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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of Opus Dei in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Opus Dei. Founded with the mission of promoting Christian values in secular life, Opus Dei began to adopt an increasingly radical viewpoint as the Church tentatively modernized its practices after the Second Vatican Council. Still in existence today and comprising nearly 100...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about your baby's development with this straightforward guide.
The first few months of your baby's life are an exciting time: your little one has a whole world to discover and is rapidly picking up new skills. As a parent, you can support them through this crucial phase by stimulating their senses, helping them to develop their motor and intellectual capacities and encouraging them...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Neil Armstrong in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Neil Armstrong. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - it was with these pivotal words that Neil Armstrong became world-famous, being the first man to walk on the Moon and becoming a legend on 21 July 1969. Along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, he successfully...
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Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about avoiding manipulation at work with this practical guide.
All of us have either been manipulated or manipulated others at some point, and manipulation is a frequent component of interpersonal relationships. However, when taken to extremes in a professional context, its consequences can be serious: reduced professional effectiveness, damaged working relationships...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the career of the Beatles in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life, times and music of the iconic British group the Beatles. The band shot to fame in the early 1960s with timeless singles including "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me", and the enthusiasm that they inspired was so great that the British press dubbed it "Beatlemania"....
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about bringing a new baby home with this straightforward guide.
Getting ready to go to the hospital; buying cribs, clothes and nappies; stocking up on groceries... Being pregnant can be a stressful time for a couple. So why not take your first steps into this exciting, scary new time as prepared as possible with this guide from 50Minutes.com? After all, you need all the help you...
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Anticipate crises and adapt to a changing business world
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Greiner growth model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
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• Identify the five phases of growth that every company experiences during its lifetime: creativity, direction, delegation, coordination and collaboration.
• Recognize the crises that...
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Make smart investment decisions to build a strong portfolio
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the capital asset pricing model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
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• Understand the uses of the capital asset pricing model and how you can apply it to your own portfolio
• Analyze the components of your current portfolio and its level...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about eating more healthily with this straightforward guide.
Most of us are well aware that we should be eating more healthily, but it can be difficult to sift through all the contradicting dietary advice available to us and get a clear idea of what that means in practice. Coupled with the pressures and fast pace of modern life, this makes it all too easy to fall into bad habits....
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of apartheid in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of apartheid in South Africa. For over 40 years, South Africa maintained a white supremacist regime which denied black citizens the same rights and opportunities as their white counterparts. The regime, which was established and maintained by a series of laws codifying racial...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about boosting happiness and self-esteem with this straightforward guide.
Many of us struggle to maintain a positive self-image and feel confident in our own qualities and abilities. However, this can hold us back in our personal and professional lives and stop us from doing the things we really want to do. If you want to overcome your fears and build the life you have been dreaming...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about sophrology with this straightforward guide.
Sophrology is a powerful tool for promoting physical and mental health, and can be used for a range of purposes, from treating stress and insomnia to preparing for surgery or childbirth. The discipline was developed by the Colombian psychiatrist Alfonso Caycedo in the 1960s, and its popularity has risen steadily ever since. With...
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Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about meditation at work with this practical guide.
Meditating at work seems unthinkable, especially as we struggle with ever-increasing workloads, endless meetings and stressful colleagues or supervisors. Remaining calm in these situations is essential to maintaining our productivity and looking after our mental and physical health. This guide will tell you all you...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre el macartismo o el Temor Rojo, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Analizar el contexto histórico del macartismo, enmarcado en plena Guerra Fría, así como las cazas de brujas previas en los EUA, desde las brujas de Salem hasta la doctrina Truman, pasando por el Primer Temor Rojo
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Understand Kaizen in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this innovative concept with this practical and accessible guide.
In an increasingly competitive business world, companies must strive to constantly do better by boosting their productivity, optimising the quality of their products and services and eliminating waste and inefficiency. Kaizen, which was developed by the Japanese engineer Taiichi Ohno, widely considered to be the...
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Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about optimizing your LinkedIn profile with this practical guide.
With over 530 million users worldwide, the professional social network LinkedIn is becoming increasingly indispensable for employees, employers and recruiters across all sectors. However, in such a crowded field, simply creating a profile is not enough: to get the most out of this valuable tool, you...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Eric Ries' 2011 bestseller The Lean Startup is a valuable guide for startup founders and aspiring entrepreneurs. Ries applies the methods of lean management to the creation and development of startups, with the aim of allowing users to reduce waste, optimise production processes and find out what their...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the career of Richard Nixon in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and political career of Richard Nixon. In 1974, Nixon made history as the first ever US president to resign from office. Although he is now best known for the Watergate scandal that led to his downfall, he did have some successes as president: in particular, he...
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Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about dealing with work-related anxiety and panic attacks with this practical guide.
More and more workers are feeling stressed and anxious at work, and in its most severe form anxiety can be debilitating and severely diminish your professional effectiveness. Fortunately, identifying and tackling the root causes of this widespread problem, including unrealistic objectives...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about overcoming jealousy with this straightforward guide.
Although most of us have experienced jealousy at some point, in its most extreme form it can destroy trust, ruin relationships and even end in violence. To stop this powerful emotion from poisoning your relationships, you need to identify what is causing it, understand the harm it can do and take steps to control your feelings.
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