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Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
Collins Business, 2004
The "Core Values" of Corporate Business of the Yesterday and Today
Let me just say, I have read two books by Jim Collins and his research team and I have not been at all disappointed. All chapters were explained without complex sentence writings and without all the extra stuff. For example, "Resiliency (not perfection) is the ...
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
Hyperion, 2007
Wow! This book will help you get there!
This book is one of the best I've ever read. Some people assume that once one has what it takes to advance in one's career, there's no stopping one. This book makes a solid case that many people who achieve initial success later reach a ceiling that has nothing to do ...
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BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes
Shirley O Corriher
Scribner, 2008
a master class for bakers
Similar to her previous book, this new offering could be captioned "Secrets of Baking Revealed." Corriher's detective work is an inspiration to anyone who has struggled to figure out right from wrong when it comes to those cherished family recipes. Let's face it: ...
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to ...
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Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!
Phil Town
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Everybody even a fund manger should read it once
I just finished reading this book.
Everybody who does not have time to read and understand Warren Buffet's methodly for investing should read this once.
I would call this as 101 in investing.
I have several years of experience in trading.
When I started reading ...
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Ninth Edition
Burton G. Malkiel
W. W. Norton, 2007
Basic Understanding
Very good book, the author takes you behind the scene of Wall Street and history of the market. He goes over the basics of our economy and the different avenues of investing. This is a must read for anyone who want to start investing but is confused on where to ...
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The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor
Harvard Business School Press, 2003
the real thing
As CEO of LMS Technical for 28 years, my use of books to help me plan, sustain and improve my business has been a priority. Introduced to this book by my daughter who is presently a student of Christensen, I was skeptical that a "Harvard" read would be too far off the ...
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The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven Successful by the World's Best Companies
Stephen E. Heiman, Tad Tuleja
Business Plus, 2005
A Must Have For Sales Personnel
This book, together with "The New Conceptual Selling" should be mandatory for any sales person. It introduces among other things, the concept of the Sales Funnel and of Win Results. If you are interested in repeat business and customer referrals you will not want to ...
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Winning the Loser's Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing
Charles D. Ellis
McGraw-Hill, 2002
A classic book on investing
Charles was not the first to blow the whistle on active investing but was the first to write a book for the average investor. His advise and counsel are outstanding. In fact he has been called by the current administration to establish criteria for self funded social ...
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The Slight Edge: Secret to a Successful Life
Jeff Olson
Momentum Media, 2005
Amazing book , changed my LIFE !
This book changed my life , now I read almost everyday few pages of great books.
"Successful People Do What Unsuccessful People Are Not Willing to DO !" ---(Quote from the Book)
Thank you
Naman
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Effective Phrases For Performance Appraisals: A Guide to Successful Evaluations (Neal, Effective Phrases for ...
James E. Neal
Neal Publications, 2006
Performance Review time? Cut the time in half!
I have 13 performance evaluations to complete; and 10 are for the same position. It's challenging to make them unique; but this book helped me tremendously to find the right adjectives to describe each person uniquely; as well as cutting the time in half that it ...
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The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide: From A to Z-- Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking
Rodale Books, 1998
How did I get along without it?
A friend recommended this book -- it is the Quilting Bible, as far as I am concerned. Concise, descriptive. I don't know how I got along without it!
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Click Here to Order: Stories of the World's Most Successful Internet Marketing Entrepreneurs
Joel Comm
Morgan James Publishing, 2008
Best read in a long time!
I dont get much time to read these days but this was a must for me as it spoke of many people I had read about for two to three years and even bought products from. I took it with me on a recent business trip to Spain (where I am writing this from) and read it cover to ...
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Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide: Business thinking and strategies behind successful Web 2.0 implementations.
Amy Shuen
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
Clear, thought provoking, business altering!
Written in an engaging easy to read style; then you pour some coffee and the implications start to hit you. "If this, then..." and "Hey, we could make money ...". My favorite is "That's how they use the stuff I do! Wow!"
Information is presented with an idea, how ...
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Three Weeks to eBay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month
Skip McGrath
Sterling, 2006
WOW!
I'm not even halfway through this book and already I'm blown away with how much information there is. Skip doesn't hold back at all; this book is for serious people who want to be successful sellers.
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