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Shortcut Your Startup: Speed Up Success with Unconventional Advice from the Trenches
Courtney Reum - Gallery/Jeter Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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From the Reum brothers - former Goldman Sachs investment bankers, successful operators, and investors - comes Shortcut Your Startup, a practical playbook for both aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs, filled with unconventional yet accessible advice for maximizing your business venture.Courtney... |
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Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business
Kim Walsh-Phillips - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Paperback
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SELL MORE WITH INSTAGRAMAre you ready to tap into Instagram's booming network of 600 million viable customers? With the Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business, social media marketing expert Kim Walsh-Phillips gives you the tools you need to get your due return on investment out of Instagram.... |
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That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know
Joanne Lipman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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First things first: There will be no man shaming in That's What She Said. A recent Harvard study found that corporate "diversity training" has actually made the gender gap worse - in part because it makes men feel demonized. Women, meanwhile, have been told closing the gender... |
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The Job: Work and Its Future in a Time of Radical Change
Ellen Ruppel Shell - Currency
Format: Hardcover
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Critically acclaimed journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell uncovers the true cost--political, economic, social, and personal--of America's mounting anxiety over jobs, and what we can do to regain control over our working lives.Since 1973, our productivity has grown almost six times faster than... |
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Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway to Wealth & Prosperity
Dean Graziosi - Hay House Inc.; Updated edition
Format: Hardcover
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NEW EDITION--REVISED AND UPDATED with all-new chapters on productivity! Legendary business coach and entrepreneur Dean Graziosi takes you from where you are in life to where you want to be, using simple tools to reshape daily routines and open new doors... |
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Austria - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Peter Gieler - Kuperard
Format: Paperback
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Austria has produced some of the world's finest composers, dazzled us with an imperial Baroque architecture, and led the way with groundbreaking psychoanalysis. It has taught us to waltz, defined what a real coffee house is, and given us one of Europe's most popular winter playgrounds.... |
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From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
Howard Schultz - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks, a bold, dramatic work about the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in American society today - as viewed through the intimate lens of one man's life and work. What do we owe one another? How do we channel our drive,... |
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Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa
Rachelle Chase - The History Press
Format: Paperback
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Some have called Buxton a Black Utopia. In the town of five thousand residents, established in 1900, African Americans and Caucasians lived, worked and attended school together. It was a thriving, one-of-a-kind coal mining town created by the Consolidation Coal Company. This inclusive approach... |
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A Dozen Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Trenholme J Griffin - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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From profiles and interviews with the world's leading venture capitalists and high-profile coaches of business founders, A Dozen Lessons distills a set of bedrock methods for approaching business questions and creating value. The veteran business writer Tren Griffin takes the reader... |
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The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable
Rosa L. DeLauro - The New Press
Format: Hardcover
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The outspoken Connecticut Congresswoman's impassioned defense of America's safety net during Tea Party times Cynical politicians like Paul Ryan and Donald Trump argue that the people of the United States would be better off without food stamps, Obamacare, and workplace protections. Congresswoman... |
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Tax Savvy for Small Business: A Complete Tax Strategy Guide
Frederick W Daily - NOLO
Format: Other Sellers from
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Create a business tax strategy that will save you time, energy, and money Getting your tax matters on track will free up your time to do what really counts: run a profitable business. Tax Savvy for Small Business shows you how to: deduct operating expenses deduct travel, vehicle, and meal... |
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The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties
PAUL COLLIER - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Bill Gates's Five Books for Summer Reading 2019From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it.Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of the United States and other Western societies:... |
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Energy: A Human History
RICHARD RHODES - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time - wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond.People have lived and died, businesses have prospered and failed, and nations have risen to world power... |
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Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption
Ben Mezrich - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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From Ben Mezrich, the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, comes Bitcoin Billionaires--the fascinating story of brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss's big bet on crypto-currency and its dazzling pay-off.... |
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How Money Works: The Facts Visually Explained
Dk. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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A user-friendly guide to understanding key financial concepts, How Money Works takes a highly visual approach to this topic, using bold infographics with clear, jargon-free text to make finances and economics easy to understand.How Money Works looks at how governments control money, how companies... |
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Social Security For Dummies
Jonathan Peterson - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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For the newest edition, laws, dates and resources will be updated, new policies will be discussed, in relation to social security. Since its inception in 1937, workers across the United States have set aside a portion of their wages to fund the Social Security Administration. For many,... |
