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Language
English
Description
The best-selling author of Blink identifies the qualities of successful people, posing theories about the cultural, family, and idiosyncratic factors that shape high achievers, in a resource that covers such topics as the secrets of software billionaires, why certain cultures are associated with better academic performance, and why the Beatles earned their fame.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we can conjure more moments that matter. What if a teacher could design a lesson that he knew his students would remember twenty years later? What if a manager knew how to create an experience that would delight customers? What if you had a better sense of how to create...
5) Mastery
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Robert Greene, the "modern Machiavelli" debunks the prevailing mythology of success and presents a radical new way to greatness.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Surrounded by Setbacks, internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson turns his attention to a universal problem: what to do when things go wrong. Too often it seems like our dreams and ambitions-whether it's finally getting that corner office, lacing up your running shoes again, or building a flourishing relationship with your partner-are derailed by one roadblock or another. So how do we learn to take setbacks in stride and still achieve...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 170 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Power of Less" is a blueprint for reducing the clutter, noise, and unnecessary work that fills a modern day. Babauta's lessons enable readers to do less, be more effective, get more done, and simplify their lives.
Author
Series
Fairmile novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted 21 years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy - his son and heir. The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice...
Author
Publisher
Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 257 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Bobby Bones is the youngest inductee ever into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Each weekday morning, more than five million fans tune in to his self-titled radio show. But as Bobby reveals, a lot of what made him able to achieve his goals were mistakes, awkward moments, and embarrassing situations -- lemons that he turned into lemonade through hard work and humility. Here he provides ideas and motivations for finding success even when seemingly surrounded...
Author
Publisher
W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xiii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Chip Gaines is well known as a TV star (HGTV's Fixer Upper), renovation expert, husband to Joanna, and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn't quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most...
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
213 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Most of us have been on the receiving end of rejection, a broken dream, or heartbreak. And while this is not an easy space to go through, when we are grounded in the truth, we can endure the tough times. Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow passionately shares glimpses of his journey staying grounded in the face of disappointment, criticism, and intense media scrutiny. Following an exceptional college football career with the Florida Gators and a promising...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 273 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the NPR host of The Indicator podcast and correspondent for Planet Money comes a guide for how today's women can apply the principles of 16th-century philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli to their work lives and finally shatter the glass ceiling once and for all-perfect for fans of Feminist Fight Club, Lean In, and Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Women have been making strides towards equality for decades, or so we're so often told. They've...
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