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The Rough Guide to Economics

Rough Guides · Rough Guides Limited
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback

The financial crisis and resulting global problems have dramatically demonstrated the importance of economics to everyday life. The Rough Guide to Economics explains the basics of the subject in an engaging, accessible, yet rigorous way and demonstrates the power of economic models when...
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Practical Accounts & Bookkeeping in easy steps

Alex Byrne · In Easy Steps Limited
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The second edition of Practical Accounts and Bookkeeping in easy steps provides assistance for anyone unfamiliar with UK accounts, either already in the business world or waiting for that crucial moment to enter it. From understanding accounts and why they are important, the legal documents...
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The Advertising Solution: Influence Prospects, Multiply Sales, and Promote Your Brand

Craig Simpson · Entrepreneur Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Distilling the wisdom of the world's greatest advertisers, direct marketing expert Craig Simpson delivers an education on direct marketing and advertising copy that creates brand awareness, sells products, and keeps customers engaged. Walks readers through time-tested methods of creating...
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Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life

Francesca Gino · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Do you want to follow a script - or write your own story? Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino shows us why the most successful among us break the rules, and how rebellion brings joy and meaning into our lives. Rebels have a bad reputation. We think of them...
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Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination

ADAM LASHINSKY · Portfolio
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Fortune writer and bestselling author of Inside Apple's exposé of Uber, the multi-billion dollar Silicon Valley upstart that has disrupted the transportation industry around the world.Uber is one of the most fascinating and controversial businesses in the world, both beloved for its elegant...
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Duct Tape Selling: Think Like a Marketer-Sell Like a Superstar

John Jantsch · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

Many of the areas that salespeople struggle with these days have long been the domain of marketers, according to bestselling author John Jantsch. The traditional business model dictates that marketers own the message while sellers own the relationships. But now, Jantsch flips the usual...
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The Curse of Cash

Kenneth S Rogoff · Princeton University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Is Different, "a fascinating and important book" (Ben Bernanke) about phasing out paper money to fight crime and tax evasion--and to battle financial crises by tapping the power of negative interest ratesThe world is drowning...
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Difficult People Made Easy: Practical advice for solving your people problems and getting the most out of your workplace.

Eleanor Shakiba · New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Pages: 279
Format: Print book

Your people problems CAN be solved. You're a competent professional. You excel at the technical side of your work. But so far no-one has taught you how to handle 'difficult people' or toxic team dynamics. That's where this book comes in. Difficult People Made Easy explains...
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Lincoln on Leadership for Today: Abraham Lincoln's Approach to Twenty-First-Century Issues

Don T Phillips · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

The author of the classic bestseller Lincoln on Leadership answers the question: How would President Lincoln handle the pressing crises of our modern world? Abraham Lincoln is recognized as one of history's finest leaders, a great president when the United States was under tremendous strain....
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When to Rob a Bank: ...And 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants

Steven D. Levitt · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When...
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How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say--and What It Really Means

John Lanchester · W W Norton
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover

An entertaining and indispensable guide to the language of finance and economics by the writer hailed for "explain[ing] complex stuff in a down-to-earth and witty style" (The Economist) .To those who don't speak it, the language of money can seem impenetrable and its ideas...
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A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation

SCOTT NATIONS · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century,...
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Is This Working?: The Businesslady's Guide to Getting What You Want from Your Career

Courtney C.W. Guerra · Adams Media
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

From the creator of the Dear Businesslady column comes a fresh, proactive book with advice for women entering the workforce as well as those looking to move up the ladder.Everyone deals with some nonsense early in their career - whether it's accepting a less-than-ideal position just...
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The Difference: When Good Enough Isn't Enough

Subir Chowdhury · Crown
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

As Subir Chowdhury makes clear, while improving a company's processes is vital, if you don't focus first on your people -- your employees -- the best processes in the world won't get you where you want to go. In the bestselling tradition of "The Fred Factor" and "What...
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Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict

Heather Boushey · Harvard University Press
Pages: 324
Format: Print book

Employers today are demanding more and more of employees' time. And from campaign barbecues to the blogosphere, workers across the United States are raising the same worried question: How can I get ahead at my job while making sure my family doesn't fall behind?Heather Boushey argues...
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