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Downhill from Here: Retirement Insecurity in the Age of Inequality
Katherine S. Newman - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover
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A sharp examination of the looming financial catastrophe of retirement in America.As millions of Baby Boomers reach their golden years, the state of retirement in America is little short of a disaster. Nearly half the households with people aged 55 and older have no retirement savings at all.... |
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How to Retire with Enough Money: And How to Know What Enough Is
Teresa Ghilarducci - Workman Publishing
Format: Print book
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Here is a single-sit read than can change the course of your retirement. Written by Dr. Teresa Ghilarducci, an economics professor, a retirement and savings specialist, and a trustee to two retiree health-care trusts worth over $54 billion, How to Retire with Enough Money cuts through... |
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Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig
Scott Bradlee - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the creator of the sensation Postmodern Jukebox--with millions of fans globally--comes an inspirational memoir about discovering what you love and turning it into a creative movement. With student loan debt piling up and no lucrative gigs around the corner, Scott Bradlee found himself... |
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The Forever Letter: Writing What We Believe For Those We Love
ELANA ZAIMAN - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback
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Connect with your family and friends in a meaningful way through the forever letter, a message to impart your values, articulate your feelings, and deepen relationships. Elana Zaiman transforms the little-known Jewish tradition of writing an ethical will into an important tool for anyone... |
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Truffle Boy: My Unexpected Journey Through the Exotic Food Underground
Ian Purkayastha - Hachette Books
Format: Print book
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"[Ian Purkayastha] has a true, deep expertise in everything he sells--caviar, truffles, fish. He knows the stories that we need to sell the stuff tableside . . . he can disrupt the entire luxury foods market." ---From the Foreword by David Chang Ian Purkayastha is New York City's... |
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Knock em Dead: The Ultimate Job Search Guide
Martin John Yate - Adams Media
Format: Paperback
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Completely updated with new material, this bestselling job search guide can help you keep up with changes in the job market - from updating the language of your resume to using social media networking to make professional connections that are essential in finding new employment opportunities.For... |
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ThriftStyle: The Ultimate Bargain Shopper's Guide to Smart Fashion
Allison Engel - Imagine
Format: Paperback
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"A must-have guide for bargain-hunting fashionistas looking to make a statement without sabotaging their budgets. In this photo-filled, easy-to-use resource, shoppers will learn to navigate the racks of their local consignment shop, spot name brands like Versace, Dior, and Burberry,... |
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Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story
Alexandra Wolfe - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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In a riveting, hilarious account, reporter Alexandra Wolfe exposes a world that is not flat but bubbling - the men and women of Silicon Valley, whose hubris and ambition are changing the world.Each year, young people from around the world go to Silicon Valley to hatch an idea, start a company,... |
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Scholarship Handbook 2018
COLLEGE BOARD. - College Board
Format: Paperback
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The Scholarship Handbook 2018 is organized to quickly lead students to real college funding opportunities, including scholarship, internship and loan programs offered by foundations, charitable organizations, and state and federal government agencies. Every entry is verified by the College... |
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The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
Cait Flanders - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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The Year of Less In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized... |
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Resume: The Definitive Guide on Writing a Professional Resume to Land You Your Dream Job
David Barron - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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Write A Perfect Resume For Any Job Posting With These Strategies! What if you no longer dreaded tailoring your resume for every job posting, and wondering what to include or omit? Imagine if you fully understood exactly what hiring managers are looking for when scanning resumes, and how you could... |
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Women & Money
Suze Orman - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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The million-copy #1 New York Times bestseller, revised and updated with a whole new financial plan for 2018, for women who want short-term clarity and long-term security.The message of Suze Orman's phenomenal bestseller Women & Money resonates as deeply today as it did when... |
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The Capitalist Code: It Can Save Your Life
Ben Stein - Humanix Books
Format: Hardcover
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In his entertaining and informative style that has captivated generations, beloved New York Times bestselling author, actor, and financial expert Ben Stein sets the record straight about capitalism in the United States - it is not the "rigged system" young people are led to believe.... |
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Faster, Higher, Farther: The Volkswagen Scandal
JACK EWING - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A shocking expos of Volkswagen's fraud by the New York Times reporter who covered the scandal.In mid-2015, Volkswagen proudly reached its goal of surpassing Toyota as the world's largest automaker. A few months later, the EPA disclosed that Volkswagen had installed software in 11 million... |
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I.M.: A Memoir
Isaac Mizrahi - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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Isaac Mizrahi is sui generis. Designer. Cabaret singer. Talk show host. He's a pop culture icon unlike any fashion designer of recent memory, just as likely to be recognized walking down Main Street USA as Madison Avenue NYC. Yet ever since he shot to fame in the 1980s, the private Isaac... |
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WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game
Abby Wambach - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover
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Based on her inspiring, viral 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College's graduates in New York City, New York Times bestselling author, two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach delivers her empowering rally cry for women to unleash their individual... |
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Creating Things That Matter: The Art and Science of Innovations That Last
David A Edwards - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Most things we create will not matter. This book is about creating things that do, from a master innovator who brings science and art together in his cutting edge labs.Art and science are famous opposites. Contemporary innovation mostly keeps them far apart. But in this book, David Edwards... |
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Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life
Lea Berman - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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A guide to personal and professional empowerment through civility and social skills, written by two White House Social Secretaries who offer an important fundamental message - everyone is important and everyone deserves to be treated well.Former White House social secretaries Lea Berman,... |
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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter
DAN ARIELY - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Blending humor and behavioral economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better... |
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Hong Kong - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Clare Vickers - Kuperard
Format: Paperback
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Visitors marvel at Hong Kong's breathtaking location, its amazing architecture, its exciting shopping, and its fine dining. And yet it is a land of opposites - of order juxtaposed with chaos, of ancient etiquette and seemingly abrupt manners, a place where rich and poor live in close proximity.... |
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Maximize Your Medicare
Jae W Oh - GH2 Publishing Group , LLC
Format: Paperback
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WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT THE MAXIMIZE YOUR MEDICARE: * "...the Medicare bible as far as I am concerned...." * "...in plain-spoken English that everyone can understand." * "the only book that describes a strategy that works now, and in the future..." Maximize... |
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Success Through Diversity: Why the Most Inclusive Companies Will Win
Carol Fulp - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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Explores how investing in a racially and ethnically diverse workforce will help make contemporary businesses more dynamic, powerful, and profitableIn our fast-changing demographic landscape, companies that proactively embrace diversity in all areas of their operations will be best poised... |
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Globalization and its Discontents: Expanded Edition
JOSEPH E STIGLITZ - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz's landmark book, now with a new foreword.When it was first published, Globalization and Its Discontents quickly became a bestseller and a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz argued... |
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Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself to More Money, Love, Health, and Happiness Now
CHRISTIAN MICKELSEN - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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Self-made multimillionaire, CEO of Future Force, Inc., and personal coach Christian Mickelsen is on a mission to awaken humanity to the oceans of abundance in money, love, health, happiness, and success that lie within each of us. By recognizing the infinite abundance we all possess, we will... |
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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
PRIYA PARKER - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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A bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together--at work, at home, in our communities, and beyond.In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive--which they don't have to be. We rely... |
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The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy
Andrea Flynn - Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Why do black families own less than white families? Why does school segregation persist decades after Brown v. Board of Education? Why is it harder for black adults to vote than for white adults? Will addressing economic inequality solve racial and gender inequality as well? This book answers... |
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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
Project Management Institute - Project Management Institute
Format: Paperback
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The PMBOK Guide-Sixth Edition - PMI's flagship publication has been updated to reflect the latest good practices in project management. New to the Sixth Edition, each knowledge area will contain a section entitled Approaches for Agile, Iterative and Adaptive Environments, describing... |
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The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World
Nilofer Merchant - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"For any would-be activists who hear the voice: 'not me' or 'not now,' Merchant makes the strong case for 'yes you' and 'yes now' - and even shows you how to jump in." - Van Jones, host of CNN's The Messy Truth, author of Rebuild the Dream and The Green Collar... |
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Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business
Maynard Webb - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Wise, practical, and profitable letters to entrepreneurs, leaders, managers, and business owners in every field -- from a leading executive, investor, and business founderMore than 600,000 new businesses are launched each year. How can a start-up find the funding it needs to survive? When,... |
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Brand Now: How to Stand Out in a Crowded, Distracted World
Nick Westergaard - AMACOM
Format: Hardcover
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Capture their attention-and keep it! With the rise of digital media, you'd think it would be easier than ever to be heard. Yet, most messages fail to cut through the clutter. Consumers are overwhelmed. Ads alone aren't effective. And you can't just churn out content and connect... |
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Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great
Carmine Gallo - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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"As technology threatens to displace countless jobs and skills, the ability to communicate is becoming more important than ever. This book is full of examples to help you get better at transporting your thoughts and emotions into the minds of other people." -- Adam Grant, New... |
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Out Front: How Women Can Become Engaging, Memorable, and Fearless Speakers
Deborah Shames - BenBella Books
Format: Print book
