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In How to Be a High School Superstar, Cal Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars - students who scored spots at the nation's top colleges by leading uncluttered, low stress, and authentic lives. Drawing from extensive interviews and cutting-edge science, Newport explains the surprising truths behind these superstars' mixture of happiness and admissions success.

Programming jobs are on the rise, and the field is predicted to keep growing, fast. Landing one of these lucrative and rewarding jobs requires more than just being a good programmer. Programming Interviews for Dummies explains the skills and knowledge you need to ace the programming interview. Interviews for software development jobs and other programming positions are unique. Not only must candidates demonstrate technical savvy, they must also show that they're equipped to be a productive member of programming teams and ready to start solving problems from day one. 

Ernest Enabulele, a renowned human resource management expert and author, brings his more than eight years’ experience in preparing candidates for various interview scenarios to his new interview preparation guide.

Business is just like any sector or topic, with its own language, customs, codes, and terminologies. Different aspects of business can have their own distinctive terminology, which can also overlap. For instance, words and phrases from the realm of sales can also apply to management or finance under a variety of circumstances. In Word Power for Business, Dan presents 500 words and short expressions from a variety of different business categories.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018) by James Clear is a self-help book designed to drive behavior change over the long term. Built on the notion that small changes can spark powerful transformations, this practical volume explains what motivates human behavior with the goal of showing people how to improve their lives.... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (1970) guides job-seekers through the process of finding fulfilling careers that utilize their individual talents and skills. First published in 1970, the book has been updated annually since 1985... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)

Mastering the CCNA gives you the comprehensive training of a traditional textbook combined with the portability, convenience and speed of audio. Our Mastering the CCNA audiobook is a fast and enjoyable new way to learn anywhere and pass your CCNA exam. The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is among the most widely recognized and accepted IT certifications in the world.

On the first day of high school, Kristina Ellis' mom - a single, working mother who lost her husband to cancer - informed her that she could not financially support her after graduation. Kristina would need to find her own way to pay for college. As an average student with less-than-impressive test scores, Kristina realized she would have to sell herself to scholarship committees if she wanted to stand out. That's when she devised the plan that led to her receiving over $500,000 in scholarships.

Traditional therapeutic models focus on the past, encouraging you to dig deeper to find the meaning or roots to your deep-seated issues. Tired of this failing notion, Phil Stutz and Barry Michels encourage their patients, and now the world, to use specific techniques - “the tools” - to allow them to access their inner power by using the very problems they struggle with by approaching those problems head-on.

This is a summary of the book, “The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success”, written by author Deepak Chopra. As you make your way through this summary, explore transformative principles that will guide you towards personal fulfillment and achievement—with wisdom rooted in ancient teachings.

Book summary of Grit by Angela Duckworth.

This is the audio summary of Designing Your Life, a book that teaches you how to take a design-based approach toward your life in order to live better and optimize the life you lead in every way, and in every area....

A grounded and valuable approach to life in general, The Confidence Gap tackles commonly experienced difficulties in building confidence, staying motivated, living true to our values, and harnessing fear. Russ Harris shows us where the confidence gap has taken root and how we can overcome the myths it has entrenched in a success-driven society. He highlights simple steps to achieving genuine confidence, based on a pattern of mindful, values-based living; with a spark of curiosity and a long overdue reality check.

Stephen R. Covey, in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, discusses the seven habits which can help us achieve internal happiness, satisfaction, and success. Covey believes this is crucial for true effectiveness.

Strengths Finder 2.0 is the new and revised version of the original Strengths Finder assessment, published in 1998. There is a stronger emphasis on action in this version, as the reports provided by this newer assessment also provide users with personalized recommendations for action. This way, not only are they told that they can change their lives, they are given advice on how to do it. Rath makes the point that even though many people share the same talents, the ways in which these talents and themes manifest themselves are different for each individual, making each of us unique.

Book summary of Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins.

Prominent psychologist Angela Duckworth’s successive scientific studies show that perseverance in the face of challenges is a greater predictor of success than genetics.

Book summary of Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

Never Eat Alone (first published in 2005, and updated in 2014) by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz is a how-to guide to networking. Networking is frequently cast as selfish or shallow....

This SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to The Five Second Rule to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!