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iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Business & Personal Finance 2016-10-30

Robert T. Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Poor Dad artwork Rich Dad Poor Dad
What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: June 14, 2011
Publisher: Plata Publishing, LLC.
Seller: The Perseus Books Group, LLC

In Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 Personal Finance book of all time, Robert Kiyosaki shares the story of his two dad: his real father, whom he calls his ‘poor dad,’ and the father of his best friend, the man who became his mentor and his ‘rich dad.’ One man was well educated and an employee all his life, the other’s education was “street smarts” over traditional classroom education and he took the path of entrepreneurship…a road that led him to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. Robert’s poor dad struggled financially all his life, and these two dads—these very different points of view of money, investing, and employment—shaped Robert’s thinking about money. Robert has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people, around the world, think about money and investing and he has become a global advocate for financial education and the path to financial freedom. Rich Dad Poor Dad (and the Rich Dad series it spawned) has sold over 36 million copies in English and translated editions around the world. Rich Dad Poor Dad will… • explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich • challenge the belief that your house is an asset • show parents why they can’t rely on the school system to teach their kids about money • define, once and for all, an asset and a liability • explain the difference between good debt and bad debt • teach you to see the world of money from different perspectives • discuss the shift in mindset that can put you on the road to financial freedom



Pierre-Yves McSween - En as-tu vraiment besoin ? artwork En as-tu vraiment besoin ?
Pierre-Yves McSween
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: September 07, 2016
Publisher: Guy Saint-Jean Editeur
Seller: De Marque

En as-tu besoin? En as-tu vraiment besoin? Dans cet ouvrage capital où le chroniqueur affaires et économie de Paul Arcand passe dans son tordeur une quarantaine de sujets avec perspicacité et humour, cette question toute simple invite à revoir toutes les décisions qui ont un effet direct sur notre compte de banque. Au Québec, l’analphabétisme financier et la consommation à outrance influent négativement sur l’existence de chacun. Pour aider à voir les choses d’un Å“il neuf, En as-tu vraiment besoin? place un miroir réaliste devant nos choix de vie et leurs conséquences. L’auteur y remet en question notre façon de dépenser et insiste sur la nécessité de se construire une marge de manÅ“uvre financière. Cette lecture ne laissera personne indifférent. Pierre-Yves McSween parle d’argent sans filtre et sans tabou, comme on ne l’a jamais fait auparavant dans un livre sur le sujet. Il propose de brillants mécanismes d’autodéfense contre la société de consommation et la naïveté financière. Avec deux grands objectifs en tête: définir le comportement d’un citoyen responsable financièrement; puis, donner au lecteur, enfin, un peu plus de cette liberté dont il a vraiment, tellement, carrément besoin. Pierre-Yves McSween est comptable professionnel agréé (MBA, CPA auditeur, CA). Chroniqueur affaires et économie au 98,5 FM (Cogeco), il est aussi collaborateur à La Presse, blogueur à Voir.ca et professeur d’administration au cégep régional de Lanaudière à L’Assomption.



Guy Gendron - Couche-Tard ou l'audace de réussir artwork Couche-Tard ou l'audace de réussir
Guy Gendron
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $22.99
Publish Date: October 19, 2016
Publisher: Les Éditions de l’Homme
Seller: Messageries A.D.P Inc.

Le parcours sinueux et exceptionnel d'un homme indissociable de l'empire qu'il a bâti   Mélange de tabagie, de kiosque à journaux, de marché d'alimen­tation, de débit de bière et de magasin général, le dépanneur a connu plusieurs transformations au cours des 35 dernières années, depuis qu'un homme a décidé d'en faire l'affaire de sa vie. Cet homme, c'est Alain Bouchard. Curieusement, peu de gens connaissent son nom, même au Québec où il a toujours vécu. Il est pourtant l'un des entrepreneurs les plus riches au Canada, et l'un des plus honorés par ses pairs sur la planète. D'abord commis bénévole dans le commerce de son frère, puis exerçant tous les boulots liés à ce travail souvent ingrat, Alain Bouchard, qui a gravi les échelons un à un, est un véritable self-made-man. La multinationale Alimentation Couche-Tard inc. qu'il a fondée compte aujourd'hui 12?000 magasins et emploie plus de 100?000 personnes. Son chiffre d'affaires avoisine les 50 milliards de $CAN. Quelle est la recette d'un tel succès? Quelles valeurs animent cet entrepreneur et ses fidèles collabo­rateurs? Ce livre offre un regard inédit sur une entreprise hors du commun, et sur un homme qui a tout misé pour gagner. Actuellement ombudsman de Radio-Canada, Guy Gendron a été journaliste à la télévision pendant plus de 35 ans, entre autres à Toronto, à Ottawa, à Washington et à Paris. Deux fois lauréat du prix Judith-Jasmin et deux fois récipiendaire du Premier Prix d'excellence en journalisme économique et financier Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec/Merrill Lynch, il a aussi enseigné le journalisme à l'Université du Québec à Montréal. À titre d'auteur, il a publié une biographie politique sur Brian Mulroney en 2014.



Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point artwork The Tipping Point
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: November 01, 2006
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Book Group

The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.



Jim Collins - Good to Great artwork Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
Jim Collins
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: July 19, 2011
Publisher: HarperBusiness
Seller: HarperCollins

The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning. But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? The Study For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great? The Standards Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck. The Comparisons The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good? Over five years, the team analyzed the histories of all twenty-eight companies in the study. After sifting through mountains of data and thousands of pages of interviews, Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness -- why some companies make the leap and others don't. The Findings The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include: Level 5 Leaders: The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness. The Hedgehog Concept (Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence. A Culture of Discipline: When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology. The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap. “Some of the key concepts discerned in the study,” comments Jim Collins, "fly in the face of our modern business culture and will, quite frankly, upset some people.” Perhaps, but who can afford to ignore these findings?



Laura Vanderkam - What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast artwork What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast
A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life (A Penguin Special from Por tfolio)
Laura Vanderkam
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: June 12, 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Mornings are a madcap time for many of us. We wake up in a haze—often after hitting snooze a few times. Then we rush around to get ready and out the door so we can officially start the day. Before we know it, hours have slipped by without us accomplishing anything beyond downing a cup of coffee, dashing off a few emails, and dishing with our coworkers around the water cooler. By the time the workday wraps up, we’re so exhausted and defeated that any motivation to accomplish something in the evening has vanished. But according to time management expert Laura Vanderkam, mornings hold the key to taking control of our schedules. If we use them wisely, we can build habits that will allow us to lead happier, more productive lives. Drawing on real-life anecdotes and scientific research that shows why the early hours of the day are so important, Vanderkam reveals how successful people use mornings to help them accomplish things that are often impossible to take care of later in the day. While many of us are still in bed, these folks are scoring daily victories to improve their health, careers, and personal lives without sacrificing their sanity. For instance, former PepsiCo chairman and CEO Steve Reinemund would rise at 5:00 a.m., run four miles, pray, and eat breakfast with his family before heading to work to run a Fortune 500 company. What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast is a fun, practical guide that will inspire you to rethink your morning routine and jump-start your life before the day has even begun.



Timothy Ferriss - Tools of Titans artwork Tools of Titans
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Timothy Ferriss
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $19.99
Expected Publish Date: December 06, 2016
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Seller: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek .   From the author:   “For the last two years, I’ve interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing, etc.) to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists. For most of my guests, it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview, and the show is on the cusp of passing 100 million downloads.   “This book contains the distilled tools, tactics, and ‘inside baseball’ you won’t find anywhere else. It also includes new tips from past guests, and life lessons from new ‘guests’ you haven’t met.   “What makes the show different is a relentless focus on actionable details. This is reflected in the questions. For example: What do these people do in the first sixty minutes of each morning? What do their workout routines look like, and why? What books have they gifted most to other people? What are the biggest wastes of time for novices in their field? What supplements do they take on a daily basis?   “I don’t view myself as an interviewer. I view myself as an experimenter. If I can’t test something and replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life, I’m not interested.   “Everything within these pages has been vetted, explored, and applied to my own life in some fashion. I’ve used dozens of the tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations, high-risk environments, or large business dealings. The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration.   “I created this book, my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools, for myself. It’s changed my life, and I hope the same for you.”



Jean-Marc Léger - Le Code Québec artwork Le Code Québec
Les sept différences qui font de nous un peuple unique au monde
Jean-Marc Léger
Genre: Marketing & Sales
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: September 26, 2016
Publisher: Les Éditions de l’Homme
Seller: Messageries A.D.P Inc.

