Disciplined Dreaming

Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity  
Contributor(s):         Linkner, Josh
EAN: 9780470922224             
Publisher: Jossey-Bass    
Binding: Hardcover   
Pub Date: February 22, 2011
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R199

In Disciplined Dreaming, business innovator and jazz musician Josh Linkner shows exactly how you can create profitable new ideas, empower employees to flex their creative muscles, and tap into the power of creativity to sustain a competitive advantage over the long haul. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, and artists, Linkner distills exactly how creativity can be encouraged, as well as its impact on the bottom line.

Enchantment

Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions  
Contributor(s):         Kawasaki, Guy
EAN: 9781591843795             
Publisher: Portfolio  
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: March 08, 2011     
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R212

The author of the international bestseller "The Art of the Start" offers a new perspective on the art of influence. Kawasaki offers a compelling new take on this key force that drives any successful business or personal interaction.                                 

The Big Short

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine  
Contributor(s):         Lewis, Michael
EAN: 9780393338829             
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company       
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: February 01, 2011
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R128

In this brilliant #1 "New York Times"-bestselling account of how the U.S. economy has been driven over the cliff, the author of the bestseller "Liar's Poker" explains how the free fall of the American economy occurred and who, exactly, is to blame.   

Win

Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary 
Contributor(s):         Luntz, Frank I
EAN: 9781401323998             
Publisher: Hyperion Books       
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: March 01, 2011    
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R228

The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Words That Work" explains how communication excellence equals success, and how top performers in all areas of American life win by utilizing superb communication skills adopting essential action-oriented principles.                                 

The Thank You Economy

The Thank You Economy  
Contributor(s):         Vaynerchuk, Gary
EAN: 9780061914188             
Publisher: HarperBusiness       
Binding: Hardcover   
Pub Date: March 08, 2011     
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R219

Today, individuals and brands that out-care and out-love their competition see the biggest returns. In "The Thank You Economy," Vaynerchuk dissects the companies on the leading edge, showing how they are succeeding--and sometimes failing.                                 

Rework

Rework  
Contributor(s):         Fried, Jason
EAN: 9780307463746             
Publisher: Crown Business      
Binding: Hardcover   
Pub Date: March 09, 2010    
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R172

The perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and people stuck in day jobs who want to get out will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages. It's time to rework work.

The E Myth Revisited

The E Myth Revisited  
Contributor(s):         Gerber, Michael E
EAN: 9780887307287             
Publisher: HarperBusiness      
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: April 12, 1995
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R149

In this first new and totally revised edition of the 150,000-copy underground bestseller, The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial perspective, the guiding light of all businesses that succeed. He then shows how to apply the lessons of franchising to any business whether or not it is a franchise. Finally, Gerber draws the vital, often overlooked distinction between working on your business and working in. your business. After you have read The E-Myth Revisited, you will truly be able to grow your business in a predictable and productive way.

Small Giants

Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big  
Contributor(s):         Burlingham, Bo
EAN: 9781591841494             
Publisher: Portfolio       
Binding: Paperback   
Pub Date: April 01, 2007  
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R124  

Burlingham profiles 14 of the best purpose-driven companies--Anchor Brewing, CitiStorage, Clif Bar Inc., Righteous Babe Records, Reel Precision Manufacturing, and Zingerman's Community of Businesses--showing their consistent profitability and insistence at staying small and great instead of large and mediocre.

The Knack

The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up  
Contributor(s):         Burlingham, Bo
EAN: 9781591842217             
Publisher: Portfolio
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: October 02, 2008
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R196  

Two of "Inc." magazine's hugely popular columnists show how small-business people can deal with all kinds of tricky situations. People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or specific rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran entrepreneur Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street-smart people solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. He calls it ‘The Knack’ and it has made all the difference to the eight successful start-ups of his career.   

The 4-Hour Workweek

 The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded, Updated)  
Contributor(s):         Ferriss, Timothy
EAN: 9780307465351             
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)     
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: December 15, 2009  
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R169

Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan--there is no need to wait, especially in unpredictable economic times. Ferriss offers more than 50 practical tips, real-world templates, and tools for living like a millionaire.    

Crush It!

Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash in on Your Passion  
Contributor(s):         Vaynerchuk, Gary
EAN: 9780061914171             
Publisher: Harperstudio     
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: October 01, 2009   
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R168

Online-marketing trailblazer Vaynerchuk tells business owners what they need to do to boost their sales using the Internet--just as he has done to build his family's wine store into a multi-million dollar business.   

The World is Flat

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century   (3RD ed.)
Contributor(s):         Friedman, Thomas L
EAN: 9780312425074           
Publisher: Picador USA
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: July 24, 2007
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R124

In this brilliant book, an award-winning "New York Times" columnist explains how the flattening--i.e., connectedness--of the world happened at the dawn of the 21st century, what it means to the global economy, and how governments and societies must adapt.    

Superfreakonomics

Superfreakonomics
Steven D Levitt
Hardcover, 320 pages
234 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x H)
EAN 9780713999907
18 October 2009
Allen Lane
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R249

Here at last is the long awaited sequel to the international bestselling phenomenon, Freakonomics. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner have been working hard, uncovering the hidden side of even more controversial subjects, from charity to terrorism and prostitution. And with their inimitable style and wit, they will take us on another even more gripping journey of discovery. "Superfreakonomics" will once again transform the way we look at the world.

