#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert “One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics AN ECONOMIST AND BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting. This is not “biohacking,” it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive, readers will discover: • Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn’t tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack.• That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging.• Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity “drug”—and how to begin training for the “Centenarian Decathlon.”• Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern.• Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all. Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before. Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Comfort Crisis asks: Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and stuff to information and influence, why can’t we ever get enough? “Reveals the biological and evolutionary foundations behind your brain’s fixations, so you can stop seeking and start living.”—Melissa Urban, Whole30 CEO and author of The Book of Boundaries “Michael Easter’s genius is that he puts data around the edges of what we intuitively believe. His work has inspired many to change their lives for the better.”—Dr. Peter Attia, author of Outlive Have you ever found yourself wondering “Why do I want more than I have?” Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world’s leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn’t you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food, material goods, information, and power were scarce and hard to find. But with our modern ability to easily fulfill our ancient desire for more, our hardwired “scarcity brain” is now backfiring. And new technology and institutions—from dating and entertainment apps to our food and economic systems—are exploiting our scarcity brain. They’re bombarding us with subversive “scarcity cues,” subtle triggers that lead us into low-reward cravings that hurt us in the long run. Scarcity cues can be direct and all-encompassing, like a sagging economy. Or they can be subtle and slight, like our neighbor buying a shiny new car. Easter traveled the world to consult with remarkable innovators and leading scientists who are finding surprising solutions for our scarcity brain. He discovered simple tactics that can move us towards an abundance mindset, cement healthy habits, and allow us to live our lives to the fullest and appreciate what we have, including how to: Detect hidden scarcity cues to stop cravings before they start, from a brilliant slot machine designer in a Las Vegas casino laboratory Turn alone time into the ultimate happiness hack, from artisanal coffee-making Benedictine monks Reignite your exploration gene for a more exciting and fulfilling life, from an astronaut onboard the International Space Station Reframe how we think about and fix addiction and bad habits, from Iraq’s chief psychiatrist Recognize when you have enough, from a woman who left a million-dollar career path to adventure the world Our world is overloaded with everything we’re built to crave. The fix for scarcity brain isn’t to blindly aim for less. It’s to understand why we crave more in the first place, shake our worst habits, and use what we already have better. Then we can experience life in a new way—a more satisfying way. Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Eugene Sledge became more than a legend with his memoir, With The Old Breed. He became a chronicler, a historian, a storyteller who turns the extremes of the war in the Pacific—the terror, the camaraderie, the banal and the extraordinary—into terms we mortals can grasp.”—Tom HanksIn The Wall Street Journal, Victor Davis Hanson named With the Old Breed one of the top five books on epic twentieth-century battles. Studs Terkel interviewed the author for his definitive oral history, The Good War. Now E. B. Sledge’s acclaimed first-person account of fighting at Peleliu and Okinawa returns to thrill, edify, and inspire a new generation. An Alabama boy steeped in American history and enamored of such heroes as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene B. Sledge became part of the war’s famous 1st Marine Division—3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Even after intense training, he was shocked to be thrown into the battle of Peleliu, where “the world was a nightmare of flashes, explosions, and snapping bullets.” By the time Sledge hit the hell of Okinawa, he was a combat vet, still filled with fear but no longer with panic. Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater. Here is what saved, threatened, and changed his life. Here, too, is the story of how he learned to hate and kill—and came to love—his fellow man.“In all the literature on the Second World War, there is not a more honest, realistic or moving memoir than Eugene Sledge’s. This is the real deal, the real war: unvarnished, brutal, without a shred of sentimentality or false patriotism, a profound primer on what it actually was like to be in that war. It is a classic that will outlive all the armchair generals’ safe accounts of—not the ‘good war’—but the worst war ever.”—Ken Burns Read more

America's elite have been using cash value life insurance to stockpile wealth for centuries. Used correctly, it is better described as a personal bank on steroids, and a financial bunker for tough times. To be clear, this audiobook is not about the typical garbage peddled by most insurance agents. Rather, an alternative to the risky investment strategies taught by Wall Street. It details a highly efficient form of cash value life insurance designed to supercharge your savings and stockpile wealth. A product so powerful it's responsible for the success of Walt Disney, JC Penney, Ray Kroc, and thousands of others. Here's what you'll discover: How the wealthy use this vehicle to create more wealth, take less risk, and create predictable income they can't outlive Why banks and corporations place billions of dollars in this powerful vehicle How I earned over 300 percent returns leveraging my life insurance policies How you can create a safe, predictable foundation to enhance every financial decision you make How to win with taxes and keep more of the money you make While the information compiled into this book is valuable, you'll also find three case studies that show you exactly how it works. You'll be able to visually see how it grows, how it's accessed, as well as the future income that can be taken. Read more

