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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Jon Gertner · Penguin Press HC, The; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive history of America’s greatest incubator of innovation, the birthplace of some of the 20th century’s most influential technologies, including the integrated circuit, the communications satellite and the cell phone.From its beginnings in the 1920s until its demise... |
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How to Study
Ron Fry · Cengage Learning PTR; 7 edition
Format: Book
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The bestselling How to Study (Seventh Edition) reveals the study skills that all students need to know in order to be successful, whether the goal is landing a top scholarship or excelling in school. This edition includes information on how to create an effective work environment, stand... |
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The Hockey Stick Principles: The 4 Key Stages to Entrepreneurial Success
Bobby Martin · Flatiron Books
Pages: 294
Format: Print book
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Many business books fuel unrealistic notions about what a good idea looks like, how fast a founder should attract investment, and how quickly growth will take off. The problem with this mythology is that it can sometimes end with entrepreneurs abandoning their dreams too soon if they don't... |
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WHAT TO DO WHEN I GET STUPID: A Radically Safe Approach to a Difficult Financial Era
Lewis Mandell · Point White Publications
Pages: 211
Format: Paperback
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Recent research by well-known behavioral economists suggests that our ability to make good financial decisions peaks at about age 53 and declines thereafter at an increasing rate. "What to Do When I Get Stupid" documents this inevitable decline in cognitive ability and explains... |
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How to Start a Home-Based Pet-Sitting and Dog-Walking Business
Cathy Vaughan · Globe Pequot; First edition
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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Just fifteen years ago, “pet sitter” meant the kid down the street who helped feed pets when the neighbors traveled. Today, this fledgling field is fast becoming an established profession. Combining the appeal of working with animals, a viable customer base, and truly low start-up... |
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Build Your Own App for Fun and Profit
Scott La Counte · Huron Street Press
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
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Aimed squarely at the entrepreneur who knows little about mobile applications but is eager to know more, this primer explains in simple language this fast-growing segment of the world economy. The burgeoning smartphone and tablet market presents opportunities and new income streams for enterprising... |
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The Coming Jobs War
Jim Clifton · Gallup Press
Format: Hardcover
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In The Coming Jobs War, Gallup Chairman Jim Clifton boldly asserts that job creation and successful entrepreneurship are the worlds most pressing issues, outpacing runaway government spending, environmental degradation, and even the threat of global terrorism. The book is grounded in findings... |
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Custom Nation: Why Customization Is the Future of Business and How to Profit From It
Anthony Flynn · BenBella Books
Format: Print book
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Smart brands such as Chipotle, Zazzle, Nike, and Pandora are ditching the outdated 20th century model of a one-size-fits-all approach to providing products and services. From a Netflix movie night to a marriage courtesy of eHarmony, customization is changing every corner of American life... |
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Meet the Frugalwoods: Achieving Financial Independence Through Simple Living
ELIZABETH WILLARD THAMES · HarperBusiness
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The deeply personal story of how award-winning personal finance blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames abandoned a successful career in the city and embraced frugality to create a more meaningful, purpose-driven life, and retire to a homestead in the Vermont woods at age thirty-two with her husband... |
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End the Fed
Ron Paul · Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve. Most people think of the Fed as an indispensable institution without which the countrys economy could... |
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Find Your Extraordinary: Dream Bigger, Live Happier, and Achieve Success on Your Own Terms
Jessica DiLullo Herrin · Crown Business
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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What if you could, with a little effort, live an extraordinary life? A life in which you felt deep passion for everything you did, and always had time for what matters most? A life in which you had the power, the daring, and the will to make your boldest dreams come true, all while you happily... |
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