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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Staff Pick Somewhere along the way to guru-dom, Malcolm Gladwell got tagged as a business writer. Fair enough — The Tipping Point speaks more powerfully to the principles of succesful marketing than any pedestrian semester in the classroom. But while raves from... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins Publisher Comments The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning. But what about the... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments Dr. Seuss's wonderfully wise graduation speech is the perfect send-off for children starting out in the world, be they nursery, high school, or college grads! With his trademark use of humorous verse and illustrations, Dr. Seuss addresses the the ups and... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Business Don't Work and What to Do about It (Second Edition) by Michael E. Gerber Publisher Comments An instant classic, this revised and updated edition of the phenomenal bestseller dispels the myths about starting your own business. Small business consultant and author Michael E. Gerber, with sharp insight gained from years of experience, points out... (read more) List Price $20.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman Publisher Comments The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni Publisher Comments After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath Staff Pick Some ideas become success stories, others don't stick around. In this no-nonsense look at successful communication the brothers Heath examine the principles of "stickiness" considering the elements needed to make a particular idea take hold. An... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Publisher Comments The book that shows how to get the job done and deliver results . . . whether youre running an entire company or in your first management job Larry Bossidy is one of the worlds most acclaimed CEOs, a man with few peers who has a track record for... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp Publisher Comments All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael Watkins Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham Publisher Comments Unfortunately, most of us have little sense of our talents and strengths, much less the ability to build our lives around them. Instead, guided by our parents, by our teachers, by our managers, and by psychology's fascination with pathology, we... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $1.98 Used - Hardcover
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Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko Publisher Comments Rethink the Way You Think In hindsight, every great idea seems obvious. But how can you be the person who comes up with those ideas? In this revised and expanded edition of his groundbreaking Thinkertoys, creativity expert Michael Michalko reveals... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith Publisher Comments In the first major book on service marketing, Harry Beckwith, a pioneer in this area, provides quick, practical strategies to improve the bottom line in any business by perceiving and fulfilling a client's every need.--Harvey Mackay.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Leading Change by John P. Kotter Publisher Comments An action plan from the world's foremost expert on business leadership. A very personal book that is at once inspiring, clear-headed, and filled with important implications for the future. Emphasizing again and again the critical need for leadership to... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Team Handbook by Barbara J. Streibel Publisher Comments High-performing teams can only exist when they revel in discovery, battle well, grow together, and live their purpose. This handbook is the foremost resource on teamwork for both leaders and team members. Having sold over 800,000 copies in its first... (read more) List Price $43.95 Your price: $33.50 Used - Spiral
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement 3RD Edition by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox Publisher Comments Revised third edition! Alex Rogo is the manager of a failing manufacturing plant who receives an ultimatum from corporate headquarters: Turn the situation around in three months or the plant will be scrapped. With help from a mysterious mentor, Rogo... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life by Benjamin and Rosamund Stone Zander Publisher Comments Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, The Art of Possibility is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. The Art of Possibility combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael M. Lewis Publisher Comments Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski Synopsis How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s — the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Growing a Business by Paul Hawken Publisher Comments Nearly everyone harbors a secret dream of starting or owning a business. In fact, 1,000,000 businesses start in the United States every year. Many of them fail, but enough succeed so that small businesses are now adding millions of jobs to the economy at... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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