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So, you got fired, laid off, restructured, canned. Welcome to the club, baby! In today's seismically changing job market, getting fired doesn't automatically meet you failed; it's a rite of passage.<br/><br/>With their decades of experience in high-stakes leadership roles, Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill know firsthand the challenges-and thrilling opportunities-that come with losing a job, no matter where you are in your career. They've been through the shock, grief, anger, and confusion, and they're here to help you navigate the experience. <i>All the Cool Girls Get Fired </i>is both a roadmap and a mindset shift-a pragmatic, empowering and humorous way to make lemonade from lemons.<br/><br/>With candor, humor, actionable advice, and exclusive "I've been there," interviews from inspirational women, <i>All the Cool Girls Get Fired</i> challenges outdated corner office perceptions of career success. From coping mechanisms and self-care practices to networking strategies and reinvention techniques, the book is a comprehensive GPS to navigate the path of career recovery and bounce back with more professional mojo than ever.

<b>THE INSTANT NO. 1 <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br/><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br/><br/><b>'<i>Want </i>makes for addictive reading . . . compelling' <i>Guardian</i></b><br/><b>'I just loved reading it. It's exceptional' Fearne Cotton, <i>Happy Place</i></b><br/><b>'An empowering project' <i>Stylist</i></b><br/><b>'Extremely sexy . . . Want is the horny manifesto your TBR list will thank you for' <i>Cosmopolitan</i></b><br/><br/><i>What do you want when no one is watching?<br/>What do you want, when the lights are off?<br/>What do you want, when you are anonymous?</i><br/><br/>When we talk about sex, we talk about womanhood and motherhood, infidelity and exploitation, consent and respect, fairness and egalitarianism, love and hate, pleasure and pain. And yet so many of us don't talk about it at all.<br/><br/>In this groundbreaking book, Gillian Anderson collects and introduces the anonymous sexual fantasies of women from around the world (along with her own anonymous submission). They are all extraordinary: full of desire, fear, intimacy, shame, satisfaction and, ultimately, liberation. From dreaming about someone off-limits to conjuring a scene with multiple partners, from sex that is gentle and tender to passionate and playful, from women who have never had sex to women who have had more sex than they can remember, these fantasies provide a window into the most secret part of our minds.<br/><br/><b><i>Want </i>reveals how women feel about sex when they have the freedom to be totally themselves.</b>

<b>'Fantastic' - Cal Newport</b><br/><br/><b>'A bold vision ... lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning' - Adam Grant </b><br/><br/>Workers across all demographics, industries, and socioeconomic levels report exhaustion, burnout, and the wish for more meaningful lives.<br/>Drawing on years of research, Brigid Schulte traces the arc of our discontent from a time before the 1980s, when work was more compatible with well-being and many jobs enabled a single earner to support a family, until today, with millions of people working multiple hourly jobs or in white-collar positions where no hours are ever off duty.<br/>She casts a wide net in search of solutions, exploring the movement to institute a four-day workweek, introducing Japan's Housewives Brigade - which demands legal protection for family time - and embedding with CEOs who are making the business case for humane conditions.<br/>Rich with stories and informed by deep investigation, <i>Over Work</i> lays out a clear vision for ending our punishing grind and reclaiming leisure, joy, and meaning.

<i>Beyond Silicon </i>is the definitive manifesto for underrepresented entrepreneurs and an expose of the toxic, tech-bro cult of Silicon Valley individualism.<br/><br/>After founding PartPic in 2013, Jewel Burks Solomon became the first ever Black female to scale and sell her business to a Fortune 5 company when it was bought by Amazon in 2016. Along the way she overcame obstacles and faced down bigotry, carried through by the strength of her vision and her resilience.<br/><br/>Out of these bruising yet triumphant experiences comes <i>Beyond Silicon: </i>a celebration of team-work and collaboration, a paean to the power of purpose in the face of adversity, and a manifesto for under-respresented entreprenuers everywhere.<br/><br/><i>Beyond Silicon </i>goes under the skin of entrepreneurial culture like never before, and offers a practical guide for business success.

This is the incredible untold story of four women who helped win World War II by generating a wave of black propaganda.<br/><br/>Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane Smith-Hutton was the wife of a naval attache living in Tokyo. Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress and singer, was one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. These four women, each fascinating in her own right, together contributed to one of the most covert and successful military campaigns in WWII.<br/><br/>Members of the Office of Strategic Services, their task was to create a secret brand of propaganda produced with the sole aim to break the morale of Axis soldiers. Working in Europe, across enemy lines in occupied China and in Washington D.C., Betty, Zuzka, Jane and Marlene forged letters and 'official' military orders, wrote and produced entire newspapers, scripted radio broadcasts and songs and even developed rumours for undercover spies and double agents to spread to the enemy. And outside of a small group of spies, no one knew they existed. Until now.

<b>THESE ARE THE REAL INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO SUCCEED</b><br/><br/>WHAT DO SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO THAT THE REST OF US DON'T? Do they have a secret recipe for success? Is there a special alchemy to being successful? The 50 secrets in this book will help you achieve success in the workplace so that you continually excel in your career. Whether you want to be valued, exceed your goals, secure your future, do meaningful work or avoid burnout, this book provides the tools and techniques you need.<br/><br/>Every one of the secrets in this book contains 3 strategies you can put into practice right now to get better results. Some of the ideas will surprise you, all will inspire you. Put these simple strategies together and you have a recipe for professional success, a formula that will unlock your full potential.<br/><br/><b>Success Made Easy</b><br/>With nuggets of wisdom gathered over years of experience, it gives you everything you need to know to get ahead. Treat it as your personal toolbox and with practice over time, these ideas will become habits. No matter what you do, you can do it successfully. <i>Secrets of Success at Work</i> will support you on your journey.<br/><br/><b>ABOUT THE SERIES</b><br/><i>Secrets </i>books are designed to be easy to incorporate into your daily life. They boil down the essentials of important topics into short, quick lessons giving expert advice on a wide range of challenges that you can apply instantly. Each chapter outlines one of the 50 secrets and gives three strategies for putting the ideas into action. Whether you want to improve your efficiency, clear your desk, or be on top of your work, these books give the answers you're looking for.

<b>THESE ARE THE INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO MASTER PERSUASION AND INFLUENCE </b><br/><br/>WHAT DO GREAT INFLUENCERS KNOW THAT THE REST OF US DON'T? Do they have a secret recipe for success? Is there a special alchemy to influencing people? The 50 secrets in this book will help you get out of influence deficit to become the kind of person who gets things done and gets where you want to go.<br/><br/>Every one of the 50 secrets in this book contains 3 strategies you can put into practice right now to get better results. Some of the ideas will surprise you, all will inspire you. Put these simple strategies together and you have a recipe for success, a formula that will unlock your potential.<br/><br/><b>Influence made easy</b><br/><i>Secrets of Great Influencers</i> reveals the five factors behind becoming influentioal: what you think; who you know; what you do; who you are; and how you play the game. Whether you want to get paid more, get more attention, or grow your online following, this book provides the tools and techniques you need.<br/><br/><b>ABOUT THE SERIES</b><br/><i>Secrets </i>books are designed to be easy to incorporate into your daily life. They boil down the essentials of important topics into short, quick lessons giving expert advice on a wide range of challenges that you can apply instantly. Each chapter outlines one of the 50 secrets and gives three strategies for putting the ideas into action. Whether you want to improve your efficiency, clear your desk, or be on top of your work, these books give the answers you're looking for.