The Crown Publishing Group: 2539 books
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...
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 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...
The Next Wave
On the Hunt for Al Qaeda's American Recruits
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
TERROR WALKS AMONG US. Born here, raised here, plotting here, the terrorists of al Qaeda 2.0 aim to kill Americans. And our government helps.
Who are the recruits for the next wave? They live next door.
A radicalized army major guns down forty-five, killing twelve soldiers and one civilian;...
The Navy SEAL Art of War
Leadership Lessons from the World's Most Elite Fighting Force
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
In a groundbreaking, narrative-driven book for businesses, managers (and those who aspire to the managerial ranks), and entrepreneurs, a veteran Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer shows how the skills that enable SEAL teams to achieve the impossible in the battlefield can help business executives and career-minded...
Enemies
How America's Foes Steal Our Vital Secrets--and How We Let It Happen
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2006
It’s the great untold story of the war on terror.
Taking advantage of gaping holes in America’s defenses, terrorist organizations and enemy nations like Communist China, North Korea, Russia, and Cuba—not to mention some so-called friends—are infiltrating the U.S. government to steal...
Seaworthy
Adrift with William Willis in the Golden Age of Rafting
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2007
Welcome to the daring, thrilling, and downright strange adventures of William Willis, one of the world’s original extreme sportsmen. Driven by an unfettered appetite for personal challenge and a yen for the path of most resistance, Willis mounted a single-handed and wholly unlikely rescue in the...
How to Raise an American
1776 Fun and Easy Tools, Tips, and Activities to Help Your Child Love This Country
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Do you love America? Are you proud to call this country your home? Now, what about your kids? You want them to love America as much as you do, but when popular culture tells them it’s cooler to bash this country than to love it, how can you teach them to be proud and loyal citizens?
As mothers themselves,...
MBA in a Book
Mastering Business with Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
Practical ideas from the best brains in Business
A sharp, jargon-free guide to the core curriculum of an MBA program, MBA in a Book shows how to master the big ideas of business and use them in a practical way to build and enhance career success.
“In the world of business, ideas matter....
by Jennifer Merritt
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Are you looking for a mere job—the kind where you do virtually the same thing day after day, year after year, and spend the hours counting down the minutes until the clock hits five p.m.? Or are you looking for a career—the kind that engages your interests and passions, constantly presents new...
Healing the Downsized Organization
What Every Employee Needs to Know About Today's New Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010
Healing the Downsized Organization is for managers and employees who must make sense of dramatically changed workplaces after reengineering, restructuring, or downsizing. Here are "best practices" from those who are successfully reinventing their organizations and re-creating healthy workplaces. Documented...
The Stay-at-Home Mom's Guide to Making Money from Home, Revised 2nd Edition
Choosing the Business That's Right for You Using the Skills and Interests You Already Have
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Increase Your Family’s Income While Taking Care of Your Children!
Did you know that millions of moms just like you are making money from the comfort of their homes? You can do it too! Stay-at-home mom expert Liz Folger shows you step-by-step how you can stay home with your kids and make money doing...