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The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutti...

By: Timothy Ferriss

Crown Archetype

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What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful

By: Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter

Hyperion

Americas most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladder

The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. Theyre intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic. But only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle -- and as executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shows in this book, subtle nuances make all the difference. These are small "transactional flaws" performed by one person against another (as simple as not saying thank you enough), which lead to negative perceptions that can hold any executive back. Using Goldsmiths straightforward, jargonfree advice, its amazingly easy behavior to change.

Executives who hire Goldsmith for one-on-one coa...

How To Win Friends and Influence People

By: Dale Carnegie

Simon & Schuster

This grandfather of all people-skills books was first published in 1937. It was an overnight hit, eventually selling 15 million copies. How to Win Friends and Influence People is just as useful today as it was when it was first published, because Dale Carnegie had an understanding of human nature that will never be outdated. Financial success, Carnegie believed, is due 15 percent to professional knowledge and 85 percent to "the ability to express ideas, to assume leadership, and to arouse enthusiasm among people." He teaches these skills through underlying principles of dealing with people so that they feel important and appreciated. He also emphasizes fundamental techniques for handling people without making them feel manipulated. Carnegie says you can make someone wa...

Now, Discover Your Strengths

By: Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton

Free Press

Effectively managing personnel--as well as one's own behavior--is an extraordinarily complex task that, not surprisingly, has been the subject of countless books touting what each claims is the true path to success. That said, Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton's Now, Discover Your Strengths does indeed propose a unique approach: focusing on enhancing people's strengths rather than eliminating their weaknesses. Following up on the coauthors' popular previous book, First, Break All the Rules, it fully describes 34 positive personality themes the two have formulated (such as Achiever, Developer, Learner, and Maximizer) and explains how to build a "strengths-based organization" by capitalizing on the fact that such traits are already present among those within ...

What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People

By: Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins

Harper Paperbacks

He says that's his best offer. Is it?

She says she agrees. Does she?

The interview went great—or did it?

He said he'd never do it again. But he did.

Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover:

• The ancient survival instincts that drive body language
• Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person's true fe...

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

By: Seth Godin

Portfolio Hardcover

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Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle

By: Dan Senor, Saul Singer

Twelve

START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK?

With the savvy of foreign policy insiders, Senor and Singer examine the lessons of the country's adversity-driven culture, which flattens hierarchy and elevates informality-- all backed up by government policies focused on innovation. In a world where economies as diverse as Ireland, Singapore and Dubai ha...

Hardball : How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The Game

By: Chris Matthews

Simon & Schuster

Hardball, first published in 1988, is like a modern version of Machiavelli's The Prince, only much more richly illustrated, with anecdotes drawn from talk-show host Chris Matthews's stint as a congressional staffer (where he worked for, among others, renowned Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill). Discussing such basic principles as "It's not who you know; it's who you get to know" and "Don't get mad, don't get even--get ahead," Matthews not only dishes out choice Washington insider info, he has over the years inspired many readers to apply his principles for political success to their own professional lives.

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

By: Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

Crown Business

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

By: Geoff Colvin

Portfolio Trade

"A provocative title for a fascinating book."-Charlie Rose

Asked to explain why a few people truly excel, most of us offer one of two answers. The first is hard work. Yet we all know plenty of hard workers who have been doing the same job for years or decades without becoming great. The other possibility is that the elite possess an innate talent for excelling in their field. We assume that Mozart was born with an astounding gift for music, and Warren Buffett carries a gene for brilliant investing. The trouble is, scientific evidence doesn't support the notion that specific natural talents make great performers.

According to distinguished journalist Geoff Colvin, both the hard work and natural talent camps are wrong. What really makes all the difference is a h...

Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type

By: Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron

Little, Brown and Company

Already a classic in the genre, DoWhat You Are has helped hundreds of thousands of people find truly satisfying work. Do What You Are introduces Personality Type - how you process information, make decisions and interact with the world around you - and shows you which of the 16 types describes you best. It lists dozens of occupations that are popular with people of your type. Then, using workbook exercises and real-life examples to highlight the strengths and pitfalls of each personality type, it shows you step-by-step how touse your unique strengths to customise your job search,ensuring the best results in the shortest period of time.And if you plan to stay in your job, Do What You Are provides savvy advice for getting the most out of your current career.Every other career guide offers...

Your First Year in Network Marketing: Overcome Your Fears, Experience Success, and Achieve Your D...

