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The Soul of Success
The head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers traces the life experiences and philosophies that inspired his championship-winning techniques, citing his relationships with such players as Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Kobe Bryant while describing how he forged successful teams by combining talents and promoting trust.
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Overdressed
The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion
Evaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.
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Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Facebook's chief operating officer shares provocative, anecdotal advice for women, urging them to take risks and seek new challenges to find work that they can love and engage in passionately.NPR Bestseller
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Letters To A Young Scientist
A Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist weaves together letters that highlight his childhood, career and why he became a biologist, in the hopes of inspiring today's young people into similar pursuits.NPR Bestseller
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Thinking, Fast And Slow
A psychologist draws on years of research to introduce his "machinery of the mind" model on human decision-making, revealing the faults and capabilities of intuitive versus logical thinking.NPR Bestseller
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Uncommon Grounds
The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World
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Without Reservations
How a Family Root Beer Stand Grew Into a Global Hotel Company
Chronicles the history of leading hospitality company Marriott International while revealing J.W. Marriott, Jr.'s thoughts on his health, the impact of 9/11 on the industry, and the 2011 appointment of a CEO from outside of the family.
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The Alchemists
Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire
In May 2010, the world's most powerful central bankers met in Basel, Switzerland: European Central Bank's Jean-Claude Trichet, the Bank of England's Mervyn King and the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke. A Washington Post columnist explores the role this meeting played in safeguarding the global economy.
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Other People's Money
Inside the Housing Crisis and the Demise of the Greatest Real Estate Deal Ever Made
The New York Times reporter who broke the story on the Stuyvesant Town sale documents how real estate giant Tishman Speyer and its partner, BlackRock, lost billions of dollars of investor money. The book uses the events surrounding the infamous deal to reflect the ongoing real estate crisis.
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
A New York Times reporter traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half-century. He identifies deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes and other health challenges.NPR Bestseller
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The Bankers' New Clothes
What's Wrong With Banking and What to Do About It
Looks at the problems with today's banking system, examining and the arguments used to justify the lack of reform after the recent financial crises, and suggesting things that may be done to prevent future crises.
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Can't Buy Me Like
How Authentic Customer Connections Drive Superior Results
In Can't Buy Me Like, advertising experts Bob Garfield and Doug Levy discuss how businesses can develop authentic relationships with their customers in order to stay relevant and sustain growth. They cite Krispy Kreme's loyal Facebook following and Zappos' excellent customer service, as examples of atypical advertising strategies that work.
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Big Data
A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
This revelatory exploration of big data, which refers to our newfound ability to crunch vast amounts of information, analyze it instantly and draw profound and surprising conclusions from it, discusses how it will change our lives and what we can do to protect ourselves from its hazards.
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Hacking Your Education
Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will
The creator of the UnCollege.org project presents a handbook for young adults that challenges outdated linear paths for career success through education while outlining practical tips for acquiring real-world skills and making educational systems meet individual needs.
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The Power of Negative Thinking by Bob Knight
The Power of Negative Thinking
An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results
Using examples from his long career, a legendary basketball coach outlines the benefits of negative thinking, which helps build a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account.
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Top Dog
The Science of Winning and Losing
The co-authors of the New York Times best-selling NurtureShock turn their attentions to the cutting edge science behind life's triumphs and failures and offer insight from politics, finance, science, sports and economics to tip the odds in your favor. (business & economics). Simultaneous.
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China Airborne
In 2011, China announced its 12th Five-Year Plan, which included the commitment to spend a quarter of a trillion dollars to jump-start its aerospace industry. In China Airborne, James Fallows documents the extraordinary scale of China's project, making clear how it stands to catalyze the nation's hypergrowth and hyperurbanization, revolutionizing China in ways analogous to the building of America's transcontinental railroad in the 19th century.
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Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
In Netflixed, Gina Keating traces Netflix's rise throughout a decade-long war against Blockbuster. Keating analyzes its polarizing founders while evaluating how the company has become subject to competition with and marketing by cable companies and telecoms.
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Bend, Not Break
A Life in Two Worlds
Traces the author's rise from a survivor of China's Cultural Revolution to an Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, member of Obama's innovation and entrepreneurship advisory council and proud U.S. citizen, describing the harrowing circumstances that led to her exile from her homeland and the compassionate, visionary leadership style that enabled her remarkable career.
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The Org
The Underlying Logic of the Office
Ray Fisman, a professor at Columbia Business School, and Tim Sullivan, editorial director of Harvard Business Review Press, describe how the everyday dysfunction inherent in all organizations is actually a necessary part of work. Using case studies from McDonald's, Google and even al-Qaida, they explain how the red tape, meetings and management all serve a purpose.
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Conscious Capitalism
Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
John Mackey and Rajendra Sisodia profile the business philosophies of market leaders, revealing fundamental principles and practices that business managers can adapt to enable conscious leadership and a caring business culture.
