The Crown Publishing Group: 2539 books
The Provocateur
Why Great Leaders are Educators, Entertainers, Sages, and Sherpa Guides, but not Generals
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2002
What’s the difference between CEOs like Lou Gerstner of IBM and Larry Ellison of Oracle? Between basketball coaches Phil Jackson and Bobby Knight? Or media entrepreneurs Oprah Winfrey and Rupert Murdoch?
Gerstner, Jackson, and Winfrey are provocateurs, leaders who are successful not just...
Who Really Matters
The Core Group Theory of Power, Privilege, and Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2003
In a breakthrough Organization Man for the twenty-first century, bestselling author Art Kleiner reveals that every organization is driven by a desire to satisfy a Core Group of influential individuals and explains why understanding this group’s expectations is the key to success.
When corporate...
The Buy Side
A Wall Street Trader's Tale of Spectacular Excess
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
New York Times Bestseller
The Buy Side, by former Galleon Group trader Turney Duff, portrays an after-hours Wall Street culture where drugs and sex are rampant and billions in trading commissions flow to those who dangle the most enticements. A remarkable writing debut, filled with indelible...
The Innovator's Manifesto
Deliberate Disruption for Transformational Growth
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
In this compelling new book, Michael E. Raynor, coauthor of the national bestseller The Innovator’s Solution, shows that Disruption, Clayton M. Christensen’s landmark theory that explains how fringe ideas come to redefine entire markets, not only explains why new businesses emerge and mature companies...
Bang!
Getting Your Message Heard in a Noisy World
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
The founders of one of today's hottest, most innovative advertising agencies explain how to ignite the kind of marketing explosions that will capture customers' attention.
Linda Kaplan Thaler, the CEO and Chief Creative Officer of the Kaplan Thaler Group, is the brains behind a host of memorable...
150 Jobs You Can Start Today
Creative Ways to Make Money Now
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a recent graduate, a job search can take many months. Now, in 150 Jobs You Can Start Today, Deborah Jacobson reveals 150 ways you can take charge of your career, start making money, and put your unique skills and talents to work—right now. From Real Estate...
by Neil Chenoweth
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2002
If you want to understand how modern media has changed the world, this is the one book you must read.
Rupert Murdoch is the man everyone talks about but no one knows. He’s everywhere, a larger-than-life media titan who has spent a lifetime building his company, News Corporation, from a small,...
The Power of Nice
How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval have moved to the top of the advertising industry by following a simple but powerful philosophy: it pays to be nice. Where so many companies encourage a dog eat dog mentality, the Kaplan Thaler Group has succeeded through chocolate and flowers. In THE POWER OF NICE,...
Wordcraft
The Art of Turning Little Words into Big Business
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2004
"Five little words: BlackBerry, Accenture, Viagra, Cayenne, e-business. Two of the words are appropriated (BlackBerry and Cayenne); two are completely made up (Viagra and Accenture); and one (e-business) is a composite word made of a word and a letter that already exist. . . .These five words...
The Breakthrough Company
How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008
The vast majority of small businesses stay small—and not by choice. Only the most savvy and persistent—a tiny one tenth of one percent—break through to annual sales above $250 million. In The Breakthrough Company, Keith McFarland pinpoints how everyday companies become extraordinary, showing...
Losing My Virginity
How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The unusual, frequently outrageous autobiography of one of the great business geniuses of our time, Richard Branson.
In little more than twenty-five years, Richard Branson spawned nearly a hundred successful ventures. From the airline business (Virgin Atlantic Airways), to music (Virgin Records...
by Bill Butterworth
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2006
This little book could make a big change in the way you view your team.
There’s little more energizing and fulfilling in life than the satisfaction of working well with others to accomplish a common goal. And this powerful little book can help you experience more team satisfaction than ever...
Sway
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2008
A fascinating journey into the hidden psychological influences that derail our decision-making, Sway will change the way you think about the way you think.
Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone...
Winning Decisions
Getting It Right the First Time
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2002
Business revolves around making decisions, often risky decisions, usually with incomplete information and too often in less time than we need. Executives at every level, in every industry, are confronted with information overload, less leeway for mistakes, and a business environment that changes rapidly....