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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,...
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Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently

Don Yaeger · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

What makes a team great? Not just good. Not just functional. But great? Over the last six years, long-time Sports Illustrated associate editor Don Yaeger has been invited by some of the greatest companies in the world to speak about the habits of high-performing individuals. Delivering...
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Great at Work: How Top Performers Work Less and Achieve More

Henri Vernes · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance - based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.Why do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues...
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Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign- 2nd Edition

John T Trigonis · Michael Wiese Productions
Pages: 241
Format: Print book

Crowdfunding for Filmmakers offers practical information, tips, and tactics for launching a successful film campaign by detailing traditional models of fundraising, utilizing today's technological and social innovations, and augmenting each step with an added personal touch. THis 2nd edition...
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20 Retirement Decisions You Need to Make Right Now

Ray LeVitre · Sphinx Publishing; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Youre in Control of Your Retirement Future Inside are twenty major financial decisions that could profoundly impact your lifestyle over the next forty years. For many retirees, these decisions come as a surprise and must be made hastily without proper consultation. But by reading the expert,...
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Live Your Life for Half the Price

Mary Hunt · Fleming H. Revell Company
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

"It's the money you don't spend that ultimately gives you the freedom to live the life you love!"You work hard for your money. You know you should save some, but it seems like every month something comes up that sets back your best laid plans. If you're tired of working...
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Main Street Entrepreneur: Build Your Dream Company Doing What You Love Where You Live

Michael J Glauser · Entrepreneur Press
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

100 Cities. 100 Entrepreneurs. 9 Keys for Success.Main Street Entrepreneur offers a unique look at what it takes to create a successful and thriving business. Lifelong entrepreneur, business consultant and university professor Michael Glauser rode 4,005 miles in 45 days, spent 246 hours...
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The Big Thing: How to Complete Your Creative Project Even if You're a Lazy, Self-Doubting Procrastinator Like Me

Phyllis Korkki · Harper
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A New York Times business journalist explains why it's important for people to pursue big creative projects, and identifies both the obstacles and the productive habits that emerge on the path to completion - including her own experience writing this book.Whether it's the Great...
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How to Make It: 25 Makers Share the Secrets to Building a Creative Business

Erin Austen Abbott · Chronicle Books
Pages: 212
Format: Print book

This is the ultimate tell-all, show-all guide to making a living by making things. Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, How to Make It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices...
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Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire

Bob Kealing · Crown Archetype
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The incredible story of Brownie Wise, the Southern single mother - and postwar #Girlboss - who built, and lost, a Tupperware home-party empireBefore Mary Kay, Martha Stewart, and Joy Mangano, there was Brownie Wise, the charismatic Tupperware executive who converted postwar optimism into...
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Turkey - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Charlotte McPherson · Kuperard
Format: Paperback

Standing astride two continents and stretching from Europe to the Middle East, Turkey is both feared by the West and wooed by it. Travelers have always been drawn to its glorious cultural heritage and heroic landscapes, and today, thanks to its burgeoning economy, growing geo-political...
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Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek. From the author: "For the last two years, I've interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super...
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FIRE: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation

Dan Ward · HarperBusiness
Pages: 229
Format: Hardcover

Noted military technology expert Dan Ward's manifesto for creating great products and projects using the methods of rapid innovation.Why do some programs deliver their product under cost, while others bust their budget? Why do some deliver ahead of schedule, while others experience...
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The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class

Edward Conard · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The scourge of America's economy isn't the success of the 1 percent - quite the opposite. The bigger problem is the government's well-meaning but misguided attempt to reduce the payoffs for success. Four years ago, Edward Conard wrote a controversial bestseller, Unintended Consequences,...
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How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Coffee, Espresso and Tea Shop with Companion CD-ROM Revised 2nd Edition

Douglas Robert Brown · Atlantic Pub Co
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

The explosive growth of the coffee shops across the country has been phenomenal in the past 20 years, expanding from 500 businesses to more than 20,000 today. Few people realize coffee is the largest food import to the United States. There is money to be made on those beans! Coffee shops...
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