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Ends. Why We Overlook Endings for Humans, Products, Services and Digital. And Why We Shouldn’t.

by Joe Macleod ...

As consumers and providers we overlook the importance of healthy, coherent endings. There was once a rich culture of reflection and responsibility, but over recent centuries this has been lost. Producing a mixture of long term societal oversight, and short term denial. We are left with a bias customer lifecycle that is limited to the exciting vocabulary geared strictly around all things new. ... Read more

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As consumers and providers we overlook the importance of healthy, coherent endings. There was once a rich culture of reflection and responsibility, but over recent centuries this has been lost. Producing a mixture of long term societal oversight, and short term denial. We are left with a bias customer lifecycle that is limited to the exciting vocabulary geared strictly around all things new.
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Endineering: Designing Consumption Lifecycles That End as Well as They Begin.

by Joe Macleod ...

How many ads have you designed? How many products have you launched? Have you ever designed an ending? Does it matter?There is a gap in the consumer lifecycle that needs attention – the end. The problems of consumerism are piled high in this gap: hoarding, pollution, unwanted pictures on social media, risks to security, mis-sold financial products.This book takes the unique approach that these ... Read more

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How many ads have you designed? How many products have you launched? Have you ever designed an ending? Does it matter?There is a gap in the consumer lifecycle that needs attention – the end. The problems of consumerism are piled high in this gap: hoarding, pollution, unwanted pictures on social media, risks to security, mis-sold financial products.This book takes the unique approach that these
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Ends.

Why we overlook endings for humans, products, services and digital. And why we shouldn’t.

by Joe Macleod ...

Narrated by Joe Macleod ...

Series series Ends
Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Ends makes a compelling case that demonstrates how, over centuries, our changing relationship with death has led to the loss of our relationship with endings. Giving rise to guilt-free consumers, an overly-blamed business sector and a society which finds itself at a loss when it needs to grapple with responsibility.Drawing on a plethora of sources in history, sociology, psychology and industry, ... Read more

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Ends makes a compelling case that demonstrates how, over centuries, our changing relationship with death has led to the loss of our relationship with endings. Giving rise to guilt-free consumers, an overly-blamed business sector and a society which finds itself at a loss when it needs to grapple with responsibility.Drawing on a plethora of sources in history, sociology, psychology and industry,
... Read more
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Fall Back Down When I Die

by Joe Wilkins ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

For readers of My Absolute Darling and Fourth of July Creek, a "riveting and timely" Montana story about the unbreakable bond between a young man and the abandoned boy put in his care (Jess Walter), as old grievances of land and blood are visited upon them.Wendell Newman, a young ranch hand in Montana, has recently lost his mother, leaving him an orphan. His bank account holds less than a hundred ... Read more

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For readers of My Absolute Darling and Fourth of July Creek, a "riveting and timely" Montana story about the unbreakable bond between a young man and the abandoned boy put in his care (Jess Walter), as old grievances of land and blood are visited upon them.Wendell Newman, a young ranch hand in Montana, has recently lost his mother, leaving him an orphan. His bank account holds less than a hundred
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A Door in the Earth

by Amy Waldman ...

Narrated by Roxanna Hope Radja ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

From the bestselling author of The Submission: A young Afghan-American woman is trapped between her ideals and the complicated truth in this "penetrating" (O, Oprah Magazine), "stealthily suspenseful," (Booklist, starred review), "breathtaking and achingly nuanced" (Kirkus, starred review) novel.Parveen Shams, a college senior in search of a calling, feels pulled between her charismatic and ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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From the bestselling author of The Submission: A young Afghan-American woman is trapped between her ideals and the complicated truth in this "penetrating" (O, Oprah Magazine), "stealthily suspenseful," (Booklist, starred review), "breathtaking and achingly nuanced" (Kirkus, starred review) novel.Parveen Shams, a college senior in search of a calling, feels pulled between her charismatic and
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A People's History of Heaven

by Mathangi Subramanian ...

