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A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History

DIANA B HENRIQUES · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of the crash of 1987, a cautionary tale of how the U.S. financial system nearly collapsed--from the bestselling author of The Wizard of LiesMonday, October 19, 1987, was by far the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6 percent - almost twice as bad as the worst...
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Content Marketing Strategies For Dummies

Stephanie Diamond · For Dummies
Pages: 408
Format: Paperback

Drive your content marketing campaign toward success Blogs and social platforms are all the rage right now - especially for strategists looking to cultivate influence among target audience members through content marketing. Content Marketing Strategies For Dummies explains how you can use content...
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Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy

Dani Rodrik · Princeton University Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today's global economyNot so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled...
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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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The Best Things in Life are Free

Lonely Planet. · Lonely Planet Pbns
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet's The Best Things in Life are Free is packed full of money-saving tips, tricks and recommendations for the best-value sights and experiences around the world. From parks, museums and exercise classes that are free, to insider ideas on food and experiences offered at great...
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Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home

Victoria Bruce · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The story of one citizen's fight to preserve a US stake in the future of clean energy and the elements essential to high tech industries and national defense.American technological prowess used to be unrivaled. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. government,...
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The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

James M Kouzes · Jossey-Bass
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The most trusted source of leadership wisdom, updated to address today's realities The Leadership Challenge is the gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by the premier authorities in the field. With deep insight into the complex interpersonal...
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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

Jason Schreier · Harper Paperbacks
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Developing video games - hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, often seeming like an endless maze or a bottomless abyss. In Blood, Sweat, and Pixels,...
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Incorporate Your Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forming a Corporation in Any State

ANTHONY MANCUSO · NOLO
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Form a corporation in any state, quickly and easily. Forming a corporation has many advantages, including limiting your personal liability. With the step-by-step instructions in this book, the process is straightforward and easy to accomplish. Incorporate Your Business clearly explains...
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First, Break All The Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

Gallup Press. · Gallup Press
Pages: 350
Format: Print book

Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules, revealing what the world's greatest managers do differently. With vital performance and career lessons and ideas for how to apply them, it is a must-read for managers...
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Streampunks: YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media

ROBERT KYNCL · HarperBusiness
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An entertainment and tech insider - YouTube's chief business officer - delivers the first detailed account of the rise of YouTube, the creative minds who have capitalized on it to become pop culture stars, and how streaming video is revolutionizing the media world.In the past ten years,...
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Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice: The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe

James K Galbraith · Yale University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

The economic crisis in Greece is a potential international disaster and one of the most extraordinary monetary and political dramas of our time. The financial woes of this relatively small European nation threaten the long-term viability of the Euro while exposing the flaws in the ideal...
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The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby

Lauren Smith Brody · Doubleday
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover

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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Idiot's guides estate planning.

Stephen Maple · Alpha Books
Pages: 352
Format: Book

Anyone with assets and heirs needs a will to determine what will happen to their property and plan for the welfare of their children should they pass away unexpectedly. As people age, they tend to think more seriously about having a will and planning their estates, to help their heirs,...
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Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth

Nancy Levin · Hay House
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"When we feel that we aren t enough, or that we aren t good enough, we also fear that we ll never have enough. " Money. We love it. We hate it. If we don t have enough, we re struggling to get more. If we do have it, we re fighting to hold on to it. Why does money have to be such...
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Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming

Mckenzie Funk · Penguin Press
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating investigation into how people around the globe are cashing in on a warming worldMcKenzie Funk has spent the last six years reporting around the world on how we are preparing for a warmer planet. Funk shows us that the best way to understand the catastrophe of global warming...
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