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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
William Burnett - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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#1 New York Times Bestseller At last, a book that shows you how to build - design - a life you can thrive in, at any age or stage Designers create worlds and solve problems using design thinking. Look around your office or home - at the tablet or smartphone you may be holding... |
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
Kelton, Stephanie - PUBLICAFFAIRS
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The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades - delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Any ambitious proposal - ranging from... |
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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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Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction
David Enrich - Custom House
Format: Hardcover
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times finance editor David Enrich's explosive expos of the most scandalous bank in the world, revealing its shadowy ties to Donald Trump, Putin's Russia, and Nazi Germany"A jaw-dropping financial thriller" - Philadelphia InquirerOn... |
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StandOut 2.0: Assess Your Strengths, Find Your Edge, Win at Work
Marcus Buckingham - Harvard Business School Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Groundbreaking Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths RevolutionIn the years since the publication of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, millions have come to the simple but powerful realization that to get the most out of people, you must build... |
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Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive
Ned Hallowell - Harvard Bus Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Are you driven to distraction at work?Bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world's leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.You know the feeling: you can't focus; you feel increasingly... |
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Happy Retirement: The Psychology of Reinvention
DK - DK
Format: Print book
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A practical, fully illustrated guide to planning and enjoying retirement, grounded in psychological research.Retirement can bring immense fulfillment but also can be a source of stress, especially today. Retirement: The Psychology of Reinvention uses psychological research and a unique... |
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How to Get Money for College 2017
Peterson's - Peterson Nelnet Co
Format: Print book
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How to Get Money for College is a great resource for students looking to supplement their federal financial aid package with aid from colleges and universities. This comprehensive directory points you to complete and accurate information on need-based and non-need gift aid, loans, work-study,... |
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
JOHN CARREYROU - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from their charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.In 2014,... |
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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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Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family
Bob Chapman - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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"Chapman and coauthor Raj Sisodia show how any organization can reject the traumatic consequences of rolling layoffs, dehumanizing rules, and hypercompetitive cultures. Once you stop treating people like functions or costs, disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents... |
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Zentrepreneur: Get Out of the Way and Lead
John Murphy - Career Press
Format: Paperback
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"Let John Murphy be your guide through the mine fields that accompany any change effort."--Dr. Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager"John Murphy is one of my all-time favorite authors. He is brilliant; and this book is a must-read for any leader or anyone wanting... |
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Take Command: Lessons in Leadership: How to Be a First Responder in Business
Jake Wood - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover
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What do elite members of the military, first responders in the disaster zone, and high-performing leaders in fast-paced, high-pressure, modern day organizations have in common?The ability to have clarity of mind and purpose when surrounded by chaos. To operate at peak performance under... |
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Second Chance: for Your Money, Your Life and Our World
Robert T. Kiyosaki - Plata Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Few would argue with the fact that, on many fronts, we are a world in crisis. And there are two sides to every crisis, be it a leadership crisis, an economic crisis, an education crisis or a moral crisis. The two side to crisis are danger and opportunity.Robert Kiyosaki's new book,... |
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The Case Against Sugar
Gary Taubes - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expos that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent... |
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Dream Year: Make the Leap from a Job You Hate to a Life You Love
Ben Arment - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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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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Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History
Kurt Andersen - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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During the twentieth century, America managed to make its economic and social systems both more and more fair and more and more prosperous. A huge, secure, and contented middle class emerged. All boats rose together. But then the New Deal gave way to the Raw Deal. Beginning in the early... |
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It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
D. Michael Abrashoff - Business Plus; 10 Rev Upd edition
Format: Book
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The story of Captain D. Michael Abrashoff and his command of USS Benfold has become legendary inside and outside the Navy. Now Abrashoff offers this fascinating tale of top-down change for anyone trying to navigate today's uncertain business seas. When Captain Abrashoff took over as commander... |
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Perfect Phrases for Customer Service, Second Edition
Robert Bacal - McGraw-Hill; 2 edition
Format: Paperback
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THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME You've heard it a million times: "The customer is always right." But let’s face it--sometimes the customer is misinformed, confused, or downright difficult. The ability to handle such customers is what separates the serious... |
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The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently
Tony Dungy - Tyndale Momentum; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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"Your only job is to help your players be better." That single idea had a huge impact on Tony Dungy when he heard it from one of his earliest mentors, and it led him to develop the successful leadership style so admired by players and coaches throughout the NFL. Now, a storied... |