Her conjury was out of reach. But when she’s flooded with strength, can she survive becoming a target?Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood.Escaping with her cat-sized dragon to find her coven under attack, Tuesday’s stunned when a hunky wolf shifter saves her from an elf abductor. But when she ends up at a quirky hotel that unleashes her abilities, she’s shocked to learn she’s part of a race that’s being hunted to extinction.Finally graced with formidable powers, will she outlive the shift?Cursed Witch is the wild fourth book in the Creatures of the Otherworld urban fantasy series. If you like fast-paced action, unlikely romance, and spellbinding surprises, then you’ll love Brogan Thomas’s dimension of the unthinkable.Buy Cursed Witch to cast a defense today! Read more

A multiverse of adventure, all in one place. Can you outrun the past? Can you outlive the future? One time traveler must find out. Accidental time traveler Ben Travers is thrown into a multiverse of adventure in this action-adventure through past and future. Experience the series that reviewers have called "fresh", "surprising", and "easily the coolest time travel book I've ever read". This compilation includes: In Times Like These, The Chronothon, The Day After Never, and The Warp Clock. Over 60 hours of listening for a single credit. There are over 2,000 five-star reviews on the individual books. Now you can get them in one volume! All the adventure at a fraction of the price. Start your time travel adventure today, because yesterday may be too late! Read more

Chief Barnes is the leader of a band of survivors, and he is convinced that the United States military must have made a stand against the infected dead somewhere. He and his trusted friends embark on an expedition across the continent to Alaska, searching for more survivors from the infection that reduced the population to near extinction. Their travels take them to the Aleutian Islands, where they discover more than they expected. The world has had years to change. The infected dead roam the streets and the forests in search of living victims. No one knows how the virus started, but even less is known about how to stop it. All the survivors can do is try to outlive it. Cities fall before the hordes of infected, but a small band of survivors fights back by locating and liberating a network of shelters built by the government during the Cold War. Their goal is to unite enough survivors to eventually turn the tide of death in the favor of the living. Read more

I barely survived my first year at Darkhen Academy, and now with Ryder gone and my heart shattered I’m not sure I’ll outlive the second.

But I have to, right? Because Luxora and her evil minions aren’t waiting around for me to get over my broken heart. With increased attacks in the human world, the supe slayer squad must ride on!

Then there’s my father. He’s kind of obsessed with unlocking my new super powers. As the first female warlock ever, he’s dead set on harnessing my abilities, even my darkest ones. But if I do, will the dark oracle’s prophecy prove true?

The problem is, I can’t focus on any of that when all I want to do is tear apart the Underworld until I find Ryder. But after months apart, will the man I find be the same one I fell for?

***This is an upper YA/NA crossover with schmexy supernatural guys and is best suited for age 16 and over. Be warned, the steaminess factor does increase through the course of the series! Read more

New York Times Bestseller The long-awaited next book from actress and New York Times bestselling author of The Rural Diaries, Hilarie Burton Morgan. Through memoir essays and magical practices, Grimoire Girl connects us to the enchantment that exists inside us all.Since childhood, Hilarie Burton Morgan has felt the call to record, keep, and catalogue life in all its strange wonder. It was a whimsical habit, with no clear goal. And then, when she became a mother, the importance of all that collecting snapped into focus. In an effort to patchwork together an anthology of traditions, curiosity, and magical thinking that she could pass down, Burton Morgan realized she was crafting a grimoire. In her most intimate book yet, Burton Morgan shares how she’s creating an inheritance of mischief and magic that will outlive her. What’s more, she shows readers how they too can look at the elements of their lives and collect the pieces into a tangible collection of a lifetime of learning. Because in its purest form, a grimoire was a guide to keep you alive.Like the grimoires of old, full of life-saving wisdom, these pages record the people, places, ideas and habits that have kept Burton Morgan alive, in her signature voice that is at once honest, witty, and charming. Accompanied by whimsical two-color illustrations by Olivia Faust, the book also includes Simple Spells, which are ways to bring magic into your daily life: create an altar that delights and inspires, practice candle magic and poetry spells, make an oracle deck, or channel your inner kitchen witch with recipes and potions.So begin creating your own inheritance, take a long look inward and decide...What wisdom will be written on the pages of your Grimoire? Read more

