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Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill: Essential Lessons for Using the Power of Positive Thinking

Everything I Know About Success I Learned from Napoleon Hill: Essential Lessons for Using the Power of Positive Thinking

By: Don Green

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 12-MAR-2013

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In 1937, Napoleon Hill changed the world with THINK AND GROW RICH. . . Now his legacy can be yours.In 1937, one man changed the face of entrepreneurshipforever with a single book.Napoleon Hill’s landmark Think and Grow Rich remains one of the biggest bestsellers of all time, with over 20 million copies in print and translated into more than 30 languages. ...

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Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback)

Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition ( Paperback)

By: Kerry Patterson; Joseph Grenny; Ron McMillan; Al Switzler; David Maxfield

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 04-APR-2013

Insert Date: 25-MAY-2013

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Hold anyone accountable. Master performance discussions. Get RESULTS.Broken promises, missed deadlines, poor behavior--they don’t just make others’ lives miserable; they can sap up to 50 percent of organizational performance and account for the vast majority of divorces. ...

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The End of the Risk-Free Rate: Investing When Structural Forces Change Government Debt

The End of the Risk-Free Rate: Investing When Structural Forces Change Government Debt

By: Ben Emons

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 21-JUN-2013

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A NEW FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOR A NEW FINANCIAL WORLDAs an investor, you’ve probably taken advantage of the risk-free rates in the postcrash economy by putting your money into bonds, stocks, commodities, and currencies. With the rise of government debt across the globe, you can no longer rely on the notion of “safe” to perform asexpected. You need to adapt your investing strategy to a new financial reality. ...

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Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results

Overcoming Fake Talk: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results

By: John Stoker

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 23-APR-2013

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MAKE EVERY CONVERSATION A REAL CONVERSATION THAT GETS RESULTSIn Overcoming Fake Talk, business communication guru John R. Stoker offers proven advice for turning challenging confrontations into rewarding exchangesthat foster collaboration, improve performance, and achieve results. ...

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How to Make Money in Stocks Getting Started: A Guide to Putting CAN SLIM Concepts into Action

How to Make Money in Stocks Getting Started: A Guide to Putting CAN SLIM Concepts into Action

By: Matthew Galgani

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 14-JUN-2013

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The #1 GROWTH STRATEGY for stock investing“To be a successful investor, start with the basics and stick to the rules. Matt’s book shows you how to do that. It may be the missing link you’ve been looking for.”—William J. O’Neil, Investor’s Business Daily® Founder and Chairman Getting Started takes the guesswork out of investing. ...

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Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When the Pressure Is On

Conversational Capacity: The Secret to Building Successful Teams That Perform When the Pressure Is On

By: Craig Weber

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 26-MAR-2013

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OPEN, BALANCED DIALOGUE--THE KEY TO PEAK TEAM PERFORMANCEIn a world of rapid-fire change, it’s more important than ever to build teams that work well when the pressure is on—and quality communication can mean the difference between success and failure.Conversational Capacity provides the communication tools you need to ensure that your team remains on track even when dealing with its most troublesome issues, that it responds to tough challenges with agility and skill, and performs brilliantly in circumstances that would incapacitate less disciplined teams. ...

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BREAK THROUGH ANYONE’S ANGER AND WIN THEIR TRUST IN CRISES LARGE AND SMALLLeonard S. Greenberger is a partner at one of today’s most successful public relations firms. In What to Say When Things Get Tough, this seasoned expert offers verbal and nonverbal skills for handling communication crises in any public forum. ...

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Conversations that Get Results and Inspire Collaboration: Engage Your Team, Your Peers, and Your Manager to Take Action

Conversations that Get Results and Inspire Collaboration: Engage Your Team, Your Peers, and Your Manager to Take Action

By: Shawn Kent Hayashi

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 26-MAY-2013

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Achieve All Your Business Goals Using the Art of Conversation“This book will increase your influence and success rate by the end of the first chapter.”—Alan Weiss, PhD, author of Million Dollar Consulting and Getting Started in ConsultingWhat is the key to business success? COLLABORATION. ...

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THE ALHPA SEEKER’S GUIDE TO VALUE STOCKSWhen to buy them. How long to hold them. When to sell them.“This book will be welcomed by anyone looking to break free from their financial advisor and manage their own savings.”—DAVID JACKSON, founder and CEO, Seeking Alpha®The world is an uncertain place. This uncertainty impacts the financial markets as much, if not more, than any other space. ...

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Stick with It: Mastering the Art of Adherence

Stick with It: Mastering the Art of Adherence

By: Lee Colan

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 13-MAR-2013

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This groundbreaking book includes Winning Insights from…JPMorgan * The Container Store * Fossil * KidKraft *National Motor Club * Sears * Southwest Airlines *The Hartford * UCLA Health Center * and more!There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all strategy, especially in today’s highly complex and competitive world of business. But there is such a thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to business success . . . it’s called the Artof Adherence. ...