La majorité des Québécois sont issus d'une culture française, vivent dans une société anglaise avec un mode de vie américain. Qui sommes-nous? Que voulons-nous? Qu'espérons-nous?   Cet ouvrage dresse un portrait surprenant, souvent déstabilisant, parfois embarrassant mais surtout non complaisant de la personnalité québécoise. Au fil des 30 dernières années, la firme de sondages Léger a recueilli les secrets les plus intimes, les peurs les plus profondes et les plus grands espoirs des Québécois et des Canadiens pour ainsi redéfinir ce qui fait la différence québécoise. Basé sur une approche scientifique, ce livre dévoile les sept traits identitaires qui font de nous un peuple unique au monde. Ni meilleur ni pire, mais assurément différent. Le Code Québec, c'est la clé pour ouvrir le cÅ“ur, l'âme et même le portefeuille des Québécois!



Patrick M. Lencioni - The Ideal Team Player artwork The Ideal Team Player
How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues
Patrick M. Lencioni
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: April 25, 2016
Publisher: Wiley
Seller: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

In his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team , Patrick Lencioni laid out a groundbreaking approach for tackling the perilous group behaviors that destroy teamwork. Here he turns his focus to the individual, revealing the three indispensable virtues of an ideal team player. In The Ideal Team Player , Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle’s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues.  Beyond the fable, Lencioni presents a practical framework and actionable tools for identifying, hiring, and developing ideal team players.  Whether you’re a leader trying to create a culture around teamwork, a staffing professional looking to hire real team players, or a team player wanting to improve yourself, this book will prove to be as useful as it is compelling.



Jenny Blake - Pivot artwork Pivot
The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
Jenny Blake
Genre: Careers
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: September 06, 2016
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

“Looking to make a career change? Pivot is a book you will turn to again and again.”—Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive If you've got the perfect job or business, congratulations. But if you are even a little bit uncertain that your current gig is the right one, it is time to start thinking about your next move. In the new world of work, it's the only move that matters.   What's next?  is a question we all have to ask and answer more frequently in an economy where the average job tenure is only four years, roles change constantly even within that time, and smart, motivated people find themselves hitting professional plateaus. But how do you evaluate options and move forward without getting stuck? Jenny Blake's solution: it's about small steps, not big leaps—and the answer is already right under your feet. This book will teach you how to pivot from a base of your existing strengths.   Pivoting is a crucial strategy for Silicon Valley tech companies and startups. Jenny Blake—a former training and career development specialist at Google who now runs her own company as a career and business consultant and speaker—shows how pivoting can also be a successful strategy for individuals looking to make changes in their work lives, whether within their role, organization or business, or setting their sights on bigger shifts. When you pivot, you double down on your  existing  strengths and interests to move in a new, related direction, instead of looking so far outside of yourself for answers that you skip over your hard-won expertise and experience. It empowers you to navigate changes with flexibility and strength—now and throughout your entire career. Much like the lean business principles that took Silicon Valley by storm, pivoting is  the  crucial skill you need to stay agile, whether or not you are actively looking for a new position. No matter your age, industry, or bank account balance, Jenny's advice will help you move forward strategically. Her Pivot Method will teach you how to: · Double down on existing strengths, interests, and experiences.  Identify what is working best and where you want to end up, then start to bridge the gap between the two. · Scan for opportunities and identify new skills without falling prey to analysis paralysis or compare and despair.  Explore options by leveraging the network and experience you already have. · Run small experiments to determine next steps.  Do side projects to test ideas for your next move, taking the pressure off so you don't need to have the entire answer up front. · Take smart risks to launch with confidence in a new direction.  Set benchmarks to decide when the time is right to go all-in on your new direction.   Pivot  also includes valuable insight for leaders who want to have more frequent career conversations with their teams to help talented people pivot  within  their roles and the broader organization. No matter your current position, one thing is clear: your career success and satisfaction depends on your ability to determine your next best move. If change is the only constant, let's get better at it. From the Hardcover edition.



Tim Kirkland - The Renegade Server artwork The Renegade Server
Uncommon Strategies for Making more Money in 21st Century Food Service
Tim Kirkland
Genre: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: October 13, 2016
Publisher: Terrapin Press
Seller: Mint Associates Ltd

This best-seller by Tim Kirkland details creative ways for full-service restaurant servers, bartenders, managers and owners to sell more, serve better, and build repeat business with every customer. The #1 tool in North America for exploding tips and increasing customer loyalty! Used in over 20,000 full-service restaurants, bars and hotels worldwide. Over 300 ways to build sales, improve service and exponentially increase your personal income.  The Renegade Server provides fresh, unique insights on how servers can better engage customers on a personal level and use those connections to drive sales, improve service and develop repeat business. Front-line service teams, managers and owners alike will benefit from The Renegade Server's powerful, easily-applied techniques for determining every Guests' unique expectations and exceeding them every time.  You will learn:  - Why the 'Up-Sell' is DEAD.  - Why people no longer bade thir tips on quality of service.  - The 10 commonly used phrases that kill service, sales AND tips.  - How to ditch pushy, outdated sales techniques and explode tip income with tools that WORK.  - The 4 secrets for discovering each guest's unique expectations and EXCEEDING them every time.  PLUS:  - 10 scientifically proven techniques for increasing tip percentages.  - 60 BONUS service techniques that will blow away your guests!



