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Good Guys, Wiseguys, and Putting Up Buildings
A Life in Construction
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Good Guys, Wiseguys, and Putting Up Buildings is an engaging memoir about one man's career in construction--rising to the top of an industry renowned for crime, corruption, violence, physical danger, and the chronic risk of financial catastrophe.
Starting in the Navy Seabees at the end of WWII,...
by Jose Goldemberg, Charles D. Ferguson, Alex Prud'homme
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
The topic of energy is one of the most pressing issues across the globe. In this bundle, consisting of Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Needs to Know, and Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know, readers will explore everything from the the basic scientific concepts of energy to questions surrounding the specific ways we obtain it.
Disruptive Power
The Crisis of the State in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Anonymous. WikiLeaks. The Syrian Electronic Army. Edward Snowden. Bitcoin. The Arab Spring. Digital communication technologies have thrust the calculus of global political power into a period of unprecedented complexity. In every aspect of international affairs, digitally enabled actors are changing...
by Veronica Francis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2013
Elephants galloping on snowmobile trails, clowns in the backyard, horses running down the Garden State Parkway, these are just a few of the adventures of Ronnie Francis in the amusing story "Circus Towne". Circus Towne is a comical memoir about a girl growing up in a tourist business in the white...
The Great Disruption
Competing and Surviving in the Second Wave of the Industrial Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
The Great Disruption reveals how 3D printing manufacturing will transform the world in the same way that Henry Ford’s Model T upended transportation or Gutenberg’s printing press started an information revolution. It traces both the impact of this disruption as it rapidly spreads around the world...
by Joshua M. Brown, Jeff Macke
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
HOW TO SEPARATE THE NEWS FROM THE NOISE: WHAT EVERY INVESTOR NEEDS TO KNOW
There is no shortage of financial advice these days. From cocky cable pundits to nattering news columnists to off-grid online bloggers, there are more so-called experts than ever before--and the noise can be downright deafening.
This...
by Thomas G. Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
This book offers a bold and original perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the “Great Coalfield War.” In a story of transformation, Andrews illuminates the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers’ strikes over the course of nearly half a century.
Start Your Own Bar and Club
Sports Bars, Nightclubs, Neighborhood Bars, Wine Bars, and More
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
An updated edition of the fifth best-selling book of the successful Startup Series, Start Your Own Bar and Club is a comprehensive guide that shows aspiring entrepreneurs how to create the perfect blend of passion and profits within the bar industry. Updated with the latest industry trends, news,...
7 Mindsets of Success
What You Really Need to Do to Achieve Rapid, Top-Level Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
In The Seven Mindsets of Success, readers will not only explore topics like embracing discomfort, healthy conflict, time management, perspective, safety nets, and future self, but the intrinsic motivation behind their success. They will learn secrets and steps that are easily overlooked in business...
The Fine Print
How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
“No other modern country gives corporations the unfettered power found in America to gouge customers, shortchange workers, and erect barriers to fair play. A big reason is that so little of the news . . . addresses the private, government-approved mechanisms by which price gouging is employed...
by Roger Baron, Jack Sissors
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
The industry standard for 30 years—updated to include the newest developments in digitization and the three screens of video
Apply the latest advertising technologies
Build your brand in every medium
Create the right budget for each campaign
Through six previous editions, Advertising Media...
by Art Robertson
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
“Why does it always seem like it’s the other guy who wins at the slots? Is it just me, or does anybody else feel this way too? I seem like I never have a winning streak at the slots!”
Does that sound familiar? You are not alone. Every day there are millions of people across the country...
In Bed with Wall Street
The Conspiracy Crippling Our Global Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
The Wall Street meltdown in 2008 brought the country to its knees, and spawned nationwide protests against the lack of regulation and oversight facing Wall Street. But the average American still fails to fully grasp what was—and still is—happening: that the inmates continue to run the asylum....
Seller Beware
How not to sell your business
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Denise Barnes was seven years old when she first realised she had a gift for selling. After a stellar career building her own business from the ground up Denise finally decided the time was ripe to enjoy her success and made plans to hand on her prospering company. But instead of settling her comfortably...