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Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity

Condoleezza Rice - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

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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How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life

Janice Kaplan - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan examines the phenomenon of luck--and discovers the exciting ways you can grab opportunities and make luck for yourself every day. After spending a year researching and experiencing gratitude for The Gratitude Diaries, Janice...
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21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19

Ben S. Bernanke
Format: Hardcover

A former chair of the Federal Reserve explains the transformation of one our most powerful and consequential institutions.In response to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve and central banks worldwide have deployed tools that past policymakers and economists...
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How to Write a Business Plan

Mike P. McKeever - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Step-by-step advice on preparing a business plan You need a sound business plan to start a business or raise money to expand an existing one. For over 30 years, How to Write a Business Plan has helped fledgling entrepreneurs -- from small service businesses and retailers to large...
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Project Management in Libraries: On Time, on Budget, on Target

Carly Wiggins Searcy - Amer Library Assn Editions
Format: Paperback

A recent study showed that only 53 percent of projects come in on budget and only 49 percent on schedule. So what does it take to be an on-budget, on-time finisher? Successful project management may seem like a quixotic pursuit, but it doesn't have to be. Searcy, a certified Project...
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Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters

Rebecca Prince-Ruiz - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover

In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of Perth, the Plastic Free July movement has grown into a 250-million strong community across 177 countries, empowering people to reduce single-use...
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Just Work: Get Sh*t Done, Fast & Fair

Kim Scott - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

We -- all of us -- consistently exclude, underestimate, and underutilize huge numbers of people in the workforce even as we include, overestimate, and promote others, often beyond their level of competence. Not only is this immoral and unjust, it's bad for business. Just Work is the solution.Just...
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Start Your Own Restaurant and More

The Staff of Entrepreneur Media - Entrepreneur Press
Format: Print book

Americans spend more than $600 billion a year eating out. Busy consumers don't have the time or inclination to cook - they want tasty, nutritious meals without dishes to wash. More and more singles, working parents and seniors are demanding greater convenience and are turning to restaurants...
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Cracking the AP Economics Macro & Micro Exams, 2019 Edition: Practice Tests & Proven Techniques to Help You Score a 5

Princeton Review Staff. - Princeton Review
Format: Paperback

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SCORE A PERFECT 5. Ace the AP Economics Macro & Micro Exams with this comprehensive study guide - including 2 full-length practice tests with complete explanations, thorough content reviews, targeted strategies for every question type, and online extras.Techniques...
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