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Lead Generation For Dummies

Dayna Rothman - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Learn how to get your message heard above the online noise The buying process is greatly changed. With the Internet, the buyer is in charge. If your product is going to compete, you need to master 21st century lead generation, and this book shows you how. It's packed with effective...
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The Attacker's Advantage: Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities

Ram Charan - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

A Wall Street Journal bestseller The forces driving todays world of structural change create sharp bends in the road that can lead to major explosions in your existing market space. But exponential change also offers exponential opportunities. How do you leverage change to go on the offense?...
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Bookkeeping For Dummies

Lita Epstein - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

The fast and easy way to master the art of bookkeepingIf youre a business owner or an employee who manages finances, the latest edition of Bookkeeping For Dummies is for you. This handy guide gives you clear and concise information on how to keep track of accounts, prepare balance sheets,...
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The Self-made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value

Mitch Cohen - Portfolio; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In honor of The Self-Made Billionaire Effect purchases, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is making a significant contribution to DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that connects public school teachers in need of classroom materials and experiences with individual donors who want to help. PwC's...
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Dream Year: Make the Leap from a Job You Hate to a Life You Love

Ben Arment - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Somewhere along the road to adulthood, dreams get pushed aside - for bills, for fear, for ease. And so you settle into an unfulfilling, perhaps even unpleasant career. But what if someone could guide you, step-by-step, as you identify, plan, and launch your dream career-in just one year....
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Flipping Houses For Dummies

Ralph R. Roberts - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Not just another house flipping book You can find plenty of books about flipping houses that claim "anyone can do it." Flipping Houses For Dummies takes a different approach - honesty. We don't claim that flipping houses is "easy" or "simple" or "risk-free,"...
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Game-Changer: Game Theory and the Art of Transforming Strategic Situations

David McAdams - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A radically new, and easily learned, way to outstrategize your rivals. “The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.” So wrote Zhuge Liang, the great Chinese military strategist. He was referring to battlefield tactics, but the same can be said about any strategic...
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Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success

Sylvia Ann Hewlett - Soundview Executive Book Summaries
Format: eBook

Do you exude confidence and credibility? Can you command a room? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, one of the world's most influential business thinkers, cracks the code of Executive Presence (EP) for men and women intent on winning the next plum assignment and doing something extraordinary with their...
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The Artist's Compass: The Complete Guide to Building a Life and a Living in the Performing Arts

Rachel Moore - Touchstone
Format: Print book

An inspiring, real world guide for artists in the classic bestselling tradition of What Color Is Your Parachute? that shows how to build a successful, stable career in the performing arts, from the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Music Center who has carved her own success through...
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201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions: The Ultimate Guide to Handling the New Competency-Based Interview Style

Linda Matias - American Management Association
Format: Paperback

Increasingly, employers today are using a tough new kind of interview to evaluate candidates and determine how well they think on their feet. To be successful in these new competency-based interviews, job seekers must be prepared with situation-specific examples that highlight the accomplishments,...
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

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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The Hunt: Target, Track, and Attain Your Goals

David Farbman - Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Do you consider yourself a hunter If you have you ever dated, played sports, or held a job, then your answer should be yes. We are always huntingtrying to track down and take the things we want, the things that will make our life bigger, better, safer more satisfying, exciting, and just...
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The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food

Ted Genoways - Harper
Format: Hardcover

A powerful and important work of investigative journalism that explores the runaway growth of the American meatpacking industry and its dangerous consequences.On the production line in American packinghouses, there is one cardinal rule the chain never slows. Every year, the chain conveyors...
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Open Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions

Erin Arvedlund - Portfolio Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

“Gaming the LIBOR—that is, fixing the price of money—had become just that: a game. Playing it was the price of admission to a club of men who socialized together, skied in Europe courtesy of brokers and expense accounts, and reaped million-dollar bonuses.”In the midst...
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning

Mel Lindauer - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The Bogleheads are back-with retirement planning advice for those who need it! Whatever your current financial situation, you must continue to strive for a viable retirement plan by finding the most effective ways to save, the best accounts to save in, and the right amount to save, as well...
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Me, Inc.: Build an Army of One, Unleash Your Inner Rock God, Win in Life and Business

