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The Elegant Pitch: Create a Compelling Recommendation, Build Broad Support, and Get it Approved

Mike Figliuolo · Career Press
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

"We're sorry but your recommendation wasn't approved."We've all heard those words; it's a sentence that swallows your hopes and crushes your confidence.Getting ideas or projects approved and securing the resources needed to implement them is one of the greatest challenges business...
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You Are What You Believe: Simple Steps to Transform Your Life

Hyrum W Smith · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Change Your Beliefs, Change Your LifeWe all have times in our lives when the results of our behavior don't seem to be meeting our needs. In this new book, Hyrum Smith does two things that are invaluable to people who wish to make their lives less painful. First, he reveals, through...
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Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less

Joseph McCormack · Wiley
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover

Get heard by being clear and concise The only way to survive in business today is to be a lean communicator. Busy executives expect you to respect and manage their time more effectively than ever. You need to do the groundwork to make your message tight and to the point. The average professional...
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Not Buying It: Stop Overspending and Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids

Brett Graff · Seal Press, 2015.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Parents will do just about anything to give their kids the best shot at good lives. Marketers know this - and use it to manipulate parents into buying millions of dollars worth of unnecessary products each year. Enough is enough. In Not Buying It, Brett Graff, the "Home Economist,"...
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The Hockey Stick Principles: The 4 Key Stages to Entrepreneurial Success

Bobby Martin · Flatiron Books
Pages: 294
Format: Print book

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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Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits

Joseph Matthews Attorney · NOLO
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback

There are some big changes coming in 2016 to the rules for claiming Social Security benefits. Going forward, two claiming strategies used by couples to maximize their benefits are going away -- the ability for one spouse to file and suspend their benefits so the other spouse can collect...
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The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don't

Carmine Gallo · St Martin'S Press, 2016.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

How did a Venice Beach T-shirt vendor become television's most successful producer? How did an entrepreneur who started in a garage create the most iconic product launches in business history? How did a timid pastor's son overcome a paralyzing fear of public speaking to captivate sold-out...
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Mindfulness at Work in a Week: Teach Yourself

Clara Seeger · John Murray Learning
Pages: 124
Format: Print book

In today's working environment, which is changing faster than ever, resilience is more than a buzzword. It is a vital skill to help you survive and get ahead in your career. Executive coach and business trainer Dr Seeger has been practising and teaching mindfulness since before it was fashionable,...
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Cracking the Tech Career: Insider Advice on Landing a Job at Google, Microsoft, Apple, or any Top Tech Company

Gayle Laakmann McDowell · Wiley; 2 edition
Format: eBook

Become the applicant Google can't turn down Cracking the Tech Career is the job seeker's guide to landing a coveted position at one of the top tech firms. A follow-up to The Google Resume, this book provides new information on what these companies want, and how to show them you have...
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The Confident House Hunter: A Home Inspector's Tips for Finding Your Perfect House

Dylan Chalk · Plain Sight Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

With a zillion houses out there, find your perfect home in the midst of imperfection. In The Confident House Hunter, home inspector Dylan Chalk weaves over a decade of home inspection experience into stories and tips with easy-to-understand language, teaching homebuyers and real estate...
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How Women Decide: What's True, What's Not, and What Strategies Spark the Best Choices

Therese Huston · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

A definitive playbook for making stronger, wiser choices that thoughtfully addresses how the cultural landscape - and the research - defines how women decide Books about decision making are often inadvertently tailored primarily to men. Meanwhile, books about women in business overlook...
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Social Insecurity: 401

James W. Russell · Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

How 401(k) s have gutted retirement security, from charging exorbitant hidden fees to failing to replace the income of traditional pensionsNamed one of PW's Top 10 for Business & Economics A retirement crisis is looming. In 2008, as the 401(k) fallout rippled across the country,...
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby

Lauren Smith Brody · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide that helps moms cope with the demands of the real world after the baby arrives The first three trimesters (and the fourth - those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when...
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Killing It: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart

Sheryl O'Loughlin · Harper Business
Pages: 290
Format: Print book

The former CEO of Clif Bar, Co-founder of Plum, and serial entrepreneur offers insights about launching and growing a business while maintaining a fulfilled life in this practical guide filled with hard-won advice culled from the author's own sometimes dark, raw experiences. With a foreword...
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Business Finance Basics: Learn What You Need in 2 Hours

Michael F. O'Keefe · Nova Vista
Format: Paperback

Between 40 and 70 percent of start-up businesses fail in their first four years, mostly because of money problems. Even growth can kill you! Unlike many other business finance books, this one shows you how to recognize if you need outside help-- getting funding, planning cash flow, growing...
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