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The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History

WILLIAM REMPEL · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The rags-to-riches story of one of America's wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian - the daring aviator, movie mogul, risk-taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of the leading financiers in American...
 
 
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Business and Influence-and How You Can, Too

Gary Vaynerchuk · HarperBusiness
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Four-time New York Times bestselling author Gary Vaynerchuk offers new lessons and inspiration drawn from the experiences of dozens of influencers and entrepreneurs who rejected the predictable corporate path in favor of pursuing their dreams by building thriving businesses and extraordinary...
 
 
Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts

Alex Langlands · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

An archaeologist takes us into the ancient world of traditional crafts to uncover their deep, original histories.In the midst of a seemingly endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for products bearing the mark of authenticity -- hand-made furniture, artisan...
 
 
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

DANIEL H PINK · Riverhead Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home.Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don't know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending...
 
 
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

DANIEL COYLE · Bantam
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code comes a book that unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow's leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture. Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your...
 
 
When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

Mike Lewis · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An inspirational book that lays out the "Jump Curve" -- four steps to wholeheartedly pursuing the career of your dreams -- through experiences from a variety of people who have jumped and never looked backWhen Mike Lewis was twenty-four and working in a prestigious corporate job,...
 
 
We Do Things Differently: The Outsiders Rebooting Our World

Mark Stevenson · The Overlook Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An acclaimed futurist visits people around the world who are solving the planet's biggest problems by innovative means.Our systems are failing. Old models -- for education, healthcare and government, food production, energy supply -- are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. As the world's...
 
 
Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life

Lea Berman · Scribner
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message - everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well.Former White House social secretaries Lea Berman,...
 
 
Bad Jobs and Poor Decisions: Dispatches from the Working Class

J R Helton · Liveright
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Weaving the brackish humor of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club with the empathy of Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed, J. R. Helton brings to life an obscured, all-too-often ignored slice of the American psyche in this unflinching memoir of blue-collar Texas.In the 1980s, somewhere...
 
 
Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age

MILES YOUNG · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From Miles Young, worldwide non-executive chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, comes a sequel to David Ogilvy's bestselling advertising handbook featuring essential strategies for the digital age.In this must-have sequel to the bestselling Ogilvy On Advertising, Ogilvy chairman Miles Young...