By: Mark Yarnell, Rene Reid Yarnell

Prima Publishing

To listen to its proponents, network (or multilevel) marketing is the greatest thing since sliced bread: top performers earn $1 million a month, reside in alluring places like Aspen and Kauai, and still find quality time to happily raise children and lovingly cement spousal relationships. Contending that those who fail to make it that far are ill prepared for the initial challenges they face, Mark Yarnell and Rene Reid Yarnell--married network marketers who are among the industry's leaders, as well as members of a University of Illinois faculty that teaches the only college-certified course on the subject in the U.S.--have written Your First Year in Network Marketing: Overcome Your Fears, Experience Success, and Achieve Your Dreams! to convey both advice and inspiratio...

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their C...

By: Lois P. Frankel

Business Plus

If you work nonstop without a break...worry about offending others and back down too easily...explain too much when asked for information....or "poll" your friends and colleagues before making a decision, chances are you have been bypassed for promotions and ignored when you expressed your ideas. Although you may not be aware of it, girlish behaviors such as these are sabotaging your career!

Dr. Lois Frankel reveals why some women roar ahead in their careers while others stagnate. She's spotted a unique set of behaviors--101 in all--that women learn in girlhood that sabotage them as adults. Now, in this groudbreaking guide, she helps you eliminate these unconscious mistakes that could be holding you back--and offers invaluable coaching tips you can easily incorporate into your...

slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

By: Nancy Duarte

O'Reilly Media

ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income

By: Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett

Wiley

A complete how-to from two of the worlds top bloggers

Thousands of aspiring bloggers launch new blogs every day, hoping to boost their income. Without solid advice from experts, most will fail. This bestselling guide, now fully revised with new and updated tips and tricks from two of the worlds most successful bloggers, provides the step-by-step information bloggers need to turn their hobby into an income source or a fulltime career.

• Earning a solid income from blogging is possible, but tricky; this book details proven techniques and gives aspiring bloggers the tools to succeed
• Even novices will learn to choose a blog topic, analyze the market, set up a blog, promote it, and earn revenue
• Offers solid, step-by-step instruction on how ...

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series)

By: Richard Carlson

Hyperion

Got a stress case in your life? Of course you do: "Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things all at once." Carlson's cheerful book aims to make us stop and smell--if not roses--whatever is sitting in front of our noses. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... offers 100 meditations designed to make you appreciate being alive, keep your emotions (especially anger and dissatisfaction) in proper perspective, and cherish other people as the unique miracles they are. It's an owner's manual of the heart, and if you follow the directions, you will be a happier, more harmonious person. Like Stairmasters, oat bran, and other things that are good for you, the meditations take discipline. Even so, some of t...

Self-Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Y...

By: Matthew McKay, Patrick Fanning

New Harbinger Publications

Since its first publication in 1987, Self-Esteem has become the first choice of therapists and savvy readers looking for a comprehensive, self-care approach to improving self-image, increasing personal power, and defining core values. More than 600,000 copies of this book have helped literally millions of readers feel better about themselves, achieve greater success, and enjoy their lives to the fullest.

You can do it, too!

By using these books - Self-Esteem Companion, Self-esteem Guided Journal and Self _esteem, 3rd edition - as a set, youll be able to customize your self-esteem work with exercises and writing projects that reinforce and support the ideas in the original book.

The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success

By: Nicholas Lore

Fireside

Author Nicholas Lore uses the techniques of his career-guidance network, the Rockport Institute, to make The Pathfinder a substitute for a great job counselor. Through goal setting, list making, and other techniques, the book leads readers though the process of deciding exactly what they want to do for a living and finding a way to make it happen. Lore realizes that people have different temperaments and decision-making methods, so he provides individualized advice to suit each one. He also understands that creating a new career requires courage as well as desire, so The Pathfinder devotes plenty of space to motivation and overcoming fears. While anyone looking for a new career will find direction with this guide, people who didn't know they were looking may...

Breakthrough Rapid Reading

By: Peter Kump

Prentice Hall Press

A previous National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension.

"Speed reading is one of the truly useful educational ideas of the last few years, and this book can be the least expensive and most efficient way you can learn it." --William Proxmire, United States Senator

The perfect answer to today's information explosion, Peter Kump's rapid reading method has already helped thousands of people to read up to eight times faster, with better concentration and retention.

This program brings together the best of what classroom speed reading courses have to offer, and distills fundamental principles and skills that can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercise...

