Offers guidance for people who live outside of traditionally powerful social groups to pursue leadership and success by recognizing their own passion and pursuing it with the special perspective, tools, and strengths that come from being on the outside. Leadership is hard. Convincing others--and yourself--that you are capable of taking charge and achieving more requires insight and courage. Lead from the Outside is the handbook for outsiders, written...

The order and tranquility of the Cataño family is shaken when a vacuum cleaner salesman knocks on their door trying to sell his modern product. The young daughter, Maru, is enchanted by the salesman and from that moment on dreams of breaking free of her conservative family. This film reflects social change in urban 20th century Mexico due to the rise of the middle class.

Desde Marie Curie hasta Malala Yousafzai, este libro está lleno de historias de las mujeres más influyentes e inspiradoras del mundo, cada una con su propia historia. Una lectura excelente para cualquier persona interesada en la historia o que quiera empoderarse. From Marie Curie to Malala Yousafzai, this book is filled with stories of the world's most influential and inspiring women, each with their own story. An excellent read for anyone interested...

Journalist Steven Brill examines how and why major American institutions no longer serve us as they should, causing a deep rift between the vulnerable majority and the protected few. Covering the years 1967 to 2017, Brill shows us how America's core values -- meritocracy, innovation, due process, free speech, and even democracy itself -- have somehow managed to power its decline into dysfunction. They have isolated our best and brightest, whose positions...

"In a book for young people, Chelsea Clinton informs readers about issues facing our world and what kids can do to help solve them"--

Set in 1930s Vietnam, the film tells the stories of people who adopted the ways of westerners in a modern, French-influenced society.

"A young Armenian-American goes to Turkey in a 'love thine enemy' experiment that becomes a transformative reflection on how we use--and abuse--our personal histories. Meline Toumani grew up in a close-knit Armenian community in New Jersey where Turkish restaurants were shunned and products made in Turkey were boycotted. The source of this enmity was the Armenian genocide of 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government, and Turkey's refusal...