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1. |  How to Influence and Persuade 2nd edn, 2nd Edition By: Jo Owen Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 21-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 20-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How to Influence and Persuade 2nd edn, 2nd Edition
Everyone operating in business needs to understand how they should be using both influence and persuasion to make an impact, deliver outstanding results and really get ahead. This brand new edition of How to Influence , is structured into three easy-to-access sections that will show you how to create willing allies across your organisation, turn potential crises into career defining opportunities, turn disagreement into consent, win key battles without fighting, push your agenda forward with authority, achieve more and stay in control. Author Jo Owen is highly regarded as a...
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2. |  By: Dr Stephen Briers Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 06-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 18-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Psychobabble
Exposing the self-help myths that make us all more miserable. This is what your psychologist would really tell you–if he thought you could handle it! This is the kick up the backside the self-help genre needs: an intelligent, provocative and thought-provoking expose of the modern myths that we’re told make us happier, but in reality screw us up. Clinical psychologist, Dr Stephen Briers shines a light into the dark corners of self-help and explodes the myths, false hopes, quack philosophies and unrealistic expectations it routinely advocates. It is a refreshing antidote to the...
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3. |  How to Solve Almost Any Problem By: Alan Barker Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 06-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 18-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How to Solve Almost Any Problem
Problems block and slow down your progress; here’s how to overcome them–simply, efficiently and effectively. This book offers straightforward, empowering science-based solutions to problems, big and small, at work or in life. It takes a never before seen approach to problem solving, powerfully combining lessons from cognitive science, established problem-solving theory and vast practical experience. It includes a radical new approach to analysing problems: The Problem Matrix . This will transform your approach to problems, challenge your thinking and help you develop new,...
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4. |  Brilliant Self Confidence, 2nd Edition By: Mr Mike McClement Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Brilliant Self Confidence, 2nd Edition
Everyone can build lasting, unshakable confidence and go after the life they really want to live. Whether it’s making a career change, finding a romantic partner or meeting new people, Brilliant Self-confidence is packed with all the advice necessary to help you develop the confidence and motivation to be successful, so you can change your approach to life forever and start transforming your life today. BRILLIANT OUTCOMES • Feel motivated, positive and confident • Learn to exploit your strengths and embrace opportunities • Find out how to overcome setbacks • Assert...
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5. |  By: Chris Garden; Catherine Blackburn Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Employee to Entrepreneur
Stop dreaming and start your own business Employee to Entrepreneur shows you how to seamlessly move from employed to self-employed, how to effectively harness, utilise and exploit the skills and expertise you’ve already gained in your corporate emploment and use them all to help you start your own business and make the exciting move from employee to entrepreneur. You can turn a career brick wall into an exciting opportunity and start your own business. This book dispels all the myths, dissolves all the obstacles and takes you on a business startup journey that will help you...
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6. |  By: Emma-Sue Prince Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 25-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Advantage
Go from ordinary to extraordinary with 7 essential soft skills. You need Adaptability , Resilience , Optimism , Integrity , Critical thinking , Pro-activity and Empathy to stay one step ahead. Our world is changing - so fast, so furiously, so ferociously - that to stand out at work you need to change what you're doing. And quickly. To get ahead, you need soft skills. To stay ahead you need The Advantage. Just doing your job won’t get you to the top, but what does it take? Soft skills are your secret weapon. These days we’re all working harder and...
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7. |  By: Caspian Woods Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Devil's Advocate
Welcome to the future of business thinking. It dares to confront everything you thought was true. It’ll challenge the so-called rules, dispute the perceived wisdom and turn that traditional, tired business advice completely on its head. Meet The Devil’s Advocate . And whether you’re new to business, an experienced senior executive or a budding entrepreneur, this fast and focused, clever little book, packed with empowering business advice and sharp insights, will help you carve a smart-thinking strategy for business success.
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8. |  By: Phil Olley Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Result
You’re only as good as the results you deliver! If you’re a busy, ambitious person you will know that, despite the sheer volume of `stuff ’ that’s thrown your way every day, it’s the final result you actually deliver–not how you get there–that makes the big impact and really matters. This book will show you how to streamline the result your after, so you can deliver more, more effectively and more efficiently. This book promises to revolutionise the way you approach work and life to help you cut straight through the noise and distraction and strategically analyze every...
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9. |  By: Ms Louise Deacon Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 19-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Brilliant Psychology
Understand more about the mind and how it works with Brilliant Psychology . Bringing this complex area to life, it covers everything you need to know on how we perceive the world, our relationships with others, why psychological problems occur and the key to being happy. Covering the fundamental aspects of the human mind together with an introduction to the important figures and theories, it’s highly practical with an emphasis on how psychology relates to our lives.
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10. |  Brilliant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 2nd Edition By: Dr Stephen Briers Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Brilliant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 2nd Edition
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) delivers powerful tools that can help you dramatically improve your life. This is the most useful and practical guide to CBT available. Written by highly regarded Clinical Psychologist Dr Stephen Briers, it clearly explains how CBT works, giving you plenty of exercises to help put the theory into practice and illustrate the effectiveness through stories from people who have used CBT to turn their lives around. Clear, concise and highly readable. Brilliant Outcomes: - Understand what CBT is, its methods and models - Put CBT to work to...
