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Nika van Olst

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Nika van Olst was born as Monika Kanokova in the Czech Republic. She emigrated to Vienna as a young girl. Since graduating from college, she has called many cities across Europe and the U.S. home. As one of Austria's first bloggers, Nika recognised the power of the internet from an early age, and spent the rest of her twenties pursuing her passion for participatory community building through technology. She published three guides for creative freelancers before founding a sustainability consultancy and design studio in 2020. She recently went freelance again, which might mean just one thing: more time for writing books again! Stay tuned :) ...more

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	This Year Will Be Different by Nika van Olst (Goodreads Author), Ewelina Dymek (Illustrator), Diana Joiner (Copy Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Year Will Be Different: The Insightful Guide to Becoming a Freelancer 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Work Trips And Road Trips: The insightful guide for the curious, the restless, and the adventurous freelancer (Insightful Guides for Freelancers Book 3) by Nika van Olst (Goodreads Author), Ewelina Dymek (Illustrator), Diana Joiner (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Year Will Be Different: The insightful guide to becoming a freelancer by Monika Kanokova (2015-05-15) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience

by Rob Hopkins

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