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What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea

What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea

By: Brian Cohen; John Kador

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 26-MAR-2013

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WHAT IF YOU HAD AN ANGEL ON YOUR SIDE?“Terrific advice from a master of the angel investing game. Brian Cohen reveals the art and craft of raising angel money. An investment in this book will payoff a thousandfold.” ...

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All About Hedge Funds, Fully Revised Second Edition

All About Hedge Funds, Fully Revised Second Edition

By: Ezra Zask

Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Publication Date: 24-JAN-2013

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“Every investor stands to benefit from Zask’s long experience and winning narrative.” -- Donald H. Putnam, Managing Partner, Grail Partners LLC“An easy-to-understand history lesson and guide to the often misunderstood world of hedge funds . . . a no-nonsense explanation of the industry written so that just about anyone can understand it. I highly recommend it.” ...

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Think Like an Option Trader: How to Profit by Moving from Stocks to Options

Think Like an Option Trader: How to Profit by Moving from Stocks to Options

By: Michael Benklifa

Publisher: FT Press

Publication Date: 31-MAY-2013

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THE SECRET TO PROFITING FROM OPTIONS: THINK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL OPTION TRADER, NOT A STOCK TRADER! Understand the unique dynamics of options trades and markets Practical, concise insights based on actual option trading scenarios Master trade selection, risk management, and more By professional options trader Michael Benklifa, best-selling author of Profiting with Iron Condor Options Want to win in options? You must think like a professional option trader. Step #1: Get rid of the habits you learned in stock trading: they’re killing you! Step #2: Understand the...

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Rating Based Modeling of Credit Risk

Rating Based Modeling of Credit Risk

By: Stefan Trueck; Svetlozar T. Rachev

Publisher: Academic Press

Publication Date: 15-JAN-2009

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In the last decade rating-based models have become very popular in credit risk management. These systems use the rating of a company as the decisive variable to evaluate the default risk of a bond or loan. The popularity is due to the straightforwardness of the approach, and to the upcoming new capital accord (Basel II), which allows banks to base their capital requirements on internal as well as external rating systems. Because of this, sophisticated credit risk models are being developed or demanded by banks to assess the risk of their credit portfolio better by recognizing the...

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An Introduction to Credit Derivatives, 2nd Edition

An Introduction to Credit Derivatives, 2nd Edition

By: Moorad Choudhry

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Publication Date: 31-DEC-2012

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The second edition of An Introduction to Credit Derivatives provides a broad introduction to products and a marketplace that have changed significantly since the financial crisis of 2008. Author Moorad Choudhry gives a practitioner's perspective on credit derivative instruments and the risks they involve in a succinct style without sacrificing technical details and scientific precision. Beginning with foundational discussions of credit risk, credit risk transfer and credit ratings, the book proceeds to examine credit default swaps and related pricing, asset swaps, credit-linked...

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How to Influence and Persuade 2nd edn, 2nd Edition

How to Influence and Persuade 2nd edn, 2nd Edition

By: Jo Owen

Publisher: Pearson International

Publication Date: 21-MAR-2013

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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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FT Guide to Pensions and Wealth in Retirement, 2nd Edition

FT Guide to Pensions and Wealth in Retirement, 2nd Edition

By: Mr John Greenwood

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 06-MAR-2013

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This book will help you navigate your way through the complex maze of state, private, workplace and individual pensions, offering you a range of achievable solutions you can carry out yourself to make a significant difference to your retirement income. It explains the different types of pension that exist and offers expert advice on efficient ways to build a secure retirement and how to manage that security once you have retired. ...

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How to Have a Brilliant Life, 2nd Edition

How to Have a Brilliant Life, 2nd Edition

By: Michael Heppell

Publisher: Pearson Life

Publication Date: 02-NOV-2012

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Do you want to live life to the full? To know in years to come that you really gave it your all – and got the most out of it? The simplest way to a brilliant life is by making sure you’re paying attention to the stuff that matters, in every area of your life, and by making positive and lasting change where it’s needed, when it’s needed. Although that’s not rocket science, it’s so very easy to just get swept along by the flow and then wonder what happened. We all need a bit of help to make sure we’re living our best possible life. And that’s where this book comes in. Taking each...

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How to Manage, 3rd Edition

How to Manage, 3rd Edition

By: Jo Owen

Publisher: Pearson Business

Publication Date: 02-NOV-2012

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The ultimate how-to of management. Based on years of management practice and actually watching what good managers do, it cuts through the noise of management theory, to show you how to develop the skills, behaviour and emotions to thrive as a manager. In How to Manage you’ll learn how to: Evaluate your own management potential Assess team members and help them discover how they can improve Identify and build the core skills you need to succeed Recognise the rules of survival and success in your organisation ...

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FT Guide to Wealth Management

FT Guide to Wealth Management

By: Jason Butler

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 02-NOV-2012

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The Financial Times Guide to Wealth Management is your definitive guide to preserving and enhancing your wealth and getting the most out of your finances. Whether you want to do it yourself, or get an overview of the basics so you can understand the experts, this book gives you the answers. Up to date with all the latest changes to UK pension, tax and legal rules, it covers everything you need to know in one easy to read guide. ...