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Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History - Paperback

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by Kurt Andersen (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - When did America give up on fairness? The author of Fantasyland tells the epic history of how America decided that big business gets whatever it wants, only the rich get richer, and nothing should ever change--and charts a way back to the future. "Essential, absorbing . . . a graceful, authoritative guide . . . a radicalized moderate's moderate case for radical change."--The New York Times Book Review During the twentieth century, America m...

Options as a Strategic Investment: Fifth Edition - Hardcover

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by Lawrence G. McMillan (Author)The market in listed options and non-equity option products provides investors and traders with a wealth of new, strategic opportunities for managing their investments. This updated and revised Fifth Edition of the bestselling Options as a Strategic Investment gives you the latest market-tested tools for improving the earnings potential of your portfolio while reducing downside risk--no matter how the market is performing. Inside this revised edition are scores...

The Richest Man in Babylon: The Success Secrets of the Ancients - Paperback

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by George S. Clason (Author)Beloved by millions, George S. Clason's classic business book reveals the financial principles that hold the key to personal wealth. THE SUCCESS SECRETS OF THE ANCIENTS--AN ASSURED ROAD TO HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Countless readers have been helped by the famous "Babylonian parables," hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinatin...

The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes - Paperback

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by William Ury (Author)"William Ury brings a marvelous blend of experience, insight, integrity and warmth to his work. In this wonderful book he teaches us how to say No--with grace and effect--so that we might create an even better Yes." --Jim Collins, author of Good to Great No is perhaps the most important and certainly the most powerful word in the language. Every day we find ourselves in situations where we need to say No-to people at work, at home, and in our communities-because No is t...

Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale - Paperback

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by Zig Ziglar (Author)Learn the secrets of persuasion and successful salesmanship from bestselling author Zig Ziglar in this inspirational book. Doctors, housewives, ministers, parents, teachers...everyone has to "sell" their ideas and themselves to be successful. This guide by America's #1 professional in the art of persuasion focuses on the most essential part of the sale--how to make them say "Yes, I will!" Zig Ziglar lets you in on the secrets of his own sure-fire, tested methods: - Over ...

Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life - Paperback

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by Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner (Author)New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Broke and "Shark" on ABC's hit show Shark Tank explores how grit, persistence, and good old-fashioned hard work are the backbone of every successful business and individual, and inspires readers to Rise & Grind their way the top. Daymond John knows what it means to push yourself hard--and he also knows how spectacularly a killer work ethic can pay off. As a young man, he founded a modest lin...

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World - Hardcover

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by Adam Grant (Author), Sheryl Sandberg (Foreword by)The #1 New York Times bestseller that examines how people can champion new ideas in their careers and everyday life--and how leaders can fight groupthink, from the author of Think Again and co-author of Option B "Filled with fresh insights on a broad array of topics that are important to our personal and professional lives."--The New York Times DealBook"Originals is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of s...

The Ceo's Secret Weapon: How Great Leaders and Their Assistants Maximize Productivity and Effectiveness - Hardcover

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by Jan Jones (Author)Many executives don't take full advantage of the assistant who sits right outside their door. This book educates executives about all the ways in which they can streamline and improve the way they work with the help of a great assistant, while teaching them to identify great candidates and maximize the benefits of this special relationship.Author BiographyJan Jones is founder and president of Jan Jones Worldwide, a bespoke speakers bureau which evolved from her industry e...

The Future Is Collective: Effective Workplace Strategies for Building a Culture of Care--Frameworks and Practices for Nonprofits and Changemakers

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Report copyright infringementby Niloufar Khonsari (Author)Transform workplace structures and empower cultures of care--a practical guide for nonprofit leaders and social justice organizations This book is a powerful call for nonprofits and movement organizations to rethink their internal systems and processes--and to bring workplace culture and management into alignment with their political values and liberatory missions. Drawing on two decades of experience in community organizing and nonpro...

