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102) The business book
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
A guide to how business works includes descriptions of industry concepts, from risk management to business models to thinking outside the box, as well as big ideas from successful leaders including Andrew Carnegie, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett.
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; cm.
Description
"Your LinkedIn profile is essentially a platform to shape how others see you, highlight your abilities, products, or services, and explain how your work impacts lives. Yet many people simply copy and paste their resume and expect job offers and networking opportunities to start rolling in?but that isn't how it works. LinkedIn Profile Optimization For Dummies shows you how to create a profile that enhances your personal brand, controls how others see...
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Pub. Date
2016.
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"Bill Burnett and Dave Evans show us how design thinking can help us create a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are. The same design thinking responsible for amazing technology, products, and spaces can be used to design and build your career and your life, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xvi, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Description
"In 1986, Ed Catmull co-founded Pixar, a modest start-up with an immodest goal: to make the first-ever computer animated movie. Nine years later, Pixar released Toy Story, which went on to revolutionize the industry, gross $360 million, and establish Pixar as one of the most successful, innovative, and emulated companies on earth. This book details how Catmull built an enduring creative culture -- one that doesn't just pay lip service to the importance...
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Publisher
Portfolio Hardcover
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; cm
Description
"Make work simple by using the tools and tactics that are right for you Your time is under attack. You just can't get enough done. You find yourself wondering where the hours go. You've tried every time-management system you can get your hands on-and they've only succeeded in making your work more complicated. Sound familiar? If you sometimes feel you spend more time managing your productivity than doing actual work, it's time for a change. In...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Everyone has a "schmuck" in their office--a difficult, disruptive person who upsets the workplace, confuses their co-workers and causes concern. No one is safe from a schmuck. They come in many sizes and shapes, such as: - Narcissus--the self-centered, condescending, attention-seeking peacock who tramples on others - The Flytrap--the bringer of chaos who can flip from angry to happy in an instant creating an office maelstrom - The Bean Counter--the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
242 pages
Description
"In Million Dollar Women, Pimsleur introduces you to seven women who, instead of “leaning in,” simply left corporate America and “marched in” to the world of entrepreneurship. They have raised capital, developed powerful networks, and generated multimillion-dollar companies from scratch. When Pimsleur herself started Little Pim, a company that produces a program for young children to learn foreign languages, she wanted to create an exceptional...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
212 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"This is the ultimate tell-all, show-all guide to making a living by making things. Featuring 25 profiles of illustrators, jewelry designers, ceramicists, painters, clothing designers, and printmakers, How to Make It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the daily rituals and best practices that keep these creative entrepreneurs on track. With Q & As, insider tips, and DIYs from each maker, these pages offer guidance and encouragement to artists just...
110) Night diver
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Description
Returning to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent to help save her family's treasure-hunting business, Kate Donnelly must form an uneasy alliance with British military diver Holden Cameron when equipment, treasure, and even divers start disappearing.
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
viii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Description
" "Some people are content to help fulfill the dreams of their employers. But my guess is you're not one of them. You were born with a dream of your own. And this year, you're doing something about it." Somewhere along your road to adulthood, you pushed your dreams to the side. You had to pay bills. You feared taking a risk on yourself. And so you settled into an unfulfilling, perhaps even unpleasant career. If it's any comfort, you're far from alone;...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xxi, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"A practical guide to navigating workplace conflicts by better understanding the power dynamics at play in every interaction Conflicts at work are as inevitable as they are frustrating. In Making Conflict Work, Peter Coleman and Robert Ferguson's leading experts in the field of conflict resolution address the key role of power in workplace tension. Whether you're butting heads with your boss or addressing a direct report's complaint, your relative...
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Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
Description
"A quick and easy guide to help you learn the basics of accounting. The ability to negotiate a deal. Confidence to oversee staff. Complete and accurate monitoring of expenses. In today's business climate, these are must-have skills. But all too often, comprehensive business books turn the important details of best practices into tedious reading that would put even a CEO to sleep. This bestselling series is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits...
114) Forbes 2024
Publisher
Forbes Inc
Pub. Date
1918-
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 30-35 cm
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115) We are party people
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Description
Even though twelve-year-old Pixie prefers to blend into the background, she might have to step closer to the center of attention when her friend runs for class president and when her mom leaves town indefinitely, leaving her parent's party planning business in need of a British-accented punk mermaid.
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Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xvii, 294 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
Integrating real-life success stories with advice and instructions, the authors offer a handbook for would-be entrepreneurs that emphasizes making a fortune and the benefits of sharing wealth with others through philanthropy.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
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Description
In 1981, Jack Welch took over General Electric and quickly rose to fame as the first celebrity CEO. He golfed with presidents, mingled with movie stars, and was idolized for growing GE into the most valuable company in the world. But Welch’s achievements didn’t stem from some greater intelligence or business prowess. Rather, they were the result of a sustained effort to push GE’s stock price ever higher, often at the expense of workers, consumers,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 261 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"A Wall Street Journal columnist for "Weekend Confidential" explores the hubris and ambition of Silicon Valley innovators who are changing the world, tracing the stories of three upstarts who left promising college educations in favor of developing billion-dollar ideas"--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
Bibliomotion
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xv, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"Americans launch more than half a million businesses each year, but most fail within the first five years. Their failure rate isn't high because of a lack of drive, solid ideas, or even capital on the part of the founders. The problem is a pervasive lack of know-how about marrying the nuts and bolts of an idea into a larger framework for business success. "--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
272 pages
Description
"A fascinating examination of the world of private investigators by a 21st-century private eye. Today's world is complicated: companies are becoming more powerful than nations, the lines between public and corporate institutions grow murkier, and the internet is shredding our privacy. To combat these onslaughts, people everywhere -- rich and not so rich, in business and in their personal lives -- are turning away from traditional police, lawyers,...
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