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Every Woman Has a Voice - Now, Make It HeardNow, more than ever, the business, social and political landscape is ripe for women to accomplish their goals. Women are entering law, medical, and graduate school in equal numbers to men. Two women are running for the highest office in the United... |
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Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Erin Lowry - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Get Your Financial Life Together (#GYFLT) ! If you're a cash-strapped 20- or 30-something, it's easy to get freaked out by finances. But you're not doomed to spend your life drowning in debt or mystified by money. It's time to stop scraping by and take... |
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Chile - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Caterina Perrone - Kuperard
Format: Paperback
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Chile is a land of contrast and surprise, flanked by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Andes to the east, the forbidding salt basins of the Atacama Desert to the north - with a verdant Central Valley and Cape Horn at its southern extremity. The Chilean people, too, are surprising: on one hand... |
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The Career Manifesto: Discover Your Calling and Create an Extraordinary Life
Mike Steib - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover
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An action-oriented guide to help anyone find their calling and achieve their goals, inspired by the author's popular blog post with the same titleThe Career Manifesto presents an inspiring and refreshingly simple approach to finding your passion and purpose and then jumpstarting... |
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Let Them See You: The Guide for Leveraging Your Diversity at Work
Porter Braswell - Lorena Jones Books
Format: Hardcover
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The guide to getting hired, being promoted, and thriving professionally for the 40 million people of color in the workplace - from the CEO and cofounder of Jopwell, the leading career advancement platform for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals. Let Them See You... |
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Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot--and Relaunch Their Careers
Wendy Sachs - AMACOM
Format: Hardcover
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Unapologetic . . . and unstoppable! We are in the midst of a wild job market. Technology has disrupted nearly every industry, blowing up many careers, but creating millions more. Many women feel forced to pivot to stay relevant, while others choose to pivot to keep engaged. Or we may be struggling... |
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Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
Brian Alexander - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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For readers of Hillbilly Elegy and Strangers in Their Own Land**A New York Post Must-Read Book, a Newsweek Best New Book, one of The Week's 20 Books to Read in 2017, one of Bustle's 16 Best Nonfiction Books Coming in February 2017**"A devastating... |
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Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular
Derek Thompson - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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Nothing "goes viral." If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today's crowded media environment, you're missing the real story. Each blockbuster has a secret history - of power, influence, dark broadcasters, and passionate... |
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This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See
SETH GODIN - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Real marketing isn't about racking up clicks and tweets; it's about connection, empathy, and making a difference.Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses,... |
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Best Before: The Evolution and Future of Processed Food
Nicola Temple - Bloomsbury Sigma
Format: Hardcover
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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 Trump Tax Cut: Your Personal Guide to the New Tax Law
Eva Rosenberg EA - Humanix Books
Format: Paperback
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President Trumps tax cut reduced taxes by $5 trillion. Now The Trump Tax Cut shows how you can benefit from hundreds of deductions, loopholes and tax secrets. Youll also read about the "Trump Tax Loophole" that can slash your personal taxes by an additional 20% instantly! Thats... |
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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
Jesse Eisinger - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jesse Eisinger, a blistering account of corporate greed and impunity, and the reckless, often anemic response from the Department of Justice.Why were no bankers put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do CEOs seem to commit wrongdoing... |
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time
Stephen Elias - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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This plain-English guide to decide if Chapter 13 is right for you and to learn how to keep valuable property and discharge your unsecured debts. Chapter 13 legal concepts, procedures, and monetary calculations can be tricky. Nolo's Chapter 13 Bankruptcy breaks down the Chapter 13 process... |
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Creating Great Choices: A Leader's Guide to Integrative Thinking
Jennifer Riel - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Move Beyond Trade-Off ThinkingWhen it comes to our hardest choices, it can seem as though making trade-offs is inevitable. But what about those crucial times when accepting the obvious trade-off just isn't good enough What do we do when the choices in front of us don't get us what we need... |
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Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business
TIFFANI D BOVA - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Do you know the best way to drive your company's growth? If not, it's time to boost your Growth IQ.Trying to find the one right move that will improve your business's performance can feel overwhelming. But, as you'll discover in Growth IQ, there are just ten simple--but... |
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AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip
Jean Chatzky - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover
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Two of the world's leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth that could add years to your life and dollars to your retirement savings.All the money in the world doesn't mean a thing if we can't get out of bed. And the healthiest body in the world won't stay that way if we're... |
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Transforming the Clunky Organization: Pragmatic Leadership Skills for Breaking Inertia
Samuel B Bacharach - Cornell Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Organizations, like people, get stuck! They get ensnared in routines and processes, and they fall back into old habits. This is the dangerous period of inertia, the period that precedes failure, when organizations show signs of sluggishness.In Transforming the Clunky Organization Samuel... |