Joel Mokyr - A Culture of Growth artwork A Culture of Growth
The Origins of the Modern Economy
Joel Mokyr
Genre: Economics
Price: $30.99
Publish Date: October 25, 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Seller: Princeton University Press

During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what remains a mystery is why it took place at all. Why did this revolution begin in the West and not elsewhere, and why did it continue, leading to today’s unprecedented prosperity? In this groundbreaking book, celebrated economic historian Joel Mokyr argues that a culture of growth specific to early modern Europe and the European Enlightenment laid the foundations for the scientific advances and pioneering inventions that would instigate explosive technological and economic development. Bringing together economics, the history of science and technology, and models of cultural evolution, Mokyr demonstrates that culture—the beliefs, values, and preferences in society that are capable of changing behavior—was a deciding factor in societal transformations. Mokyr looks at the period 1500–1700 to show that a politically fragmented Europe fostered a competitive “market for ideas” and a willingness to investigate the secrets of nature. At the same time, a transnational community of brilliant thinkers known as the “Republic of Letters” freely circulated and distributed ideas and writings. This political fragmentation and the supportive intellectual environment explain how the Industrial Revolution happened in Europe but not China, despite similar levels of technology and intellectual activity. In Europe, heterodox and creative thinkers could find sanctuary in other countries and spread their thinking across borders. In contrast, China’s version of the Enlightenment remained controlled by the ruling elite. Combining ideas from economics and cultural evolution, A Culture of Growth provides startling reasons for why the foundations of our modern economy were laid in the mere two centuries between Columbus and Newton.



Marshall Goldsmith, Bill Hawkins & Don Brown - What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales:  How Successful Salespeople Take it to the Next Level artwork What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales: How Successful Salespeople Take it to the Next Level
Marshall Goldsmith, Bill Hawkins & Don Brown
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $20.99
Publish Date: September 09, 2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Seller: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Kick your bad habits—and CLOSE MORE SALES! “I love this book, especially the importance of empathy—care enough about what you are selling to personalize its value to your customer!” —Jim Farley, VP Global Marketing, Ford Motor Company “In over 20 years of sales leadership, I had yet to see someone describe self-improvement through the elimination of existing behaviors rather than the creation of new ones—what a simple, concise, and personally applicable developmental tool. This is a must-read for everyone in sales!” —Chris Richardson, VP Global Sales, Abbott Vascular “Don Brown and Bill Hawkins, collaborating with Marshall Goldsmith’s incredible insight, have created strategy and ideas that will help you grow, sell more, and prosper!” —Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling “ What Got You Here Won’t Get You There in Sales! is a practical guide for anyone in sales—they hit the nail on the head! Read this book to learn how to build your relationships with customers while shedding the habits that are holding you back!” —Tom Reilly, author of Value-Added Selling “Deep and meaningful connections with people in business can change the trajectory of your career. This is a brilliant playbook for professionals who want to step up their game and truly own their success. I have seen the power of this approach in action—and IT WORKS!” —Rich Daly, Executive Vice President, Takeda Pharmaceuticals About the Book: One of the most influential business coaches of our time, Marshall Goldsmith helps businesspeople pinpoint career-harming behaviors, understand why they engage in them and, most importantly—stop. His book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There wasn’t just a runaway bestseller, it has helped untold numbers dramatically improve their careers and personal lives. Now, Goldsmith teams up with leading sales thought leaders Don Brown and Bill Hawkins to help you break the habits that specifically damage sales relationships. This dream team’s combined clients have increased their sales from 5 to 30 percent—and their gross profit up to 50 percent! In short, their approach works. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There in Sales! provides simple-to-use tools for maintaining and leveraging quality personal connections by doing something much easier than learning new behaviors: simply stopping old ones. When dealing with your customers, do you: Needlessly verbalize and execute every possible step in the sales process?Repeatedly initiate communication for no apparent purpose?Attempt to verbally “one up” your customer in conversation? The authors name 16 bad habits in all, and they provide proven techniques for reversing their negative effects by putting them to rest for good. There is no profession that depends more on good relationships than sales. And there’s no one more qualified to coach you to create and nurture productive sales relationships than these three authors. You do have the power to change. Let Goldsmith, Brown, and Hawkins help you kick your bad habits to improve relationships, increase sales, and enjoy a more fulfilling, enriching career.



