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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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Investing For Dummies

Eric Tyson · John Wiley
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Investing For Dummies, 7th Edition (9781119293347) was previously published as Investing For Dummies, 7th Edition (9781118884928) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated...
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The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty

PHILIP JETT · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The Death of an Heir is Philip Jett's chilling true account of the Coors family's gilded American dream that turned into a nightmare when a meticulously plotted kidnapping went horribly wrong.In the 1950s and 60s, the Coors dynasty reigned over Golden, Colorado, seemingly invincible. When...
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The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner Plate

Lee Van der Voo · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Gulf Wild -- the first seafood brand in America to trace each fish from the sea to the table -- emerged after grouper, the star of fried fish sandwiches, fell off menus due to overfishing. The brand was born when the government privatized the rights to fish to fix the problem. Through...
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Scrappy: Use Everything You Have, Trust Yourself, and Press the Reset Button for Success, the Lolly Wolly Doodle Way

BRANDI TEMPLE · ST MARTIN'S Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Born from a hobby of sewing clothes for her daughters, Brandi Temple's Lolly Wolly Doodle has grown into one of the largest online retailers of children's and family clothing. Brandi's transition from a full-time mom to selling in flea markets to establishing a wildly successful e-Bay store...
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

JOHN CARREYROU · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from their charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.In 2014,...
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Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their image with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their...
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Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business

FrS Steingold · NOLO
Pages: 456
Format: eBook

The all-in-one business law book!When you run a small business, legal questions crop up almost on a daily basis. Ignoring them can threaten your enterprise - but hiring a lawyer to help with routine issues can devastate the bottom line.Fortunately, you have a better alternative. Legal Guide...
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Big Debt Crises

Ray Dalio · Bridgewater
Pages: 456
Format: eBook

"Ray Dalio's excellent study provides an innovative way of thinking about debt crises and the policy response." - Ben Bernanke"Ray Dalio's book is must reading for anyone who aspires to prevent or manage through the next financial crisis." - Larry Summers"A...
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Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything

Bryce G Hoffman · Crown Business
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Red Teaming is a revolutionary new way to make critical and contrarian thinking part of the planning process of any organization, allowing companies to stress-test their strategies, flush out hidden threats and missed opportunities and avoid being sandbagged by competitors. Today, most...
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The Motley Fool Investment Guide: Third Edition: How the Fools Beat Wall Street's Wise Men and How You Can Too

TOM GARDNER · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

A completely revised and updated edition of an investing classic to help readers make sense of investing today, full of "solid information and advice for individual investors" (The Washington Post) .Today, anyone can be an informed investor, and once you learn to tune out the hype...
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Extreme You: Step Up. Stand Out. Kick Ass. Repeat.

Sarah Robb O'Hagan · Harperbusiness
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"Every once in a while, you need someone standing by your shoulder, inspiring you, cheering you on, pushing you to go further. Sarah might be just the coach you're looking for." - Seth Godin, author of LinchpinAs a child, Sarah Robb O'Hagan dreamed she could be a champion. Her early...
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University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education

JOSHUA HUNT · Melville House
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic expose of how the University of Oregon sold its soul to Nike--and what that means for the future of academics and college sports.In the world of college sports, winning means big dollars. But that money often comes at a cost. University of Nike explores the University of Oregon's...
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The Four: Or, How to Build a Trillion-Dollar Company

SCOTT GALLOWAY · Portfolio
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook are four of the most influential entities on the planet. Just about everyone knows how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong. For all that's been written about The Four over the last two decades, no one has captured their power and staggering...
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Make Some Noise: The Unconventional Road to Dominance

Ken Schmidt · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The former director of communications at Harley-Davidson and one of the most sought-after speakers in the world reveals his exhilarating, innovative approach to creating customer loyalty and marketplace dominance.Ken Schmidt is a wanted man. His role in transforming Harley-Davidson Motor...
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