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The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It: 99 Ingenious Infographics That Put It All Together

JAN SCHWOCHOW · Experiment
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An ingeniously conceived tour of the global economy and all its key components, deconstructed piece by piece in 99 illuminating, full-color infographics The economy is a complex, world-spanning, layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth; one could argue that there's almost nothing in our lives...
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The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America

Margaret O'Mara · Penguin Press
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America

Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore...
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The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results

Rasmus Hougaard · Harvard Business Review Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Join the global movement that's making corporations more people-centric to achieve great results.The world is facing a global leadership crisis. Seventy-seven percent of leaders think they do a good job of engaging their people, yet 88 percent of employees say their leaders don't...
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Becoming a Curator

Masters At Work · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

An illuminating guide to a career as a curator written by acclaimed journalist Holly Brubach and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field - essential reading for someone considering a path to this challenging, yet rewarding profession.Go behind the scenes and be mentored...
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Becoming a Neurosurgeon

John Colapinto · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating guide to a career in neurosurgery written by award-winning journalist John Colapinto and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field - essential reading for someone considering a path to this most challenging profession. Choosing what to do with your life...
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What Would the Great Economists Do?: How Twelve Brilliant Minds Would Solve Today's Biggest Problems

LINDA YUEH · Picador
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"What Would the Great Economists Do? comes at the right time: a highly accessible and acute guide to thinking and learning from the men and woman whose work can inform and ultimately aid us in understanding the great national and global crises we're living through."...

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Resumes For Dummies

Laura DeCarlo · For Dummies
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Polish up that old resume - and land your dream job

We've all been there: it's time to apply for a job or internship and you have to create or revise your resume. Many questions pop in your head. What do employers want? What skills should I highlight? How do I format this? How do I get noticed?...

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Social Media for a New Age

Katie Brockhurst · That Guy's House
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

Social Media for a New Age labels success as creating a platform you enjoy, a community that you cultivate through a strategy of love, having a creative outlet and a social media practice that supports and rewards you in many different multi-dimensional ways...This book will help you: Shift...
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Feeding You Lies: How to Unravel the Food Industry's Playbook and Reclaim Your Health

Vani Hari · Hay House Inc.
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover

This follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Food Babe Way exposes the lies we've been told about our food--and takes readers on a journey to find healthy options.

This follow-up to New York Times bestseller The Food Babe Way exposes the lies we've been told about our food--and...
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The Best Team Wins: The New Science of High Performance

ADRIAN GOSTICK · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling authors of The Carrot Principle and All In deliver a breakthrough, groundbreaking guide for building today's most collaborative teams - so any organization can operate at peak performance.A massive shift is taking place in the business world. In today's...
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That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea

Marc Randolph · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.
Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming...
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Best Before: The Evolution and Future of Processed Food

Nicola Temple · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover

Long before there was the ready meal, humans processed food to preserve it and make it safe. From fire to fermentation, our ancestors survived periods of famine by changing the very nature of their food. This ability to process food has undoubtedly made us one of the most successful species...
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

Judea Pearl · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world
"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea...
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How to Write a Business Plan

Mike McKeever · NOLO
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

How to create the business plan you need To borrow money or find investors to start or expand a business, you need a convincing business plan. For over 30 years, this book has helped fledgling businesses write winning plans and get backers to invest. This bestselling, newly updated book...
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Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero

Tyler Cowen · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An against-the-grain polemic on American capitalism from New York Times bestselling author Tyler Cowen.We love to hate the 800-pound gorilla. Walmart and Amazon destroy communities and small businesses. Facebook turns us into addicts while putting our personal data at risk. From skeptical...
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