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What's Gotten into Us? is a deep, remarkable, and empowering investigation into the threats--biological and environmental--that chemicals now present in our daily lives. Do you know what chemicals are in your shampoo? How about your cosmetics? Do you know what's in the plastic water bottles you drink from, or the weed killer in your garage, or your children's pajamas? If you're like most of us, the answer is probably no. But you also probably figured that most of these products were safe, and that someone--the manufacturers, the government--was looking out for you. The truth might surprise you. After experiencing a health scare of his own, journalist McKay Jenkins set out to discover the truth about toxic chemicals, our alarming levels of exposure, and our government's utter failure to regulate them effectively. What's Gotten into Us? reveals how dangerous, and how common, toxins are in the most ordinary things, and in the most familiar of places: * Our water: Thanks to suburban sprawl and agricultural runoff, 97 percent of our nation's rivers and streams are now contaminated with everything from herbicides to pharmaceutical drugs. * Our bodies: High levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals from cosmetics, flame-retardants from clothing and furniture, even long-banned substances like DDT and lead, are consistently showing up in human blood samples. * Our homes: Many toxins lurk beneath our sinks and in our basements, of course, but did you know that they're also found in wall-to-wall carpeting, plywood, and fabric softeners? * Our yards: Pesticides, fungicides, even common fertilizers--there are enormous, unseen costs to our national obsession with green, weed-free lawns. What's Gotten Into Us? is much more than a wake-up call. It offers numerous practical ways for us to regain some control over our lives, to make our own personal worlds a little less toxic. Inside, you'll find ideas to help you make informed decisions about the products you buy, and to disentangle yourself from unhealthy products you don't need--so that you and your family can start living healthier lives now, and in the years to come. Because, as this book shows, what you don't know can hurt you.
Your hard work is paying off. You are doing well in your field. But there is something standing between you and the next level of achievement. That something may just be one of your own annoying habits. Perhaps one small flaw - a behaviour you barely even recognise - is the only thing that's keeping you from where you want to be. It may be that the very characteristic that you believe got you where you are - like the drive to win at all costs - is what's holding you back. As this book explains, people often do well in spite of certain habits rather than because of them - and need a "to stop" list rather than one listing what "to do". Marshall Goldsmith's expertise is in helping global leaders overcome their unconscious annoying habits and become more successful. His one-on-one coaching comes with a six-figure price tag - but in this book you get his great advice for much less. Recently named as one of the world's five most-respected executive coaches by Forbes, he has worked with over 100 major CEOs and their management teams at the world's top businesses. His clients include corporations such as Goldman Sachs, Glaxo SmithKline, Johnson and Johnson and GE.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Some people have an internal compass that always points them in the right direction. They not only navigate shopping malls, but their school years, careers, marriages, and friendships. They are grounded and know who they are and where they’re going. #2 The problem is that people’s inner compass of correct behavior has gone out of whack, and they become clueless about their position among their coworkers. I wish I could snap my fingers and make these people immediately see the need to change, but I can’t. Instead, I show them what their colleagues at work think of them. #3 The most important thing I’ve learned in my career is that a comma can ruin a sentence. This book is about helping you deliver your lines in the workplace in the most effective way possible. #4 You can get to a better place if you go there. You have to understand that what got you here won’t get you there. You have to make the journey.
It goes without saying that once you have been mistreated in some way shape or form, the hardest thing to do is to forgive and move on which results in you becoming bent out of shape. In WHAT'S GOT YOU BENT Sharice Cuthrell presents a plethora of informative insights into the effects and tolls that harboring anger, hostility, bitterness, the refusal to forgive and let things go can take on the entire person-mind, body and spirit. She empowers the reader using the testimony of some historical friends that died bent. After concluding this book you will be inspired to once and for all GET UP and GET OVER IT
There’s home, and Dad’s work, and the parents fighting sometimes. There’s school, annoying friends, and the beautiful, unattainable Chen. There’s life and its milestones: your first communion, your first dance, your first pet... It’s difficult sometimes, for a child. Fortunately, Cedric can always count on his Granddad’s wisdom—and occasional partnership in crime—to help him see the brighter side of things and discover what’s truly important.
Across the great divide : crossing classes and clashing cultures -- Barbara Jensen.