MoneySense - MoneySense Guide to Retiring Wealthy (2014 Edition) artwork MoneySense Guide to Retiring Wealthy (2014 Edition)
A Financial Roadmap for Canadians of All Ages
MoneySense
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: February 05, 2014
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Limited
Seller: Rogers Publishing Limited

The guide includes sections for Canadians of all ages, from your 20s to your 70s, and proven advice on how much you need, and how you should invest. It’s everything you need to know about retirement, in one easy-to-follow book from the editors of MoneySense .



L'actualité - Guide pratique pour s'enrichir artwork Guide pratique pour s'enrichir
Votre plan financier à tous les âges
L'actualité
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: February 04, 2012
Publisher: Les Éditions Rogers ltée
Seller: Rogers Publishing Limited

Écrit par des journalistes chevronnés, le Guide pratique pour s’enrichir de L’actualité contient une foule de conseils accessibles à tous. Voici la version électronique du guide, qui s’est vendu à des milliers d’exemplaires dans sa version originale en papier. Découvrez les gestes payants à 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 et 70 ans, et faites le test « Êtes-vous sur la bonne voie » pour comparer votre situation financière à celle des autres personnes dans votre situation.



Malcolm Gladwell - Blink artwork Blink
The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: April 03, 2007
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Book Group

In his landmark bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work-in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing"-filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.



Bear Burns - Marketing In Less Than 1000 Words artwork Marketing In Less Than 1000 Words
Probably the Most Condensed Primer You'll Ever Read On Building and Marketing Your Business
Bear Burns
Genre: Marketing & Sales
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: June 18, 2012
Publisher: Bear Burns
Seller: Smashwords

** Over 50,000 downloads worldwide ** Finally. A book on marketing you can read in 15 minutes flat. In less than 1000 words we explain the major principles of successful marketing - the most important things you must understand to market your business successfully and find more customers. This is a book so short that everybody can make the time to read i



Robin R. Speziale - Lessons From The Successful Investor artwork Lessons From The Successful Investor
The Successful Investor
Robin R. Speziale
Genre: Investing
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: September 01, 2010
Publisher: Robin R. Speziale
Seller: Smashwords

Lessons From The Successful Investor is the new investing classic of our time. With thousands of downloads, this new investing eBook has topped bestseller lists on major digital book stores and has received rave reviews from media and readers. "This eBook is an absolute must for all new and inexperienced investors" The new investing classic contains 85 timeless lessons to help you build a quality portfolio of value stocks that will make you wealthy. Lessons From The Successful Investor was written by Robin R. Speziale, a value investor and web entrepreneur. Speziale also delivers quality value investing speeches to his wide and devoted reader base. His mission is to spread the 85 value investing lessons to aspiring and skilled investors alike. "A fan of Warren Buffett, he’s a value investor who loves consumer companies with a strong brand and a “moat,” a competitive advantage that others cannot easily penetrate." --Ellen Roseman, Moneyville "Mr. Speziale has plenty of advice to pass on in his new book." --The Globe and Mail "Robin Speziale has a passion for investing in his own financial future, and that of others." --The Mississauga News Lessons From The Successful Investor eBook will show you for the first time how to invest like the successful investor. And although his investing lessons are not revolutionary, they endure the test of time. There exist a few core lessons that underlie successful investing, and while these lessons do not change, the common investor does. For the successful investor, investing is like picking cherries in an orchard of corn. "This book has given me the confidence to be able to manage my own portfolio." -- Reader "I have been reading many books on investing in the last while and by far this has provided the most insight." -- Reader "I have the Ben Graham book but you have made it make sense." -- Reader With 85 value investing lessons, the new investing classic focuses on: - Market History - Business Valuation - Competitive Advantage - Stock Valuation - The Ideal Investment - Management - The Portfolio - Investor Giants - Investor Psychology - The Antiquity Theory - Successful Mentality - Compounding Wealth and Dividends - The Young Investor - The Investment Industry - Recessionary Investing - Fundamental Equations - Future of the Market Download the new investing classic today. Start your portfolio of value stocks and build wealth. "Investing returns are plentiful for those who understand the lessons from the successful investor"



Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner - Freakonomics Rev Ed artwork Freakonomics Rev Ed
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: February 17, 2010
Publisher: William Morrow
Seller: HarperCollins

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an econo-mist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing—and whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head. Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics. Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of . . . well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Klu Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and—if the right questions are asked—is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world. Bonus material added to the revised and expanded 2006 edition The original New York Times Magazine article about Steven D. Levitt by Stephen J. Dubner, which led to the creation of this book.Seven “Freakonomics” columns written for the New York Times Magazine, published between August 2005 and April 2006.Selected entries from the Freakonomics blog, posted between April 2005 and May 2006 at http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/.



Mark Cuban - How to Win at the Sport of Business artwork How to Win at the Sport of Business
If I Can Do It, You Can Do It
Mark Cuban
Genre: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: November 20, 2011
Publisher: Diversion Books
Seller: Diversion Publishing Corp.

Mark Cuban shares his wealth of experience and business savvy in his first published book, HOW TO WIN AT THE SPORT OF BUSINESS. "It's New Year's resolution time, and Mark Cuban's new book offers the rationale for a good one." —BUSINESS INSIDER Using the greatest material from his popular Blog Maverick, Cuban has collected and updated his postings on business and life to provide a catalog of insider knowledge on what it takes to become a thriving entrepreneur. He tells his own rags-to-riches story of how he went from selling powdered milk and sleeping on friends' couches to owning his own company and becoming a multi-billion dollar success story. His unconventional yet highly effective ideas on how to build a successful business offer entrepreneurs at any stage of their careers a huge edge over their competitors. "In short, [HOW TO WIN AT THE SPORT OF BUSINESS] exceeded...expectations. Short chapters...got right to the point and were not filled with 'stuffing'." —HUFFINGTON POST



Simon Sinek - Start with Why artwork Start with Why
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: October 29, 2009
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

The inspiring, life-changing bestseller by the author of LEADERS EAT LAST and TOGETHER IS BETTER. In 2009, Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work, and in turn inspire their colleagues and customers. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, including more than 28 million who’ve watched his TED Talk based on START WITH WHY -- the third most popular TED video of all time.   Sinek starts with a fundamental question: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?   People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into a product, service, movement, or idea until they understand the WHY behind it.    START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.



Benjamin Graham - The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed artwork The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
Benjamin Graham
Genre: Investing
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: March 17, 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Seller: HarperCollins

More than one million hardcovers sold Now available for the first time in paperback! The Classic Text Annotated to Update Graham's Timeless Wisdom for Today's Market Conditions The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" -- which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies -- has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham's strategies. While preserving the integrity of Graham's original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today's market, draws parallels between Graham's examples and today's financial headlines, and gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham's principles. Vital and indispensable, this HarperBusiness Essentials edition of The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.



Michael Lewis - Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt artwork Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Michael Lewis
Genre: Economics
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: March 31, 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Seller: W. W. Norton

#1 New York Times Bestseller — With a new Afterword "Guaranteed to make blood boil." —Janet Maslin, New York Times In Michael Lewis's game-changing bestseller, a small group of Wall Street iconoclasts realize that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders. They band together—some of them walking away from seven-figure salaries—to investigate, expose, and reform the insidious new ways that Wall Street generates profits. If you have any contact with the market, even a retirement account, this story is happening to you.



Gail Vaz-Oxlade - Easy Money artwork Easy Money
Gail Vaz-Oxlade
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: December 01, 2011
Publisher: Grass Roots Press
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

Wish you could find a money book that doesn’t make your eyes glaze over? Easy Money is for you. Gail knows you work hard for your money, so in her usual honest and practical style she will show you how to make your money work for you. Budgeting, saving, and getting your debt paid off have never been so easy to understand or to do. Follow Gail’s plan and take control of your money. This book is a quick and easy read for people on the go.



Darren Hardy - The Compound Effect artwork The Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: November 01, 2011
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Seller: The Perseus Books Group, LLC

No gimmicks. No Hyperbole. No Magic Bullet. The Compound Effect is based on the principle that decisions shape your destiny. Little, everyday decisions will either take you to the life you desire or to disaster by default. Darren Hardy, publisher of Success Magazine , presents The Compound Effect , a distillation of the fundamental principles that have guided the most phenomenal achievements in business, relationships, and beyond. This easy-to-use, step-by-step operating system allows you to multiply your success, chart your progress, and achieve any desire. If you’re serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you want.



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