International Development

The child needs your love, not your help. The child needs nourishment, support, but not your help. Every way to help a child is wrong. The very idea of helping is not right. The natural potential of the child is unknown, so there is no way to help him rightly to attain to his natural potential. You cannot help when the goal is unknown; all that you can do is not interfere. And in fact, in the name of help everybody is interfering with everybody else; and because the name is beautiful, nobody objects.

Elaine N. Aron, PhD, is a world-renowned psychologist and speaker. The Highly Sensitive Person is an in-depth look at characteristics that define sensitivity. Through self-assessment tests and techniques, Aron shows listeners how to identify their own personality traits. This exceptional book can lead to remarkable results for many who suffer from constant stress and anxiety.

Eighteen years after the genocide that made Rwanda international news, yet left it all but abandoned by the West, the country has achieved a miraculous turnaround. Rising out of the complete devastation of a failed state, Rwanda has emerged on the world stage yet again - this time with a unique model for governance and economic development under the leadership of its strong and decisive president, Paul Kagame. Here, Patricia Crisafulli and Andrea Redmond look at Kagame’s leadership.

In September 2014, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raised $25 billion in the world’s biggest-ever initial public offering. Since then, millions of investors and managers worldwide have pondered a fundamental question: What’s really going on with the new wave of China’s disruptors? Alibaba wasn’t an outlier - it’s one of a rising tide of thriving Chinese companies, mostly but not exclusively in the technology sector. Now Edward Tse reveals how China got to this point, and what the country’s rise means for the United States and the rest of the world.

Do you feel like we’re in a permacrisis? Chances are you feel some anxiety about the state of the world right now. Mohamed, Michael and Gordon certainly did. These three friends – who between them have almost a century of expertise in international economics, business and global government – began talking over zoom at the start of the pandemic. They wanted to discuss the challenges the world was facing: unanticipated shocks, poor policy responses, struggling coordination. But the more they talked, the more they realised there was nothing pre-ordained about the gloomy path we’re on now.

Your Career 2.0 presents a glimpse of hope and more fulfilling options in a world where Corporate America has broken the social contract with its employees. This audiobook is the starting point of your journey toward self-sufficiency and financial freedom. The unique coaching experience of The Entrepreneur's Source described here takes you on a journey of discovery toward your dreams.

Seeing the Unseen: Behind Chinese Tech Giants' Global Venturing delves into the fascinating world of Chinese logic that shapes how tech leaders make and implement decisions, many of which are seldom seen outside China.

El amor propio no es una moda, no es algo pasajero, sino una práctica para toda la vida. Hoy tenemos la posibilidad de convertirnos en una mujer de poder, ser las dueñas de nuestro destino y de entregarnos lo que merecemos. Con este libro emprenderás un viaje lleno de reflexiones y testimonios para empoderarnos.

This is a study of the leadership challenges faced by those working to advance global educational opportunities. The book discusses how the dramatic expansion in educational opportunities which has taken place over the last century was the result of a global movement committed to advancing freedom and equality. This movement is now challenged by an emerging populist strand which will simultaneously challenge the institutions of democracy, public education and higher education. This context calls for more intentional efforts to cultivate leadership which can take the global education ...

This critical account of the fair trade movement explores the vast gap between the rhetoric of fair trade and its practical results for poor countries, particularly those of Africa. In the Global North, fair trade often is described as a revolutionary tool for transforming the lives of millions across the globe. The growth in sales for fair trade products has been dramatic in recent years, but most of the benefit has accrued to the already wealthy merchandisers at the top of the value chain rather than to the poor producers at the bottom.

The Science of Getting Rich is one of the original "new thought" classics, originally published in 1910 by Wallace D. Wattles. It has inspired millions of people worldwide with its simple, straightforward message. This little book was the inspiration behind the movie The Secret, the blockbuster hit film by Rhonda Byrne, and as a result, the concept reached a massive worldwide audience.

Happiness, pleasure, joy, bliss are addressed here by Osho and we learn the different levels of development: "Let us start from the lowest because that will be easier to understand, that’s where man biologically is born. Pleasure is physical"....

You cannot ask your most successful competitors and peers their secrets of rainmaking. That would be awkward, impractical, and sometimes illegal. But it pays to compare yourself to your successful peers. So, we did it for you. We went behind closed doors and asked the tough questions. We asked more than 100 successful rainmakers what they are investing more in, what they are cutting back on, and what are their go-to strategies. In other words, how are they investing their time, treasure, and talent. Think of us as your rainmaking R&D department.

5 Rules for Networking with Millionaires & Billionaires reveals the steps and strategies for connecting to the world's wealthiest people and how to leverage them to become one yourself.

Tired of surviving in a system that was never built for you? Sis, it’s not you—it’s the software you were forced to download. Sis, Pack Yo Shit n’ Git! is your unapologetic permission slip to leave burnout, betrayal, and broken systems behind. This book isn’t just a guide—it’s a lifeline. Part memoir, part masterplan, and all truth, this transformational journey walks you through how to heal your trauma, escape the grind, and build a liberated life abroad—with receipts.

In this honest, unfiltered book, Queendom Mentor Jessica Daya shares her personal transformation—from love addiction, depression, and trauma to spiritual freedom, radical self-love, and deep personal sovereignty. Jessica guides you through the exact tools she used to rise, blending the 12 steps of recovery with practices like Radical Forgiveness, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), and the Law of Attraction. Each chapter invites you to release shame, confront your truth, and reclaim your power.

Followers of Dian Griesel's highly regarded blog SilverDisobedience.Rocks and her social media pages @SilverDisobedience have asked for her essays in book form. This is her response. Daily, thousands of people from all walks of life read and respond to short Silver Disobedience® essays published on an assortment of social media accounts. Not with a mere thumbs-up: Dian’s passionate readers share extensive personal responses, stories and gratitude for her heartfelt candor about deep feelings, thoughts, fears, problems and doubts to which so many seem to closely relate. As a “she-ro” ...

A medida que los países de todo el mundo adoptan objetivos más ambiciosos para las escuelas, con el fin de preparar a los estudiantes para las exigencias de un mundo en rápida evolución, hay un interés creciente en la cuestión de cómo apoyar mejor a los maestros para que puedan ensenar de forma eficaz para alcanzar esas aspiraciones. Este libro es un análisis de seis programas que aspiran a desarrollar las competencias de los maestros de escuelas públicas para apoyar eficazmente el desarrollo de competencias de sus estudiantes en una ambiciosa gama de dominios cognitivos y ...

How to Develop a Powerful, Clear, and Resonant Speaking Voice is a straight-to-the-point, no-nonsense guide to simple techniques you can employ immediately to improve the quality of your voice. This audiobook, made for men and women, shows how to develop resonance, speak in the proper pitch, and use what’s called diaphragmatic breathing to magnify the power and expressiveness of your voice.

A fun yet factual guide to thriving not only in Silicon Valley but in the emerging Global Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has become synonymous with big ideas, start-ups, and inventing the future. But today the magic of Silicon Valley has gone viral and global. From Austin to Boston, from Shanghai to Dubai, a Global Silicon Valley is emerging.