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Build Bridges, Not Walls
A Journey to a World Without Borders
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- City Lights Open Media
2021
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Is it possible to create a borderless world? How might it be better equipped to solve the global emergencies threatening our collective survival? Build Bridges, Not Walls is an inspiring, impassioned call to envision–and work toward–a bold new reality."Todd Miller cuts through the facile media myths and escapes the paralyzing constraints of a political ‘debate’ that functions mainly to obscure the unconscionable inequalities that borders everywhere secure....
ENRICH
Create Wealth in Time, Money, and Meaning
2020
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Todd Miller had a thriving career leading multimillion dollar entertainment companies. By all metrics, he was successful…and he was miserable. He always had to be "on"—on the ball, on his toes, on call 24/7, and on the money. Miller wanted more than just a prestigious career. He wanted Control. Financial Independence. Time. Fulfillment. He wanted an enriched life. Chances are, you've sacrificed for your career and fought a constant tug-of-war between personal, professional, and financial w...
Storming the Wall
Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security
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- City Lights Open Media
2017
EN
RECIPIENT OF THE 2018 IZZY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM"Every so often a book comes along that can dramatically change, or elevate, one's thinking about a global problem. Much like Naomi Klein's books, Todd Miller’s Storming the Wall is such a book and deserves far more attention and discussion."—Izzy Award Judges, Ithaca College***Named one of the "15 Books on Climate Change That Are Essential Reading" - Esq...
Going Virtual
Part 1: Why do we need offices?
2013
EN
Going Virtual is the new business playbook for the new normal economy. It presents a paradigm that enables businesses to not only survive, but also prosper in a prolonged dark economy. CEOs looking for a “silver bullet” enabling them to succeed in this contraction will find it in Going Virtual.
2016
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On the remote island city of Gizli Sehir, the Mathematicians work furiously on their Impossible Contraptions to keep the Great Magician at bay, while vigilant Inquisitors search out his hideous thralls to destroy.The good citizens pray to Kara Kurbaga to keep their Equations safe from the Great Magician's pernicious influence, in whatever form it takes—a box of forbidden wind-up toys, a sonata that makes the shadows crawl, or a taxidermy specimen that whispers secrets in the night.
Border Patrol Nation
Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security
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- City Lights Open Media
2014
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"In his scathing and deeply reported examination of the U.S. Border Patrol, Todd Miller argues that the agency has gone rogue since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, trampling on the dignity and rights of the undocumented with military-style tactics … Miller's book arrives at a moment when it appears that part of the Homeland Security apparatus is backpedaling by promising to tone down its tactics, maybe prodded by investigative journalism, maybe by the revelations of NSA leaker Edward Snowd...
Empire of Borders
The Expansion of the US Border Around the World
2019
EN
The United States is outsourcing its border patrol abroad—and essentially expanding its borders in the processThe twenty-first century has witnessed the rapid hardening of international borders. Security, surveillance, and militarization are widening the chasm between those who travel where they please and those whose movements are restricted. But that is only part of the story. As journalist Todd Miller reveals in Empire of Borders, the nature of US borde...
Going Virtual
Part 2: How to build a virtual office
2013
EN
Going Virtual is the new business playbook for the new normal economy. It presents a paradigm that enables businesses to not only survive, but also prosper in a prolonged dark economy. CEOs looking for a “silver bullet” enabling them to succeed in this contraction will find it in Going Virtual. Part 2 focuses on how to build a virtual office.
Empire of Borders
How the US is Exporting its Border Around the World
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Yen
Unabridged
11 hours 48 min
2019
EN
The United States is outsourcing its border patrol abroad—and essentially expanding its borders in the processThe twenty-first century has been an era of hardening borders—increased borderland patrols, surveillance, and militarization are widening the chasm between those who can vacation (or do business) where they please, and others whose movements are restricted by armed guards. But as journalist Todd Miller finds in Empire of Borders, the U.S. border is...
- Narrated by
- Kaleo Griffith
Unabridged
7 hours 28 min
2020
EN
Chances are, you’ve sacrificed for your career and fought a constant tug-of-war between personal, professional, and financial well-being. Professional success is important, but is it enough? ENRICH teaches life skills to create Optionality, even in the most uncertain situations. The world has changed greatly, but the principles of life success haven’t.Using a series of illuminating case studies and interviews, Todd Miller shows how he and other high achievers cracked the code to:
2024
EN
Heart of Coal is a dual narrative following the story of Wannie, a man who defied the odds despite a difficult upbringing marked by abuse, poverty, and disadvantage. The story alternates between Wannie's own experiences and those of his grandson, who idolizes and learns from him.Wannie's life unfolds against the backdrop of the changes brought by the twentieth century and the industrialization of rural Appalachia. Escaping his troubled homelife, he finds salvation and guidance from...
Fixing Your Scrum
Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems
2020
EN
A Scrum Master's work is never done. The Development team needs your support, the Product Owner is often lost in the complexities of agile product management, and your managers and stakeholders need to know what will be done, by when, and for how much. Learn how experienced Scrum Masters balance the demands of these three levels of servant leadership while removing organizational impediments and helping Scrum Teams deliver real world value. Discover how to visualize your work, resolve impe...