Discover the secret to a longer, healthier life with over 80 delicious and nutritious recipes!Have you ever wished to feel full of energy, improve your well-being, and live longer?The Ultimate Outlive Diet Cookbook is your comprehensive guide to achieving these goals through the power of nutrition. This book offers you much more than just recipes, it’s your ally in adopting a healthy, flavorful, and sustainable lifestyle that promotes longevity.Why choose this book?📚 More than 80 healthy and easy-to-make recipes: Each dish is designed to provide all the essential nutrients your body needs, without sacrificing flavor. You'll find energizing breakfasts, light lunches, nourishing dinners, quick snacks, and irresistible desserts—all crafted to help you live better.🍽️ Perfect for the whole family: Not just for you, but for your loved ones too! We've included an entire chapter dedicated to healthy and tasty recipes for kids, so even the little ones can appreciate the importance of a balanced diet.⏱️ Quick solutions for a busy lifestyle: Are you busy but don’t want to compromise on health? This book gives you quick and easy recipes, perfect for those who have little time but still want quality nutrition.🏋️ Pre- and Post-Workout Meals: Support your body with meals specifically designed to boost your workout performance and aid muscle recovery🎉 Ideas for special occasions: Wow your guests with delicious yet healthy dishes thanks to our recipes made for unforgettable dinners and celebrations.🥗 Vegetarian and vegan options: Whether you follow a vegetarian, vegan diet, or simply want to add more plants to your meals, you’ll find a wide selection of irresistible plant-based dishes.📅 28-day meal plan: Want concrete support to get started right away? Follow our weekly meal plan for 4 weeks and make your transition to a healthy lifestyle simple and organized.Imagine…✔️ Feeling energized every day thanks to balanced, nutrient-packed meals. ✔️ Losing weight naturally and sustainably, without drastic diets. ✔️ Sharing delicious dishes with your family, knowing you’re contributing to their health and well-being.Is more than just a recipe book, it’s your tool for living a longer, healthier, and happier life. With practical advice, easy-to-follow recipes, and a structured meal plan, this book will help you transform your kitchen into a source of wellness and longevity.Order now and start your journey to a longer, healthier life today! Read more

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author “gives readers of all ages 100 doable strategies for keeping brains sharp and bodies healthy” (William Sears, MD, coauthor of The Healthy Brain Book).Most people think there is little or nothing you can do to avoid Alzheimer’s. But scientists know this is no longer true. In fact, prominent researchers now say that our best and perhaps only hope of defeating Alzheimer’s is to prevent it.After bestselling author Jean Carper discovered that she had the major susceptibility gene for Alzheimer’s, she was determined to find all the latest scientific evidence on how to escape it. She discovered 100 surprisingly simple scientifically tested ways to radically cut the odds of Alzheimer’s, memory decline, and other forms of dementia.Did you know that vitamin B 12 helps keep your brain from shrinking? Apple juice mimics a common Alzheimer’s drug? Surfing the internet strengthens aging brain cells? Ordinary infections and a popular anesthesia may trigger dementia? Meditating spurs the growth of new neurons? Exercise is like Miracle-Gro for your brain?Even a few preventive actions could dramatically change your future by postponing Alzheimer’s so long that you eventually outlive it. If you can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s for five years, you cut your odds of having it by half. Postpone Alzheimer’s for ten years, and you’ll most likely never live to see it.100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s will change the way you look at Alzheimer’s and provide exciting new answers from the frontiers of brain research to help keep you and your family free of this heartbreaking disease. Read more

