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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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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.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard H. Thaler and the Harvard Law School professor Cass S. Sunstein, advocates libertarian paternalism, an approach by which individuals can be steered to make better decisions without taking away their...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of the Chernobyl disaster in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Chernobyl disaster. When a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in April 1986, nobody could have known just how devastating the effects would be. Thousands of people died as a result of the catastrophe and even today the surrounding areas are considered...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Nuremberg trials in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Nuremberg trials. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the world was slowly coming round to the large-scale atrocities committed by the Nazis. The Allies recognised the need for international jurisdiction on war crimes and crimes against humanity, such as...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Napoleon Bonaparte in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, France was in a state of division and anarchy, and in desperate need of a leader. Napoleon Bonaparte, an unlikely candidate from a humble Corsican background, rose through the ranks to rule not only over France,...
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Get the best out of your employees!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing Management by Objectives, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Work with employees to set clear objectives
• Motivate your employees to reach their objectives
• Boost performance and employee satisfaction in your company
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the operations of the Ku Klux Klan in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Ku Klux Klan's activity over the past 150 years. This notorious organisation was founded in 1865 in the wake of the American Civil War, but although its stated aim was to protect the war-torn Southern states, it soon became a vehicle for brutal violence committed...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Stalingrad in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Stalingrad. In August 1942, three years after the start of the Second World War, Nazi Germany and its allies launched a brutal attack on the Russian city of Stalingrad. However, after months of heavy fighting and extraordinary resistance from the...
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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.
Being Genuine: Stop Being Nice, Start Being Real by Thomas d'Ansembourg provides a comprehensive overview of the ways we can improve our mental health by identifying and accepting our personal needs and communicating honestly about them. D'Ansembourg believes that the key to inner peace lies in unlearning...
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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.
Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz offers an insider's view of the role played by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the economic crises of the 1990s. Stiglitz argues that the so-called Washington Consensus, a set of economic principles typically applied to nations...
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Find out how YouTube made video content accessible to all in just 50 minutes!
YouTube is a video sharing platform which was launched in 2005. Although it was originally developed as a simple video sharing platform, it has evolved into one of the most popular websites on the internet, with one billion hours of content being watched on the site per day in 2017. Its influence has become so widespread that many of its users have launched highly successful...
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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.
The Power of Now is one of the most influential self-help books of recent years, with several million copies sold to date and translations into 33 languages. It aims to enable readers to break free of the hold their mind has over them and to stop dwelling on the past and worrying about the future. Instead,...
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Change is only 50 minutes away! Find out everything you need to know about shiatsu with this straightforward guide.
Over the past few years, interest in alternative medicines has been growing, with many people discovering the benefits that ancient Chinese and Japanese treatments can have on their health. Shiatsu, a Japanese massage technique that originated in China, is one such process, and can allow you to think about your body and health in a...
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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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Boost business performance, prepare for change and implement effective strategies
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the McKinsey 7S framework, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the 7 aspects of this dynamic model
• Realize how these aspects are interconnected and the impact this has on your business
• Use the 7S framework...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Marie Curie in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and work of Marie Curie, whose pioneering work on radioactivity revolutionised our understanding of the nature of matter and paved the way for innovative new treatments of cancer and various other illnesses. With Nobel Prizes in physics (1903) and chemistry...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and travels of Leif Eriksson in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Leif Eriksson's life and travels. The discovery of America has always been credited to Christopher Columbus. But in fact, America was discovered long before he was even born, by a Viking called Leif Eriksson. Eriksson travelled from Greenland to Canada and formed...
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Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about looking for jobs using social media with this practical guide.
Nowadays, it is no longer enough for job hunters to simply send their CV and cover letter to potential employers, and they must do more to stand out from other highly qualified candidates. The solution? Social media! LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, to name just a few sites, allow you to attract the...
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