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The Perfect Mix: Everything I Know About Leadership I Learned as a Bartender

Helen N Rothberg · Atria Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of the popular business classics Leadership Is an Art and What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School, Dr. Helen Rothberg, a sought-after consultant to CEOs and entrepreneurs, reveals memorable insights about leadership developed while she worked as a bartender...
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Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace

Sharon Salzberg · Workman Publishing Company, Inc., 2013. ©2014
Pages: 261
Format: Audiobook

Real Happiness at Work brings the profound benefits of meditation to an area where people could use it most -- the workplace. And it's written by one of the world's leading meditation teachers.A follow-up to Real Happiness, the New York Times bestseller, Sharon Salzberg's Real...
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

Robert J Gordon · Princeton University Press
Pages: 768
Format: Print book

In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, home appliances, motor vehicles, air travel, air conditioning, and television transformed households and workplaces....

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Good People: The Only Leadership Decision That Really Matters

ANTHONY TJAN · PORTFOLIO PENGUIN
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Good people are your organization's most critical asset. But what does it really mean to be good?

Leaders love to say that any company is only as good as its people, but tend to evaluate candidates and employees more by their measurable accomplishments than by their "softer"...
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Whiskey Business: How Small-Batch Distillers Are Transforming American Spirits

Tom Acitelli · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Discover the underdog story of the improbable rise of small-batch distilling in America. This bracingly written, fast-paced work traces the relationship of Americans to spirits such as bourbon, scotch, vodka, gin, and rum. And it presents the full story of a plucky band of entrepreneurs...
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Think Black

Clyde W. Ford · Amistad
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In this thought-provoking and heartbreaking memoir, an award-winning writer tells the story of his father, John Stanley Ford, the first black software engineer at IBM, revealing how racism insidiously affected his father's view of himself and their relationship.

In 1947, Thomas...

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This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See

SETH GODIN · Portfolio
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Real marketing isn't about racking up clicks and tweets; it's about connection, empathy, and making a difference.

Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online...
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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition: Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds

GAIL DAMEROW · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover

Serious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow's comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You'll...
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Start Your Own Event Planning Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

The Staff of Entrepreneur Media · Entrepreneur Press; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Print book

"Covering hot new trends in the industry, including the rise in first birthday celebrations, environmentally friendly parties, small-plate catering, and more, this startup guide provides entrepreneurs with everything they need to take their event business from concept to reality. Aspiring...
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Born For This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do

Chris Guillebeau · Crown Business
Pages: 313
Format: Print book

Have you ever met someone with the perfect job? To the outside observer, it seems like they've won the career lottery -- that by some stroke of luck or circumstance they've found the one thing they love so much that it doesn't even feel like work - and they're getting paid well to do it.


To...
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From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Woman

Jodi R. R. Smith · Sterling; New edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Get a clue Put your best foot forward with the help of this thoroughly modern and revised handbook on style and etiquette. Written with zest and humor, it's the unstuffy guide to life. Every woman wants to avoid those dreaded faux pas that turn off employers and coworkers, dates and friends....
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The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty

PHILIP JETT · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The Death of an Heir is Philip Jett's chilling true account of the Coors family's gilded American dream that turned into a nightmare when a meticulously plotted kidnapping went horribly wrong.

In the 1950s and 60s, the Coors dynasty reigned over Golden, Colorado, seemingly...

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101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again

James Reed · Plume
Pages: 269
Format: Paperback

"An insider's guide to the perfect interview." - Daily Express

What are job interviewers actually looking for in a candidate? What questions will they ask? What does each question really mean? What are the answers that will secure you the job?

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Sell Online Like a Creative Genius: A Guide for Artists, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Kindred Spirits

BRAINARD CAREY · Allworth
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

How to sell art or anything else online without leaving your home.
Whether you're selling original artwork, jewelry, or a unique product, this is the book for you. Brainard Carey offers advice with solid examples of how building an online business is something every creative person...
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