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The Science of Growth: How Facebook Beat Friendster--and How Nine Other Startups Left the Rest in the Dust

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

The lean entrepreneurship movement has captivated Silicon Valley and entrepreneurs across the country. It's provided an agile framework to develop the right product solution for a given target market, and is now used by almost every fledgling company to do just that.The next challenge...
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Breaking and Entering: Getting Caught in the Act: From Auditions to Agents to a Career

Philip Carlson · Opus Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

(Book) . Philip Carlson was the first agent to sign Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Liev Schreiber, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, Kyra Sedgwick, Adrien Grenier and Paul Giamatti. He has represented Viola Davis, Kathy Bates, Brian Dennehy, and W.H. Macy among many and gifted others. He shares...
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Discrimination and Disparities

Thomas Sowell · Basic Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

An empirical examination of how economic and other disparities ariseEconomic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many explanations have been offered for the differences. Some believe that those with less fortunate outcomes are victims of genetics. Others...
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

William Burnett · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 238
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times Bestseller At last, a book that shows you how to build - design - a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home - at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding...
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The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century

Walter Scheidel · Princeton University Press
Pages: 504
Format: Print book

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully....
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The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life

Charles Murray · Crown Business
Pages: 144
Format: Book

For those starting out in their careers - and those who wish to advance more quickly - this is a delightfully fussy guide to the hidden rules of the road in the workplace and in life. As bestselling author and social historian Charles Murray explains, at senior levels of an organization...
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The Smart Woman's Guide to Planning for Retirement: How to Save for Your Future Today

Mary Hunt · Revell
Format: Hardcover

What does a woman want to do when she retires? Travel? Pursue hobbies? Spend time with friends and family? We all have dreams about what those days will be like. But when it comes to turning those dreams into reality, women's retirement confidence and know-how is low. According to a 2012...
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Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide

Patrice Banks · Touchstone
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks.Do you feel lost when explaining your car problems to a mechanic? Do you panic...
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Home Business Ideas: Innovative Ways to Quit Your 9 to 5 and Obtain Multiple Streams of Income

Nichola Lett · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Learn the Real Secrets to starting a successful Home Business and Generating Passive Income with ... Home Business Ideas: Innovative Ways to Quit your 9 to 5 and Obtain Multiple Streams of Income Forget everything you think you already know about earning money online or starting an Internet-based...
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At Zero: The Final Secrets to "Zero Limits" The Quest for Miracles Through Hooponopono

Joe Vitale · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book

New stories and new processes that outline the fourth stage of awakening of ho'oponoponoAuthor Joe Vitale's previous book, Zero Limits, presented a unique self-help breakthrough focused on helping overworked, overstressed individuals overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. It was the first...
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The Self Starting Entrepreneurs Handbook

T. L. Allen · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Print book

Starting your own business venture doesn't have to be hard, The Self Starting Entrepreneurs Handbook will help you turn your dreams of being a self starting entrepreneur into a reality.By creating a winning business plan, picking the right name for your business, obtaining a business...
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The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance

Steven G. Rogelberg · Oxford University Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A recent estimate suggests that employees endure a staggering 55 million meetings a day in the United States. This tremendous time investment yields only modest returns. No organization made up of human beings is immune from the all-too-common meeting gripes: those that fail to engage,...
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Smashing Glass & Kicking Ass: Lessons from The Meanest Woman Alive

Linda Smith · Linda Smith
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback

Want to know how to unleash your power as a woman by using your unique feminine advantages to succeed in the modern workplace? Linda Smith is on a crusade to teach all women how to harness their exclusive feminine superpowers - what she calls their Kick Assets - to rise in business without...
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In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs

Grace Bonney · Artisan
Pages: 359
Format: Print book

New York Times Bestseller "I want to rip out every page of this glorious book and hang them on my wall so that I can be surrounded by these incredible women all day long." - Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of The Vacationers and Modern Lovers Across the globe,...
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