Raising Brows: My Story of Building a Billion-Dollar Beauty Empire

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Report copyright infringementby Anastasia Soare (Author)From the founder of Anastasia Beverly Hills - an immigrant who built a global cosmetics brand from nothing - an inspiring memoir about believing in yourself and chasing what brings you joy An esthetician and single mother with no connections, Anastasia Soare risked her life escaping communist Romania to come to America. Raising Brows tells the remarkable story of how she built a billion-dollar beauty brand and went from watching Oprah's ...

John D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealth - Hardcover

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by John D. Rockefeller (Author)Author BiographyJohn D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) was an American businessman and philanthropist. As cofounder of the Standard Oil Company, he revolutionized American business and philanthropy through his actions and thoughts. Number of Pages: 128 Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.1 x 4.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 31, 2015

Good Economics for Hard Times - Paperback

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by Abhijit V. Banerjee (Author), Esther Duflo (Author)The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it. Immigration and inequality,...

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by Jack Weatherford (Author)"If you're interested in the revolutionary transformation of the meaning and use of money, this is the book to read "--Charles R. Schwab Cultural anthropologist Jack Weatherford traces our relationship with money, from primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange. The History of Money explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to sha...

You Owe You: Ignite Your Power, Your Purpose, and Your Why - Hardcover

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by Eric Thomas (Author), Chris Paul (Foreword by)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "You Owe You is full of insight and guidance for those seeking their inner selves."--MICHAEL B. JORDAN No matter your story or your struggle, Eric Thomas--celebrated motivational guru, educator, and problem-solver to many of the top athletes and business leaders--will "help you work harder, discover your real motivation, and crack the code of enduring success" (Ed Mylett, #1 bestselling author of The Power of One Mo...

Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition - Paperback

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by Michael J. Mauboussin (Author)No matter your field, industry, or specialty, as a leader you make a series of crucial decisions every single day. And the harsh truth is that the majority of decisions--no matter how good the intentions behind them--are mismanaged, resulting in a huge toll on organizations, the people they employ, and even the people they serve. So why is it so hard to make sound decisions? In Think Twice, now in paperback, Michael Mauboussin argues that we often fall victim ...

Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Duhigg (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of The Power of Habit, a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work--and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life"A winning combination of stories, studies, and guidance that might well transform the worst communicators you know into some of the best."--Adam Grant, author of Think Again and Hidden Potential ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - FINALIST FOR...

That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea - Paperback

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by Marc Randolph (Author)"An engaging read that will engross any would-be entrepreneur" (Wall Street Journal), now updated with a new afterword by the author: In the tradition of Phil Knight's Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company -- all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph. Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. Late fees were ubiquitous, video-streaming unheard was of, and widespread DVD adoption seemed about...

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by Sophia Amoruso (Author)In the New York Times bestseller that the Washington Post called "Lean In for misfits," Sophia Amoruso shares how she went from dumpster diving to founding one of the fastest-growing retailers in the world.Amoruso spent her teens hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and scrounging in dumpsters for leftover bagels. By age twenty-two she had dropped out of school, and was broke, directionless, and checking IDs in the lobby of an art school--a job she'd taken for the he...

The HR Scorecard: Linking People, Strategy, and Performance - Hardcover

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by Brian E. Becker (Author), David Ulrich (Author), Mark A. Huselid (Author)Three experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy--what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard--and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compe...

It Governance: How Top Performers Manage It Decision Rights for Superior Results - Hardcover

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by Peter Weill (Author), Jeanne W. Ross (Author)Firms with superior IT governance have more than 25% higher profits than firms with poor governance given the same strategic objectives. These top performers have custom designed IT governance for their strategies. Just as corporate governance aims to ensure quality decisions about all corporate assets, IT governance links IT decisions with company objectives and monitors performance and accountability. Based on a study of 250 enterprises worldw...

The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do about It - Hardcover

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by Mary Ann Sieghart (Author)Every woman has a story of being underestimated, ignored, challenged, or patronized in the workplace. Maybe she tried to speak up in a meeting, only to be talked over by male colleagues. Or a client addressed her male subordinate instead of her. These stories remain true even for women at the top of their fields; in the U.S. Supreme Court, for example, female justices are interrupted four times more often than their male colleagues--and 96 percent of the time by m...