Brand New & Updated 2025 Edition: The Only Retirement Planning Book You'll Ever Need!3 FREE BONUSES WITH YOUR PURCHASE TO ENSURE A GOLDEN RETIREMENT!Secure Your Golden Years! Discover Key Strategies to a Perfect Retirement So You Can Kick Back, Relax, And Live The Life You Used To Dream AboutUnlock a stress-free retirement and achieve the financial freedom you deserve with this guide! Imagine possessing a comprehensive resource that breaks down retirement planning into simple, actionable steps, turning complex financial decisions into opportunities for a secure future.This isn’t just another retirement book; it’s your definitive guide to a luxurious retirement. You’ll gain access to proven strategies and practical tips to help you maximize your savings, effectively manage your investments, and live the life you’ve always dreamed of after work.Whether you’re starting from scratch, looking to enhance your current retirement plan, or are near retirement without much savings, this book will guide you through every stage of the process and ensure you're fully prepared for the next chapter of your life.What’s Inside "The Only Retirement Planning Book You'll Ever Need":Optimize Your Social Security Benefits With The Best Strategies To Maximize Your Social Security Income. Waiting Could Mean Losing Out On Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars Over Your Retirement Lifetime.Discover Advanced Investment Strategies That Aim To Not Just Preserve But Grow Your Wealth Significantly, Ensuring You Don’t Outlive Your Money.Gain Insights Into Managing Escalating Healthcare Costs Without Sacrificing The Quality Of Care, Potentially Saving You From Draining Your Life Savings.Uncover Specific Methods To Reduce Your Tax Burden In Retirement, Ensuring You Keep More Of Your Hard-Earned Money.Address The Risk Of Outliving Your Assets With Tailored Financial Planning That Ensures You Maintain A Comfortable Lifestyle, No Matter How Long You Live.Learn To Set Up A Foolproof Estate Plan That Protects Your Heirs From Legal Hassles And Maximizes The Inheritance You Leave Behind. Neglecting This Could Lead To Family Disputes And Potential Financial Loss.Determine The Optimal Withdrawal Rate From Your Retirement Accounts To Ensure Your Savings Last, Preventing The Shock Of Depleted Funds When You Need Them Most.Strategies To Maintain Your Desired Lifestyle In Retirement And Understanding How To Manage Inflation And Rising Living Costs.Build A Comprehensive Plan For Unexpected Expenses That Can Arise In Retirement, Safeguarding Your Nest Egg From Being Wiped Out By Unforeseen Emergencies.Learn How To Engage In Active Retirement Planning To Regularly Update And Adjust Your Financial Strategies, Which Is Crucial To Changes In The Economy And Could Jeopardize Your Financial Well-Being.With your purchase, you'll also receive The Retirement Mastery Toolkit:The Retirement Planning Checklist - A step-by-step guide to confidently plan your retirement and avoid any costly pitfalls.The Estate Planning Checklist - Essential steps to protect your assets and leave a lasting legacy.The Retirement Tax-Savings Guide - Learn how to minimize taxes to maximize your retirement income and save as much money as possible.Think these strategies won't work for you? Each chapter builds on established financial principles, aligning with the latest research to ensure you have the most effective tools at your fingertips. Empower yourself with a proven guide that will help you secure a prosperous and stress-free retirement.Scroll up and click the “Buy Now” button to grab your copy today and take control of your retirement planning! Read more

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist) book.Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind’s greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You’re lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren’t. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the “progress” defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process? Civilized to Death “will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light” (Book Riot) and adds to the timely conversation that “the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us” (Psychology Today). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future. Read more

The Outlive Longevity Fitness Plan – Inspired by Peter Attia’s Outlive: Proven Workouts and Strategies to Add Years to Your Life Build Strength, Endurance, and Vitality for the Long Run👉 Have you read Outlive by Peter Attia and wondered how to apply his longevity principles to your daily fitness routine?👉 Do you want a clear, actionable plan to increase your healthspan—not just your lifespan?👉 Are you tired of superficial fitness trends and ready to train for the decades ahead, like Attia recommends?If Outlive lit the spark, this book is your roadmap to action. The Outlive Longevity Fitness Plan takes Peter Attia’s groundbreaking insights and transforms them into a practical, sustainable workout strategy designed to help you thrive in every decade of life.This isn’t about aesthetics or shortcuts—it’s about building a body that lasts. Just as Attia teaches in Outlive, your future depends on how you train today.Inside this actionable guide, you'll uncover:💪 The Strength Blueprint for Longevity – Discover how to build and maintain muscle mass (your best ally against aging) with Attia-inspired resistance training protocols.🏃 Endurance & Cardio the Attia Way – Learn how to optimize Zone 2 and VO2 max training for heart health, energy, and long-term performance.🧘 Mobility & Stability for the Centenarian Decathlon – Prevent injuries and move with confidence using routines rooted in Attia’s “functional longevity” framework.⚖️ Balance and Fall Prevention – Stay independent, strong, and sure-footed well into your later years.🥗 Nutritional Support for Training & Recovery – Fuel your body with science-backed nutrition strategies that complement your fitness goals and metabolic health.🎯 Plus: Recovery tips, motivation tactics, and performance tracking tools to help you stay consistent and aligned with Attia’s philosophy.🎁 BONUS INCLUDED: An Outlive-style Longevity Training Planner to organize your workouts around long-term goals—not quick fixes.Think you’re too late to start? Think again. Whether you're 35 or 65, it's never too late to build a stronger, more vital you.💥 Grab your copy now to take the principles of Outlive off the page—and into your body. Read more

