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Warrior Magnificent
Radical Results Require Zero Doubt
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Are you ready to find your warrior within? Are you willing to stand up in your magnificence and abandon the herd mentality? Come learn the secrets to become a Warrior Magnificent.
Warrior Magnificent will challenge your feelings, emotions, and thought processes to break through...
by Stewart Rubenstein
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
Glenn Beck (born February 10, 1964, Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.) is an American conservative political commentator and television and radio personality, perhaps best known for hosting the talk show Glenn Beck (2009–11) on the Fox News Channel. He is the current host of a talk-radio show, “The...
by Daniel Alef
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
Although Samuel Colt died in 1862 at age 47, he had lived a remarkably full life, one filled with enough controversy, calamity, failure and success to fill several novels. And, at the time, he was America's wealthiest inventor. Colt's widow took over the reins of the Colt Armory, memorialized Colt's...
House of Lies
How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2009
In the bestselling tradition of "Liar's Poker" comes a devastatingly accurate and darkly hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the wonderful world of management consulting.
The Smart Cookies' Guide to Making More Dough and Getting Out of Debt
How Five Young Women Got Smart, Formed a Money Group, and Took Control of Their Finances
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Let The Smart Cookies show you how to eliminate debt, spend smarter, save better, and achieve financial freedom—without sacrificing your social life or your sanity!
They were five dynamic young women: smart, successful—and secretly drowning in debt. Inspired by an episode of The Oprah Winfrey...
How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars
The Snapchat Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
"In the grand tradition of Ben Mezrich's The Accidental Billionaires (2009)... an engaging look into a fascinating subculture of millions." —Booklist
"Breezy...How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars ably if uncritically chronicles the short history of a young company catering to...
The Gambler
How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“Offers an entertaining look at Kerkorian’s outsize life… an interesting portrait of a billionaire.” – Wall Street Journal
The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian—the...
Threads
My Life Behind the Seams in the High-Stakes World of Fashion
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Designers are great white sharks, and we roam the waters ourselves. We often pretend to like and admire each other, but sometimes we don't even bother to fake it. The fashion industry is as hardworking, incestuous, and political as any other, and it's virtually impossible, given the size of designers'...
The Sins of the Father
Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
From the New York Times bestselling author of 20 books about the Secret Service, FBI, and CIA comes the detailed account of the life and times of the ambitious, powerful, masterfully manipulative Joseph Patrick Kennedy.
For all his wealth and power, Joe Kennedy was not a happy man. He also...
by Jeff Pearce
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
The poor boy who made his fortune . . . not just once but twice.
Little Jeff Pearce grew up in a post-war Liverpool slum. His father lived the life of an affluent gentleman whilst his mother was forced to steal bread to feed her starving children. Life was tough and from the moment Jeff could...
A Full Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton's Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the America's Cup
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
An in-depth biography of Sir Thomas Lipton, the founder of Lipton Tea-a portrait of a remarkable self-made man and intrepid sailor.
Today Lipton means tea. However, in his time Sir Thomas Lipton was known for much more. Raised in desperate poverty, he became rich beyond his wildest dreams....
The Luck Factor: Why Some People Are Luckier Than Others and How You Can Become One of Them
Why Some People Are Luckier Than Others and How You Can Become One of Them
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2010
Max Gunther's classic text brought back into print. Luck. We can't see it, or touch it, but we can feel it. We all know it when we experience it. It's an obvious description of obvious events. But does it go deeper than this? And if it goes deeper, does it do so in any way which we can harness to our...
by eBios
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
Bill Gates is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. Gates is the former chief executive and chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen.
During his career at Microsoft,...
Howard's Gift
Uncommon Wisdom to Inspire Your Life's Work
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
This work offers wonderful wisdom for navigating the inflection points in our lives." -- Mehmet Oz, MD
An iconic teacher. A warm friend. A generous mentor.
For more than 40 years, Howard Stevenson has been a towering figure at Harvard Business School: the man who literally defined...