Gene Simmons - It Books
Format: Paperback

Me, Inc. features a black simulated-leather cover with gold foil stamping and a black ribbon bookmark.The fact that KISS is one of the most successful rock bands in the world is no accident. From the beginning Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley had a clear-cut vision of what they wanted to do and how they...
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6 Secrets to Startup Success: How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business

John Bradberry - AMACOM
Format: Hardcover

Over six million Americans start businesses every year. That's 11 startups a minute launched by passionate dreamers hop ing to transform their lives for the better. But a huge gap exists between the skyrocketing levels of desire and what entrepreneurs actually achieve. The harsh reality...
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Business Plans Kit For Dummies

Barbara Findlay Schenck - For Dummies; 4 edition
Format: Paperback

Discover the ins and outs of constructing a winning business plan When youre establishing, expanding, or re-energizing a business, the best place to start is with your business plan. Whether you want startup money from investors or are looking to expand or re-energize your business, a business...
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Start Your Own Consulting Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

Eileen Figure Sandlin - Entrepreneur Press; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Book

Leading entrepreneurs into the multi-billion dollar consulting industry, the experts at Entrepreneur show you how to capitalize on your talents to help others achieve their business goals. Coached by experts, learn to define your market, find and keep clients, obtain licenses, set rates,...
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Starting a Business For Dummies

Colin Barrow - For Dummies; 4th UK Edition edition
Format: UK Edition] Paperback

Starting your own UK business is an exciting - and challenging - time. This updated edition of the startup classic shows you how to build a business agile enough to take advantage of emerging trends and opportunities, and sturdy enough to weather any storm. Packed with real-life examples...
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Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town

Beth Macy - Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business.The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations,...
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Moonlighting on the Internet: Make An Extra $1000 Per Month in Just 5-10 Hours Per Week

Shelby Larson - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Print book

MAKE AN EXTRA $1000 PER MONTH IN JUST 5-10 HOURS PER WEEKMoonlighting on the Internet presents the most reliable and proven ways to create extra income for the short term and establish a continual revenue stream for the long term -- giving consideration to your time and lifestyle...
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Start Your Own Nonprofit Organization: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

Cheryl Kimball - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Print book

Whether you want to serve a community need, assist citizens, or advocate for animals—your aspiration is a noble one and likely an ideal mission for a nonprofit organization. The experts at Entrepreneur show you how to turn your desire for change into a successful—and satisfying—business.This...
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All In: How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results

Adrian Gostick - Free Press
Format: Hardcover

The authors of the bestsellers The Carrot Principle and The Orange Revolution present groundbreaking new findings: In the highest-performing teams and companies, managers create a “culture of belief,” following seven essential steps of leadership.To have any hope of succeeding...
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Start Your Own Bar and Club: Sports Bars, Nightclubs, Neighborhood Bars, Wine Bars, and More

Liane Cassavoy - Entrepreneur Press; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

An updated edition of the fifth best-selling book of the successful Startup Series, Start Your Own Bar and Club is a comprehensive guide that shows aspiring entrepreneurs how to create the perfect blend of passion and profits within the bar industry. Updated with the latest industry trends,...
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Land Your Dream Career in College: The Complete Guide to Success

Tori Randolph Terhune - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback

Contrary to what students, and society, are conditioned to think, obtaining a college degree does not automatically result in a job, let alone a dream career. In the last year, alone, half of college graduates are either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their...
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Under the Hood: Fire Up and Fine-Tune Your Employee Culture

Stan Slap - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

You cant sell it outside if you cant sell it insideYou want maximum business performance Look under the hood and youll find your employee culture it is the power that drives the enterprise engine. To harness that rumbling power youve got to solve the mystery of what an employee culture...
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Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One

Meghnad Desai - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

The failure of economists to anticipate the global financial crisis and mitigate the impact of the ensuing recession has spurred a public outcry. Economists are under fire, but questions concerning exactly how to redeem the discipline remain unanswered. In this provocative book, renowned...
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The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies

Erik Brynjolfsson - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller A revolution is under way. In recent years, Google's autonomous cars have logged thousands of miles on American highways and IBM's Watson trounced the best human Jeopardy! players. Digital technologies -- with hardware, software, and networks at their...
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The Aspirational Investor: Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Life's Goals