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11. |  By: Daniel Browne Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Energy Equation
Energy is the fuel that drives you. The Energy Equation explains how we all have the potential to get 15-19 hours of fully-energised waking hours from our day, and shows us just how to achieve it. It determines the speed at which you get things done, the results you achieve, your ability to maintain peak performance and how successful you are. Drawing on both the latest scientific research and ancient wisdom, The Energy Equation delivers a set of powerful techniques you can put to work to maximise that vital fuel. This book holds the key to greater vitality,...
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12. |  By: Dr Mike Clayton Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Yes/No Book
How often do you say `YES’ to something, when you know you really wanted to say `NO’? You have the right and the power to choose. This book will show you how. The Yes/No Book is about choice. It empowers you with the ability to know exactly when to say `YES’ and when to say `NO’, showing you how to handle both with no fear, no guilt and with confidence and self-assurance. Empowered with the decision-making skills to know how and when to say `YES’ and `NO’ you will develop increasing control over your life. You will become more focussed, more productive, less stressed, more...
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13. |  How to get that job, 4th Edition By: Malcolm Hornby Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: How to get that job, 4th Edition
The ultimate all-in-one guide to job hunting success. Getting an edge in the hunt for work is vital and this book offers the edge that millions are missing. This no-nonsense, highly practical and outcome focussed guide to the whole process of job hunting takes you right from the planning stages through writing your CV, flying through aptitude tests, being interviewed on the phone and online, to what to do and say when you finally get the offer you’ve been hoping for. With essential guidance on maximising modern job-hunting tools such as social media and networking websites, as well...
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14. |  Start Your Business Week by Week, 2nd Edition By: Steve Parks Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Start Your Business Week by Week, 2nd Edition
In 26 weekly steps, this unique and cleverly structured book will walk any budding entrepreneur through everything you need to know and do, in the exact order you need to do it, to get your new business up and running. Each step contains a to-do list, an explanation of what needs to be done, useful hints and shortcuts and the contact information you need. Written by an experienced entrepreneur and updated for a new global economy, this book contains the most up to date, fresh thinking and ideas, so you can overcome the challenges of a new business start-up and turn your...
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15. |  The Rules of Love, 2nd Edition By: Richard Templar Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 25-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Rules of Love, 2nd Edition
Is there something these people know that we don’t? Is there something we can all benefit from? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of Love . The Rules of Love are a set of guiding principles that will help form and sustain strong, enduring and ultimately life enhancing relationships.
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16. |  The Rules of Parenting, 2nd Edition By: Richard Templar Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 14-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 02-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Rules of Parenting, 2nd Edition
Is there something these parents know that the rest of us don’t? Is it something we could learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of Parenting. The golden principles and behaviours that will guide you smoothly through the challenges of raising children. This new edition contains 9 new rules to help you keep calm and in control, and put your children on the path to becoming successful independent adults.
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17. |  By: Rus Slater Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 12-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 13-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Be Your Own Career Coach
All the expertise and proven benefits of one-to-one time with a professional career coach, but for a fraction of the price. Take control of your career, improve your employability, identify your unique brand and skill set and fast track your career to the next level. Includes a full, detailed career analysis using the latest career management techniques, together with expert guidance and advice, this will allow you to pinpoint your personal strengths, develop your abilities and take control so you can build a plan that will make your career aspirations a reality. This...
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18. |  By: Douglas Miller Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 12-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 13-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Luck Habit
There are two kinds of luck the luck that happens when things are completely outside your control and the luck that happens as a result of spotting opportunities and your own positive actions. However, its always you and the way you think and act that determines how lucky you are. Its all about how we analyse the events in our lives, how we respond to them, and how pre-emptive and pro-active thinking can create the kind of life experiences we want. Using an easy-to-read, non-academic writing style and featuring interviews with top performers in the world of sport, music...
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19. |  By: Jurgen Wolff Publisher: Pearson International Publication Date: 12-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 13-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Creativity Now, 2nd Edition
Whatever youre creative agenda is, use this book to instantly generate new ideas. Attractive and easy-to-use, Creativity Now provides an instant source of inspiration for times when creative stimulation runs dry. This updated edition is packed full of innovative exercises, tips, tricks, stories and inspirational examples. You will find out how to unleash endless streams of ideas on any topic and turn them into a success. Both creative in content and format, each page has been designed to give you an instant jolt of inspiration the moment you look inside. Divided into...
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20. |  Fixing the Housing Market: Financial Innovations for the Future By: Franklin Allen; James R. Barth; Glenn R. Yago Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall Publication Date: 14-FEB-2012 Insert Date: 17-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Fixing the Housing Market: Financial Innovations for the Future Ever since the ancient Greeks, financial
innovation has enabled more people to purchase homes. Today is no
different: in fact, responsible financial innovation is now the
best tool available for "rebooting" crippled housing markets,
improving their efficiency, and making housing more accessible to
millions. In Fixing the Housing Market, three leading
experts explain how, covering everything decision-makers should
know about today’s housing and financial markets.The authors first explain how innovative
housing financial products, services and institutions evolved
through the 19th century,...
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