🌿 Slow aging and improve overall well-being with over 120+ Longevity-Boosting Recipes Inspired by Peter Attia’s expertise. Are you ready to transform your health with delicious, nutrient-dense meals?Curious about how simple dietary changes can slow aging and improve overall well-being?The Outlive Diet Cookbook is your ultimate guide to a longer, healthier life.Inspired by Peter Attia’s work, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, this cookbook was carefully crafted to bring his health principles to life. Combining cutting-edge nutrition science with mouth-watering recipes, this book offers a practical, easy-to-follow roadmap to achieve your wellness goals. Each recipe and meal plan is designed to support metabolic health, lower inflammation, and optimize longevity.With 120+ bold recipes and a 3-phased 90-day meal plan, this cookbook simplifies healthy eating. Whether you’re new to the longevity diet or looking to refresh your routine, these meals are built for variety and convenience, helping you stay consistent without sacrificing flavor.What’s Included:🥗 120+ Longevity-Boosting Recipes: Simple, wholesome meals that anyone can prepare, using everyday ingredients to create delicious, nutritious dishes.📅 90-Day Phased Meal Plan: A step-by-step guide to reset your body, introduce intermittent fasting, and develop sustainable eating habits for long-term health.🛒 Weekly Shopping Lists and Meal Prep Tips: Save time and effort with organized shopping lists and easy meal prep techniques.⚡ Energy-Boosting Foods: Recipes that help restore your energy and vitality, helping you power through your day with enthusiasm and vigor.🛡️ Preventative Health Focus: Learn how anti-inflammatory foods and antioxidants can help combat age-related diseases and promote long-term wellness.🍰 Guilt-Free Indulgence: Enjoy mouth-watering meals without relying on unhealthy fats and sugars. Feel good about every bite!And much more...The 3-Phased 90-Day Breakdown:1️⃣ 30-Day Detox Plan: Reset your system, supporting digestion and cellular health.2️⃣ 30-Day Intermittent Fasting Plan: Enhance fat metabolism and metabolic flexibility.3️⃣ 30-Day Sustainable Eating Plan: Build a lasting routine that’s easy to maintain for long-term health.🎁 Bonus: 90-Day Progress Tracker – Stay motivated and track your journey toward better health.Ready to take control of your health and enjoy a longer, more vibrant life? The Outlive Diet Cookbook is your comprehensive guide to healthy longevity-focused eating.💥 Grab your copy today and start living better for longer! 💥 Read more

What if the Church is just another failed start-up - misreading the market, hemorrhaging credibility, and quietly wondering if its best bet is a slow fade into irrelevance? That's the question lurking beneath every cringeworthy attempt at cultural relevance, every overproduced worship set that sounds like a Coldplay B-side, every sermon series with a name like Unlocking Your Divine Potentiat™. But maybe-just maybe -the Church isn't dying. Maybe it's just having its Babel moment, stacking bricks for a structure God never asked for. Or maybe we're Joseph, unfairly imprisoned, falsely accused, waiting for Pharaoh to have a dream stupid enough to require divine interpretation. Either way, history is littered with the bones of faithless generations, but the remnant the ones who refuse to cower before the ideological Nephilim-always win in the end. So this isn't about survival. It's about betting the farm on the one institution Jesus actually said would outlive Rome, America, and whatever postmodern Sharknado we're currently living through. The only question is: will we go down with the cowards or march with the Killer Church? Read more

