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Business Stripped Bare
Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
"The brave may not live forever-but the cautious do not live at all!" -Sir Richard Branson
Richard Branson is an iconic entrepreneur and the founder of Virgin Airways, Virgin Records, and many other Virgin businesses around the world. Now he shares the inside track on his life in...
The 7 Kata
Toyota Kata, TWI, and Lean Training
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
The biggest competitive advantage an organization can achieve comes from the synergies created by employees skilled in enhancing organizational dynamics. The Seven Kata: Toyota Kata, TWI, and Lean Training supplies time-tested tools and advice to help readers adapt to changing conditions and outcompete...
Hijacking the Runway
How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
A fascinating chronicle of how celebrity has inundated the world of fashion, realigning the forces that drive both the styles we covet and the bottom lines of the biggest names in luxury apparel.
From Coco Chanel’s iconic tweed suits to the miniskirt’s surprising comeback in the late 1980s,...
One Little Spark!
Mickey's Ten Commandments and the Road to Imagineering
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
We've all read about the experts: the artists, the scientists, the engineers—that special group of people known as Imagineers for The Walt Disney Company. But who are they? How did they join the team? What is it like to spend a day in their shoes? Disney Legend Marty Sklar wants to give back to...
by Tom Catalini
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2014
Advance Your IT Career Today!Talking Points is full of simple but powerful tips for everyone in IT, from the Help Desk to the CIO.This book reveals some of the fastest, easiest, and best ways to improve your professional communication skills.Building communication skills is one of...
by Jason Cafarelli
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Food-trucking is one of the most popular businesses in the culinary industry. All across the country, entrepreneurs with a passion for cooking are hitting the road and sharing their gifts with others.But how do you start a food truck? More importantly, how do you make it a successful and highly-profitable...
by John Lanchester
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
"Refreshingly clear, sharp, and funny, How to Speak Money will help you understand not only what the language of finance means but also why it matters." —James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds
To those who don’t speak it, the language of money can seem impenetrable....
Summary and Analysis of The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley are Changing the World
Based on the Book by Brad Stone
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Upstarts tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Brad Stone’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
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by Rachel Louise Snyder
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2009
“A fascinating chronicle of the $55-billion-a-year global denim industry.” —David Futrelle, Los Angeles Times
Rachel Louise Snyder reports from the far reaches of the multi-billion-dollar denim industry in search of the people who make your clothes. From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan...
3 Kings
Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and Hip-Hop's Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Tracing the careers of hip-hop's three most dynamic stars, this deeply reported history brilliantly examines the entrepreneurial genius of the first musician tycoons: Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Jay-Z
Being successful musicians was simply never enough for the three kings of hip-hop. Diddy, Dr. Dre,...
Hello, Startup
A Programmer's Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015
This book is the "Hello, World" tutorial for building products, technologies, and teams in a startup environment. It's based on the experiences of the author, Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, as well as interviews with programmers from some of the most successful startups of the last decade, including...
by José Luis Barbado
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Destinado a los productores interesados en iniciar una actividad lucrativa y
sin un costo inicial elevado, éste es un libro técnico sobre la cría de
gallinas ponedoras y de pollos parrilleros. De manera detallada y amena, el
autor nos introduce en todos los aspectos relacionados con los sistemas...
by Barry Neal
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2009
This is a great book for any person interested in how to get started as a stand-up comedian. It was written by Barry Neal, a professional comedian and coach, sections include everything from Open Mike nights to becoming an M.C., then a featured comic and ultimately a headliner.Originally only...
The Choice Factory
25 behavioural biases that influence what we buy
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2018
Before you can influence decisions, you need to understand what drives them. In The Choice Factory, Richard Shotton sets out to help you learn. By observing a typical day of decision-making, from trivial food choices to significant work-place moves, he investigates how our behaviour is shaped by psychological...