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling

By: Frank Bettger

Fireside

A business classic, How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling is for anyone whose job it is to sell. Whether you are selling houses or mutual funds, advertisements or ideas -- or anything else -- this book is for you.

When Frank Bettger was twenty-nine he was a failed insurance salesman. By the time he was forty he owned a country estate and could have retired. What are the selling secrets that turned Bettger's life around from defeat to unparalleled success and fame as one of the highest paid salesmen in America?

The answer is inside How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling. Bettger reveals his personal experiences and explains the foolproof principles that he developed and perfected. He shares instructive anecdotes and step-by-ste...

Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology: 2010/2011 Edition (In...

By: PhD Michael A. Sayette PhD, Tracy J. Mayne PhD, John C. Norcross Phd

The Guilford Press

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Updated Edition

By: David Bornstein

Oxford University Press, USA

Book Description
Published in over twenty countries, How to Change the World has become the Bible for social entrepreneurship. It profiles men and women from around the world who have found innovative solutions to a wide variety of social and economic problems. Whether they work to deliver solar energy to Brazilian villagers, or improve access to college in the United States, social entrepreneurs offer pioneering solutions that change lives.

Discover surprising facts about social entrepreneurs from author David Bornstein

48 Days to the Work You Love

By: Dan Miller

B&H Books

48 Days to the Work You Love is not about finding a new job. It is about finding out what you are going to ?be.? According to Dan Miller, failing to make that fundamental discovery is why so many peop

The Self-Esteem Workbook

By: Glenn R. Schiraldi

New Harbinger Publications

A host of dysfunctional and self-destructive patterns arise at minor and acute levels if an individual dislikes him- or herself. Despite the importance of self-esteem, surprisingly little attention has been focused on building it directly, until now. Designed in an easy-to-use format, The Self-Esteem Workbook presents a course in self-esteem based on new research and sound principles. Checklists, fill-ins, and exercises show readers how thoughts, emotions, physical health, and behavior impact their self-esteem. Periodic checkups help them gauge their progress, and final sections offer strategies for preventing relapse.

Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 2.0: 1,001 Unconventional Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Landin...

By: Jay Conrad Levinson, David E. Perry

Wiley

In Today's Job Jungle, the Guerrilla is King

"You'll learn how to build a compelling new network in days that gets you sit-down meetings with decision makers who can hire you, for jobs that aren't advertised or don't even exist yet."
Kevin Donlin, creator, TheSimpleJobSearch.com; co-creator, The Guerrilla Job Search Home Study Course

"This book is brilliant. Packed with stories, examples, and tactics to help you at any point in your job search-this book is all about landing a real job with intense competition in a minimal amount of time."
Jason Alba, CEO, JibberJobber.com; author, I'm on LinkedInNow What???

"Recruiters: read this book! You're going to need it. When people start following the advice in Guerrilla M...

Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst

By: Dr. Rick Brinkman, Dr. Rick Kirschner, Dr. Rick Kirschner, Dr. Rick Brinkman

McGraw-Hill

The international bestseller--more than 500,000 copies sold!

With their 1994 international bestseller, Dealing with People You Can't Stand, Drs. Rick Brinkman and Rick Kirschner armed a civility-starved world with no-nonsense strategies for dealing with difficult people with tact and skill. Since then, cell phones, the Internet, voice mail, and other technological wonders designed to bring people closer together have only made it that much harder to avoid "people you can't stand;" even worse, they've also created exciting new ways for annoying people to realize their talent for being pains in the butt.

Updated and revised for the digital age, this new edition of Brinkman and Kirschner's bestselling guide shows readers how to successfully combat the whiners, grenades, t...

What Color Is Your Parachute Workbook: How to Create a Picture of Your Ideal Job or Next Career

By: Richard N. Bolles

Ten Speed Press

For nearly 30 years, What Color Is Your Parachute? has been the guiding light for those in pursuit of satisfying and fulfilling employment. This year's edition has been completely revised and rewritten and is designed to work in conjunction with the book's Web site. At the heart of Bolles's formula for finding the right job are two questions: What do you want to do? Where do you want to do it? Answer those and you're well on your way to finding the job you really want. Packed with time-tested advice, What Color Is Your Parachute? works as a good companion for those just starting out in the "real world" as well as for those who are thinking seriously about a career change. --Harry C. Edwards

Little Black Book of Connections: 6.5 Assets for Networking Your Way to Rich Relationships

By: Jeffrey Gitomer

Bard Press

People in all kinds of jobs, in big and small companies career builders, sales people, and aspiring executives will love this edgy, practical, and fun book In the spirit, style, and format of the bestselling Little Red Book of Selling, the country's #1 sales trainer, Jeffrey Gitomer, offers a fresh take on networking and connecting your way to success. The Little Black Book of Connections is based on the power of give value first. It's about how you can climb the ladder without stepping on people's backs. It's about how to earn the respect of a powerful mentor without begging. It's about how to build stronger relationships with customers, bosses, co-workers, vendors, friends, and family. It's about being in the same room with powerful people. It's about how to connect and how to not con...

Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School

By: Strategies for Success

Carolina Academic Press

This popular book helps students make the transition from their undergraduate experience to law school learning. Unlike other "introduction to law school" texts, Bridging the Gap offers a different approach because it: Explains the "why" of law, providing students with the context necessary to understand why law school is taught in a certain manner. Explains the "how" of the law, setting out a step-by-step process that will help students adapt to the law school setting. Explains the "what" of the law, giving students the opportunity to practice the problem-solving process by providing numerous exercises in a variety of subject matter areas. Rather than giving only general advice, or black letter law and some practice problems for a specific subject, Bridging the Gap provides the context...

Step by Step to College and Career Success

By: John N. Gardner, Betsy O. Barefoot

Bedford/St. Martin's

This text offers intelligent, straightforward advice on making a successful transition to college, from the most respected names in the field- in a brief, modular format designed with students in mind.

The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees) (J-B Lencioni Series)

By: Patrick Lencioni

Jossey-Bass

Patrick Lencioni, renowned business consultant and bestselling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, is on a critical mission: create widespread job satisfaction in a world full of workplace misery. His latest book, The Three Signs of a Miserable Job: A Fable for Managers (And Their Employees), tells the inspiring tale a high-flying, but deeply dissatisfied Chief Executive Officer who ditches the power and perks for career bliss as the manager of a pizzeria! In this unusual and inspiring story, Lencioni convincingly demonstrates how career happiness (or misery) is the direct result of the manager--employee relationship. Patrick Lencioni took the time to tell us about his life-long "obsession" with job misery, shatter some myths about workplace satisfaction and offer ...

How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

By: John C. Maxwell

Center Street

Gather successful people from all walks of life-what would they have in common? The way they think! Now you can think as they do and revolutionize your work and life!

A Wall Street Journal bestseller, HOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE THINKis the perfect, compact read for today's fast-paced world. America's leadership expert John C. Maxwell will teach you how to be more creative and when to question popular thinking. You'll learn how to capture the big picture while focusing your thinking. You'll find out how to tap into your creative potential, develop shared ideas, and derive lessons from the past to better understand the future. With these eleven keys to more effective thinking, you'll cle...

Knock'em Dead 2010: The Ultimate Job Search Guide

By: Martin Yate

Adams Media

There's no question about it--today's job market is crowded and the competition is stiff. Candidates need an edge; a way to get the right job at the right salary. In the latest edition of this classic guide, Martin Yate paves the way with his proven advice on everything from crafting resumes with keywords and leveraging social networking to the latest thinking on interview skills.

Featuring a new section, "Where the Jobs Are," Yate delves into the hottest fields such as education, engineering, and health care, and supplies info on the top job titles, and tips on how to land positions in those fields.

Armed with this book, you will gain the advantage you need to bring your "A" game--and secure a great job!

Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance

By: Marcus Buckingham

Free Press

Beginning with the million-copy bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham jump-started the strengths movement that is now sweeping the work world, from business to government to education. Now that the movement is in full swing, Buckingham's new book answers the ultimate question: How can you actually apply your strengths for maximum success at work?

Research data show that most people do not come close to making full use of their assets at work -- in fact, only 17 percent of the workforce believe they use all of their strengths on the job. Go Put Your Strengths to Work aims to change that through a six-step, six-week experience that will reveal the hidden dimensions of your strengths. Buckingham shows you how to seize con...

Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (G...

By: Shakti Gawain

New World Library, Nataraj

When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain literally wrote the book. Now considered a classic, Creative Visualization teaches readers how to use their imaginations to manifest their deepest desires. In a straight-talking narrative, Gawain uses the first part to cover the basics, with chapters such as "How to Visualize," "Affirmations," and "Creative Visualization Only Works for the Good." Once she shows readers how visualization actually works, Gawain moves on to loftier discussions, such as "Contacting Your Higher Self," "Meeting Your Guide," "Setting Goals," and "Treasure Maps."

