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Self leadership and the one minute manager: gain the mindset and skillset for getting what you need to succeed
By Susan Fowler, Laurence Hawkins, Kenneth H Blanchard. 2017
Spain: the essential guide to customs & culture (Culture smart!)
By Marian Meaney, Belén Aguado Viguer. 2016
Provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in Spain, ensuring that you arrive aware of basic manners, common courtesies,…
and sensitive issues. This concise guide tells you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your Spanish hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships. 2016.Gardner shows that firms earn higher margins, inspire greater client loyalty, attract and retain the best talent, and gain a…
competitive edge when specialists collaborate across functional boundaries. Gardner, a former McKinsey consultant and Harvard Business School professor now lecturing at Harvard Law School, has spent over a decade conducting in-depth studies of numerous global professional service firms. Her research with clients and the empirical results of her studies demonstrate clearly and convincingly that collaboration pays, for both professionals and their firms. 2017.Slugfest: inside the epic, 50-year battle between Marvel and DC
By Reed Tucker. 2017
The most bruising battle in the superhero world isn't between spandex-clad characters; it's between the publishers themselves. For over fifty…
years, Marvel and DC have been locked in an epic war, tirelessly trading punches and trying to do to each other what Batman regularly does to the Joker's face. This book presents the story of the greatest corporate rivalry never told. It is also an alternate history of the superhero, told through the lens of these two publishers. 2017.Success is a matter of decision, commitment, planning, preparation, execution, and recommitment. Success doesn't come to you; you must go…
to it. Now, award-winning business advisor, Nido Qubein, shares his complete program for personal and professional achievement. Since 1974, Qubein has given more than 5,000 presentations and received every award in professional speaking. He has put together this program to teach strategies and tactics listeners need to develop a positive mindset and the skills to achieve their dreams. 2007.Stonehenge: Neolithic man and the cosmos
By John David North. 1996
There have been many attempts to explain the purpose of Stonehenge. Using archaeological detail and a knowledge of the heavens…
as they were many millennia ago, the author establishes the function of the stones themselves and what can be known of the religion that caused them to be erected. 1996.Stirring it up: how to make money and save the world
By Gary Hirshberg. 2008
Hirshberg describes how he built a successful $300-million-per-year business by incorporating environmental principles and practices, and how other companies can…
accomplish this as well. He maintains that making a business green actually saves companies money in the long run, while boosting consumer loyalty and thus reducing advertising costs. Hirshberg illustrates his points with practical information and advice, as well as anecdotes from the early days of his yogurt company. Included are many examples of other businesses that have saved money by reducing their environmental footprints. 2008.Stealing from a deep place: travels in southeastern Europe
By Brian Hall. 1988
Steinway & Sons
By Richard K Lieberman. 1995
Lieberman traces the history of one of the world's most famous instrument makers. Founded in 1853, the Steinway company quickly…
rose to prominence and maintained its reputation with improvements in piano technology and creative marketing. Lieberman describes the company's passage through two world wars, bitter labour disputes, growing competition, and five generations of family ownership, which ended in 1972 when the family sold the company to CBS. 1995.Spanish: the complete course I; Part B (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Spanish: The complete course II; Part B (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Squirrel Inc: a fable about leadership through storytelling (Recorded Books development)
By Stephen Denning. 2004
Business leaders today face many challenges. They must create cooperation, share knowledge, and transmit a vision of the future. By…
using an appropriate story to illustrate a problem, leaders can draw their staff toward a fuller understanding and commitment. 2004.Spanish: The short course (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 2000
Spanish: The complete course II; Part A (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Spanish: The complete course I; Part A (Pimsleur language programs)
By Paul Pimsleur. 1998
Staples, markets, and cultural change: selected essays (Innis centenary series)
By Daniel Drache, Harold A Innis. 1995
A selection of Harold Innis' most significant and representative writing. One of Canada's most influential thinkers, Innis was deeply interested…
in understanding how economic and social forces interacted and shaped the modern world. 1995.Slow boat through Pennine waters
By Frederick Doerflinger. 1971
Slow boat through England
By Frederick Doerflinger. 1970
Smart questions: learn to ask the right questions for powerful results
By Gerald Nadler, William J Chandon. 2004
Reveals how the leading creators of solutions in almost every walk of life - including business, government, education, and even…
in families - think and approach their assignments. Shows how to use three "foundation" questions - focusing on uniqueness, purposeful information, and systems - which must be explored for every problem. These three questions lead to other key questions that will ultimately create effective solutions. 2004.Spring jaunts: some walks, excursions & personal explorations of town, country & seashore
By Anthony Bailey. 1986
The author's jaunts take him round the Isle of Wight, along the Massachusetts to Maine coastline, into the bizarre and…
hilarious history of Nice's Promenade des Anglais, and down the Severn River. A world of friendly conversation, tranquil landscapes, antique churches and country pubs. 1986.