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The New York City Triangle Factory Fire
Leigh Benin - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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On March 25, 1911, flames rapidly consumed everything within the Triangle Waist Company factory, killing 146 workers. The victims, mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrant women, died needlessly due to unsafe working conditions, such as locked or blocked doors, narrow stairways, faulty... |
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The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesnt Have to Be Complicated
Helaine Olen - Portfolio/Penguin
Format: Print book
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"THE MOST NOTABLE PERSONAL FINANCE WRITING OF 2013 . . . WAS A HANDWRITTEN 4 6 INDEX CARD." - MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated, and if you don't follow their guidance, you'll end up in the poorhouse.... |
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Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual
David Burkus - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Format: Print book
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A provocative work that challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management - and proves that they are outdated, outmoded, or simply don't work Do open floor plans really work? Are there companies that put their employees' welfare first, and their... |
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Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
David B. Yoffie - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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The authors of the bestselling Competing on Internet Time (a Business Week top 10 book) analyze the strategies, principles, and skills of three of the most successful and influential figures in business - Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs - offering lessons for all managers and entrepreneurs... |
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Christopher Voss - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations - whether in the boardroom or at home.After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator... |
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Head in the Cloud: Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up
William Poundstone - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The real-world value of knowledge in the mobile-device age. More people know who Khloe Kardashian is than who Rene Descartes was. Most cant find Delaware on a map, correctly spell the word occurrence, or name the largest ocean on the planet. But how important is it to fill our heads with... |
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Rising Above a Toxic Workplace: Taking Care of Yourself in an Unhealthy Environment
Gary D Chapman - Northfield Publishing; New Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Toxic organizations are rife with conflict, fear and anger. The environment causes people to have physiological responses as if they're in a fight-or-flight situation. Healthy people become ill. Colds, flu and stress-related illnesses such as heart attacks are more common. By contrast,... |
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Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
General Stanley McChrystal - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization THE OLD RULES NO LONGER APPLY . . . When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in 2004, he quickly realized... |
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Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growthand How to Fix It
DAMBISA MOYO - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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From an internationally acclaimed economist, a provocative call to jump-start economic growth by aggressively overhauling liberal democracyAround the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growing inequality have rebelled against established governments and turned to political... |
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Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World
Matt Parker - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
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An international bestsellerThe book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, "When am I ever going to use this in the real world?" "Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining, Humble Pi is a charming and very readable guide to some... |
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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work
Chip Heath - Crown Business; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions.? Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities:... |
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The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from America's Grasp
Marin Katusa - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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How the massive power shift in Russia threatens the political dominance of the United States There is a new cold war underway, driven by a massive geopolitical power shift to Russia that went almost unnoticed across the globe. In The Colder War: How the Global Energy Trade Slipped from... |
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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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Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism
Bartow J. Elmore - W W Norton
Format: Hardcover
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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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Out of the Maze: An A-mazing Way to Get Unstuck
P SPENCER JOHNSON - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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The posthumous sequel to Who Moved My Cheese?, the classic parable that became a worldwide sensation.Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers relief for an evergreen problem: unanticipated and unwelcome change. Now its long-awaited sequel digs deeper, to show how readers... |
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The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's Memoir
Joe Ricketts - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, shares the epic inside story of how a working-class kid from the Nebraska prairie took on Wall Street's clubby brokerage business, busted it open, and walked away a billionaire. Joe Ricketts always had the gift of seeing what others missed. The son of a house... |
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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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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A curious mind : the secret to a bigger life
Brian Grazer - Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Format: Print book
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"From Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Grazer and acclaimed business journalist Charles Fishman comes a brilliantly entertaining peek into the weekly "curiosity conversations" that have inspired Grazer to create some of America's favorite and iconic movies and television... |
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Head ball coach : doing it differently. and winning
Steve Spurrier - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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In this New York Times Bestseller, College football's most colorful, endearing, and successful pioneer, Steve Spurrier, shares his story of a life in football -- from growing up in Tennessee to winning the Heisman Trophy to playing and coaching in the pros to leading the Florida... |
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The Farm to Market Handbook: How to create a profitable business from your small farm
