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ThriftStyle: The Ultimate Bargain Shopper's Guide to Smart Fashion

Allison Engel · Imagine
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

"A must-have guide for bargain-hunting fashionistas looking to make a statement without sabotaging their budgets. In this photo-filled, easy-to-use resource, shoppers will learn to navigate the racks of their local consignment shop, spot name brands like Versace, Dior, and Burberry,...
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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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Knock 'Em Dead 2016: The Ultimate Job Search Guide

Martin John Yate · Adams Media
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Take control of your job search, career, and life!New York Times bestseller Martin Yate has helped millions of job seekers improve their job search and career management tactics, changing their lives forever. Featuring his unique, time-tested methods for achieving professional success,...
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Head ball coach : doing it differently. and winning

Steve Spurrier · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 298
Format: Print book

In this New York Times Bestseller, College football's most colorful, endearing, and successful pioneer, Steve Spurrier, shares his story of a life in football -- from growing up in Tennessee to winning the Heisman Trophy to playing and coaching in the pros to leading the Florida Gators...
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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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Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating

Charles Spence · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The science behind a good meal: all the sounds, sights, and tastes that make us like what we're eating - and want to eat more.Why do we consume 35 percent more food when eating with one other person, and 75 percent more when dining with three? How do we explain the fact that people...
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The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence

Noah J. Goldstein · Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardcover

At some point today you will have to influence or persuade someone - your boss, a co-worker, a customer, client, spouse, your kids, or even your friends. What is the smallest change you can make to your request, proposal or situation that will lead to the biggest difference in the outcome?In...
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Here's the Plan.: Your Practical, Tactical Guide to Advancing Your Career During Pregnancy and Parenthood

Allyson Downey · Seal Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

For many women in their 20's and 30's, the greatest professional hurdle they'll need to overcome has little to do with their work life. The most focused, confident, and ambitious women can find themselves derailed by a tiny little thing: a new baby. While more workplaces are espousing...
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Stiletto Network: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business

Pamela Ryckman · AMACOM
Format: Hardcover

More women are running major companies than ever before. While still far too few in number, these female heads of industry are the forerunners of a radical shift in power now underway. During the past few years, womens groups have been coalescing in every major American city. Formidable...
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Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends

Martin Lindstrom · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Martin Lindstrom, a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, harnesses the power of "small data" in his quest to discover the next big thingHired by the world's leading brands to find out what makes their customers tick, Martin Lindstrom spends 300 nights a year in strangers' homes, carefully...
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Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story

Alexandra Wolfe · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

In a riveting, hilarious account, reporter Alexandra Wolfe exposes a world that is not flat but bubbling - the men and women of Silicon Valley, whose hubris and ambition are changing the world.Each year, young people from around the world go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company,...
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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

Chris J Anderson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 269
Format: Print book

A New York Times Bestseller For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED talk ... ...this is an insider's guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking...
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The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems

Christian Madsbjerg · Harvard Business School Press
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover

Businesses need a new type of problem solving. Why? Because they are getting people wrong.Traditional problem-solving methods taught in business schools serve us well for some of the everyday challenges of business, but they tend to be ineffective with problems involving a high degree of uncertainty....
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The Schmuck in My Office: How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work

Jody Foster · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 329
Format: Hardcover

"This is a timely must-read for managers and anyone who has ever had to deal with a difficult coworker; it addresses a ubiquitous problem in a proactive, positive manner that should get the desired results." - Publishers Weekly Everyone has a "schmuck" in their office---a...
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Why "A" Students Work for "C" Students and Why "B" Students Work for the Government: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Education for Parents

Robert T. Kiyosaki · Plata
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Kiyosaki expands on his belief that the school system was created to churn out 'Es' / Employees... those "A Students" who read well, memorize well and test well... and not the creative thinkers, visionaries and dreamers -entrepreneurs-in-the-making... those "C Students...
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