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Idiot's Guides: Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s, 5E

Alpha. · Alpha Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Revised and updated, this new edition of Idiot's Guides: Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s, Fifth Edition, explains all the basic information you need to get started in life and plan for your future. You'll learn how to manage all aspects of your personal finances, as well as enhance...
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Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

Carmine Gallo · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Ideas are the true currency of the twenty-first century. So, in order to succeed you need to be able to sell yourself and your ideas persuasively. The ability to sell yourself and your ideas is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. TED Talks have redefined...
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Beyond the job description : How Managers and Employees Can Navigate the True Demands of the Job

Jesse Sostrin · Palgrave Macmillan
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

When we face the hidden curriculum of work without a plan we often fail to contribute our best effort, we lose sight of the things that inspire us, and we disengage. Beyond the Job Description can help you translate your frustrations at work into useful insights that boost your learning...
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The 80/20 Manager: The Secret to Working Less and Achieving More

Richard Koch · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Richard Koch shows managers how to apply the 80/20 Principle to achieve exceptional results at work--without stress or long hours.In his bestselling book The 80/20 Principle, Richard Koch showed readers how to put the 80/20 Principle--the idea that 80 percent of results...
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Miss Manners Minds Your Business

Judith Martin · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A witty guide to managing a real life wisely in a work-centered world. What do your colleagues, overlords, underlings, clients, and customers have in common? Not knowing how much they annoy you. Not to mention how much you may be annoying them. The route from cubicle to corner office is strewn...
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Trump's War: His Battle for America

MICHAEL SAVAGE · CENTER ST
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

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This Complete Guide to Your First Rental Property: A Step-By-Step Plan from the Experts Who Do It Every Day

Atlantic Publishing Group Inc · Atlantic Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

This revised book covers property/tenant selection, advertising, credit verification, deposits, rent, late notices, and more.-- (3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM)
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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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A Colorful Way of Living: How to Be More, Create More, Do More the Vera Bradley Way

Barbara Bradley Baekgaard · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From the co-founder of the Vera Bradley empire, a practical and inspiring book that shows women how to awaken their full potential, at any age."This place could use some color!" That's what Barbara Bradley said to her friend Pat during an airport layover. It was 1982 and all the women...
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The Cubs Way: The Zen of Building the Best Team in Baseball and Breaking the Curse

CROWN. · CROWN
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

With inside access and reporting, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer and FOX Sports analyst Tom Verducci reveals how Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon built, led, and inspired the Chicago Cubs team that broke the longest championship drought in sports, chronicling their epic journey to become...
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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

Michael Bungay Stanier · Box of Crayons Press
Pages: 242
Format: Print book

Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all. They're just too busy, and it's too hard to change. But what if managers could coach their people in 10 minutes or less? In Michael Bungay Stanier's...
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Library Volunteers Welcome! Strategies for Attracting, Retaining and Making the Most of Willing Helpers

Carol Smallwood · McFarland & Company
Pages: 254
Format: Print book

Volunteers are crucial to the daily operation of any library. Finding and retaining the right people, motivating them and matching their skills with projects is challenging. This collection of 30 new essays brings together the experiences of numerous individuals across the U.S., providing...
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You Can Do Anything: The Surprising Power of a "Useless" Liberal Arts Education

GEORGE ANDERS · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In a tech-dominated world, the most needed degrees are the most surprising: the liberal arts Did you take the right classes in college? Will your major help you get the right job offers? For more than a decade, the national spotlight has focused on science and engineering as the only reliable...
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The Everything Job Interview Question Book: The Best Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

Dawn Rosenberg McKay · Adams Media
Format: eBook

An expert guide to the answers that will get you hired! What's the surefire way to overcome the stress of a job interview and get the job you want? Be prepared! It isn't enough to be qualified and have a stellar resume--you need to ace the interview as well. The Everything Job Interview...
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Etsy-preneurship: Everything You Need to Know to Turn Your Handmade Hobby into a Thriving Business

Jason Malinak · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Turn your handmade hobby into a thriving business Most Etsy sellers are confident in their crafting and artistic capabilities. However, many need guidance on the business-related intricacies of starting and maintaining a successful Etsy business. Etsy-preneurship helps existing and potential...
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