Ashvin B. Chhabra - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover

The Chief Investment Officer of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management explains why goals, not markets, should be the primary focus of your investment strategy - and offers a practical, innovative framework for making smarter choices about aligning your goals to your investment strategy.Today...
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The Chaos Imperative: How Chance and Disruption Increase Innovation, Effectiveness, and Success

Ori Brafman - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Switch and Made to Stick, Ori Brafman reveals how organizations can drive growth and profits by allowing contained chaos and disruption the space to flourish, generating new ideas that trigger innovation.In The Chaos Imperative, organizational expert and bestselling...
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The Elements of Resume Style: Essential Rules for Writing Resumes and Cover Letters That Work

Scott Bennett - AMACOM; Second Edition edition
Format: Book

It's amazing the misinformation found in most resume books! Scott Bennett has hired hundreds of people in a variety of industries, and he knows first hand what kind of resume sparks an employer's interest - and which ones fail. In The Elements of Resume Style, he warns against popular...
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The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs

Alexa Clay - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A book that argues that lessons in creativity, innovation, salesmanship, and entrepreneurship can come from surprising places: pirates, bootleggers, counterfeiters, hustlers, and others living and working on the margins of business and society.Who are the greatest innovators in the world?...
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Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking

Paul Butler - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The proven plan for making strategic thinking part of any organizations DNA to drive sustainable growth In todays ultra-competitive business world, the difference between success and failure lies in the ability to get every employee to think and behave like a strategist. Think to Win helps...
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Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits

Kevin Roose - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money-- as well...
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Mindfulness at Work: How to Avoid Stress, Achieve More, and Enjoy Life!

Dr. Stephen McKenzie - Career Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

Mindfulness isn't anything that we think; it's what we don't think. Mindfulness isn't something that other people do; it's something that we all do. Mindfulness is an ancient, life-enhancing, healing technique that can help us remember our natural state of happiness...
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New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace

Susan Packard - Prentice Hall Press
Format: Hardcover

Business is a team sport. Learn how to win.Where would your career be if you could understand how your colleagues--especially men--succeed and win at work And if, in understanding and applying the rules, you could win, tooIn New Rules of the Game, business leader Susan Packard shows you how to cultivate...
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The Handy Investing Answer Book

Paul A Tucci - Visible Ink Press
Format: Paperback

Buy Low. Sell High. Build a Nest Egg. Live a Prosperous Life. Appreciation, dividends, interest, and inflation all affect the value of investments. The concepts of compounding, portfolios, and diversification should influence investment strategies. Whether you are a novice or budding expert,...
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Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism

Bartow J. Elmore - W W Norton
Format: Hardcover

An absorbing history of how Coke's insatiable thirst for natural resources shaped the company and reshaped the globe. How did Coca-Cola build a global empire by selling a low-price concoction of mostly sugar, water, and caffeine? The easy answer is advertising, but the real formula...
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A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan (Bloomberg)

Ben Carlson - Bloomberg Press
Format: Hardcover

A simple guide to a smarter strategy for the individual investorA Wealth of Common Sense sheds a refreshing light on investing, and shows you how a simplicity-based framework can lead to better investment decisions. The financial market is a complex system, but that doesnt mean it requires...
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Create Your Own Online Store in a Weekend

Alannah Moore - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Paperback

The advantages of selling your products online are many - low overhead, global markets, twenty-four-hour shopping - but perhaps most important is the level playing field offered by the internet. With a distinctive product and professional-looking website, you stand as much of a chance at success...
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Heaven's Bankers: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance

Harris Irfan - The Overlook Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The groundbreaking and globetrotting exploration of the Islamic finance industry, by one of its leading practitioners A trillion dollar financial industry is revolutionizing the global economy. Governments and corporations across the Islamic world are increasingly turning to finance that...
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Get Wise to Your Advisor: How to Reach Your Investment Goals Without Getting Ripped Off

Steven D. Lockshin - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book

The financial services world is changing. Technology is enabling an automated approach to investing that should bring down the cost of commodity services.  No longer do you have to fund the lifestyle of a broker or advisor to have him tell you how to diversify or where to find the next...
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Small Move, Big Change: Using Microresolutions to Transform Your Life Permanently