Who Moved My Cheese?: An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life - Hardcover

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by Spencer Johnson (Author), Kenneth Blanchard (Foreword by)THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 28 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT! A timeless business classic, Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life. It would be all so easy if you had a map to the Maze.If the same old routines worked.If they'd just stop moving "The Cheese."But things keep changing... Most pe...

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by Jordan Belfort (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Now a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio By day he made thousands of dollars a minute. By night he spent it as fast as he could. From the binge that sank a 170-foot motor yacht and ran up a $700,000 hotel tab, to the wife and kids waiting at home and the fast-talking, hard-partying young stockbrokers who called him king, here, in Jordan Belfort's own words, is the story of the ill-fated genius t...

Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity - Hardcover

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by Joe Allen (Author), Stephen K. Bannon (Foreword by)Humanity is consumed by relentless transformation Like a thief in the night, artificial intelligence has inserted itself into our lives. It makes important decisions for us every day. Often, we barely notice. As Joe Allen writes in this groundbreaking book, "Transhumanism is the great merger of humankind with the Machine. At this stage in history, it consists of billions using smartphones. Going forward, we'll be hardwiring our brains to ...

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience - Paperback

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by Brené Brown (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In her latest book, Brené Brown writes, "If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection." Don't miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experi...

Thank You for Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores - Hardcover

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by Kristal Leebrick (Author), Dolores Defore (Foreword by)Throughout the twentieth century, department stores ruled the retail landscapes of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. More than just shopping centers, stores like Dayton's, Powers, Donaldson's, Young-Quinlan, the Emporium, and the Golden Rule were centers of social life. From the legendary Dayton's Christmas displays to celebrating a special occasion at Schuneman's River Room, the department store was a destination for generations of M...

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work - Hardcover

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by Teresa Amabile (Author), Steven Kramer (Author)What really sets the best managers above the rest? It's their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives--consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine inner work life, often unwittingly.As Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer explain in The Progress Principle, seemingly mundane workday events can make or brea...

Pioneering with Purpose: Faith, Grit, and the Six Bones Every Pioneer Needs to Dream Big, Kneel Low, Protect Their Heart, and Finish Strong

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Report copyright infringementby Jeffrey Price (Author)Pioneering with PurposeFaith, Grit, and the Six Bones Every Pioneer Needs to Dream Big, Kneel Low, Protect Their Heart, and Finish StrongWhat does it take to build something that lasts?In Pioneering with Purpose, entrepreneur, veteran, and leadership coach Jeffrey Price Jr. reveals a framework for leaders, dreamers, and builders who feel called to create what has never been built before. With a voice forged through real-world wins and wild...

The EOS Life: How to Live Your Ideal Entrepreneurial Life - Hardcover

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by Gino Wickman (Author)Do what you love--with people you love. Make a huge difference. Get compensated accordingly. And still have time for other passions. The EOS Life will help you to discover, clarify, and customize the life you want to live: one where you do what you love every day, with the people you love doing it with--while at the same time making a huge difference and impact, getting compensated very well for doing it, and still having plenty of time to pursue other passions, hobbie...

Deep Future: Creating Technology That Matters

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Report copyright infringementby Pablos Holman (Author)For decades, the tech industry has overwhelmingly been just a software industry. Silicon Valley's big win was disrupting Yellow Cab. What about disrupting General Motors? General Mills? General Electric?Energy, water, waste, food, manufacturing, construction--things every human on Earth relies on--have made incremental progress over the last century but have not seen the kind of exponential improvements we take for granted in computing.Mea...

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine - Hardcover

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by Mike Michalowicz (Author)Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral a...

Debating Malthus: A Documentary Reader on Population, Resources, and the Environment - Paperback

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by Robert J. Mayhew (Editor), Paul S. Sutter (Foreword by), Paul S. Sutter (Editor)For centuries, thinking about the earth's increasing human population has been tied to environmental ideas and political action. This highly teachable collection of contextualized primary sources allows students to follow European and North American discussions about intertwined and evolving concepts of population, resources, and the natural environment from early contexts in the sixteenth century through to th...