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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

William Burnett · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 238
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times Bestseller At last, a book that shows you how to build - design - a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home - at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding...
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Barron's Real Estate Licensing Exams, 10th Edition

Jack P. Friedman Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 656
Format: Print book

This study guide and test preparation manual has been updated to provide the latest information in real estate finance, federal law and regulation, and appraisal license requirements.Explains all aspects of real estate law and finance, including contracts, deeds, appraisals, brokerage,...
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Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love

Richard Sheridan · Portfolio
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

"A guidebook for how leaders can motivate, engage, and recognize their people all the while growing the business profitably." - Forbes.comEvery year, thousands of visitors come from around the world to visit Menlo Innovations, a small software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan....
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Mutual Funds For Dummies

Eric Tyson · John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
Pages: 409
Format: Print book

Position your portfolio for growth with one of America's bestselling mutual fund books Are you looking for a trusted resource to help you add mutual funds to your investment strategy? With straightforward advice and a plethora of specific, up-to-date mutual fund recommendations, personal...
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Janesville: An American Story

AMY GOLDSTEIN · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"Moving and magnificently well-researched...Janesville joins a growing family of books about the evisceration of the working class in the United States. What sets it apart is the sophistication of its storytelling and analysis." - The New York Times A Washington Post reporter's...
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Your Best Health Care Now: Get Doctor Discounts, Save With Better Health Insurance, Find Affordable Prescriptions

Frank Lalli · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Inspired by his viral New York Times article, prize-winning investigative journalist Frank Lalli details how he mastered the ins and outs of health care - and how you, too, can get the best care for your money.Frank Lalli, the former editor of Money and George magazines, has devoted his career...
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

Christopher Voss · Harperbusiness
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations - whether in the boardroom or at home.After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator...
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Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences

Jane Hyun · Harper Business
Pages: 303
Format: Hardcover

Renowned executive coaches and global leadership strategists Jane Hyun and Audrey S. Lee offer lessons on the vital skill of "Flexing" - the art of switching leadership styles to more effectively lead people who are different from you, allowing managers to successfully manage...
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Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter

Cass R. Sunstein · Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Why are group decisions so hard? Since the beginning of human history, people have made decisions in groupsfirst in families and villages, and now as part of companies, governments, school boards, religious organizations, or any one of countless other groups. And having more than one person...
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Pitch Perfect: How to Say It Right the First Time, Every Time

Bill McGowan · HarperBusiness; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Media guru and Emmy Award-winning correspondent Bill McGowan—coach to some of the biggest names in business and entertainment, including Eli Manning, Kelly Clarkson, Jack Welch, Thomas Keller and Kenneth Cole teaches you how to get your message across and get what you want with pitch...
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Small acts of leadership : 12 intentional behaviors that lead to big impact

G Shawn Hunter · Bibliomotion Inc
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

In business today, there is no offline and there is no downtime. Professionals are both exhausted and depleted. Being constantly tethered to our work through technology makes us overwhelmed and shortsighted, and deprives us of time for meaningful reflection or thoughtful connection to our professional...
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Needles and Haystacks: Smart Thinking in the Age of New Data

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · Dey Street Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

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Everyone's a Critic: Winning Customers in a Review-Driven World

Bill Tancer · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

More than of customers consult online reviews and take them very seriously A disgruntled customer on Yelp might have more clout than a guidebook magazine or newspaper This review-driven marketplace terrifies many businesses But some have learnt to navigate and profit from customer reviews...
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The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2018: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

GEN TANABE · SuperCollege
Pages: 816
Format: Paperback

Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 300 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains...
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