Janet Hurst - Voyageur Press; First edition
Format: Book
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Transform your pastime into your livelihood. If your sweet corn is tall, your brood of chickens is beautiful, and your half-dozen goats give delicious milk, then you know firsthand the rewards of running a small farm. But what if you could turn that Do-It-Yourself hobby into a long-term... |
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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Jim Mattis - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis - the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time - and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat... |
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Life's Bulldozer Moments: How Adversity Leads to Success in Life and Business
Donato Tramuto - Hamilton Books
Format: Paperback
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Donato Tramuto felt bulldozed by life as a child when he lost most of his hearing to an ear infection that left him isolated and treated as a failure. A succession of tragedies rocked his world, including a last minute decision to change his plans to fly out of Logan Airport on 9/11 on the same... |
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Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges
Joanna Barsh - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Hardcover
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Powerful, unvarnished advice for growing through the work challenges all aspiring leaders faceThe business world is full of catchphrases: follow your passion; think positive; be authentic; suck it up; take risks; network. All well-intentioned, but let's be honest. This inch-deep advice... |
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Get What's Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security
Laurence J. Kotlikoff - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Learn the secrets to maximizing your Social Security benefits and earn up to thousands of dollars more each year with expert advice that you can't get anywhere else.Want to know how to navigate the forbidding maze of Social Security and emerge with the highest possible benefits? You could... |
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Edison
Edmund Morris - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history. Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly remembered only... |
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The Rule: How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Lifeand How You Can Too
Larry Hite - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Hardcover
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The empowering story of Larry Hite's unlikely rise to the top of the hedge fund world -- with critical insights and lessons you can take to the bank In The Rule, legendary trader and hedge fund pioneer Larry Hite recounts his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn as a dyslexic, partially... |
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Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most
Hendrie Weisinger - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover
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Nobody performs better under pressure. Regardless of the task, pressure ruthlessly diminishes our judgment, decision-making, attention, dexterity, and performance in every professional and personal arena. In Performing Under Pressure, Drs. Hendrie Weisinger and J.P. Pawliw-Fry introduce... |
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The Daily Edge: Simple Strategies to Increase Efficiency and Make an Impact Every Day
David Horsager - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Format: Print book
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Wall Street Journal bestselling author David Horsager frequently hears executives lament that their hands are more than full trying to balance the barrage of tasks they face on a daily basis. While he never set out to be a productivity expert, Horsager realized that over the years he has developed... |
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The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute
Zac Bissonnette - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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A bestselling journalist delivers the never-before-told story of the plush animalcraze that became the tulip mania of the 1990s In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to BeanieBabies. In just three years, collectors who saw the toys as ameans of speculation made creator... |
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Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done
Laura Vanderkam - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Learn to savor life's best moments--no matter how busy you are--through mindset shifts that alter your perception of time.Laura Vanderkam, the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, isn't like other time-management gurus. She's not trying to shave... |
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Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be
Marshall Goldsmith - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover
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In his powerful new book, bestselling author and world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life.Do you ever find that you are not the patient, compassionate problem solver you believe yourself... |
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82 Days on Okinawa: A Memoir of the Pacific's Greatest Battle
Shaw, Art - WILLIAM MORROW
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In celebration of the 75th anniversary, a riveting first-hand account of the Battle of Okinawa--the Pacific War's "bloodiest battle of all" (New York Times) --from the first officer ashore, who served at the front for the battle's entire 82-day duration, heroism that... |
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Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg - Random House
Format: Print book
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From the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon The Power of Habit comes a fascinating new book that explores the science of productivity, and why, in today's world, managing how you think - rather than what you think - can transform your life. A young... |
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Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Jeff Sutherland - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover
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We live in a world that is broken. For those who believe that there must be a more efficient way for people to get things done, here from Scrum pioneer Jeff Sutherland is a brilliantly discursive, thought-provoking book about the management process that is changing the way we live. ... |
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Bad with Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together
Gaby Dunn - Atria Books
Format: Paperback
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The beloved writer-comedian expands on her popular podcast with an engaging and empowering financial literacy book for Millennials and Gen Z. In the first episode of her "Bad With Money" podcast, Gaby Dunn asked patrons at a coffee shop two questions: First, what's your favorite... |
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The Common Thread of Overcoming Adversity and Living Your Dreams
Jerry Gladstone - Morgan James
Format: Print book
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Is it your turn to be a super achiever? Could you learn from the world's most successful people like Bill O'Reilly, Marc Cuban, Montel Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Snoop Dog, Gloria Gaynor, Randy Couture and others? |
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JumpStart Your Thinking: A 90-Day Improvement Plan
John C Maxwell - Center St, 2015.