In a business world dominated by cold transactions and cutthroat competition, Harmonize the Hustle introduces a revolutionary approach that blends professionalism with humanity. TJ Chrastil draws from his diverse background—forged in blue-collar trades, tested in the Army National Guard, and refined through music and storytelling—to deliver a perspective that transforms how we work, connect, and lead.Unlike typical business books written from ivory towers, this is a manifesto from the trenches where loyalty and authenticity matter as much as ambition. Chrastil decisively challenges the outdated mantra "it's not personal, it's just business," revealing how genuine success emerges when we align professional excellence with human connection.Through compelling stories from construction sites, combat zones, newsrooms, and stages, Chrastil crafts powerful lessons about emotional intelligence, inclusive leadership, and resilience. Using musical harmony as his central metaphor, he demonstrates how seemingly opposing forces—work and life, success and struggle, leadership and service—can blend into something extraordinary.Harmonize the Hustle reveals:The transformative power of connection-driven leadership in replacing outdated business practicesHow empathy amplifies professionalism rather than undermining itThe lasting power of authentic relationships that outlive transactional exchangesClear distinctions between manipulation and genuine rapportTechniques for embracing your natural rhythm while helping others thrive in theirsWhy honoring your voice and standing by your values creates sustainable successWhether you're building a business, leading a team, or crafting a meaningful career, this book provides more than inspiration—it offers a practical way forward. Chrastil invites you to stop following outdated rules and start creating your own powerful composition where strategy and humanity work in harmony.Harmonize the Hustle isn't just another business manual—it's your permission to bring your whole self to work, lead with conviction, and permanently change the tune of business for the better. Read more

FULLY UPDATED for 2024Retirement. One’s Greatest Gamble Is Substituting Hope for a PlanHope that stocks won’t ever crash again. Hope that inflation won’t cause your purchasing power to be cut in half over time. Hope that higher taxes won’t cause you to drain your savings quicker than you’d like to maintain your lifestyle. Hope that Social Security won’t run out of money as your annual statement warns.What’s YOUR plan?There are only TWO doors to retirement. You will either outlive your money… or your money will outlive you. There is NO THIRD DOOR!Annuities. You either love them, hate them, or simply don’t know enough about them to decide if one of them may be right for your financial goals! This book teaches how, when used as intended, annuities can make a dramatic difference in your retirement success by avoiding all market losses and using the proven mathematics of actuarial science.** Learn how some accumulation annuities can trounce the returns of bondswithout the risks inherent in bonds.** See how using a few annuities with attractive GUARANTEED LIFETIME INCOMEcan provide higher income with a substantially lower investment than requiredfor the “4% rule.”** Discover a simple withdrawal strategy that eliminates or greatly reduces theSequence of Returns Risk that could cause you to outlive your money.** Uncover little-known Special Situation annuities worth knowing aboutAnnuities are not perfect. No place to invest is. But smart folks are not only interested in annuities… but are buying them in droves.“Total U.S. annuity sales were $310.6 billion in 2022, up 22% from 2021. This represents the highest annual annuity sales since 2008, and the third highest sales recorded in history,” according to the Secure Retirement Institute (SRI).“Annuity sales broke another record in the third quarter (2022) as investor interest in guaranteed income and safety of principal remained robust.” - Investment News Magazine.My clients purchase an annuity(s) for one or more of these three reasons: 1) safe growth of their savings 2) a generous guaranteed lifetime income (single or joint lives) 3) tax-deferralAlthough all annuities offer valuable tax deferral by law, some few annuities stand out above the rest for either one of those financial goals (#1 or #2). And this book will explain how some of them can do that to safely improve one’s retirementThere are literally 1,000s of annuities issued by over 100 insurance companies in the U.S. But not all annuity policies are great. Most, in my opinion, are not even good—short-selling the buyer of better benefits available elsewhere.In my 6th book about retirement income planning —I Didn’t Know Annuities Could Do That!— I wanted to continue educating people on how some annuities, when used properly, can truly transform and improve their retirement in multiple ways.My financial planning practice and this book are centered on these firm beliefs: 1) People should not pay a dime more in taxes than the law requires 2) Nor should they take an ounce more risk than necessary to reach their financial goals.Annuities meet both mantras well and often play a role in my personal client’s retirement plan.What you don't know could spoil your retirement. Are you ready to learn new strategies to thrive in retirement? Read more

