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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother's chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn't like her mother very much. But when Ingrid Richards' body is discovered in her burned-out home, Alexandra's exasperated words don't seem such a joke. Due to the hazardous state of the victim's over-cluttered residence, the police are inclined to dismiss her death as an unfortunate...
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Series
Chesapeake diaries volume 7
Language
English
Description
While staying with her brother in St. Dennis, Maryland, to figure things out, Sophie Enright impulsively buys a boarded-up building to open a restaurant, which pits her against landscaper Jason Bowers, who also wants the property.
3) Babbitt
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English
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In the fall of 1920, Sinclair Lewis began a novel set in a fast-growing city with the heart and mind of a small town. For the center of his cutting satire of American business he created the bustling, shallow, and myopic George F. Babbitt, the epitome of middle-class mediocrity. The novel cemented Lewis’s prominence as a social commentator.
Babbitt basks in his pedestrian success and the popularity it has brought him. He demands high moral...
Babbitt basks in his pedestrian success and the popularity it has brought him. He demands high moral...
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Evangeline Shaw is the key to the conspiracy that threatens Robert Cannon's company. Classified software developed by Cannon's group is being sold to a foreign government without his approval. It isn't just theft or a case of corporate espionage - it's treason. And the trail leads straight to Shaw - who by all accounts has both the means and the motives. Determined to handle his own investigation, Cannon tracks her to a small town in Alabama. But...
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English
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Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life--having nothing but his own wits to help him along.
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"Can a summer fling turn into love that lasts a lifetime? Former underwear model turned entrepreneur Clay Stryker has loved, tragically lost and vowed that he'll never risk his heart again. After making his fortune, the youngest of the rugged Stryker brothers returns to Fool's Gold, California, to put down roots on a ranch of his own. But he's frustrated to discover that even in his hometown, people see him only for his world-famous assets. Firefighter...
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English
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One of the most influential Black business leaders in America today shares "the good, the great, the bad, and the ugly" of her journey through both cancer and everything that led up to it, offering hope and practical guidance for navigating life's most difficult challenges.
Author
Series
Publisher
Libros de Cabecera
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
1ª edición.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume).
Language
Español
Description
La historia de 57 emprendedores que cuentan cómo crearon su negocio, cuáles fueron las dificultades y las oportunidades que se encontraron en su camino. Los emprendedores y empresas descritos forman parte de diferentes sectores, tanto tecnológicos (internet, biotecnología, etc.), como tradicionales. Los protagonistas de estas historias nos muestran cómo alguien puede reinventar un negocio tradicional y tener mucho éxito, o cómo, alguien...
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Publisher
Apress
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xix, 265 pages)
Language
English
Description
What does it take to successfully launch and scale a startup in Asia? While much of modern business literature covers Silicon Valley and its founders, building a company in Asia-a world center of technology and innovation-is a vastly different journey, and not nearly as widely covered. This book aims to change that. Asian Founders at Work is an essential compilation of in-depth, incisive interviews with over 20 top technopreneurs from the region....
12) Physical forces
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Series
K-9 rescue novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Macayla Burkett is no ordinary private eye. She's a pet detective, dedicated to tracking down missing dogs and cats. When two famous racing greyhounds disappear and turn up dead, Macayla finds herself in the midst of a much more serious case. And when the thieves target her and threaten her life, she realizes she's in grave danger-until a ridiculously handsome stranger enters the picture. Oliver Kelly may look like a male stripper, but his muscles...
13) Shipped: a novel
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Between taking night classes for her MBA and her demanding day job at a cruise line, marketing manager Henley Evans barely has time for herself, let alone family, friends, or dating. But when she's shortlisted for the promotion of her dreams, all her sacrifices finally seem worth it. The only problem? Graeme Crawford-Collins, the remote social media manager and the bane of her existence, is also up for the position. Although they've never met in...
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Publisher
Harper Business
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 202 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For decades leaders have relied on "hard" skills to make smart decisions, while dismissing soft skills like self-awareness and curiosity. Vaynerchuk argues that soft skills can actually accelerate business success. Here he explores twelve human ingredients that have led to his success and happiness, and provides exercises to help you develop these traits yourself. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Publisher
Kogan Page
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
iv, 228 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is a guide to the people who have shaped the way we do business today. Some are great intellectuals while others are "gut instinct" types. Some want to change the world while others want money and power. The author takes readers through the top business brains of our time to show the human behind the headlines, highlighting world industry leaders such as Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, Sam Walton, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates. With discussions on...
16) Business
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Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Hailey Sharp has a one-track mind. Get By the Cup salad shop off the ground. Do literally everything possible to make it a success. Repeat. With a head full of entrepreneurial ideas and a bad ex in her rearview, her one and only focus is living life the way she wants to. No distractions. Wes Jansen never did understand the fuss about relationships. With a string of lackluster first dates and the pain from his parents' angry divorce following him...
18) Explosive forces
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Series
K-9 rescue novels volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
When Carly Reese's beloved fashion boutique catches fire, she sees her dreams go up in smoke. The good news is that Carly was saved from the flames by a barking dog nearby. She soon discovers the heroic pooch is a trained K-9 who guarding his unconscious partner ... a gorgeous firefighter who ends up in Carly's arms. Noah Glover and his K-9 are a fearless duo, and Noah has clearly met his match with the brave, beautiful Carly. Soon they team up to...
19) Odd jobs
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Odd Jobs" is a wacky comedy about five college buddies who, after being fired from their own summer jobs, go into the moving business together. Their efforts are thwarted by loan sharks and a sleazy group of local movers who resent the competition in their area.
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