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Action

• Rip It Up: Forget positive thinking, it's time for positive action - Richard WisemanLink opens in a new window

Ambition

• Take Yourself to the Top: Success from the Inside Out - Laura Berman FortgangLink opens in a new window
• Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Stand Out and Lead - Tara MohrLink opens in a new window
• Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible - Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth UviebineneLink opens in a new window
• The Making of Her: Why School Matters - Clarissa FarrLink opens in a new window
• Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window

Assertiveness

• Assertiveness Scenarios in the workplace - How to be more assertive with tasksLink opens in a new window (YouTube)
• Ban Bossy - I'm Not Bossy. I'm the BossLink opens in a new window (YouTube)
• Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Mission, Your Message - Tara MohrLink opens in a new window
• How to be assertive without alienating othersLink opens in a new window
• 5 Reasons Why It's Okay to Say NoLink opens in a new window
• A Woman in Your Own Right: Assertiveness & You - Anne DicksonLink opens in a new window
• Take Up Space by Vanessa Kisuule (Guest speaker Christina Hughes' anthem) Link opens in a new window

Attitude

• Philosophy for Life: And other dangerous situations - Jules EvansLink opens in a new window
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life - Mark MansonLink opens in a new window

Authenticity

• Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story (TED Talk) Finding your authentic cultural voiceLink opens in a new window
• Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realise your Potential for Lasting Fulfilment - Martin E.P. Seligman PhDLink opens in a new window

Authority

• The Authority Gap - Mary Ann SieghartLink opens in a new window

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Beauty

• The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women - Naomi WolfLink opens in a new window
• Women Don't Owe You Pretty - Florence GivenLink opens in a new window

Body Language

• Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window

Body Positivity

• Pretty Big Deal with Ashley GrahamLink opens in a new window (YouTube)

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Career

• Lean In for Graduates - Sheryl SandbergLink opens in a new window
• The Artists Way at Work - Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron and Catherine AllenLink opens in a new window

Change

• Who Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life - Dr Spencer JohnsonLink opens in a new window 
• Tiny Habits: Tiny Habits: Why Starting Small Makes Lasting Change Easy - B.J. FoggLink opens in a new window

Comfort Zone

• Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway: How to Turn Your Fear and Indecision into Confidence and Action - Susan JeffersLink opens in a new window
• Feel the Fear...and Beyond: Mastering the Techniques for Doing It Anyway - Susan JeffersLink opens in a new window

Confidence

• Lean In for Graduates - Sheryl SandbergLink opens in a new window
• The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness - Dr Steve PetersLink opens in a new window 
• The Strengths Book: Be Confident, Be Successful, and Enjoy Better Relationships by Realising the Best of You - Dr Alex Linley, Dr Janet Willars and Dr RobertBiswas-DienerLink opens in a new window 
• Brown Girl Like Me: The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for South Asian Girls and Women - Jaspreet KaurLink opens in a new window
• Developing self-confidence for womenLink opens in a new window
• Living the Confidence Code: Real Girls. Real Stories. Real Confidence. Kay, Katty, Shipman, Claire, Riley, Jill EllynLink opens in a new window
• The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance - Nathaniel ZinsserLink opens in a new window

Control

• I'm Ok, You're Ok: A practical guide to Transactional Analysis - Thomas A. HarrisLink opens in a new window

Conversations

• Fierce Conversations: Achieving success in work and in life, one conversation at a time - Susan ScottLink opens in a new window
• Difficult Conversations: How to discuss what matters most - Douglas StoneLink opens in a new window
• Difficult Conversations: What to say in tricky situations without ruining the relationship - Anne DicksonLink opens in a new window
• Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts - Brené BrownLink opens in a new window

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Effectiveness

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R CoveyLink opens in a new window

Emotional Intelligence

• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 - Dr Travis Bradberry and Jean GreaveLink opens in a new window
• Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence - Daniel GolemanLink opens in a new window

