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Business and economics
- Author:Covey, Stephen R.Summary:
- Author:Hammer, William G., Timoshenko, WalterSummary:
You probably don’t wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say to yourself, “I want to be an ordinary investor today. I plan to invest emotionally, ignore risks and opportunities unique to me, and end up with much less than I...
- Author:Garman, Darin R.Summary:
What if you could realistically achieve the kind of wealth it takes most people 10 years or more to accumulate and have this wealth in your hands in as little as 9 months? Sound crazy? Good! Chances are you are one of the millions of...
- Author:Sibbald, Timothy, Handford, Victoria, Badenhorst, Cecile, Block, Lee Anne, Chambers, Joan, Cobb, Cam, Deer, Frank, Hamm, Lyle, Kornelsen, LloydSummary:
The Academic Gateway: Understanding the Journey to Tenure investigates the experiences of professors employed in tenure-track positions who are starting their career within a university environment, but have not yet attained the...
- Author:Stoltz, Paul GordonSummary:
A Wall Street Journal best-selling leadership consultant teams up with an acclaimed international speaker and mountain climber to deliver a landmark program for transforming adversity into a powerful advantage. What if you could convert...
- Author:Dibiasio, Rick, Canfield, JackSummary:
The Affluent Artist invites artists from all walks of life to throw out the stereotypes about art and money and allow financial abundance into their lives. Whether you've been learning to train dolphins for SeaWorld, working as a...
- Author:O'Reilly, TerrySummary:
The ad men behind CBC Radio's The Age of Persuasion combine lively social history and years of industry experience to show how the art of persuasion shapes our culture. Witty, erudite, and irrepressibly irreverent, The Age of...
- Author:Zuboff, ShoshanaSummary:
Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book In the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer...
- Author:Gallagher, LeighSummary:
This is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that has become, in under a decade, the largest provider of accommodations in the world. At first just the wacky idea of...
- Author:Wruk, Brian D.Summary:
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are living in Canada today, and the tax issues for everyone from green card holders living in Canada to Canadians returning home from years in the U.S. are astounding and complex. In easy-to-understand...
- Author:Nations, ScottSummary:
A new guide to building wealth amidst stock market crashes and economic uncertainty, drawing upon financial modeling, behavioral psychology, and market history to offer practical advice to everyday investors.
- Author:Thacker, KarissaSummary:
"Leverage your authentic self into a valuable leadership strategy The Art of Authenticity is a guide to becoming a better leader by achieving your best self. All people bring different sides of themselves to various situations....
- Author:Davis, Stan, McIntosh, DavidSummary:
The arts are important to many people in their personal lives, but they don't see any way of incorporating art into their work and business. In this groundbreaking book, visionary business authors Stan Davis and David McIntosh argue...
- Author:Tracy, BrianSummary:
As one of the top salespeople in the world, Brian Tracy knows the ability to close the sale is the key skill required by all top sales professionals. Fortunately, closing the sale is a skill that can be learned by practicing the closing...
- Author:Proctor, BobSummary:
With this book, the reader will become a student of Bob Proctor's, as he teaches lessons and presents jewels of wisdom on living an extraordinary life. Readers will marvel at Proctor's miraculous way of disseminating his decades of...
- Author:Harris, Gerald, Schwartz, PeterSummary:
Planning today is plagued by a lack of imagination. It’s often difficult, when working with a business, organization or any group of people, to upend traditional thinking and unlock new ideas and new possibilities. If you are a...
- Author:Riccoboni, Adam, Callaghan, DanielSummary:
In an ultracompetitive marketplace, everything is a tough sell, and setting yourself apart from the crowd is a daunting proposition. With this book, the authors provide an easy-to-grasp 10-step process for promoting that most important...
- Author:Bromberger, AllenSummary:
The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater good, tend to be inherently resource-...
- Author:Belew, ShannonSummary:
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest are changing the way consumers make purchasing decisions . . . and tapping into these online communities has become a necessary part of any integrated sales...
- Author:Kawasaki, GuySummary:
Whether you're an entrepreneur, intrapreneur, or not-for-profit leader, there's no shortage of advice on such topics as writing a business plan, recruiting, raising capital, and branding. In fact, there are so many books, articles, and...