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TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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The Only Guide You Need to Stop Wasting Your Potential and Create a Kickass Career You Care About Daniel DiPiazza, the young founder of the massively popular Rich20Something.com, was once a typical twentysomething, logging mind-numbing hours at low-paying jobs in hopes of moving up. Then it hit him: This doesnt have to be my life. Now twenty-eight, DiPiazza has launched multiple successful businesses with zero startup capitalsimply by identifying...
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Bestselling author A. E. Hotchner's intimate account of his 52-year friendship with his pal Paul Newman. Hotchner first met Newman in 1956 when the then relatively unknown actor assumed the lead role in Hotchner's first television play, based on a Hemingway story. The project elevated both men from relative obscurity to recognition, and began a close and trusting friendship that lasted until Newman's death in 2008. Here, Hotchner presents a complicated,...
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“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.”...
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Everyman's library volume 385
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English
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"A new translation of the ancient Chinese classic on the art of war by warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu, with new notes and introduction by translator Peter Harris. Includes the traditional commentary and a map."--Provided by publisher.
"The ancient Chinese military classic that is widely admired today by both military and business strategists--in a new translation, with new notes and commentary. For more than two thousand years, The Art of War has provided...
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Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"In the years since publication of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, millions have had the simple but powerful realization that to get the most out of people you must build on their strengths. And yet…as Marcus Buckingham astutely points out, even though the strengths-based approach is now conventional wisdom, the tools and systems inside organizations-performance appraisals, training programs, and succession planning...
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Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Brooke dreams about making it big as a designer, but popular fashion diva Candace needles her at every turn. But when Brooke inherits the family business from the grandfather she never knew, suddenly she finds herself a mob boss. With the help of her best friends and a sharply dressed mobster, she becomes the most popular girl at her fashion school, and falls for a cute student who's actually an undercover FBI agent.
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2015]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11.The charismatic entrepreneur launched his first major business, Virgin Records, at age 22 and spent the next few decades building...
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Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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Enter the complex world of the Walkers and explore what it means to be an American family in the 21st century. Though they live very different and conflicting lives, the Walkers find unity under the family roof. Relationships bend but never break as they strive to find their own identities and embrace each other's differences.
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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Fitness guru Cruise's newest method of resistance training burns fat, shrinks your waistline, and gets you into great shape-and all it takes is two 20-minute workouts each week. Based on the latest research in exercise physiology, this program proves that the key to success is not in exercising more, but in exercising smarter. Cruise says this plan trains your body to burn calories on its own every week--all the time, even when you are not working...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Andy Warhol, the Pittsburgh-bred son of Eastern European immigrants, is well known for his Pop Art masterpieces. But there is more to Warhol than that: he also made films, launched 'Interview' magazine, and forsaw the convergence of art, Hollywood fashion and business as the trend of the future. "In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes." The Campbell's Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Decisions determine the quality, scope, and tenor of your life. Learn the secrets of smart decision-making in this audio-only summary of Mike Whitaker?s popular book.
Decisions determine the quality, scope, and tenor of your life. People who make good decisions usually live more successful, satisfying lives. Like all mental disciplines, smart decision-making requires following certain guidelines and principles, as Mike Whitaker spells out in his...
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"Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired the ad men of Madison Avenue, beguiled Woodstock Nation, and has recently been re-imagined for the hipster generation. And while today it is surely one of the most recognizable cars in the world, few...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Many people assume that effective sales ability demands a unique personality and an aggressive attitude. It's not true, and Robert Herjavec is proof. Known as the "Nice Shark" on the ABC's Emmy Award-winning hit show SHARK TANK, Robert Herjavec is loved by viewers, who respond to his affable nature. He has developed an honest and genuine approach to life and selling that has set him apart from his cut-throat colleagues, and rewarded him with a degree...
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Diversion Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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The Chairman & CEO of OgilvyOne Worldwide and career advisor extraordinaire, Brian Fetherstonhaugh, outlines the three stages of a long, successful work life and offers guidance to plan ahead and get the most out of each phase. The world of careers is vastly different than it was just five years agomore choices, more competition, and relentless change in how we define work-life. It can be difficult to understand our options and plan for a prosperous...
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