Empowering

• Empowering women within the company: Good will is not enough!Link opens in a new window - Pierre-André de Chalendar 7 Mar 2017

Entrepreneurs

• Dear Female Founder: 66 Letters of Advice from Women Entrepreneurs Who Have Made $1 Billion in Revenue - Lu LiLink opens in a new window
• The Artists Way at Work - Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron and Catherine AllenLink opens in a new window

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Feminism

• We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieLink opens in a new window
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We should all be feminists (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window
• Bad Feminist - Roxane GrayLink opens in a new window
• A Book for Her - Bridget ChristieLink opens in a new window
• Lean Out - Dawn FosterLink opens in a new window
• The Guilty Feminist - Deborah Frances-WhiteLink opens in a new window
• Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Caroline Criado PerezLink opens in a new window
• Be a Lady They Said - narrated by Cynthia Nixon (YouTube - age restricted)Link opens in a new window
• Why Men Win at Work: ...and How We Can Make Inequality History - Gill Whitty-CollinsLink opens in a new window
• Dream Crazier - Nike Commercial featuring Serena WilliamsLink opens in a new window

Finances

• First female leader New York Stock ExchangeLink opens in a new window
• AllBright Money Podcast: My Frugal Year’s Clare Seal (allbrightcollective.com)Link opens in a new window

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Gender

• Testosterone Rex: Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds - Cordelia FineLink opens in a new window
• The University of Warwick's Centre for the Study of Women and GenderLink opens in a new window
• The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work - L. BabcockLink opens in a new window
• Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity - J. ButlerLink opens in a new window

Gender Equality

• Redraw the Balance - Inspiring The Future (YouTube)Link opens in a new window
• Create a Gender-balanced Workplace - Ann FranckeLink opens in a new window
• Gender Equality Explained By Children (YouTube)Link opens in a new window
• Why Men Win At Work – Gill Whitty-CollinsLink opens in a new window
• The Authority Gap: Why women are still taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about it, Sieghart, Mary AnnLink opens in a new window

Gender Equality in Higher Education

• Gender equality in higher educationLink opens in a new window
• Gender inequality in higher education persistsLink opens in a new window
• Poor deal for women in Higher Education sector?Link opens in a new window

Gender Inequality

• Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - Caroline Criado PerezLink opens in a new window
• The Fawcett Society - Equality. It's about timeLink opens in a new window
• The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provide information on gender stereotypingLink opens in a new window
• UNICEF article titled ‘Breaking Gender Stereotypes: a Young Girl Reminds Women and Girls of Their Rights’ which talks about the experience of Gender stereotyping and gender-based discrimination from the perspective of Rina, a youth activist in KosovoLink opens in a new window

Gender Initiatives at Warwick

• Gender Initiatives at WarwickLink opens in a new window

Gender Pay Gap

• Blog by Anne Wilson, Head of Careers at Warwick - Gender Pay Gap 21st Century ScandalLink opens in a new window
• Gender pay gap progress dismally slow says Fawcett SocietyLink opens in a new window
• Why companies still pay men more than womenLink opens in a new window
• Iceland equal payLink opens in a new window
• Empowering women within the company: Good will is not enough! - Pierre-Andre de ChalendarLink opens in a new window
• The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics - Report from the UNLink opens in a new window
• 7 surprising and outrageous stats about gender inequality - World Economic ForumLink opens in a new window

Glass Cliff

The term glass cliff refers to a phenomenon wherein women tend to be promoted to positions of power during times of crises, when failure is more likely. [InvestopediaLink opens in a new window]

Gratitude

• Gratitude and happiness: the importance of being gratefulLink opens in a new window
• ShareTheMeal appLink opens in a new window
• Random Acts of Kindness FoundationLink opens in a new window

