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Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley

Antonio Garcia Martinez · Harpercollins
Pages: 512
Format: Print book

Liar's Poker meets The Social Network in an irreverent exposé of life inside the tech bubble, from industry provocateur Antonio García Martínez, a former Twitter advisor, Facebook product manager and startup founder/CEO.The reality is, Silicon Valley capitalism is very simple:Investors...
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Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future

Hal Niedzviecki · Seven Stories Press
Pages: 317
Format: Print book

The future is big right now - for perhaps the first time, our society is more focused on what is going to happen in the future than what is happening right now. In Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future, cultural critic and indie entrepreneur Hal Niedzviecki asks how and when we started...
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How to Retire the Cheapskate Way: The Ultimate Cheapskate's Guide to a Better, Earlier, Happier Retirement

Jeff Yeager · Crown Business; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Unlike most retirement planning and lifestyle books that focus on investing - or at the other end of the spectrum, on how to get the senior discount on a Grand Slam Breakfast at Denny's - this new book from Jeff Yeager, America's favorite cheapskate, makes the compelling case...
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The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

Stephen R. Covey · Free Press
Format: Book

Stephen R. Covey passed away in July 2012, leaving behind an unmatched legacy with his teachings about leadership, time management, effectiveness, success, and even love and family. A multimillion-copy bestselling author of self-help and business classics, Dr. Covey strove to help readers...
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Stiletto Network: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business

Pamela Ryckman · AMACOM
Format: Hardcover

More women are running major companies than ever before. While still far too few in number, these female heads of industry are the forerunners of a radical shift in power now underway. During the past few years, womens groups have been coalescing in every major American city. Formidable...
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Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive

Ned Hallowell · Harvard Bus Review Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Are you driven to distraction at work?Bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world's leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.You know the feeling: you can't focus; you feel increasingly...
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Start Your Own Food Truck Business: Cart • Trailer • Kiosk • Standard and Gourmet Trucks • Mobile Catering • Bustaurant

The Staff of Entrepreneur Media , · Entrepreneur Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

Start Your Own Food Truck Business and Satisfy Your Hunger for SuccessAt over a billion dollars, the mobile food industry is enjoying more publicity and notoriety than ever before. Catering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile food business...
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Knock 'em Dead 2014: The Ultimate Job Search Guide

Martin Yate · Adams Media; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The definitive guide for job search success in today's volatile market!For more than twenty-five years, author Martin Yate has shown the way for millions of job seekers. In this new edition of his New York Times bestselling series, Yate helps you build a killer resume, maximize your...
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That's Not How We Do It Here!: A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall--and Can Rise Again

John Kotter · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

What's the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work?"That's not how we do it here!" In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of lead­ing people through major...
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The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks

Joshua Cooper Ramo · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The Digital Age we live in is as transformative as the Industrial Revolution and Joshua Cooper Ramo explains how to survive. If you find yourself longing for a disconnected world where information is not always at your fingertips, you may eventually be as useful as the carriage maker post-Henry...
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