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How to build a better business by one of today's most influential business thinkers.

Highlights what every business needs to be aware of and prepare for to prosper and survive in the future

The narrative follows a young man's transformative journey into commercial salmon fishing in Alaska's Cook Inlet, blending poetry, prose, and photography. Starting as an inexperienced schoolteacher from Indiana, Patrick Dixon navigates the challenges of deckhand life for two seasons before acquiring his own boat. Over two decades, he confronts the harsh realities of the fishing industry, grappling with financial struggles and the risks of the sea, ultimately becoming an integral part of the fishing community.

In his witty and inspiring adventure, Patrick Dixon shows that sailing is a great metaphor for life - to find the best route you usually need to cut the lines and head away from the shore. Packed with practical philosophy, this vivid and engaging account follows his and his wife's physical and metaphorical journey, battling cancer and travelling to little-visited corners of the oceans, whilst sharing advice on how to follow in their wake.

Either we take hold of the future or the future will take hold of us. This is an extraordinary time to be alive. The world is being transformed before our eyes from a technological twentieth century into something altogether new and different. Are you ready for the future? Futurewise - planning to change tomorrow Futurewise - making choices that will last Futurewise - thinking ahead at every level, personal and corporate Futurewise - securing the future for yourself and your family How Futurewise are you? Look ahead and measure your plans against the six faces of the future. Fast...Urban...Tribal...Universal...Radical...Ethical Click here for the author's website.

Artificial Intelligence will create gigantic benefits for humankind but will become more powerful than many governments, with purposes and plans of its own, and the ability to alter the very basis of life on earth. Many believe that AI poses a threat to human dominance.In this punchy, follow-up to his bestselling The Future of (Almost) Everything, leading futurist Patrick Dixon has written an in-depth but accessible exploration of AI, looking at the future of the subject and assessing both threats and benefits - from health and education to cybersecurity, business and the world of work.How AI Will Change Your Life looks at likely outcomes for both individuals and businesses in all areas of life and provides advice for the reader and a charter for governments to exploit the benefits and avoid the risks.

The way the world is changing - the trends everyone is interested in and which businesses must take account of if they are to survive and prosper in the future. From the author of Futurewise

Unless something chantges, AIDS will kill over 200 million people in the next two decades. Despite huge efforts, HIV is spreading twice as fast as five years ago, causing tragedy, misery, distress and grief, destroying families, wrecking communities and damaging economies. This new edition is an easy-to-read short version of the popular classic "The Truth about AIDS". We are the AIDS yet the good news is that there is an answser to AIDS. This book tells the facts, and challenges all of us to urgent, practical action. How you, your church and your firends can make a differnce, save many lives and care for those affected.