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The Immigrant Exodus
Why America Is Losing The Global Race To Capture Entrepreneurial Talent
Vivek Wadhwa draws on his new research to show that the United States is in the midst of an unprecedented halt in high-growth, immigrant-founded startups. He argues that U.S. immigration policies and increased competition from countries like China and India are leaving some of the most educated and talented entrepreneurial immigrants with no choice but to take their innovation elsewhere.
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Like a Virgin
Secrets They Won't Teach You At Business School
The Virgin Group entrepreneur offers advice, shares his experiences and discusses business insights collected from his syndicated New York Times column.
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Plutocrats
The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else
A journalist and industry specialist for Reuters examines the growing disparity between the rich and the poor, taking a non-partisan look into the businesspeople who are amassing today's colossal fortunes and preferring the company of similar people around the world.
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Soccernomics
Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey—and Even Iraq—are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Using insights and analogies from economics, statistics, psychology, and business to cast a new and entertaining light on how the game of soccer works, "Soccernomics" reveals the often surprisingly counterintuitive truths about the world's most popular game. An essential guide for the 2010 World Cup.
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Bitter Brew
The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's Kings of Beer
Part cautionary tale, part business manual, this engrossing book tells the story of how five generations of men took a small, bankrupt brewery on the banks of the Mississippi and turned it into an international empire.
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The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business
Identifying the neurological processes behind behaviors while explaining that self-control and success are largely driven by habits, a guide by a Yale-educated investigative reporter for The New York Times shares scientifically based guidelines for achieving personal goals and overall well-being by adjusting specific habits.NPR Bestseller
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To Sell Is Human
The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
The best-selling author of Drive explores the power of selling while arguing that everyone, including non-professional salespeople, engages in persuasive or "moving" behaviors, in a guide that counsels readers on how to navigate powerful economic changes while building modern negotiating skills.
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Conscious Capitalism
Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
John Mackey and Rajendra Sisodia profile the business philosophies of market leaders, revealing fundamental principles and practices that business managers can adapt to enable conscious leadership and a caring business culture.
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The Org
The Underlying Logic of the Office
Ray Fisman, a professor at Columbia Business School, and Tim Sullivan, editorial director of Harvard Business Review Press, describe how the everyday dysfunction inherent in all organizations is actually a necessary part of work. Using case studies from McDonald's, Google and even al-Qaida, they explain how the red tape, meetings and management all serve a purpose.
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Bend, Not Break
A Life in Two Worlds
Traces the author's rise from a survivor of China's Cultural Revolution to an Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year, member of Obama's innovation and entrepreneurship advisory council and proud U.S. citizen, describing the harrowing circumstances that led to her exile from her homeland and the compassionate, visionary leadership style that enabled her remarkable career.
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Netflixed
The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs
In Netflixed, Gina Keating traces Netflix's rise throughout a decade-long war against Blockbuster. Keating analyzes its polarizing founders while evaluating how the company has become subject to competition with and marketing by cable companies and telecoms.
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China Airborne
In 2011, China announced its 12th Five-Year Plan, which included the commitment to spend a quarter of a trillion dollars to jump-start its aerospace industry. In China Airborne, James Fallows documents the extraordinary scale of China's project, making clear how it stands to catalyze the nation's hypergrowth and hyperurbanization, revolutionizing China in ways analogous to the building of America's transcontinental railroad in the 19th century.
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Top Dog
The Science of Winning and Losing
The co-authors of the New York Times best-selling NurtureShock turn their attentions to the cutting edge science behind life's triumphs and failures and offer insight from politics, finance, science, sports and economics to tip the odds in your favor. (business & economics). Simultaneous.
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
A New York Times reporter traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half-century. He identifies deliberate corporate practices behind current trends in obesity, diabetes and other health challenges.NPR Bestseller
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The Power of Negative Thinking by Bob Knight
The Power of Negative Thinking
An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results
Using examples from his long career, a legendary basketball coach outlines the benefits of negative thinking, which helps build a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account.
