We still feel empty after "having it all". Are you tired of chasing happiness without “catching up with it”? Is there a secret to happiness? Is there a way to go back to the drawing board to chart our journey to happiness and follow it until happiness, peace of mind, and more good stuff ooze from our being?

There has been a lot of talk lately about our bodies being energy fields with chakras that may be blocked or unbalanced at times and why this is to blame for all our physical, emotional, and spiritual struggles or problems. Don’t be left behind in this new quest to tackle emotional and spiritual stagnation, illness, and suffering from it the source! Even if you’ve never come across words like auras, chakras, nadis, and many others before, don’t worry. By the end of this book, you will know it all and be able to use it to transform your life!

This novel is about one of the most ungodlike but lovable divine characters in mythology anywhere. It takes off from where the rest of the legends about Krishna stop. Krishna is shown here more as the human avatara he assumes rather than the God behind the avatar.

Blair Eakins is a 15-year-old Ulster Scot living in Ireland under the crushing weight of famine, poverty, and prejudice against his people. In search of a better future for himself and his beloved, he pays for passage to Philadelphia the only way he can: he commits himself as an indentured servant for a term of four years. In London, 10-year-old orphan pickpocket Mallie Ambrose is arrested for stealing a handkerchief. After experiencing the horror of Newgate Prison, she is sentenced to "Transportation", bound into indentured servitude and exiled to Maryland for seven years.

Narrated by the teenage girl who lived it, Closet Full of Coke tells the true story of how a New York suburban fifteen-year-old girl's savvy and wit helps turn the small-time drug business of Armando, a Colombian drug dealer, into a multi-million-dollar cocaine operation that puts them on the DEA's Wanted List. This intimate diary gives readers a fast-paced glimpse of the couple’s speedy rise to riches, and their inevitable descent.

Anyone interested in understanding themselves, their purpose in life, and how to go about achieving it will find a treasure trove in Letters to My Future Children. With roots reaching centuries into the past, while written for a future generation, these beautiful letters are firmly grounded in the present, in our cultural and existential anxieties and ennui. They are composed by a compelling voice, a true voice that consistently enlightens and illuminates.

The gifts have been opened, the cake has been eaten, and the guests are heading home. As the moon rises and fireflies appear, Princess Emily and her hound dog Quinn settle down for a dreamless sleep. Listen as Emily recounts her special day with warmth and affection, and by the end, you will be lulled to a peaceful slumber.

In Berlin findet die Galizierin Mascha Engel endlich eine Heimat und im Romanischen Café und im Künstler-Kabarett Freunde, die nicht an ihrer Herkunft, sondern an ihrer Kunst interessiert sind. Und die lebt sie in ihrer Großstadtlyrik aus. Als sie 1928 den Hebräischlehrer Saul Kaléko heiratet, hat sie sich, blutjung, bereits einen Namen als Lyrikerin gemacht. Ihre Gedichte erscheinen in Zeitungen und mit dem Lyrischen Stenogrammheft erstmals in Buchform. Dann kommt das Jahr 1933 und plötzlich ist Mascha weder Galizierin noch Berlinerin, sondern nur noch Jüdin.

Engang var jeg et menneske. Det siger man. Jeg kan ikke selv huske det, men folk, der kendte mig, da jeg var lille, siger, at jeg gik på to ben som et helt almindeligt menneske. Da han var ganske lille, blev Dyrets slumkvarter ramt af et katastrofalt giftudslip, og lige siden har han måttet gå på alle fire. Nu er han knap tyve år og lever fra hånden til munden sammen med sin hund Jara og en forrykt, gammel, fransk nonne. Nætterne bruger han på fantasier om Nisha, og om hvordan det i det hele taget ville være at gå i seng med en pige.

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