The follow-up to the bestselling The Power of Zero, providing a blueprint to build a guaranteed, tax-free income stream that lasts for the long run. American retirees face a looming crisis. We are living longer than ever before, and most experts predict a dramatic rise in tax rates within the next ten years. The hard truth is that no matter how much you save, you are likely to outlive your money or watch it be taxed into oblivion. But when traditional retirement distribution strategies won't provide sufficient income in the face of higher taxes, what can you do?Tax-Free Income for Life lays out a comprehensive, step-by-step roadmap for a secure retirement. McKnight shows how the combination of guaranteed, inflation-adjusted lifetime income and a proactive asset-shifting strategy can shield you from longevity risk and the cascade of unintended consequences that result from higher taxes. It's an innovative and proven strategy that maximizes return while effectively neutralizing the two biggest risks to retirement savings. If ever there were a solution for the American retiree, it's guaranteed tax-free income for life. Read more

There are only two doors to retirement. You either outlive your money… or your money outlives you. There is NO THIRD DOOR!Do you ever worry about living longer than your money?How about the interest rates you’re getting on your bonds compared to inflation nowadays? Even the value of bonds has been dropping over the last year or so. So much for so-called “safe” bonds.Do you also worry about the big swings your stocks and mutual funds endure?The Problem: During 2019 and 2020, JP Morgan, Bank of America, and Barron’s declared that the 60/40 portfolio should NOT be relied upon.The traditional 60/40 portfolio (60% stocks and 40% bonds) and the “4% Rule” can no longer be counted on for not outliving your money in retirement. You will learn precisely why the author and so many others believe this in this book – and how that can adversely affect your future.In 2022 and beyond, retirees will need better income withdrawal and Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) strategies to survive and thrive in a 25-30+ year retirement.Potential Solution: It was on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021, when it all came together in my mind. A marriage of sorts. A relatively new type of accumulation annuity married with a smarter withdrawal strategy to outdo the “4% rule” or a typical 60%/40% portfolio.Within days, I was outlining this book to share my breakthrough strategy.The withdrawal strategy uses what I call “BUFFER ANNUITIES” that can radically improve the probability of retirement success of both the 60/40 portfolio and the suspect 4% rule. BUFFER ANNUITIES are my code name for a little-known tiny subset of fixed annuities and are a vital ingredient of this simple yet highly effective IRA withdrawal strategy.These BUFFERS are a near-perfect bond alternative.Portfolio 60/40 Headwinds: The 40-year bull market for bonds is apparently over (due to rising interest rates), and stocks are near historically high valuations - according to many on Wall Street. That includes mutual fund giant Vanguard.You’ll see their stock and bond market predictions for the next decade inside my book too. They send it only to financial advisors. Hint: Vanguard says that the returns over the next decade will not be NEARLY AS GOOD as the last.Warren Buffet said this about bonds in 2021: "Bonds are not the place to be these days," the legendary investor wrote in Berkshire Hathaway's annual letter to shareholders, lamenting that the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds has fallen 94% since September 1981.Dr. Wade Pfau, CFA, told Forbes in 2015: “bonds don’t belong in a retirement portfolio.” And that was when interest rates were higher than today!So, what is Wall Street’s current collective advice for retirees? Buy more stocks instead of bonds. A 70/30 or an 80/20 portfolio?But most retirees do not want more stock market risk. They don’t want a repeat of 2008. If bonds are not the safe haven they are supposed to be, what do you do?If you, too, are wary of bonds with meager current interest rates, BUFFERS can easily provide 5%, 6%, 7%, or much higher average returns – with none of the risks inherent with bonds (credit risk, interest rate risk, inflation risk).Hate paying fees for bond mutual funds or ETFs or to a financial advisor? If so, BUFFERS have no mandatory fees or expenses. Zero costs.But most importantly, if you are looking for an almost fool-proof, 3-step income withdrawal or RMD system, this book is a must-read.The bottom line. This book teaches a proven, common-sense withdrawal strategy for improving the likelihood that you will never run out of retirement money. And do so without the risks and fees associated with bond funds and bond ETFs.FULLY UPDATED for 2022![FIA, index annuities, RMD, withdrawal strategies, bond alternatives] Read more

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage.Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that shapes the world in its image. By promulgating regulations that shape the international business environment, elevating standards worldwide, and leading to a notable Europeanization of many important aspects of global commerce, the EU has managed to shape policy in areas such as data privacy, consumer health and safety, environmental protection, antitrust, and online hate speech. And in contrast to how superpowers wield their global influence, the Brussels Effect - a phrase first coined by Bradford in 2012 - absolves the EU from playing a direct role in imposing standards, as market forces alone are often sufficient as multinational companies voluntarily extend the EU rule to govern their global operations. The Brussels Effect shows how the EU has acquired such power, why multinational companies use EU standards as global standards, and why the EU's role as the world's regulator is likely to outlive its gradual economic decline, extending the EU's influence long into the future. Read more