Format: Print book
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#1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell shares the secrets to success in this 90-day guide, based on his book Thinking For a Change. Maxwell provides the wisdom and inspiration you need to become a better thinker and achieve your dreams by mastering the eleven types of successful... |
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Be Obsessed or Be Average
Grant Cardone - Portfolio/Penguin
Format: Print book
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From the millionaire entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of The 10X Rule comes a bold and contrarian wake-up call for anyone truly ready for success. Before Grant Cardone built five successful companies (and counting) , became a multimillionare, and wrote bestselling books...he... |
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Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers
Lisa Kivirist - New Society Publishers
Format: Print book
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Women in agriculture are sprouting up in record numbers, but they face a host of distinct challenges and opportunities. Blending What Color is Your Parachute-style career advice with sustainable agriculture practices viewed through a gender lens, Soil Sisters provides a wealth... |
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The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future
Steve Case - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER One of America's most accomplished entrepreneurs - a pioneer who made the Internet part of everyday life and orchestrated the largest merger in the history of business - shares a roadmap for how anyone can succeed in a world... |
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
Naomi Klein - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The most important book yet from the author of the international bestseller The Shock Doctrine, a brilliant explanation of why the climate crisis challenges us to abandon the core "free market" ideology of our time, restructure the global economy, and remake our political... |
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Destination Dixie: Tourism and Southern History
Karen L Cox - University Press of Florida
Format: Book
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Once upon a time, it was impossible to drive through the South without coming across signs to "See Rock City" or similar tourist attractions. From battlegrounds to birthplaces, and sites in between, heritage tourism has always been part of how the South attracts visitors - and defines... |
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown - Crown Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people's agendas?... |
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I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time
Laura Vanderkam - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone has an opinion, anecdote, or horror story about women and work. Now the acclaimed author of What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast shows how real working women with families are actually making the most of their time. "Having it all" has become the subject... |
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The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues
Patrick M Lencioni - John Wiley & Sons
Format: Print book
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In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player. In The Ideal... |
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Capital and Ideology
Thomas Piketty - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty's bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized... |
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The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do. Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger) , a hip hop icon... |
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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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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Sven Beckert - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZEPULITZER PRIZE FINALISTThe epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding... |
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Great at Work: How Top Performers Work Less and Achieve More
Henri Vernes - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance - based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.Why do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues... |
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Secret Societies and Clubs in American History
David Luhrssen - Abc-Clio Inc
Format: Print book
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Grounded in extensive historical research, this eye-opening survey reveals the long-undervalued role secret societies have played in American history. |
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Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want
Rachel Cruze - Ramsey Press
Format: Hardcover
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In Love Your Life, Not Theirs, Rachel Cruze shines a spotlight on the most damaging money habit we have: comparing ourselves to others. Then she unpacks seven essential money habits for living the life we really want--a life in line with our values, where we can afford the things... |
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