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Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Adam Alter · Penguin Press
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover
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Welcome to the age of behavioral addiction - an age in which half of the American population is addicted to at least one behavior. We obsess over our emails, Instagram likes, and Facebook feeds; we binge on TV episodes and YouTube videos; we work longer hours each year; and we spend an average... |
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A Truck Full of Money
Tracy Kidder · Random House Publishing Group
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"A perfectly executed, exquisitely reported parable of the Internet age and the wild, mad adventure that is start-up culture." - Charles Duhigg Fortune, mania, genius, philanthropy - the bestselling author of Mountains Beyond Mountains gives us the inspiring story of Paul English,... |
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Knock 'em Dead Cover Letters: Cover Letters and Strategies to Get the Job You Want
Martin Yate · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Cover letters that get noticed, get read, and get the interview! In the newest edition of his classic cover letter guide, job search expert Martin Yate shows you how to dramatically increase your chance of landing an interview. The key, as Yate explains, is to use language drawn from the job posting... |
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Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700
Peter H Lindert · Princeton University Press
Pages: 398
Format: Print book
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"Unequal Gains" offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today. While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert... |
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Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters
Louis Uchitelle · The New Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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From the longtime New York Times economics correspondent, a closely reported argument for the continuing importance of industry for American prosperity In the 1950s manufacturing generated nearly 30 percent of U.S. income. Over the past fifty-five years that share has gradually declined... |
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Art Thinking: How to Carve Out Creative Space in a World of Schedules, Budgets, and Bosses
Amy Whitaker · HarperBusiness
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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An indispensable and inspiring guide to creativity in the workplace and beyond, drawing on art, psychology, science, sports, law, business, and technology to help you land big ideas in the practical world.Anyone from CEO to freelancer knows how hard it is to think big, let alone follow... |
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Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
Brian Tracy · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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Stop ProcrastinatingGet More of the Important Things Done - Today!There just isn't enough time for everything on our to-do list - and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure those get done.... |
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Grounded: How Leaders Stay Rooted in an Uncertain World
Bob Rosen · Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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A provocative, personal approach to leadership based on in-depth research with hundreds of executives around the world Confronted by disruptive change and economic turbulence, many of today's leaders find themselves ill-equipped to manage the hazards they now face. They must contend... |
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Corporate Conspiracies: How Wall Street Took Over Washington
Richard Belzer · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 230
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling authors Richard Belzer and David Wayne comes a hard look at the wrongs done to us all by big business in America. Here is an explosive account of wrongful acts perpetrated, and the ensuing cover-ups inflicted upon us, by American corporations. The bestselling... |
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The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less
Elizabeth H. Bradley · PublicAffairs; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Harvey V. Fineberg, President of the Institute of MedicineFor decades, experts have puzzled over why the US spends more on health care but suffers poorer outcomes than other industrialized nations. Now Elizabeth H. Bradley and Lauren A. Taylor marshal extensive research, including... |
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Launch!: The Critical 90 Days from Idea to Market
Scott Duffy · Portfolio
Pages: 218
Format: Hardcover
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WANT TO GET YOUR BIG IDEA TO MARKET? In 90 days, you can successfully launch a new business, product, or service by following the steps in this playbook. Ninety-seven percent of a rocket's fuel is used in the first three feet of its launch. The same is true when launching a new business.... |
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The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age
David L Rogers · Columbia University Press
Pages: 296
Format: Print book
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Rethink your business for the digital age.Every business begun before the Internet now faces the same challenge: How to transform to compete in a digital economy?Globally recognized digital expert David L. Rogers argues that digital transformation is not about updating your technology but about... |
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The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs
Amy Wilkinson · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Each of us has the capacity to spot opportunities, invent products, and build businesses - even $100 million businesses.How do some people turn ideas into enterprises that endure? Why do some people succeed when so many others fail? The Creator's Code unlocks the six essential skills... |
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