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Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
by Jen Lancaster  
Publisher Comments Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life — until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job — hell, she had the perfect life — and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but...
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The Turnaround Kid: What I Learned Rescuing America's Most Troubled Companies
by Steve Miller Publisher Comments For the past thirty years, Steve Miller has done the messy, unpleasant work of salvaging America's lost companies with such success that the Wall Street Journal has dubbed him "U.S. Industry's Mr. Fix It." From his very first crisis assignment as point...
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
by Lee Iacocca Publisher Comments Legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca has a question for every American: Where have all the leaders gone? The most widely recognized business executive of all time asks the tough questions that America's leaders must address: • What is each of us...
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
by Lee Iacocca Publisher Comments Legendary auto executive Lee Iacocca has a question for every American: Where have all the leaders gone? The most widely recognized business executive of all time asks the tough questions that America's leaders must address: • What is each of us...
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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
by Alan Greenspan Publisher Comments In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, in his fourteenth year as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan took part in a very quiet collective effort to ensure that America didn't experience an economic meltdown, taking the rest...
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Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions
by Ben Mezrich Publisher Comments < p> Ben Mezrich, author of the < em> New York Times< /em> bestseller < i> Bringing Down the House< /i> , returns with an astonishing story of Ivy League hedge-fund cowboys, high stakes, and the Asian underworld.< /p> &...
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
by Roger Lowenstein Publisher Comments Since its hardcover publication in August of 1995, Buffett has appeared on the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Newsday and Business Week bestseller lists. The incredible landmark portrait of...
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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
by Yvon Chouinard Publisher Comments The long-awaited memoir/manifesto from legendary climber, businessman, and environmentalist Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of one of the world's most inspiring companies, Patagonia, Inc. Whether you care about adventure sports, the fate of the natural...
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Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai
by Ben Mezrich Publisher Comments From the author who brought you the massive New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, this is the startling rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets of Brooklyn who claws his way into the wild, frenetic world of the oil...
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Confessions of a Street Addict
by James J Cramer Publisher Comments Everyone on Wall Street knows Jim Cramer, and Cramer knows Wall Street better than anyone. In the most candid and outrageous look at Wall Street since Liar's Poker, Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com, radio and television commentator, and for years a...
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Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve
by George Soros Publisher Comments Find out what makes one of the greatest financial wizards of this or any age tick. Soros on Soros is a must read for anyone interested in world finance and international policy....
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Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry and Made Himself the Richest Man in America
by Stephen Manes Publisher Comments Gates reveals the guiding genius behind the unparalleled success of the Microsoft Corporation-- the biggest and most profitable personal computer software company in history-- and exposes the intensely competitive tactics that help it dominate the...
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Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace
by James Wallace Publisher Comments "A disquieting but captivating portrait of a complex personality. Hard Drive spins a fascinating yarn". -- San Francisco Chronicle "A stupendous success story...the most informative book yet on Bill Gates and Microsoft". -- The Washington Post "An...
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Morgan: American Financier
by Jean Strouse Publisher Comments A century ago, J. Pierpont Morgan bestrode the financial world like a colossus. The organizing force behind General Electric, U.S. Steel, and vast railroad empires, he served for decades as America's unofficial central banker: a few months after he died...
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Andrew Carnegie
by David Nasaw Publisher Comments A National Book Critics Circle Award-nominated biographer chronicles the life of the iconic business titan from his modest upbringing in mid-1800s Scotland through his rise to one of the world's richest men, offering insight into his work as a peace...
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
by Donald Trump Publisher Comments From the Impresario of NBC’s hit show The Apprentice TRUMP ON TRUMP: “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.” And here’s how he...
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Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life
by Richard Branson Publisher Comments Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has built a business empire and made billions, yet is renowned for his approachability, ability to challenge and succeed against the odds. Screw It, Let’s Do It reveals the lessons from life that have helped...
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Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American
by Richard S Tedlow Publisher Comments The definitive biography of an enigmatic business legend Andy Grove, the CEO of Intel during its years of explosive growth, is on the shortlist of Americas most admired businesspeople, along with Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Brilliant...
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Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune
by Conor O'clery Publisher Comments In 1988 Forbes Magazine hailed Chuck Feeney as the twenty-third richest American alive. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to a blue-collar Irish-American family during the Depression, a veteran of the Korean War, he had made a fortune as co-founder of Duty...
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The Man behind the Microchip: Robert Noyce and the Invention of Silicon Valley
by Leslie Berlin Publisher Comments Hailed as the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford of Silicon Valley, Robert Noyce was a brilliant inventor, a leading entrepreneur, and a daring risk taker who piloted his own jets and skied mountains accessible only by helicopter. Now, in The Man Behind the...
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