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Janesville: An American Story
AMY GOLDSTEIN · Simon & Schuster Pages: 368 Format: Paperback
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"A gripping story of psychological defeat and resilience" (Bob Woodward, The Washington Post) - an intimate account of the fallout from the closing of a General Motors assembly plant in Janesville, Wisconsin, and a larger story of the hollowing of the American middle class.This... |
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High Performance Habits
Brendon Burchard · Hay House, Inc. Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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THESE HABITS WILL MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY.Twenty years ago, author Brendon Burchard became obsessed with answering three questions:1. Why do some individuals and teams succeed more quickly than others and sustain that success over the long term?2. Of those who pull it off, why are some... |
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Truth at Work: The Science of Delivering Tough Messages
Mark A Murphy · McGraw-Hill Education Pages: 212 Format: Hardcover
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The truth matters! New York Times bestselling author Mark Murphy returns, with the latest science and techniques for delivering tough messages without causing anger or defensiveness. The greatest workplaces have one thing in common; they speak the truth! And they do it without causing... |
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One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams
CHRIS FUSSELL · Portfolio Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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How could we be so highly competent at the small team level, yet incapable of moving with the same agility as an enterprise? If we did not align behind one mission, our individual capabilities would prove insufficient. We could all be great and still lose. This problem -- which former Navy... |
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Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games
WALT WILLIAMS · Atria Books Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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From the award-winning videogame writer behind Spec Ops: The Line comes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how today's blockbuster video games are made.When his satirical musings in a college newspaper got him discharged from the Air Force, it became clear to Walt Williams that his destiny... |
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Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
Tim Harford · Riverhead Books Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy. Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? And what is the connection between... |
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Social Startup Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference
KATHLEEN KELLY JANUS · Da Capo Lifelong Books Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Kathleen Kelly Janus, a lecturer at the Stanford University Program on Social Entrepreneurship and the founder of the successful social enterprise Spark, set out to investigate what makes a startup succeed or fail. She surveyed more than 200 high-performing social entrepreneurs and interviewed... |
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