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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Philip H Knight - Scribner
Format: Print book

In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.Young, searching,...
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The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage

Daymond John - Crown Business
Format: Print book

The instant New York Times bestseller from Shark Tank star and Fubu Founder Daymond John on why starting a business on a limited budget can be an entrepreneur's greatest competitive advantage, showing how brands, companies, and start-ups can leverage the power of broke to achieve...
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The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms

Vishen Lakhiani - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What if everything we think we know about how the world works - our ideas of love, education, spirituality, work, happiness, and love - are based on Brules (bullsh*t rules) that get passed from generation to generation and are long past their expiration date?This...
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

Adam M Grant - Penguin Books
Format: Audiobook

The #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas in their careers and everyday life - and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Think Again and co-author of Option B"Filled with fresh insights on a broad array of topics that are important...
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth - Scribner
Format: Print book

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed - be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence...
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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Major New York Times bestsellerWinner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2011A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 TitleOne of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year...
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How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie - Pocket Books
Format: Paperback

You can go after the job you want - and get it! You can take the job you have - and improve it! You can take any situation - and make it work for you! Dale Carnegie's rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal...
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Start with why : how great leaders inspire everyone to take action

Simon Sinek - Gildan Media Corp.
Format: Audiobook

Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over? People like Martin Luther...
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The hard thing about hard things : building a business when there are no easy answers

Ben Horowitz - HarperCollins
Format: Audio CD

A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one. In The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs,...
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Blake Masters - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIf you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find...
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition

Kerry Patterson - McGraw-Hill; 2 edition

The New York Times bestseller that changed the way millions communicate “[Crucial Conversations] draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. . . . This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought leadership...
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Charles Duhigg - Random House; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Wall Street Journal Financial TimesNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work....
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Four-hour workweek

Timothy Ferriss - Summaries.com
Format: eBook


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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

Stephen R. Covey - Free Press; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness,...
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Think and Grow Rich for Women: Using Your Power to Create Success and Significance

Sharon Lechter - Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

Women are the future of American business. According to a recent Nielsen report, women will control two-thirds of American consumer wealth in less than a decade.And yet almost all business and success literature is still written for men -- dispensing advice that doesn't take into account...
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Thrive

Arianna Huffington - Harmony; Reprint edition
Format: Book

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in todays world. Arianna Huffingtons personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye -- the result of a fall brought...
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell
Format: Hardcover

This celebrated New York Times bestseller -- now poised to reach an even wider audience in paperback -- is a book that is changing the way Americans think about selling products and disseminating ideas.
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Your Small Business Adventure: Finding Your Niche and Growing a Successful Business

James Halloran - Huron Street Press
Format: Book

A concise, practical guide to entrepreneurship written by a business expert with several decades of success to share including real-life examples, case studies, tips from small business owners, and detailed advice from experts, this step-by-step, interactive guide gives entrepreneurs the tools...
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

John C Bogle - Wiley
Format: Print book

"There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good - though in the short run, it's difficult to determine whether a great record is due to luck or talent. Most advisors, however, are far better at generating high fees than they are at generating high returns. In truth,...
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