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By Michael L Ray. 2008
Through 25 years of teaching Stanford University's famed Personal Creativity in Business course, Michael Ray discovered that people who move…
beyond ordinary success and achievement have a secret. They live for a highest goal that drives them to accomplish their dreams, find fulfillment, and become generative leaders. Here, Ray tells you how you, too, can thrive by incorporating this powerful secret into your daily life. 2008.By Gary Zukav, Linda Francis. 2002
Although developing emotional awareness is challenging and difficult because it requires becoming aware of our buried emotional pain, it is…
also enormously rewarding. This text shows us how to free ourselves from our compulsions, fixations, obsessions and addictions - such as anger, workaholism, obsessive eating, alcohol and drug abuse - that prevent us from living a fulfilling and meaningful life. 2002.By Kate White. 2018
Bestselling author, professional speaker, and former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, Kate White shares the nine core principles gutsy women need to…
own their excellence, break the rules (or make their own), ask for what they deserve, and refuse to apologize for who they are and what they want. 2018.By Robin S Sharma. 2006
Each one of us is called to greatness. We can have a significant impact on the world around us -…
if we so choose. If you are looking to craft an extraordinary life, The Greatness Guide is the powerful and practical handbook that will inspire you to get to world class in both your personal and professional life. 2006.By Matthew Kelly. 2007
A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams. The fictional company…
in this book is grappling with real problems of high turnover and low morale, so the managers begin to investigate what really drives the employees. What they discover is that the key to motivation isn't necessarily the promise of a bigger paycheck or title, but rather the fulfillment of crucial personal dreams. c2007.By Anne Kingston. 1994
Chronicles the rise of Dave Nichol, whose work with private label products helped revolutionize the supermarket industry. First brought into…
Loblaws by Galen Weston in 1971, Nichol became president in 1976, but was moved to a smaller arm of Loblaws in 1984. Here, he met his great success, developing President's Choice into a retail phenomenon. Kingston discusses Nichol's work at Loblaws, his aggressive and sometimes abusive personality, and his departure from Loblaws in 1993. 1994.By Paul Hawken. 1993
Provides a blueprint for a marketplace where businesses and environmentalists work together, showing companies how to redesign and manufacture products…
in innovative ways, re-educate customers, and work closely with government toward a profitable, productive, and ecologically sound future. 2005, c1993.By Michael E Gerber. 2009
By Robert H Frank. 2011
Frank looks at how economic competition is actually hindering the "common good." He explains that Charles Darwin's theory on the…
clash between individual and group interests is a perfect analogy for today's economic landscape. 2011.By Linda McQuaig. 1998
McQuaig looks into the popular belief that the Canadian economy is beyond Canada's control, held at the mercy of globalization…
and technology. Instead, she argues, the international community has the tools to regulate the world financial system to everyone's benefit, as was done in the decades after World War II. 1998.By John Ralston Saul. 2005
Globalism, where world markets would supplant nation-states, has failed even as it succeeded, by increasing GDP or individual wealth in…
some countries while allowing the paralyzing accumulation of debt in the third world. In the meantime, economies have artificially inflated and imploded. The author also faults a system where multinational corporations attempt to replace government infrastructure and "overly complex" management is mistaken for leadership. 2005.By Augustine Meier, Peter VanKatwyk. 2001
The editors have assembled 17 leading practitioners and theorists, who discuss forgiveness and pastoral counselling in such areas as youth…
suicide, persons with disabilities, abuse, and First Nations people. A sourcebook for those who are interested in or who work with the pastoral dimensions of counselling, as well as for people involved in mediation. 2001.From your fingerprints to the patterns in your eyes, each of us is unique. This collection of fun facts and…
activities will help you to discover more about human nature and yourself. Find out about body language, left brain vs. right brain, personality types, and more. Grades 4-7. 2000.By Madeleine L Van Hecke. 2013
Written by experts at the forefront of their fields, "The Brain Advantage" focuses on the relationship between psychology, neuroscience and…
leadership. In short, easy-to-understand chapters, the authors share their findings and use real-world scenarios to illustrate how understanding the way people think can help leaders become better communicators and more effective decision-makers. 2013.By Matthew Dixon, Brent Adamson. 2012
The authors demonstrate that the best salespeople don't just build relationships. Instead, they challenge customers by approaching them with unique…
insights, tailoring sales messages to specific objectives, and, when necessary, pushing back and taking control of the sale. 2012.By Tom Hopkins, Laura L Laaman. 2003
This focuses on critical selling techniques, from handshakes and clothing to networking and presentations. By observing three salespeople during their…
transformation from skeptical to productive, this handbook helps individuals turn fear of rejection into confidence. 2003.By Niall Ferguson. 2001
Throughout modern history, the way states have managed their money has been crucial to their survival and success. It has…
been finance as much as firepower that has decided the fates of nations in the supreme test of war. The cash nexus is the crucial point where money and power meet. But does money make the political world go round? Does the success of democracy depend on economic growth? Does victory always go to the richest of the great powers? Or are financial markets the true 'masters' of the modern world? 2001.By James Redfield. 1997
James Redfield writes widely on the topic of spiritual awareness. Here he discusses the background of an awakening which will…
shape our world in the new millennium. Using his own experience, he clarifies how mysterious coincidences lead us towards our special destiny. He suggests that the inevitable synthesis of Eastern and Western ideas forms part of an evolution towards a better world. He guides our own vision for our lives, delving into hidden energies and the discovery of our unique missions on this planet. Companion to "The Celestine prophecy" (DC16050). 1997.By Germaine Greer. 1991
Drawing on anthropological, medical, historical, and literary sources, Germaine Greer passionately argues that "the change" need not be a dreaded…
tragedy, but rather, a spiritual liberation of women. Among her arguments, she questions estrogen replacement therapy, and goes on to propose a new "art" of aging through menopause. 1991.By Jeff Rubin. 2015
The author vehemently believes that Stephen Harper's economic vision for our country is dead wrong. Changes in energy markets in…
the US - where domestic production is booming while demand for oil is shrinking - are quickly turning Harper's dream into an economic nightmare. The same trade and investment ties to oil that pushed the Canadian dollar to record highs are now pulling it down. But the very climate change that will leave much of the country's carbon unburnable could at the same time make some of Canada's other resource assets more valuable: our water and our land. Canada won't be an energy superpower, but it has the potential to be one of the world's great breadbaskets. And in the global climate that the world's carbon emissions are inexorably creating, food will soon be a lot more valuable than oil. Bestseller. 2015.