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Happiness

• Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Hector Garcia and Francesc MirallesLink opens in a new window
• Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life - Bill Burnett & Dave EvansLink opens in a new window
• The Atlas of Happiness: the global secrets of how to be happy - Helen RussellLink opens in a new window
• The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything - Neil PasrichaLink opens in a new window
• Happy Mind, Happy Life -Dr Rangan ChatterjeeLink opens in a new window
• Life Without Coffee : Choosing Happiness Over Stress - Dr. Afiniki AkanetLink opens in a new window
• Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience Of Happiness, Love, And Wisdom - Rick Hanson & Richard MendiusLink opens in a new window
• Promoting health through happinessLink opens in a new window

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Imposter Syndrome

• The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It - Dr Valerie YoungLink opens in a new window
• Download the imposter syndrome doodle - Dr Jess WadeLink opens in a new window
• 10 Best Psychology Books to Overcome Self-DoubtLink opens in a new window
• Why we feel like imposters (and what this means for women's liberation)Link opens in a new window
• The hidden upside of imposter syndrome - BBC WorklifeLink opens in a new window
• Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter SyndromeLink opens in a new window
• Ditching Imposter Syndrome – Clare JosaLink opens in a new window
• The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women - Valerie YoungLink opens in a new window
• Playing Big: For Women Who Want to Speak Up, Stand Out and Lead -Tara MohrLink opens in a new window

Improvement

• Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything - B. J. FoggLink opens in a new window
• Black Box Thinking - Matthew SyedLink opens in a new window
• Finding Your Own North Star: How to claim the life you were meant to live - M. BeckLink opens in a new window

Influencing

• Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listenLink opens in a new window
• The Status Game - Will StorrLink opens in a new window

Inspiring Women Profiles

• BBC 100 Women SeriesLink opens in a new window
• The Female Lead - be inspired by international female role models who have helped shape the world. Copies of the book are available to borrow from the Central LibraryLink opens in a new window
• How the 'glass ceiling' phrase came to beLink opens in a new window
• In pictures: Women in innovationLink opens in a new window - Leading women pushing the boundaries in technology and innovation
• Business women awards 2018Link opens in a new window - CEO Severn Trent
• Heroines and Harridans: A Fanfare of Fabulous Females - Sandi ToksvigLink opens in a new window
• Devoted to discovery: seven women scientists who have shaped our worldLink opens in a new window
• How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life - Lilly SinghLink opens in a new window
• Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice - Michelle ObamaLink opens in a new window

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Kindness

• Random Acts of KindnessLink opens in a new window

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Language

• Word of Mouth podcast - Words Used About WomenLink opens in a new window
• BBC Radio 4 - Women and words: why language mattersLink opens in a new window

Leadership

• Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window
• Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window
• 30 critiques holding women back from leadership that most men will never hearLink opens in a new window
• Radical Candor: Develop as a Leader and Empower Your Team – Kim ScottLink opens in a new window
• Apples Are Square: Thinking Differently about Leadership by Susan Smith Kuczmarski (Author), Thomas D. Kuczmarski (Author), Deepak Chopra (Foreword)Link opens in a new window 
• Where women are most likely to be your boss - chart by countryLink opens in a new window
• Leaders in heels: An online community and magazine created to nurture, inspire and empower female leaders and entrepreneurs.Link opens in a new window

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Masculinity (toxic), Mansplaining, Manologues and Manterrupting

• Pixar's Short Film About Toxic Masculinity In The WorkplaceLink opens in a new window
• Proven Ways To Deal With Mansplaining, Manologues And Manterrupting - Forbes MagazineLink opens in a new window
• Jamie Newton: We're all a little bit sexist. Now what? (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window
• Mansplaining explained in one simple chartLink opens in a new window
• 'I'm speaking': Kamala Harris reins in Mike Pence during VP debate – videoLink opens in a new window

Mindfulness

• Future Learn Monash Mindfulness courses: really good discussion of the evidence base for the application of mindfulness and downloadable podcasts containing mediations and mindfulness practice:
  • Maintaining a Mindful LifeLink opens in a new window
  • Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak PerformanceLink opens in a new window
• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart TolleLink opens in a new window
• ZEN and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design - Laurence G BoldtLink opens in a new window