Caroline L. Arnold - Viking
Format: Print book

A Wall Street tech leader explains how small behavioral changes lead to major self-improvementWhether trying to lose weight, save money, or get organized, we're always setting goals and making resolutions but rarely following through on them. Determination and willpower aren't strong...
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The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow

Mark Miller - Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Are you the type of leader people want to follow? You can be - but first, you've got to understand what sets great leaders apart from all the rest.Certainly, leaders need people skills, execution skills, a deep knowledge of industry trends, the ability to articulate a vision, and more...
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Sales & Marketing: Learn What You Need in 2 Hours

Michael F. O'Keefe - Nova Vista
Format: Paperback

You have a brilliant idea and are ready to invest all your time and hard-earned cash. But what if you aren't really sure how to market or sell that stunning service or perfect product? What if you are a bit of an introvert and aren't even sure that you can sell it at all? In this...
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Smart is the New Rich: Money Guide for Millennials

Christine Romans - Wiley
Format: Hardcover

Time is on your side -- smart money management for MillennialsSmart is the New Rich: Money Guide for Millennials is an interactive, step-by-step guide to all things money. From credit, student debt, savings, investing, taxes, and mortgages, CNNs chief business correspondent Christine Romans...
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Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy

Paul B. Brown - Amacom
Format: Hardcover

It used to be that if you studied and worked hard, you could be assured of an extremely satisfying career. But in a world of constant layoffs and dying industries, it has become increasingly difficult to "plan" your way to success. So what is the solution? Well, when it comes...
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Power Verbs for Job Seekers: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Bring Your Resumes, Cover Letters, and Job Interviews to Life

Michael Lawrence Faulkner - FT Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Electrify all your job search communications and build the great career you want! The right verbs * make you unforgettable * powerfully demonstrate your value * attract employers like moths to flame Grab the right verb and use it the right way to:...
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The Intelligent Option Investor: Applying Value Investing to the World of Options

Erik Kobayashi-Solomon - McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

HOW TO USE YOUR HUMAN ADVANTAGE TO OUTPERFORM ALGORITHMS IN THE OPTIONS MARKET If you're a value investor who wants to get your money into the lucrative options market, forget about day trading, chart patterns, and market timing. This systematic book lays out a path to long-term wealth...
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A World Gone Social: How Companies Must Adapt to Survive

Mark Babbitt - AMACOM
Format: Hardcover

Just like the meteor that likely precipitated the end of the dinosaurs, social media is having a monumental impact on the worlds economy a change so dramatic that it has created a new business era.Welcome... to the Social Age.What does the Social Age mean for your business Containing stories,...
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Michigan Real Estate Sales Exam

ZR Learning LLC - Createspace
Format: Paperback

A Guide to pass the Michigan Real Estate exam. You will get hundreds of test questions and accurate descriptions of the answers. These questions will prepare you for the exam better than the ones in any other book - these look just like the questions you will see on Test Day!
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Start Your Own e-Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success

Entrepreneur magazine - Entrepreneur Press; Third Edition edition
Format: Print book

With retail e-commerce sales topping 263.3 billion in 2013, and millions of people now flourishing as internet entrepreneurs, the web is the place for new businesses to be. This guide makes tapping into highly lucrative markets with an easy-to-start, inexpensive internet business easier...
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The 100 Best Stocks To Buy In 2015

Peter Sander - Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback

Now is the time to make money!As the market continues to grow and reaches record highs in late 2014, you'll need to know where to put your money in order to create the largest profit. With The 100 Best Stocks to Buy in 2015, you can reap high earnings with stock picks that have consistently...
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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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Day Trading For Dummies

Ann C. Logue - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

"Learn to: get started with an action plan; avoid day-trading pitfalls; position yourself for trading success"--Cover.
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The Secret of Teams: What Great Teams Know and Do

Mark Miller - Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Teams are critical to the success of every organization. Departmental, interdepartmental, cross-functional, ad hoc, task-specific—teams do everything from planning the office party to setting the annual budget to establishing performance goals.But what separates the teams that really...
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Launch: An Internet Millionaire's Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build A Business You Love, And Live The Life Of Your Dreams

