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Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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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.
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"When the body of a French woman washes up on a wild inlet off the Cornish coast, Brian Macalvie, divisional commander with the Devon-Cornwall police is called in. Who could have killed this beautiful tourist, the only visible footprints nearby belonging to the two little girls who found her? While Macalvie reexamines the scene in the Scilly Islands, inspector Richard Jury-twenty miles away on Land's End-is at The Old Success pub, sharing a drink...
Author
Publisher
Amber-Allen Publishing
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
This is a book you will cherish for a lifetime, for within its pages are the secrets to making all your dreams come true. Deepak Chopra distills the essence of his teachings into seven simple yet powerful principles that can easily be applied to create success in all areas of your life. Based on natural laws which govern all of creation, this book shatters the myth that success is the result of hardwork, exacting plans, or driving ambition. Deepak...
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Language
English
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"When his dream of the perfect marriage, the perfect son, and the perfect life implodes, a Wall Street millionaire takes a cross-country bus trip in search of his college sweetheart and ideals of youth. Myopic, narcissistic, hilariously self-deluded and divorced from the real world as most of us know it, hedge fund manager Barry Cohen oversees $2.4 billion in assets. Deeply stressed by an SEC investigation and by his 3 year-old-son's diagnosis of...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Using his own cutting-edge research as a professor at Wharton Business School, Adam Grant shows how helping others can lead to greater personal success. He demonstrates how smart givers avoid becoming doormats, and why this kind of success has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organisations and communities.
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Series
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Pub
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
The author of the blockbuster bestseller The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy shows how self-made millionaires have surmounted shortcomings such as average intelligence by carefully choosing their careers, taking calculated risks, and living balanced lifestyles while maintaining their integrity. Dr. Thomas J. Stanley also builds on his research from The Millionaire Next Door and takes us further into the psyche of...
11) Thrive: the third metric to redefining success and creating a life of well-being, wisdom, and wonder
Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[c2014]
Language
English
Description
In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Arianna Huffington's personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye -- the result of a fall brought on by exhaustion and lack of sleep. As the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group -- one of the fastest growing media companies in the...
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Language
English
Description
"This book can change your life! Through Dale Carnegie's six-million-copy bestseller recently revised, millions of people have been helped to overcome the worry habit. Dale Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas you can put to work today. In our fast-paced world--formulas that will last a lifetime! Discover how to: Eliminate fifty percent of business worries immediately Reduce financial worries Avoid fatigue--and keep looking you Add one hour...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people--both seasoned and new--that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur "genius" Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly...
14) Life by the cup: ingredients for a purpose-filled life of bottomless happiness and limitless success
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[c2014]
Language
English
Description
"The founder of Zhena's Gypsy Tea Company tells her extraordinary story of struggle, hope, and audacity, inspiring women to overcome setbacks--no matter how daunting--and pursue their dreams. As a twenty-four-year-old single mom, Zhena Muzyka had a young son in need of life-saving surgery and only six dollars in her wallet. But she also had three other powerful motivators: hope, a love of tea, and a dream to share beautiful, aromatic, organic teas...
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Publisher
Gallery Books /13A
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders is one of the greatest motivators and inspirational leaders of all time-on the field, in business, with family, and in his community. Now, with Elevate and Dominate, he delivers the ultimate playbook of inspiring personal stories, winning strategies, and the motivation required to help us "elevate and dominate" in all aspects of our lives. A natural born leader, Sanders demands and expects the best from himself and from...
Author
Publisher
Starbright Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"WIN/WIN in 7 Steps - MINDFULNESS Magnetizes Success" is an introductory workbook based on live workshops. Designed to assist you in accomplishing goals and aspirations through focused mental, physical and calming techniques. Take charge of your life! Enhance your relationships, profession or business."
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Publisher
Starbright Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The 7 Laws of Winning is a basic guide using Mindfulness, Empowerment and Mind Power Success techniques. Whether you are in the process of setting goals, magnetizing objectives or freeing yourself from stressful work or harmful relationships, this workbook is your key to success. Become the master of your world.
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It is widely assumed by economists that growth- an increase in GDP, or the value of our output and expenditure- is essential to thriving, developed economies. The more we produce and consume, the better our living standards, public resources, and employment options. While few would deny that growth is an important measure of economic success, many see it as just one window to a healthy economy. As co-author of a leading undergrad textbook, Dietrich...
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Language
English
Description
Steve Harvey, the host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years, whether it's through the "Strawberry Letters" segment of his program or while on tour for his comedy shows. These are women who can run a small business, keep a household with three kids in tiptop shape, and chair a church group all at the same time. Yet when it comes to relationships, they can't figure...