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Women, Minorities, and Other Extraordinary People: The New Path for Workforce Diversity
Barbara B. Adams PsyD - Greenleaf Book Group Press
Format: Hardcover
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Diverse, inclusive organizations have a distinct business advantage over other organizations. They innovate faster, outperform other companies, and even produce higher financial returns. Workforce diversity, as a business strategy, drives success and can transform a company. But inclusive... |
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Making It: Why Manufacturing Still Matters
Louis Uchitelle - The New Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the longtime New York Times economics correspondent, a closely reported argument for the continuing importance of industry for American prosperity In the 1950s manufacturing generated nearly 30 percent of U.S. income. Over the past fifty-five years that share has gradually... |
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The Industries of the Future
Alec Ross - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what's next for the world: the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years, and how we can navigate them.While Alec Ross was working as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State, he traveled to forty-one... |
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Reset: Business and Society in the New Social Landscape
James R Rubin - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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As consumers, our access to -- and appetite for -- information about what and how we buy continues to grow. Powered by social media, increasingly we look at the companies behind the products and are disappointed when their actions do not meet our expectations. With engaged citizens acting... |
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Trump's War: His Battle for America
MICHAEL SAVAGE - CENTER ST
Format: Print book
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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} The wall, taxes, tariffs, deportations, Obamacare, guns, military strength, schools, abortion, religion - what will the new president do? The "Godfather of Trumpmania,"... |
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Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity
Condoleezza Rice - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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Political risk -- the chance that political action could impact a company's business -- is changing fast. Here are the essential lessons, corrective measures, and counterintuitive insights for executives, entrepreneurs and investors to navigate an uncertain, volatile world.From New York... |
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This I Know: Marketing Lessons from Under the Influence
TERRY O'REILLY - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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Terry O'Reilly, host of the popular radio show Under the Influence, provides the best stories about smart marketing for small business. In Terry's gifted presentation, This I Know is more than applied business techniques. It offers a unique view of contemporary life through the lens... |
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Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Adam Tooze - Viking
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From a prizewinning economic historian, an eye-opening reinterpretation of the 2008 economic crisis (and its ten-year aftermath) as a global event that directly led to the shockwaves being felt around the world today.
In September 2008 President George Bush could still describe... |
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Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs, 4th Edition: Care, Facilities, Management, Breeds
Kelly Klober - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover
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Stressing the importance of sustainable and environmentally friendly farming practices, farmer Kelly Klober provides expert advice on making any size hog operation more efficient and profitable in Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs. The most comprehensive book available on the topic, this... |
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Student Debt: A Reference Handbook
William Elliott, III - ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover
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Offering answers to essential questions about student debt and many connected issues, this book examines student debt in the United States at every stage of the process -- from the banks that issue the loans to the colleges and universities that collect the payments.* Provides a thorough... |
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How to Make It: 25 Makers Share the Secrets to Building a Creative Business
Erin Austen Abbott - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book
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This is the ultimate tell-all, show-all guide to making a living by making things. Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, How to Make It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices... |
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Buy it, rent it, profit! : make money as a landlord in any real estate market
Bryan M Chavis - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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Now updated for today s bullish real estate market, this is the go-to, classic entrepreneurial guide for landlords and real estate investors who want to buy and manage rental properties for long-term wealth. There s never been a better time for buying rental properties interest rates are low and credit... |
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy
MICHAEL LEWIS - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?"The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments,... |
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Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success
Benjamin Hardy - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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If you're relying on willpower alone to help you lose weight, improve your relationships, or achieve more at work, you're doomed to fail. The environment around us is far too powerful, stimulating, addicting, and stressful to overcome by white knuckling. The only way to stop just surviving... |
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Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato
Mike Tyson - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times-bestselling memoirist comes an intimate look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D'Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson's surrogate father. When Cus D'Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson... |
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Ted Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Chris Anderson - Harper Business
Format: Paperback
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A must-read insiders guide to creating unforgettable speeches and changing peoples minds.Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audiences worldview; it can be more powerful than anything in written form. This "invaluable guide" (Publishers... |