Happy customers. Passionate employees. A highly recognizable brand known for delivering on its promises. That's the power of WOW. From its birth during the Dot Com Boom in 1999 to its acquisition by Amazon in 2009, Zappos, the customer service company that just happens to sell things online, continues to turn heads with its disruptively entrepreneurial spirit and radically innovative employees. Ever unfolding throughout two decades, Zappos continues to outlive the seemingly inevitable short lifespan of the average corporate company. How do they do it? In The Power of WOW, the essential follow-up to Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness, Zapponians from every part of the business share powerful stories and lessons that they have learned in business and life––from delivering empathetic customer service in the face of devastating circumstances to creating a self-organized organizational structure using Market-Based Dynamics and everything in between. Fast-paced and filled with authentic, diverse voices, The Power of WOW gives readers an exclusive and immersive understanding of how one company is finding resilience. This glimpse inside the world of Zappos shows how a self-organized company is opening up avenues for passionate individuals to unleash their undiscovered strengths in the workplace and evolve the business from the inside out. Whether you are a customer, an employee, a business leader, shareholder, entrepreneur, or just happened to pick up this book, The Power of WOW will, ultimately, show how leading and infusing humanity into the workplace can change everything in your business, your community, and your life. Read more

In June, 1671 Jeanne Marguerite Chevalier left France to find a new life in Quebec, as a Fille du Roi (King’s Daughter) sent by Louis XIV to help settle the new colony. Arriving two months later, this remarkable woman went on to marry and then outlive three husbands and survive the births of nine children and the deaths of six of them. Impoverished by her first husband, she worked with the second to establish one of the largest landholdings in the region. Her marriage with the third one brought an almost fairy tale ending to her life. Despite an incredible number of challenges, dangers and sorrows, Jeanne was able to create a life for herself and her children that she could never have imagined if she had stayed in France. When she died at the age of 73 in 1716, she left a long line of descendants, including René Lévesque, the 23rd Premier of Quebec, the American writer Jack Kerouac, and the author’s father.

Written by her eighth great grand-daughter 300 years after her death, Jeanne Chevalier Fille du Roi is an engaging story, full of facts, mysteries, and unknowns. It’s a story of endings and new beginnings. And it’s a story of much courage, stamina, will, and many choices. Factually and contextually based, it also provides glimpses into everyday life in 17th and early 18th century Quebec as well as many insights into the creation of the unique Quebecois heritage.
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Um dos maiores especialistas mundiais em longevidade, Peter Attia investiga o envelhecimento, o impacto das doenças crônicas e fornece estratégias práticas para melhorar a saúde e prolongar a vida com qualidade.Antes dos 40 anos, Peter Attia, além de médico renomado, já era um maratonista aquático de alto nível, capaz de fazer longas travessias marítimas. Apesar da vida saudável, de repente descobriu que tinha uma doença cardiovascular, para a qual estava absolutamente despreparado. Quando enfim se deu conta do risco que corria, passou a se dedicar ao estudo da longevidade: como e por que morremos, e como podemos retardar ou até mesmo prevenir as principais doenças crônicas fatais, como as cardiovasculares, o câncer, o Alzheimer e a diabetes tipo 2?Neste manifesto inovador, Attia revela como a sua jornada pessoal o fez repensar a abordagem da medicina com a qual ele e tantos outros colegas e pacientes estavam acostumados. Afinal, apesar de todos os seus sucessos, a medicina tradicional parece ter falhado no que diz respeito às doenças relacionadas ao envelhecimento. Quase sempre os tratamentos são excessivamente tardios, focados em prolongar a longevidade em detrimento da saúde ou da qualidade de vida. Attia acredita que é preciso substituir esse modelo ultrapassado por uma estratégia personalizada e proativa, na qual as medidas são tomadas aqui e agora, bem antes dos primeiros sintomas.Com uma abordagem estratégica e científica, Peter Attia lança um novo olhar sobre a longevidade, em busca de saúde física, cognitiva e emocional. Seu objetivo não é ditar regras nem apontar falhas, mas ajudar pessoas a transformar seu modo de pensar a saúde em longo prazo e, assim, criar o melhor plano individualizado possível para viver mais e melhor. Read more