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Finding the Space to Lead: A Practical Guide to Mindful Leadership

Janice Marturano · Bloomsbury Press
Pages: 195
Format: Hardcover

The complexity and relentless pace of our world places exceptional demands on leaders today. They work incredibly hard and yet feel that they are not meeting their own expectations of excellence. They feel disconnected from their own values and overburdened. By the thousands, they seek...
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The Right—and Wrong—Stuff: How Brilliant Careers Are Made and Unmade

Carter Cast · PublicAffairs
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Nearly a quarter century ago Carter Cast seemed to have it all together: he had a first-class education, an all-American athletic career, and was a very bright and energetic rising star on the fast track at a Fortune 100 company, PepsiCo. But blissfully unaware of how negative perceptions...
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Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It

Steven Brill · Knopf
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning journalist and best-selling author of America's Bitter Pill: a tour de force examination of 1) how and why major American institutions no longer serve us as they should, causing a deep rift between the vulnerable majority and the protected few, and 2) how some...
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Stress-Proof: The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body--and Be More Resilient Every Day

Mithu Storoni · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Discover simple, science-based strategies for beating stress at its own game When's the best time to exercise - and how much is too much? Which foods fortify the brain, and which do the opposite? How can we use music, movement, and motivation to boost our rational brain and keep our cool...
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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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Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do about It

Larry Olmsted · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

"Impressive . . . Readers will be inspired by Olmsted's intensity and clarity, and floored by how far some counterfeiters go to fool consumers and some historic food institutions go to protect their products and their names. Olmsted's sharp language will hopefully put fires under counterfeiters...
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201 Killer Cover Letters Third Edition

Sandra Podesta · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 285
Format: Paperback

THE BESTSELLING GUIDE TO WRITING COVER LETTERS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT FROM THE COMPETITION With hundreds of ready-to-download letters--updated with strategies for networking online, social media, and responding to Internet job postings. "Wow, wow, and wow! Letters like these are what...
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Self-Made: How to Become Self-Reliant, Self-Realized, and Rich in Every Way

Nely Galán · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 214
Format: Print book

For readers of #GIRLBOSS and viewers of Shark Tank - a global revolution in entrepreneurship is under way, inspiring women to blaze a trail of financial self-reliance and become self-made. Featuring a foreword by Suze Orman. What does it mean to be self-made? It's not just about having...
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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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The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

CHIP HEATH · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us - and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable...
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Managing Up: How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss

MARY ABBAJAY · Wiley
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Build vital connections to accelerate your career success Managing Up is your guide to the most valuable 'soft skill' your career has ever seen. It's not about sucking up or brown-nosing; it's about figuring out who you are, who your boss is, and finding where you meet....
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The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life

Charles Murray · Crown Business
Pages: 144
Format: Book

For those starting out in their careers - and those who wish to advance more quickly - this is a delightfully fussy guide to the hidden rules of the road in the workplace and in life. As bestselling author and social historian Charles Murray explains, at senior levels of an organization...
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NOT GETTING PAID TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE : gender, social media, and aspirational work

BROOKE ERIN DUFFY · Yale University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

An illuminating investigation into a class of enterprising women aspiring to "make it" in the social media economy but often finding only unpaid work Profound transformations in our digital society have brought many enterprising women to social media platforms - from blogs to YouTube...
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Capitalism in America: A History

Alan Greenspan · Penguin Press
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.From even the start of his fabled...
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Smart Mom, Rich Mom: How to Build Wealth While Raising a Family

Kimberly Palmer · American Management Association
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Of all life's financial shocks, few compare to bringing home an infant. Just one tiny person costs $250,000 to raise-- not including college! How will you pay for it? That agonizing question fuels mothers' choices about their careers, budgets, and families. Some lean in, some scale back...
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