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Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life

Gillian Tett · Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Amid severe digital disruption, economic upheaval, and political flux, how can we make sense of the world? Leaders today typically look for answers in economic models, Big Data, or artificial intelligence platforms. Gillian Tett points to anthropology - the study of human culture. Anthropologists...
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The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go

Matthew Barzun · Optimism Press
Format: Hardcover

If you let go of hierarchy, chaos will reign...or so many leaders believe. But when leaders find the courage to distribute rather than hoard power, creativity multiplies, trust deepens, and inclusivity expands... and a new kind of order emerges.A few rare leaders have learned to embrace...
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Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus

Les Standiford · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country's most beloved pastimes.In Battle for the Big Top, New York...
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Get Good with Money: Ten Simple Steps to Becoming Financially Whole

Tiffany The Budgetnista Aliche · Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

* A ten-step plan for finding peace, safety, and harmony with your money - no matter how big or small your goals and no matter how rocky the market might be - by the inspiring and savvy "Budgetnista.""No matter where you stand in your money journey, Get Good with Money has a lesson...
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The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves

J.B. MacKinnon · Ecco
Format: Hardcover

Consuming less is our best strategy for saving the planet - but can we do it? In this thoughtful and surprisingly optimistic book, journalist J. B. MacKinnon investigates how we may achieve a world without shopping.We can't stop shopping. And yet we must. This is the consumer dilemma....
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Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell

Jason L Riley · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our age. In a career spanning more than a half century, he has written over thirty books, covering topics from economic history and social inequality to political theory, race, and culture. His bold and unsentimental assaults on liberal...
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Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

Fred S. Steingold Attorney · NOLO; Seventeenth edition
Format: Paperback

The all-in-one business law book! When you run a small business, legal questions come up almost on a daily basis. Ignoring them can threaten your enterprise, but hiring a lawyer to help every time a routine issue arises can hurt the bottom line. Fortunately, you have another alternative....
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Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live―and How Their Wealth Harms Us All

Michael Mechanic · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever fantasized about being ridiculously wealthy? Probably. Striking it rich is among the most resilient of American fantasies, surviving war and peace, expansions and recessions, economic meltdowns and global pandemics. We dream of the jackpot, the big exit, the life-altering...
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The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics

Tim Harford · Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That's a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn't be suspicious of statistics - we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human...
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Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans

Paul Van Doren · Vertel Publishing
Format: Hardcover

You may not know their creator, but you certainly know the shoes: for more than a generation, Vans shoes have been synonymous with cool. Now in this refreshingly candid memoir, meet Paul Van Doren, the charismatic founder of Vans - the shoe company beloved by skateboarders, creatives, and fans...
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