Mindset

• The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life - David RobsonLink opens in a new window
• Mindset: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential - Dr Carol DweckLink opens in a new window

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Negotiation

• Lean In for Graduates - Sheryl SandbergLink opens in a new window
• Why Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation, and Positive Strategies for Change - Linda Babcock & Sara LascheverLink opens in a new window
• Ask for it: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want - Linda Babcock & Sara LascheverLink opens in a new window

Networking

• Why strategic networks are important for women and how to build them' - Herminia Ibarra Link opens in a new window
• Networkability, Building your Business one Relationship at a time - Helga Henry & Andy BassLink opens in a new window

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Organisation

• Organize Tomorrow Today - Dr Jason Selk, Tom Bartow and Matthew RudyLink opens in a new window

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Personality Tests

• Personality and preference questionnaires - Warwick CareersLink opens in a new window
• Prospects Careers PlannerLink opens in a new window
• Jobmi - explore your strengths and preferencesLink opens in a new window
• Bright Network - apply for graduate jobs, internships, explore free course and psychometric tests Link opens in a new window

Politics

• Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made - and what's next (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window

Positivity

• Spotify Everyday Positivity PodcastLink opens in a new window
• Pepp Talk PodcastLink opens in a new window
• Bibian Mentel-Spee: It's all about Mentelity (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window

Power

• Women and Power: A Manifesto - Mary BeardLink opens in a new window
• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking' - Susan CainLink opens in a new window
• The 48 Laws Of Power - Robert GreeneLink opens in a new window
• The Expectation Effect - David RobsonLink opens in a new window

Procrastination

• Eat That Frog!: Get More Of The Important Things Done Today - BrianLink opens in a new window TraceyLink opens in a new window

Public Speaking

• Blog by Anne Wilson, Head of Careers at Warwick - Public speakingLink opens in a new window

Purpose

• Bob Proctor ON: How to Manifest Your Dream Life & the Secret to Breaking Free From Society's Expectations (Podcast)Link opens in a new window
• Forbes article: Live With Purpose: How to Find Your 'North Star'Link opens in a new window

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Resilience

• The Resilience Framework from BoingBoingLink opens in a new window
• The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles - Andrew Shatte and Karen ReivichLink opens in a new window
• Navy SEAL Mental Toughness: A Guide To Developing An Unbeatable Mind - Chris LambertsenLink opens in a new window
• Summary of Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds - David GogginsLink opens in a new window
• How to Fail - Elizabeth Day (Podcast)Link opens in a new window
• i-resilience - free online questionnaire and report with action planLink opens in a new window

Role Models

• Copies of the book The Female LeadLink opens in a new window are available to borrow from Central Library and to browse on the Sprint resource table
• The Female Lead - Stories and insight from women shaping the worldLink opens in a new window

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Self-Awareness

• Self-Awareness, Self-Development Moodle courseLink opens in a new window
• Warwick Careers team recording exploring Self Awareness in relation to Career Planning using IKIGAILink opens in a new window

Self-Compassion

• Self Compassion - Kristin NeffLink opens in a new window
• Kristin Neff: Self-Compassion (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window

Self-Discovery

• How to Build a Girl - Caitlin MoranLink opens in a new window

Self-Esteem

• Self-Confidence Versus Self-Esteem Self-confidence and self-esteem do not always go hand in handLink opens in a new window

Self-Love

• What a Time to be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough - Chidera EggerueLink opens in a new window

Self-Promotion

• Why can’t women self-promote? — Women Space (women-space.co.uk)Link opens in a new window
• Women less inclined to self-promote than men, even for a job – Harvard GazetteLink opens in a new window
• The Soul-Crushing Truth About Women And Self-Promotion (forbes.com)Link opens in a new window

