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Sham
How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2005
Self-help: To millions of Americans it seems like a godsend. To many others it seems like a joke. But as investigative reporter Steve Salerno reveals in this groundbreaking book, it’s neither—in fact it’s much worse than a joke. Going deep inside the Self-Help and Actualization Movement (fittingly,...
Feeding the Fire
The Lost History and Uncertain Future of Mankind's Energy Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
From the first spark created by human hands thousands of years ago, mankind has grown dependent on nature’s vast stores of energy to build, explore, and experiment. Our expanding knowledge and technologies have come from the felling of forests to the harnessing of wind and water, from the burning...
It's Alive
The Coming Convergence of Information, Biology, and Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2003
Why we are on the cusp of a new economic era that will make the changes and challenges of the Information Era seem like child’s play
From the bestselling authors of Blur—a defining book of the Information Age—comes a startling glimpse into the near future and the emerging economy that...
by Siobhan Adcock
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2003
Competence. Now in convenient book format
30 must-have life skills every capable adult should perfect before turning 30.
You’re old enough to own property and have a family, but can you safely open a bottle of champagne? Or change a flat tire? 30 Things Everyone Should Know How to...
How the Wise Decide
The Lessons of 21 Extraordinary Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Discover the formula used by twenty-one of the world’s most extraordinary leaders to make consistent and smart decisions.
How do the wise decide and lead businesses and organizations to great success is the question Bryn Zeckhauser and Aaron Sandoski posed to themselves after landing their...
Magic Words at Work
Powerful Phrases to Help You Conquer the Working World
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2004
From the bestselling authors of Magic Words: a collection of workplace wisdom for spectacular results on the job
Having survived and thrived in the competitive media industry, Alexandra Penney and Howard Kaminsky are now revealing their strategies for success. Magic Words at Work captures lessions...
Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde
An Insider's Guide to Film Slang
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Everything You Need to Know to Become a Film-Industry Insider
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a gaffer and a grip? Or what makes the best boy so great? In Strike the Baby and Kill the Blonde,* Dave Knox, a top camera operator and longtime veteran of the film industry,...
The Power of Intuition
How to Use Your Gut Feelings to Make Better Decisions at Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
At times in our careers, we've all been aware of a "gut feeling" guiding our decisions. Too often, we dismiss these feelings as "hunches" and therefore untrustworthy. But renowned researcher Gary Klein reveals that, in fact, 90 percent of the critical decisions we make is based on our intuition. In...
Humanity Wins
A Strategy for Progress and Leadership in Times of Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
Humanity Wins is a thoughtful and affirming examination of how we can adapt systematically, as individuals and as a society, to the staggering changes occurring in the world around us.
As global change accelerates, our political and social systems are barely keeping pace. Venerated institutions...
Mindworks
An introduction to NLP
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Using the amazingly effective tools of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Mindworks shows you how to unlock the resources, abilities and creativity that you already have in order to accomplish whatever you want to do and take control of your life.
The Leadership Moment
Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1999
Are you ready for the leadership moment?
Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it · Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft · Arlene Blum organizes the...
Upward Bound
Nine Original Accounts of How Business Leaders Reached Their Summits
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2003
Your team has faltered at a critical moment. A key member says he can’t continue, requiring you to make a snap decision: Do you write him off? Or do you risk the whole venture by trying to get him back on his feet?
It could be a scenario straight from the business world.
Yet this one...
by Ormond McGill
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2003
Including authentic background information on recorded telepathy demonstrations and objective evidence of mindreading, Ormond McGill offers the opportunity to practice and hone your own natural telepathic abilities. " A spectacular piece of work ... an exciting and fascinating volume of enormous mental experiments that will enthrall your audiences over and over again."
by Stacey L. Bradford
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
A practical approach to affording your kids from cradle to college.
Bringing home your bouncing baby boy or girl should be an exciting time of celebration–not cause for worry about how you’re going to pay for feeding, clothing, and caring for your new bundle of expenses. The average family...