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The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market

Michael G. Pento · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The coming financial apocalypse and what government and individuals can do to insulate themselves against the worst shocksIn this controversial book a noted adherent of Austrian School of Economics theories advances the thesis that the United States is fast approaching the end stage of the biggest...
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth · Scribner
Pages: 333
Format: Print book

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed - be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence...
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Twitter is Not a Strategy: Rediscovering the Art of Brand Marketing

Tom Doctoroff · Palgrave Macmillan Trade
Format: Hardcover

In a cultural climate saturated by technology, marketing professionals have focused their energies on creating newer and more digital methods of advertising their brands, with the fear that if they dont embrace Big Data, they will fade into obscurity. But Tom Doctoroff, Asia CEO for J. Walter...
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Absolute Value: What Really Influences Customers in the Age of

Itamar Simonson · HarperCollins
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

Going against conventional marketing wisdom, Absolute Value reveals what really influences customers today and offers a new framework - the Influence Mix, a totally new way of thinking about consumer decision making and marketing, and about developing more effective business strategies.How...
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Advocates for Animals: An Inside Look at Some of the Extraordinary Efforts to End Animal Suffering

Lori B Girshick · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

With over 65 percent of households having a pet, and Americans spending over $60 billion on them each year, it's a proven statistic that Americans love animals. Public opinions consistently show we favor compassion for all animals. Animal welfare, rights, and protection is one of the most...
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Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing

Vaclav Smil · The MIT Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

"There is probably no other writer whose books I anticipate with more enthusiasm than Vaclav Smil. He brings remarkable insight to every topic he examines, combining his vast knowledge of science and energy, history and business to address some of the most pressing issues we face today....
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Financially Fearless: The LearnVest Program for Taking Control of Your Money

Alexa von Tobel · Crown Business; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Finally, a financial plan that lets you be YOU, only richer. It’s time to throw away all your old notions of what financial advice should look like. Because if you’re looking for a book to put you on an austerity savings plan that has you giving up vacations and lattes,...
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Dictionary of Insurance Terms

Harvey W. Rubin Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series; 6 edition
Format: Print book

This quick-reference fact finder defines approximately 4,500 key terms that apply to life, health, property, casualty, home owners', tenants', and professional liability insurance. Also included and defined in detail are important terms that apply to pension plans and individual...
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Mean Girls at Work: How to Stay Professional When Things Get Personal

Katherine Crowley · McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

One of the New York Posts Top 10 Career Books of 2012 and a Booklist Top 10 Business Book DO YOU WORK WITH A MEAN GIRL? A womans field guide to the new frontier of professional developmentworking with other women Women-to-women relationships in the workplace are . . . complicated. When...
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Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It

Dorie Clark · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

A guide to becoming a recognized expert in your field Too many people believe that if they keep their heads down and work hard, they'll be recognized as experts on the merits of their work. But that's simply not true anymore. To make a name for yourself, you have to capitalize on your...
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What Keeps Leaders Up at Night: Recognizing and Resolving Your Most Troubling Management Issues

Nicole Lipkin · AMACOM
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

No matter how many initiatives you spearhead or how hard you think about decisions, you will make the occasional management misstep. All leaders do. You can lie awake at night questioning yourself or you can read this book. As a clinical and business psychologist who works with executives...
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Crafting the Customer Experience For People Not Like You: How to Delight and Engage the Customers Your Competitors Don't Understand

Kelly McDonald · John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover

Deliver a better business experience, for every kind of customer A "one-size fits all" approach to customer service is no longer viable. Businesses competing on service need to understand and cater to customers' racial, ethnic, religious, generational, and geographic differences...
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Accounting for the Numberphobic: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners

Dawn Fotopulos · AMACOM
Format: Book

Why do so many business owners dread looking at the numbers? They make excuses...They don't have time...That's what the accountant is for...But the simple truth is that no one else will ever be as invested in their company as they are - and they need to take control. As a small-business...
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds

Michael Lewis · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

How a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways...
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What Do You Want to Create Today?: Build the Life You Want at Work

Dr. Bob Tobin · BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover

Forget what you think you know about success and make your own happiness.Dr. Bob Tobin lived what looked like a great life in Southern California: he had a house by the beach, a good consulting practice, and a BMW. But he wasn’t truly happy. Work didn’t really work for him.After...
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