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'Invisible Women takes on the neglected topic of what we don't know - and why. The result is a powerful, important and eye-opening analysis of the gender politics of knowledge and ignorance. With examples from technology to natural disasters, this is an original and timely reminder of why we need women in the leadership of the institutions that shape every aspect of our lives.' Cordelia Fine
You've heard all about the Gender Pay Gap... Welcome to the Gender Data Gap
Our world is largely built for and by men, in a system that can ignore half the population. This book will tell you how and why this matters
In her new book, Invisible Women, award-winning campaigner and writer Caroline Criado Perez shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. She exposes the gender data gap a gap in our knowledge that is at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women, and that has created a pervasive but invisible bias with a profound effect on womens lives.
Caroline brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are excluded from the very building blocks of the world we live in, and the impact this has on their health and wellbeing. From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, urban planning and the media Invisible Women exposes the biased data that excludes women. In making the case for change, this powerful and provocative book will make you see the world anew.
Ideal for the absolute beginner, The Crochet Workshop teaches you everything you need to get started.
Follow Emma's eighteen basic stitch tutorials teaching you how to form a circle, a straight edge and working into a round. There are also basic instructions on choosing yarn and how to hold the hook. There is even a UK & USA stitch comparison guide, so you can follow both English and American crochet patterns.
With six simple yet inspiring projects to practise, you'll be crocheting in no time and, best of all, the patterns are all written using full terminology to get you used to understanding how a crochet pattern is formed.
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An indispensable guide to starting your business from scratch
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Think you know how to launch a successful business? Think again.
Courtney and Carter Reum know startups. As early investors in the likes of Lyft, Pinterest and SpaceX, as well as founders of a multi-million-dollar company, theyve seen what makes some businesses thrive and some fail.
Now, they draw on what theyve learnt to offer a holistic guide to building your business. They reveal that most of the received wisdom is wrong and offer counterintuitive examples from the likes of Airbnb, Uber and Facebook that chart a different path. From initial idea to exit strategy, these startup shortcuts offer an unexpected new route to success.
Praise for Shortcut Your Startup
Shortcut Your Startup shows you how to launch a sustainable startup so that both you and your business can thrive. Arianna Huffington
Courtney and Carter Reum reveal the tools and tactics that many of the most successful startups use to disrupt, scale and succeed. Tony Robbins
Carter and Courtney echo what we increasingly know to be true: entrepreneurial success isnt about pedigree and popularity but about pounding the pavement, taking smart risks and trusting your instincts. Sophia Amurosu, author of #GIRLBOSS
In Shortcut Your Startup, Courtney and Carter share the best insights from their own ventures as well as what theyve learned through their vast network. Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone
The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success is the one book every entrepreneur should have. David J. Muchow, an award-winning, thirty-year serial entrepreneur and lawyer, gives you practical legal and business advice covering every aspect of entrepreneurshipand its fun to read! It includes all the basics of building and growing a businessmanagement, fundraising, marketing, intellectual property, and risk managementplus much more, like how to avoid the hidden mistakes that cause Startup Suicide and kill 80 percent of startups in the first year. There are also model legal forms and charts along with fun-to-read stories and examples.
Muchow, who teaches law, business, and entrepreneurship at Georgetown University, has advised hundreds of businesses on how to succeed. The book reveals key mistakes that can kill businesses. For example, blogging about your new products can prevent getting a patent. And giving away too much equity and picking the wrong partners can be fatal. At the macro level, the book describes why the US should create a National Ecosystem to Support Startups (NESS) to increase our competitiveness, which could take startups from a concept to commercialization in just ninety days and speed up the patent process.
This unique guide, which focuses on both the business and legal aspects of startups, is a must-have for every aspiring entrepreneur, small business owner, startup incubator, student, and for business and law schools.
In The7 Secret Keys to Startup Success, you will learn:
- How to cut legal expenses and manage lawyers
- How to fire employees and partners without getting sued
- Patent, trademark and copyright strategies and tricks
- How to raise money without SEC problems
- How to avoid the financial Valley of Death
- What to do but also what not to do"" to avoid startup suicide.
In short, The 7 Secret Keys to Startup Success is a new kind of startup bookits like having both an expert attorney and a consultant by your side every step of the way on your startups journey to successwhile enjoying the ride!
Who is the most powerful woman in the room? Shes the one who can raise a million dollars in a minute. Shes the one who can command the attention of a group of any size from one person to five thousand. Shes the one who can sell anything to anyone. And she can be you.
As a senior executive at Christies, leader in her field, and one of Gotham magazines Most Influential Women in New York, Lydia Fenet knows firsthand that the one skill that can set women apart in both their personal life and career is the ability to sell. The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You equips you with everything you need to knowfrom how to sell authentically and how to network (or die), to the importance of never apologizing (start negotiating instead), how to perfect your poker face, and always, always, tell the truth. Most of all, she offers plenty of encouragement to take ownership in your position and look for opportunities to innovate.
Filled with additional case studies, thoughtful insights, and meaningful advice from some of the most powerful and successful women in business, fashion, journalism, sports, and the arts, The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You is an insightful, inspiring guide for women who are trying to claim their own seat at the table (New York Journal of Books).
Popular television presenter and champion of craft Stephanie Weightman brings her expert knowledge to the world of sugarcraft, with her pioneering new techniques for stencilling on cakes. Inspiring results are achieved with only simple techniques and basic cake-decorating materials. Learn how to use food stencils to produce your own sumptuous works of cake craft. This book includes full instructions on the materials you will need, basic techniques for covering cakes with a variety of ingredients, and an extensive section showcasing Stephanie's stencil techniques.
* 15 stunning step-by-step projects
* Simple techniques for sumptuous results
* Includes shaped cakes, tiered cakes, mini cakes and cupcakes
How to Love is part of a charming series of books from Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh, exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation and practise.
How to Love shows that when we feel closer to our loved ones, we are also more connected to the world as a whole. Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion and humour to the thorny question of how to love and distils one of our strongest emotions down to four essentials: you can only love another when you feel true love for yourself; love is understanding; understanding brings compassion; and deep listening and loving speech are key ways of showing our love.