Jeff Walker - Morgan James Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Launch" will build your business---fast. Whether you've already got a business or you're itching to start one, this is a recipe for getting more traction. Think about it---what if you could launch like Apple or the big Hollywood studios? What if your prospects eagerly...
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On the Edge: Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments

Alison Levine - Business Plus
Format: Hardcover

FOREWORD BY LEGENDARY DUKE BASKETBALL COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKIOn the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt Everest to the South Pole. By reflecting on the lessons learned from her various expeditions,...
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Small Business Taxes For Dummies

Eric Tyson - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Are you a small business owner taxed by taxes?Not being up-to-speed on tax rules and strategies can lead to mistakes that cost business owners thousands of dollars in fines and penalties every year. Small Business Taxes For Dummies assists both current and aspiring small business owners...
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Business Law Basics: Learn What You Need in 2 Hours

Michael F. O'Keefe - Nova Vista
Format: Book

When you start a business, legal issues can seem complex, even scary. Business Law Basics will help you ask smart questions and get the right advice. This simple guide will showyou everything you need to know about:How to choose an attorney.Contract essentials, including patents and copyrights.What...
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The Decoded Company: Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers

Leerom Segal - Portfolio Penguin
Format: Hardcover

A powerful guide to building a data-centric corporate culture that unleashes talent and improves engagement Amazon delights customers with recommendations that are spot on. Google amazes us by generating answers before we've even finished asking a question. These companies know who we are and what...
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Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation

Adam Bryant - Times Books/Henry Holt and Company
Format: Hardcover

More than two hundred CEOs reveal their candid insights on how to build and foster a corporate culture that encourages innovation and drives resultsIn Quick and Nimble, Adam Bryant draws on interviews with more than two hundred CEOs to offer business leaders the wisdom and guidance to move...
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Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel

Tom Wainwright - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book

This is a unique look into the huge and fascinating multi-billion dollar international drug industry. Rather than reporting it as a "war," Wainwight looked at the drug trade as a business, with a quarter billion customers and worldwide revenues of about $300 billion a year - with...
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The 3% Signal: The Investing Technique That Will Change Your Life

Jason Kelly - Plume
Format: Print book

Take the stress out of investing with this revolutionary new strategy from the author of The Neatest Little Guide to Stock Market Investing, now in its fifth edition In today's troubling economic times, the quality of our retirement depends upon our own portfolio management. But for most...
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Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business

Dave Sherman - Stanford Business Books
Format: Hardcover

The notion of responsible business has infiltrated our markets, and "going green" is now a part of our mindset. But, sustainability as we know it is not enough. Flourishing—the aspiration that humans and life in general will thrive on the planet forever—should be a key goal...
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The Five Years Before You Retire: Retirement Planning When You Need It the Most

Wes Moss - Adams Media
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive guide to planning your retirement before it's too late! Even though half of all Americans put money aside for retirement, it isn't until they reach their sixties that many realize that they haven't saved enough. With The Five Years Before You Retire, you'll hone in on what...
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AARP The Other Talk: A Guide to Talking with Your Adult Children about the Rest of Your Life

Timothy Prosch - McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Format: Paperback

A one-of-a-kind practical guide to making the tough decisions parents and their adult children inevitably faceIt was a rite of passage for you to have the Talk with your kids about the beginning of life (as in the birds and the bees). As you get older, you need to have the Other Talk--about...
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How to Start a Home-Based Event Planning Business

Jill S. Moran - Taylor Trade Publishing; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Print book

Event planning continues to be a thriving business area for the motivated entrepreneur. This fourth edition includes updated ideas about creating business plans, balancing home and work, building a client base, and a more in-depth discussion on the role of social media in your event planning...
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Business Finance Basics: Learn What You Need in 2 Hours

Michael F. O'Keefe - Nova Vista
Format: Paperback

Between 40 and 70 percent of start-up businesses fail in their first four years, mostly because of money problems. Even growth can kill you! Unlike many other business finance books, this one shows you how to recognize if you need outside help-- getting funding, planning cash flow, growing...
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Driving Honda: Inside the World's Most Innovative Car Company

Jeffrey Rothfeder - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

For decades there have been two iconic Japanese auto companies. One has been endlessly studied and written about. The other has been generally underappreciated and misunderstood. Until now.Since its birth as a motorcycle company in 1949, Honda has steadily grown into the world’s fifth...
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MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom

Tony Robbins - Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD

Tony Robbins has coached and inspired more than 50 million people from over 100 countries. More than 4 million people have attended his live events. Oprah Winfrey calls him “super-human.” Now for the first time—in his first book in two decades—he’s turned to the topic...
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Graduate to a Great Career: How Smart Students, New Graduates and Young Professionals Can Launch Brand YOU

Catherine Kaputa - Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format: Print book

This is the most important moment in your career. Branding guru Catherine Kaputa will show you how to get it right.In today's job market, competition is fierce. After college, many graduates fall back to earth with a bump and struggle to launch a career in their chosen field. Graduate...
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Good for You, Great for Me: Finding the Trading Zone and Winning at Win-Win Negotiation

Lawrence Susskind - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

You've read the classic on win-win negotiating, Getting to Yes ... but so have they, the folks you are now negotiating with. How can you get a leg up ... and win?"Win-win" negotiation is an appealing idea on an intellectual level: Find the best way to convince the other...
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What More Can I Say?: Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It

Dianna Daniels Booher - Prentice Hall Press
Format:  Print book : English : First editionView all editions and formats

An essential guidebook for honing business communication skills...  Communications expert Dianna Booher provides an essential nine-point checklist for success in the art of communication and persuasion—for building solid relationships, and for increasing credibility in the workplace....
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Changing the Conversation: The 17 Principles of Conflict Resolution

Dana Caspersen - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

The seventeen key principles for transforming conflict - in a beautiful package from the creator of The 48 Laws of PowerFrom Joost Elffers, the packaging genius behind the huge New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, and The Art of Seduction, comes this...
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Start Your Own Retail Business and More: Brick-and-Mortar Stores • Online • Mail Order • Kiosks

The Staff of Entrepreneur Media - Entrepreneur Press; Fourth Edition edition
Format: Print book

OPEN THE STORE OF YOUR DREAMS: START YOUR OWN RETAIL BUSINESSAt more than a trillion dollars, retail is one of the fastest-growing - and fastest-changing - segments of the economy. Apps, pop-up shops, and online shopping have made it easier to reach, interact with, sell to, and gain loyal...
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DK Essential Managers: Effective Communication

James S O'Rourke - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

DK Essential Managers: Effective Communication is the visual guide that gives you all the know-how you need to be a more effective manager. Now newly updated with an all-new graphic approach to explaining key techniques and skills, the best-selling DK Essential Managers: Effective Communication...
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The Debt Escape Plan: How to Free Yourself From Credit Card Balances, Boost Your Credit Score, and Live Debt-Free

Beverly Harzog - Career Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

"Don't let excessive debt and poor credit hold you back! Reclaim your financial life using the proven strategies and motivational tools found throughout The Debt Escape Plan. Along the way, you'll be amused by Beverly Harzog's humor and inspired by her considerable been-there,...
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Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers

Robert Sher - Bibliomotion
Format: Hardcover

Midsized companies are often overlooked by Wall Street and mainstream media outlets, though they are an integral part of national economics. Thus it’s important for national economic success to have a thriving midsized company sector. But that is not easy to do, largely because the factors...
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Make Change Work for You: 10 Ways to Future-Proof Yourself, Fearlessly Innovate, and Succeed Despite Uncer tainty

Scott Steinberg - Perigee Books
Format: Hardcover

Finding the courage to embrace change and take chances is the only way to succeed.Business, culture, and competitive landscapes have fundamentally changed, but basic principles and best practices for succeeding and future-proofing both yourself and your organization haven't. With a mix of compelling...
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Get Scrappy: Smarter Digital Marketing for Businesses Big and Small

Nick Westergaard - Amacom
Format: Hardcover

It's an exciting time to be in marketing: The Internet, social media, and content marketing are powerful equalizers, resetting the playing field for businesses large and small. Yet, it's also a challenging time, with much work to do and an ever-changing array of platforms, features,...
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The Real Cost of Fracking: How America's Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food

Michelle Bamberger - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

A pharmacologist and a veterinarian pull back the curtain on the human and animal health effects of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking" Across the country, fracking - the extraction of natural gas by hydraulic fracturing - is being touted as the nation's answer to energy independence...
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