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There's More to Financial Planning Than Financial Planning
Brian Zeek - Morgan James Publishing
Format: Paperback
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There's More to Financial Planning than Financial Planning doesn't simply cover the obvious topics in personal finance. Brian Zeek and Dee Dee Brooks present a comprehensive picture of financial planning that includes everything from car insurance to the ins and outs of a home mortgage... |
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The Fundable Startup: How Disruptive Companies Attract Capital
Fred M Haney - SelectBooks
Format: Hardcover
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If you are the founder of a high-tech startup company, you know it's a daunting task, and the odds of success are slim. All founders dream of achieving a rewarding outcome like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, but few reach such a pinnacle. In The Fundable Startup: How Disruptive Companies... |
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The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th-Century Journalism
MITCHELL STEPHENS - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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The first and definitive biography of an audacious adventurer -- the most famous journalist of his time -- who more than anyone invented contemporary journalism.Tom Brokaw says: "Lowell Thomas so deserves this lively account of his legendary life. He was a man for all seasons."Few... |
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The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
James M Kouzes - Jossey-Bass
Format: Hardcover
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The most trusted source of leadership wisdom, updated to address today's realities The Leadership Challenge is the gold-standard manual for effective leadership, grounded in research and written by the premier authorities in the field. With deep insight into the complex interpersonal... |
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The Challenge Culture: Why the Most Successful Organizations Run on Pushback
Nigel Travis - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The charismatic, accessible, and down-to-earth CEO of Dunkin' Brands (Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins) shows how positive pushback--the discipline of "questioning everything without trashing anyone"--provides a unique results-oriented way to lead an organization to prosperity.... |
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Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide
Patrice Banks - Touchstone
Format: Paperback
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A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks.Do you feel lost when explaining your car problems to a mechanic? Do you panic... |
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Dealing with Difficult People
ProQuest (Firme) - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback
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At the heart of dealing with difficult people is handling their--and your own--emotions. How do you stay calm in a tough conversation? How do you stay unruffled in the face of passive-aggressive comments? And how do you know if you're difficult to work with?This book explains the research... |
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American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
Shane Bauer - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history.In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for $9 an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana.... |
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Smart Women Love Money: 5 Steps to Financial Empowerment
Alice Finn - Regan Arts
Format: Print book
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How can women achieve true independence and powerful freedom, and follow their passions if they don't understand money? In Smart Women Love Money, wealth management adviser Alice Finn gives women a blueprint of how to make millions - by investing their money the smart way.Two-thirds... |
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The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
CHIP HEATH - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us - and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable... |
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South Africa - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Isabella Morris - Kuperard
Format: Paperback
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South Africa has been described as "A World in One Country" and a "Rainbow Nation." Its landscape ranges from miles of glorious beaches to the inland desert of the Karoo, the sweeping grasslands of the Highveld plateau, and the subtropical bush of the Lowveld. Its ethnic... |
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HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
Richard S Ruback - Harvard Bus Review Press
Format: Print book
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Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards - as well as personal... |
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55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life
Elizabeth White - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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For the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work, unable to find a job, and financially incapable of retiring, here's a practical plan for getting past any blame or shame, overcoming denial, and finding a path to a new normal.Elizabeth White has an impressive... |
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Pause: Harnessing the Life-Changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break
Rachael O'Meara - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck? Discover the power of the pause. Sometimes life throws you for a loop. You're stressed out at your job; you're torn between work and family; your motivation and productivity are taking a nosedive. Your impulse might be to lean in and tough it out,... |
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
GENE KIM - IT Revolution Press
Format: Paperback
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Five years after this sleeper hit took on the world of IT and flipped it on it's head, the 5th Anniversary Edition of The Phoenix Project continues to guide IT in the DevOps revolution. In this newly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Phoenix Project, co-author Gene Kim includes... |
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The Creative's Guide to Starting a Business: How to turn your talent into a career
Harriet Kelsall - Robinson
Format: Paperback
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'A book to devour from start to finish - easy to do as it is accessibly-written and oh so fascinating - and then to dip into later for reference.' - Joanna ReevesDo you have a passion for making beautiful objects? Are you wondering whether you can take the next step and turn your... |
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Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World
Rand Fishkin - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Rand Fishkin, the founder and former CEO of Moz, reveals how traditional Silicon Valley "wisdom" leads far too many startups astray, with the transparency and humor that his hundreds of thousands of blog readers have come to love.Everyone knows how a startup story is supposed... |
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