Narrated by Jeed Saddy ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

Welcome to Heaven, a thirty-year-old slum hidden between brand-new high-rise apartment buildings and technology incubators in contemporary Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. In Heaven, you will come to know a community of people living hand-to-mouth and constantly struggling against the city government who wants to bulldoze their homes and build yet more glass high-rises. These ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Welcome to Heaven, a thirty-year-old slum hidden between brand-new high-rise apartment buildings and technology incubators in contemporary Bangalore, one of India's fastest-growing cities. In Heaven, you will come to know a community of people living hand-to-mouth and constantly struggling against the city government who wants to bulldoze their homes and build yet more glass high-rises. These
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The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone

by Felicity McLean ...

Narrated by Cat Gould ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

"We lost all three girls that summer. Let them slip away like the words of some half-remembered song, and when one came back, she wasn’t the one we were trying to recall to begin with."Tikka Malloy was eleven and one-sixth years old during the long hot summer of 1992, living in an Australian suburb with her sister and their three best friends. The TV news in the background chattered with debate ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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"We lost all three girls that summer. Let them slip away like the words of some half-remembered song, and when one came back, she wasn’t the one we were trying to recall to begin with."Tikka Malloy was eleven and one-sixth years old during the long hot summer of 1992, living in an Australian suburb with her sister and their three best friends. The TV news in the background chattered with debate
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Courting Mr. Lincoln

A Novel

by Louis Bayard ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert, Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

13 hours 28 min

When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one's shortlist to be president. Rough and reticent, he's a country lawyer lacking money and manners, living above a dry goods shop, but with a gift for oratory. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with a tireless interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. "I can only hope," she tells ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one's shortlist to be president. Rough and reticent, he's a country lawyer lacking money and manners, living above a dry goods shop, but with a gift for oratory. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with a tireless interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. "I can only hope," she tells
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The Eighth Girl

A Novel

by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung ...

Narrated by Jo Mei, Frazer Douglas ...

Unabridged

13 hours 27 min

Optioned by Netflix and a most anticipated book of 2020 from The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and LitHub.""The Eighth Girl is an exquisite exploration of childhood trauma and its impact on the psyche. Part thriller, part character study, I devoured this novel in one sitting, reflecting on each sentence, each passage, and each astute observation of humanity. A true gem!"" — Wendy Walker, ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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Optioned by Netflix and a most anticipated book of 2020 from The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and LitHub.""The Eighth Girl is an exquisite exploration of childhood trauma and its impact on the psyche. Part thriller, part character study, I devoured this novel in one sitting, reflecting on each sentence, each passage, and each astute observation of humanity. A true gem!"" — Wendy Walker,
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80 Minute MBA

by Richard Reeves, John Knell ...

The fully revised new edition of the international bestseller is your shortcut to business brilliance!The 80 Minute MBA is for those who want to get ahead without going back to school. A traditional MBA is for either the time-rich, very wealthy or lucky few with a generous corporate sponsor. So what happens if you want to get a hit of high-quality business inspiration without spending two years ... Read more

$11.99 USD

The fully revised new edition of the international bestseller is your shortcut to business brilliance!The 80 Minute MBA is for those who want to get ahead without going back to school. A traditional MBA is for either the time-rich, very wealthy or lucky few with a generous corporate sponsor. So what happens if you want to get a hit of high-quality business inspiration without spending two years
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The Grid

The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)

by Matt Watkinson ...

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden... ... Read more

$13.99 USD

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden...
... Read more
Strategy In A Week

Strategic Thinking Skills In Seven Simple Steps

by Stephen Berry ...

Strategic thinking just got easierFor most aspiring managers, at some point in their careers, their Personal Development Plans will include the demand to have 'greater strategic thinking ability'. We have the perception that executives operating at board-level have this 'strategic thinking ability' but seldom find the route to obtain it for ourselves. The purpose of this book is to provide that ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Strategic thinking just got easierFor most aspiring managers, at some point in their careers, their Personal Development Plans will include the demand to have 'greater strategic thinking ability'. We have the perception that executives operating at board-level have this 'strategic thinking ability' but seldom find the route to obtain it for ourselves. The purpose of this book is to provide that
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