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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The most ambitious, accomplished, and beguiling novel yet from the author of the National Book Award finalist Eat the Document and the National Books Critics Circle Award finalist Stone Arabia. Innocents and Others is a riveting story about three women looking for meaning in friendship, work, and love--"Dana Spiotta is a major unnervingly intelligent writer" (Joy Williams, author of The Quick and the Dead). They've always been friends, and they both...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
What Do You Want Most? Is It Money, Fame, Power, Contentment, Personality, Peace of Mind, Happiness? The Thirteen Steps to Riches described in this book offer the shortest dependable philosophy of individual achievement ever presented for the benefit of the man or woman who is searching for a definite goal in life.
"This is not a novel. It is a textbook on individual achievement that came directly from the experiences of hundreds of America's
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Program highlights: Generating a "noble cause" to find, motivate and retain the best employees. How to instill and channel a winning culture. Why acquisitions fail and how to make them succeed. "If you can see it, you can be it." Based on 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley, David DeWalt's first principle for building a successful enterprise is to communicate a strategic vision capturing employee loyalty by framing it as a noble undertaking....
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The cofounder of BET and first African American woman billionaire shares her deeply personal journey through love and loss, tragedy and triumph--an inspiring story of overcoming toxic influences, discovering her true self, and at last finding happiness in her work and life. From humble beginnings as a schoolgirl and young violinist in Maywood, Illinois, Sheila Johnson rose to become one of the most accomplished businesswomen in America. A cofounder...
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Language
English
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"The 10th-anniversary edition of the New York Times business bestseller--now updated with "Answers to Ten Questions People Ask." We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day--whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those...
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Language
English
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With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation's most compelling and provocative thought leaders. Now again he addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas,...
70) The hating game
Author
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When a businesswoman decides to achieve success without compromising her ethics, she discovers that she has become attracted to her cold and efficient office nemesis.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"In Players First, John Calipari relates for the first time anywhere his experiences over his first four years coaching the Kentucky Wildcats, college basketball's most fabled program, from the doldrums to a national championship, drawing lessons about leadership, character, and the path to personal and collective victory. At its core, Calipari's coaching philosophy centers on keeping his focus on the players--what they need to get the best out of...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A step-by-step guide to transform your passion into a profitable business. With gatekeepers no longer controlling the market, anyone with a laptop and a dream can make a thriving living from their creativity. Each page provides the inspiration and practical steps you need to build a personal brand, overcome starving-artist syndrome, and finally make consistent sales from your art"--
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Emory University sociologist who coined the term languishing-low-grade mental weariness that affects our self-esteem, relationships, and motivation-explores the rise of this phenomenon and presents a comprehensive guide to flourishing in a world that demands too much. If you're muddling through the day in a fog, often forgetting why you walked into a room . . . If you feel emotionally flattened, lacking the energy to socialize or feel joy in...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"A must-have guide to optimizing your life for wealth and success, from bestselling author, NYU professor and co-host of the Pivot podcast Scott Galloway. Today's workers have more opportunities and mobility than any generation before. They also face unprecedented challenges, including inflation, labor and housing shortages, and climate volatility. Even the notion of "retirement" is undergoing a profound rethink, as our lifespans extend and our relationship...
Author
Publisher
David C Cook
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Words. They can seem tiny and insignificant, but they have tremendous power. They create our atmosphere, ignite psychological connections, shape our thinking, determine our actions, and ultimately construct our reality. Our words can strengthen relationships or tear people down, lead to success or ruin a lifetime's legacy. Words can truly change our world. It's up to you to determine whether that change will be for better or for worse.
The words...
Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
SPEAK UP AND PERSUADE
At some point in our lives, we've all experienced an injustice, large or small — a restaurant botching our lunch order or a boss who isn't following the guidelines for workplace etiquette — and suffered in silence for fear of offending anyone. When we fail to speak up, however, we shortchange ourselves. Amy Fish encourages standing up for yourself (and others) by complaining effectively....
At some point in our lives, we've all experienced an injustice, large or small — a restaurant botching our lunch order or a boss who isn't following the guidelines for workplace etiquette — and suffered in silence for fear of offending anyone. When we fail to speak up, however, we shortchange ourselves. Amy Fish encourages standing up for yourself (and others) by complaining effectively....
78) Sanando las heridas del alma: el verdadero concepto del perdón para alcanzar libertad y paz interior
Author
Publisher
Taller del Éxito
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
Hace 16 años, se publicó por primera vez Sanando las heridas del alma. Fue el primer libro que escribí y, para mi sorpresa, sigue siendo el más popular entre mis lectores. Al final del año pasado, la editorial decidió volver a publicarlo y con gran alegría decidí que esa era una magnífica oportunidad para revisarlo, entre otras cosas, porque suele ocurrirme que, después de mis conferencias, algunos de los presentes se me acercan a agradecerme...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely recognized as the most talented and humane writer of the Stoic tradition, Seneca teaches us to live with freedom and purpose. His most enduring work, over a hundred "Letters...
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