Portfolio imprint: 521 books
All That Glitters
The Fall of Barings
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
**The definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring, the oldest merchant bank in London, in 1995 and the ultimate rogue trader, Nick Leeson, who brought down the venerable institution with speculative investing.
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John Gapper, associate editor of the Financial Times, and his coauthor...
The Motivation Myth
How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
From Inc.com's most popular columnist, a counterintuitive--but highly practical--guide to finding and maintaining the motivation to achieve great things.
It's comforting to imagine that superstars in their fields were just born better equipped than the rest of us. When a co-worker loses 20...
One Great Insight Is Worth a Thousand Good Ideas
An Advertising Hall-of-Famer Reveals the Most Powerful Secret in Business
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
"We Bring Good Things to Life"
"It’s Not TV, It’s HBO"
"Visa: It’s Everywhere You Want to Be"
These aren’t just advertising slogans; they’re game-changing insights. And according to ad industry legend Phil Dusenberry, who with his team at BBDO created...
Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On
The Wealth-Accumulation Secrets of America's Richest Families
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2007
How the everyday investor can ramp up to multigenerational perpetual wealth
There’s a new standard of wealth today, and many people don’t realize they’re part of the club. More than thirty-three million American households are now “mass affluent,” with a net worth between $100,000...
In My Shoes
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
When Tamara Mellon’s father lent her the seed money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her: “Don’t let the accountants run your business.” Little did he know. Over the next fifteen years, the struggle between “financial” and “creative” would become one of the central themes...
Think Simple
How Smart Leaders Defeat Complexity
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
Simplicity is arguably the most potent weapon in business—attracting customers, motivating employees, helping outthink competitors, and creating new efficiencies. Yet rarely is it as simple as it looks.
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Ken Segall’s first book, Insanely Simple, was based on observations gained from twelve...
The Click Moment
Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
In the story of every great company and career, there is one defining moment when luck and skill collide. This book is about making that moment happen.
According to Frans Johansson’s research, successful people and organizations show a common theme. A lucky moment occurs and they take advantage...
by Jeffrey A. Krames
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2008
The most accessible guide to the essential ideas of “the inventor of modern management”.
In late 2003, ninety-four-year-old Peter Drucker invited Jeffrey Krames to his home for an unprecedented day-long interview. He spoke candidly about his seminal management principles, his enormous body...
Juggling Elephants
An Easier Way to Get Your Most Important Things Done--Now!
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2007
What do you do when your life feels as busy as a three-ring circus?
Juggling Elephants tells a simple but profound story about one man with a universal problem. Mark has too much to do, too many priorities, too much stress, and too little time.
As he struggles to balance his many responsibilities...
Shine
How to Survive and Thrive at Work
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
We all have good days and bad days at work. Some days you feel bullet-proof. People listen to you, your meetings run like clockwork, and you keep having new ideas. Other days are like wading through quicksand. You can’t get anything done, and when the printer jams (again) you want to quit.
Wouldn’t...
The Growth Map
Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
In 2001, Jim O'Neill predicted the fastest growing economies of the past decade. Now he's back to explore the new growth markets we should all be watching closely today.
It's been ten years since Jim O'Neill conceived of the BRIC acronym. He and his team made a startling prediction: Four developing...
Every Nation for Itself
What Happens When No One Leads the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
G-Zero — \JEE-ZEER-oh\ —n
A world order in which no single country or durable alliance of countries can meet the challenges of global leadership. What happens when the G20 doesn’t work and the G7 is history.
If the worst threatened—a rogue nuclear state with a horrible surprise,...
The Trendmaster's Guide
Get a Jump on What Your Customer Wants Next
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2005
According to Robyn Waters, it’s a myth that trends can only be spotted early by überhip Bohemian types who are ever so much cooler than everyone else.
She ought to know. As Target’s former VP of Trend, Design, and Product Development, Waters helped a dowdy regional discount chain become a...
Purposeful
Are You a Manager or a Movement Starter?
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
**Wall Street Journal Bestseller
Managers accept the world as it is; movement starters push the boundaries to make it more just, compassionate, and even joyful. We all need to decide: Are we managers or movement starters?**
Jennifer Dulski, the head of Groups at Facebook, and former...