The Theory of the Business (Harvard Business Review Classics)
By: Peter F. Drucker
3.91
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Peter F. Drucker argues that what underlies the current malaise of so many large and successful org…
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1. Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
By: Sylvia Ann Hewlett
3.55
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Are you “leadership material?” More importantly, do others perceive you to be? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, … read more
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2. The One Minute Manager
By: Spencer Johnson , Kenneth H. Blanchard
3.95
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
For more than twenty years, millions of managers in Fortune 500 companies and small businesses nati… read more
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"ضع الأهداف، امدح، انتقد السلوكيات، شجّع الناس، قل الحق، اضحك، اعمل، استمتع"-Spencer Johnson, The One Minute Manager
"الناس تحتاج أن ترتبط بمن يهتمون بهم، ليشعروا بأنهم مقبولون وذوو قيمة لمجرد أنهم بشر (..) أيضاً أن الناس يحتاجون إلى معين ليجدوا من يهتم بهم، عندما يجانبهم الصواب ص 91"-Spencer Johnson, The One Minute Manager
3. Happiness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
By: Harvard Business Review , Annie McKee , Teresa Amabile , None , Gretchen Spreitzer
3.68
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
What is the nature of human happiness, and how do we achieve it in the course of our professional l… read more
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4. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
4.10
Format: 426 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost philosophers of our time, Nas… read more
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"Only the autodidacts are free."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
"More data means more information, but it also means more false information."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
"Convincing - and confident - disciplines, say, physics, tend to use little statistical backup, while political science and economics, which have never produced anything of note, are full of elaborate…"-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
"Further, in writing, I feel corrupt and unethical if I have to look up a subject in a library as part of the writing itself. This acts as a filter--it is the only filter. If the subject is not intere…"-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
5. Ethics
By: Baruch Spinoza , Edwin M. Curley , Stuart Hampshire , None
4.10
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
Published shortly after his death, the Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work—an elegant, fu… read more
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"Blessedness is not the reward of virtue, but virtue itself."-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
"The object of the idea constituting the human mind is the body"-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
"Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility."-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
"Benevolentia nihil aliud est, quam cupiditas ex commiseratione orta."-Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
6. Managing Your Boss
By: John J. Gabarro , John P. Kotter
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
Managing your boss: Isn't that merely manipulation? Corporate cozying up? Not according to John Gab… read more
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7. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers
By: Sönke Ahrens
3.42
Format: 320 pages,
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8. Thinking in Systems: A Primer
By: Donella H. Meadows , None
3.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Meadows' Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on… read more
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9. As a Man Thinketh
By: James Allen
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more
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10. The Elements of Style
By: E.B. White , William Strunk Jr.
4.18
Format: 105 pages, Hardcover
This style manual offers practical advice on improving writing skills. Throughout, the emphasis is … read more
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"He owned"-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
"To achieve style, begin by affecting none."-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
"Writers will often find themselves steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion."-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
"When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair."-E.B. White, The Elements of Style
11. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
By: Ben Horowitz
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally h… read more
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12. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
By: Carol S. Dweck
4.00
Format: 96 pages,
Now updated with new research -- the book that has changed millions of lives. After decades of rese… read more
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13. Presentations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
By: Harvard Business Publishing
3.50
Format: 519 pages, Paperback
Feeling stressed about your upcoming presentation? Whether you're nervous about how you'll organize… read more
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14. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
By: Stephen R. Covey , Ron McMillan , Kerry Patterson , Joseph Grenny , Al Switzler
3.78
Format: None pages,
Learn how to keep your cool and get the results you want when emotions flare. When stakes are high,… read more
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15. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
By: Chip Heath , Dan Heath
3.97
Format: 12 pages,
Why is change so difficult and frightening? How do you create change when you have few resources an… read more
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16. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.67
Format: 363 pages, Paperback
Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an in… read more
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17. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.33
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
In The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamPatrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as … read more
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18. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
By: Robert B. Cialdini
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how … read more
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"Embarrassment is a villain to be crushed."-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good."-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"A well-known principle of human behavior says that when we ask someone to do us a favor we will be more successful if we provide a reason. People simply like to have reasons for what they do."-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
"The truly gifted negotiator, then, is one whose initial position is exaggerated enough to allow for a series of concessions that will yield a desirable final offer from the opponent, yet is not so ou…"-Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
19. Teaching Smart People How to Learn
By: Chris Argyris
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Why are your smartest and most successful employees often the worst learners? Likely, they haven't … read more
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20. How Will You Measure Your Life?
By: Clayton M. Christensen , Karen Dillon , James Allworth
3.73
Format: 112 pages, ebook
In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harva… read more
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21. Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
By: Jessie Inchauspé
4.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Improve a… read more
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"Fructose molecules glycate things 10 times as fast as glucose, generating much more damage. Again, this is another reason why spikes from sugary foods such as cookies (which contain fructose) make us…"-Jessie Inchauspé, Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar
22. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
23. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
By: Alex Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner’s World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contr… read more
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24. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
By: Shane Parrish
4.21
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more
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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
25. Le miracle Spinoza : Une philosophie pour éclairer notre vie (Documents) (French Edition)
By: Frédéric Lenoir
4.02
Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition
Banni de la communauté juive à 23 ans pour hérésie, Baruch Spinoza décide de consacrer sa vie à la … read more
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26. Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
By: Matt Abrahams
3.74
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public spea… read more
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"Be obvious’ is the most powerful, creative mantra that there is,"-Matt Abrahams, Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot
27. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
By: Bent Flyvbjerg
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more
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- business
28. The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
By: William H. McRaven
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed -- a short, inspirational… read more
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"La humildad nace del respeto, tanto por aquello que no sabemos, como por aquello que no podemos ver con facilidad."-William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
"Ser humilde es reconocer que el intelecto propio, las fuerzas físicas propias y la riqueza propia, palidecen al compararse con la vastedad, la complejidad, la riqueza, el poder y la grandeza del univ…"-William H. McRaven, The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived
29. Delegating Work (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
By: Harvard Business Review
3.65
Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition
You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that r… read more
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30. The Theory of the Business (Harvard Business Review Classics)
By: Peter F. Drucker
3.91
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Peter F. Drucker argues that what underlies the current malaise of so many large and successful org… read more
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- business
31. The Discipline of Teams: A Mindbook-Workbook for Delivering Small Group Performance
By: Jon R. Katzenbach
3.68
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An essential guide for any small group that must deliver team performance. With the demand for pro… read more
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