Sexism

• Laura Bates: Everyday Sexism (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window
• Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism - Natasha WalterLink opens in a new window
• Everyday Sexism - Laura BatesLink opens in a new window
• Soraya Chemaly: The Credibility Gap: How Sexism Shapes Human Knowledge (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window

Sleep

• Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew WalkerLink opens in a new window

Status

• The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It - Will StorrLink opens in a new window

Strengths

• StrengthsFinder 2.0: From Gallup - Don CliftonLink opens in a new window
• The Strengths Book - Alex Linley, Janet Willars, Robert Biswas-Diener Link opens in a new window

Stress

• NHS Self-help therapiesLink opens in a new window
• The Overcoming series - offering mental health supportLink opens in a new window
• The Don't Panic appLink opens in a new window

Strong Women

• Spotify Strong Women playlistLink opens in a new window
• The world's most powerful women 2021 - Forbes articleLink opens in a new window

Success

• Napoleon Hill's Keys to Success: The 17 Principles of Personal Achievement - Napolean HillLink opens in a new window
• Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace - Carla A. HarrisLink opens in a new window

Support

• No woman is an island - women supporting womenLink opens in a new window
• Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) - E. RodskyLink opens in a new window

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Unconscious Bias

• What you can do to spot and stop unconscious biasLink opens in a new window
• Understanding Unconscious Bias - from The Royal SocietyLink opens in a new window

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Vulnerability

• Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability (TED Talk)Link opens in a new window
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Brené BrownLink opens in a new window

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Wellbeing

• The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness - Prof. Steve PetersLink opens in a new window
• Take Time For Your Life - Cheryl Richardson Link opens in a new window
• The Resilience Framework from BoingBoingLink opens in a new window
• The 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' series Link opens in a new window 
• Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul - Jack Canfield & Marci Shimoff Link opens in a new window
• The Cancer Whisperer: Finding courage, direction and the unlikely gifts of cancer - Sophie SabbageLink opens in a new window
• Future Learn Monash Mindfulness courses: really good discussion of the evidence base for the application of mindfulness and downloadable podcasts containing mediations and mindfulness practice:
  • Maintaining a Mindful LifeLink opens in a new window
  • Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak PerformanceLink opens in a new window
• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart TolleLink opens in a new window
• University of Warwick Support ServicesLink opens in a new window
• NHS Self-help therapiesLink opens in a new window
• Overcoming - offering mental health supportLink opens in a new window
• 'Don't Panic' appLink opens in a new window
• Stronger Minds PodcastLink opens in a new window
• Positive PsychologyLink opens in a new window
• Positivity: Groundbreaking Research To Release Your Inner Optimist And Thrive - Barbara FredricksonLink opens in a new window
• I'm Ok, You're Ok: A practical guide to Transactional Analysis - Thomas Anthony HarrisLink opens in a new window
• Sort Your Brain Out - Dr Jack Lewis and Adrian WebsterLink opens in a new window 
• The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less - Barry SchwartzLink opens in a new window 

Workplace Support and Strategies

• The Artists Way at Work - Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron and Catherine AllenLink opens in a new window
• Lean In for Graduates - Sheryl SandbergLink opens in a new window
• Expect to Win: 10 Proven Strategies for Thriving in the Workplace - Carla A HarrisLink opens in a new window
• Find out where women work and why. Insight to choose. Support to get thereLink opens in a new window
• AllBright Collective - short videos on personal development, leadership, networking, confidence building and moreLink opens in a new window

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Your Best Self

• Living Your Best Life: 10 strategies to go from where you are to where you are meant to be - Laura Berman FortgangLink opens in a new window
• You, Only Better: Find Your Strengths, Be the Best and Change Your Life - Nicholas BateLink opens in a new window
• Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction - Laura Berman FortgangLink opens in a new window
• The Strengths Book: Be Confident, Be Successful, and Enjoy Better Relationships by Realising the Best of You: No. 3 - Alex Linley, Janet Willars and Robert Biswas-DienerLink opens in a new window

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