Presentation Zen

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery     
Contributor(s):         Reynolds, Garr
EAN: 9780321525659             
Publisher: New Riders Publishing  
Binding: Paperback   
Pub Date: November 01, 2007     
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R299

Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the Net - presentationzen.com - shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote. Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today's world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

Permission Marketing

Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends and Friends Into Customers   (1ST ed.)
Contributor(s):         Godin, Seth
EAN: 9780684856360             
Publisher: Simon & Schuster     
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: May 06, 1999     
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R168

Called "the ultimate entrepreneur for the Information Age" by "Business Week, " Godin explains Permission Marketing, a concept that shapes a sales pitch so that consumers winningly accept it. Instead of annoying potential customers by interrupting their most coveted commodity -- time -- Permission Marketing offers consumers incentives to accept advertising voluntarily. Now this Internet pioneer introduces a fundamentally different way of thinking about advertising products and services. By reaching out only to those individuals who have signaled an interest in learning more about a product, Permission Marketing enables companies to develop long-term relationships with customers, create trust, build brand awareness -- and greatly improve the chances of making a sale.       

Trust Agents

Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust (Revised, Updated)  
Contributor(s):         Brogan, Chris
EAN: 9780470635490             
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons      
Binding: Paperback   
Pub Date: August 23, 2010     
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R128

The "New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal" bestseller is now in a new, updated paperback edition. Two social media veterans show readers how to tap into the power of social networks to build their brand's influence, reputation, and, of course, profits.          

Switch

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard  
Contributor(s):         Heath, Chip
EAN: 9780385528757             
Publisher: Broadway Business     
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: February 16, 2010     
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R199

Combining psychology, sociology, management, and case studies, the authors of "Made to Stick" tell stories of people and organizations who have successfully implemented significant changes--even when change is hard.    

Drive

Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us  
Contributor(s):         Pink, Daniel H
EAN: 9781594484803             
Publisher: Riverhead Books      
Binding: Paperback   
Pub Date: April 05, 2011     
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R124

The author of the bestseller "A Whole New Mind" is back with a paradigm-changing examination of how to harness motivation to find greater satisfaction in life. This book of big ideas discusses the surest pathway to high performance, creativity, and well-being.     

The Snowball

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Contributor(s):         Schroeder, Alice
EAN: 9780553384611             
Publisher: Bantam       
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: October 27, 2009  
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R158

Known as the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet is the subject of this biography--of both the man and his ideas. A #1 "New York Times" bestseller, this great American story tells readers why Buffett is the most fascinating American success story of our time.            

Onward

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life Without Losing Its Soul  
Contributor(s):         Schultz, Howard
EAN: 9781605292885             
Publisher: Rodale Press  
Binding: Hardcover  
Pub Date: March 29, 2011     
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R228

In 2008, eight years after stepping down as Starbucks' CEO, Schultz returned to oversee the company's operations during a moment in history that left no company unscathed. "Onward" tells the the remarkable story of Schultz's return and the company's ongoing transformation.

The Social Animal

The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement  
Contributor(s):         Brooks, David
EAN: 9781400067602             
Publisher: Random House    
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: March 08, 2011
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R212

This is the story of how success happens. Drawing on a wealth of current research from numerous disciplines, Brooks explores the nature of attachment, love, and commitment, to the nature of effective leadership. He reveals the deeply social aspect of our very minds and exposes the bias in modern culture that overemphasizes rationalism, individualism, and IQ. Along the way, he demolishes conventional definitions of success while looking toward a culture based on trust and humility. "The Social Animal" is a moving and nuanced intellectual adventure, a story of achievement and a defense of progress. Impossible to put down, it is an essential book for our time, one that will have broad social impact and will change the way we see ourselves and the world.

Outliers

Outliers  - The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback, 309 pages, June 2009
Published by Penguin Books
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R158

Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating intellectual journey to show us what makes an extreme overachiever. He reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from. Gladwell examines how the careers of Bill Gates and the performance of world-class football players are alike; why so many top lawyers are Jewish; why Asians are good at maths; and, why it is correct to say that the mathematician who solved Fermat's Theorem is not a genius. Like "Blink", this is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.

The Big Short

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine  
Contributor(s):         Lewis, Michael
EAN: 9780393338829             
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company       
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: February 01, 2011
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R128

In this brilliant #1 "New York Times"-bestselling account of how the U.S. economy has been driven over the cliff, the author of the bestseller "Liar's Poker" explains how the free fall of the American economy occurred and who, exactly, is to blame.  

The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point  - How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback, 279 pages, November 2001
Published by Abacus
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R132       

"The Tipping Point" is the biography of an idea, and the idea is quite simple: that many of the problems we face - from murder to teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics. They aren't linear phenomena in the sense that they steadily and predictably change according to the level of effort brought to bear against them. They are capable of sudden and dramatic changes in direction. Years of well-intentioned intervention may have no impact at all, yet the right intervention - at just the right time - can start a cascade of change.;Many of the social ills that face us today, in other words, are as inherently volatile as the epidemics that periodically sweep through the human population: little things can cause them to "tip" at any time and if we want to understand how to confront and solve them we have to understand what those "tipping points" are. In this study, Malcolm Gladwell explores the ramifications of this. Not simply for politicians and policy-makers, his method provides a way of viewing everyday experience and seeking to enable us to develop strategies for everything from raising a child to running a company.    

The Accidental Billionaires

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal  
Contributor(s):         Mezrich, Ben
EAN: 9780307740984             
Publisher: Anchor Books       
Binding: Paperback                                                              
Language(s): English      
Pub Date: September 28, 2010    
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R126

The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook.

“You won’t be able to put the book down. The story’s far too compelling, and entirely too personal, to toss aside.” - The Oregonian    

The Black Swan

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: "On Robustness and Fragility"

Contributor(s): Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

EAN: 9780812973815

Publisher: Random House Trade

Binding: Paperback

Pub Date: May 11, 2010

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R129

A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that black swan events explain almost everything about our world.