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The Secret History of the American Empire
The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2007
From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" comes an expos of international corruption. Perkins suggests how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.
Confidence
How Much You Really Need and How to Get It
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
**“I can’t remember the last time I finished reading a book and wanted to applaud…. Life-changing.”—Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD, author of Focus
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If you picked up this book because you want to increase your confidence, you are not alone. Like most people, you probably think that being...
Getting Unstuck
Break Free of the Plateau Effect
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Just try harder.
Just work harder. Just do more.
But what happens when working harder doesn’t seem to be getting you better results? You’ve got to get unstuck.
In Getting Unstuck, Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson show the different kinds of plateaus that can hold you back and how they can be overcome....
The Truth Shall Make You Rich
The New Road Map to Radical Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
The bestselling author of Reallionaire challenges common misconceptions about success and lays out the road map to a richer life
Raised in the impoverished south side of Chicago, Farrah Gray defied the odds and became a millionaire by age fourteen. He was the youngest person to have an office...
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Renowned economist and author of Big Business Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Great Stagnation.
The United States continues...
The 10 Commandments of Money
Survive and Thrive in the New Economy
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
From the #1 personal finance columnist on the Internet (Nielsen/NetRatings)-a clear prescription for financial health in the 2010s and beyond.
For previous generations, living within your means was a simple formula. Now, with the staggering rise in education, health care, and housing costs,...
Focus
Use Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
We all want to experience pleasure and avoid pain. But there are really two kinds of pleasure and pain that motivate everything we do. If you are promotion-focused, you want to advance and avoid missed opportunities. If you are prevention-focused, you want to minimize losses and keep things working....
Perfecting Your Pitch
How to Succeed in Business and in Life by Finding Words That Work
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Whether you’re asking for a raise, selling but holding your price, ending a relationship, or talking to children about divorce, success is predicated on planned, effective communication. Yet, most people fail to properly prepare their message. A veteran corporate attorney, sports agent, and expert...
by Charles K. Plotnick, Stephen R. Leimberg
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2002
The most complete and up-to-date estate-planning guide available
Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest tax codes, the third edition of How to Settle an Estate is the essential step-by-step guide to lead readers through the complex and daunting process of settling an estate. In...
You Majored in What?
Designing Your Path from College to Career
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
Fully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers, from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors
“So what are you going to do with your major?”
It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school...
Succeed
How We Can Reach Our Goals
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2010
Read Heidi Grant Halvorson's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community.
Just in time for New Year's resolutions, learn how to reach your goals-finally-by overcoming the many hurdles that have defeated you before.
Most of us have no idea why we fail to reach our goals. Now Dr....
by Al Franken
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2002
The classic New York Times bestseller by Senator Al Franken, author of Giant of the Senate
Senator Al Franken, or Dr. Al Franken, as he prefers to be called, has written the first truly indispensable book of the new millennium. Filled with wisdom, observations, and practical tips you can put...
Banana
The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2007
A gripping biological detective story that uncovers the myth, mystery, and endangered fate of the world’s most humble fruit
To most people, a banana is a banana: a simple yellow fruit. Americans eat more bananas than apples and oranges combined. In others parts of the world, bananas are what...
365 Ways to Become a Millionaire
(Without Being Born One)
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A self-made millionaire shares the secrets of his success in this updated and repackaged classic
Brian Koslow made his first million dollars by the time he was thirty-one, and as an executive coach he’s helped others do the same. In 365 Ways to Become a Millionaire, Koslow shares the principles...