Fear not; this isn't a spiritual-lightweight book for people with a severe case of the "gimmes." Gawain has her priorities in the right place, and she cautions re...

301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions

By: Vicky Oliver

Sourcebooks, Inc.

301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions is packed full of the toughest interview questions and the savvy answers that today's managers are looking for.

While many interview books still focus on "What are your strengths?" and "What are your weaknesses?" 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions is the definitive guide to the real-and sometimes quirky-questions employers are using to weed out candidates.

What are the best answers to: - From your rsum it looks like you were fired twice. How did that make you feel?

- Do you know who painted this work of art?

- What is the best-managed company in America?

- If you could be any product in the world, what would you choose?

- How many cigars are smoked in a year?

- Are you a bette...

The Copywriter's Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells

By: Robert W. Bly

Holt Paperbacks

The Copywriter's Handbook is somewhat out of date. There are no references to Web sites or the Internet, and author Robert W. Bly advises that a freelance copywriter have a good typewriter. No matter. Bly has compiled an incredibly useful resource for budding, and even experienced, copywriters. Bly calls his book "a step-by-step guide to writing copy that sells." And that it is: Bly covers the writing of print ads, direct mail, brochures, catalogues, public-relations material, trade-journal articles, speeches, newsletters, commercials, and more. But equally informative is the substantial amount of space that he devotes to the copywriting business, in which he offers guidance in setting up a freelance copywriting business, getting hired by an ad agency, and hiring and ...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Government Jobs

By: The Partnership for Public Service

Alpha

Bail yourself out with employment opportunities.

In these turbulent times when private corporations are in trouble, the employer that seems to be offering the most stable employment opportunities is the public sector. With The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Getting Government Jobs, readers will learn how to navigate the government application process to find stable employment opportunities available from county municipalities as well as state and federal agencies.

Includes advice on drafting resumes suited to the specific requirements of the hiring agency

How to complete the appropriate application most effectively

Methods of marketing an applicant's skills in the government sector

Search tools for government job websites

Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, a...

By: Christine Durst, Michael Haaren

Career Press

Praise for Christine Durst and Michael Haaren:
"Work At Home Now is the ultimate guide for teleworkers. Its smart, practical advice and trove of great resources and tips will be valuable to anyone hoping for the freedom and challenge of working at home."
--Daniel H. Pink, author of Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind

"America's ultimate expert on work at home"
--Woman's World Magazine, on Christine Durst

"A must-read for anyone considering a home-based job."
--Fortune Magazine, on The 2-Second Commute

"Chris and Mike know the home-based career arena better than anyone I've met."
--Jeannie Lopez, Core Compliance Expert, Spouse Employment and Volunteer Program, United States Air Force Academy

"Chris and Michael know from personal exper...

48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal

By: Dan Miller

B&H Books

How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul

By: Caroll Michels

Holt Paperbacks

Rich Dad's Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real-Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Bu...

By: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

Business Plus

Want To Be An Entrepreneur?

Entrepreneurship is on the rise. While there are more and more entrepreneurs starting businesses everyday, there are only a handful of people who will be really successful. The dividing line between a successful entrepreneur and a struggling entrepreneur is financial knowledge – a mindset that thinks from the B and I side of the CASHFLOW quadrant.

In Rich Dad’s Before You Quit Your Job, Robert Kiyosaki, an entrepreneur since the age of nine, shares his successes, but more importantly, his failures and the lessons he has learned from them.

If you want to be an entrepreneur, this book will give you a jump-start to be successful and equip you with the tools you need to make your business thrive.

Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It

By: Henriette Anne Klauser

Fireside Books

Turn your dreams into reality by taking matters into your own hands.

In Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette Anne Klauser, Ph.D., explains how simply writing down your goals in life is the first step toward achieving them. Writing can even help you understand what you want. In this book, you will read stories about ordinary people who witnessed miracles large and small unfold in their lives after they performed the basic act of putting their dreams on paper. Klauser's down-to-earth tips and easy exercises are sure to get your creative juices flowing. Before you know it, you'll be writing your own ticket to success.

You Can

Now What?: The Young Person's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career

By: Nicholas Lore

Fireside

The impolite truth nobody mentions in college commencement speeches: "Many of you have just spent four years and a small fortune studying something you will never use, and, if you do, you won't like all that much. Have a nice life." Up until now, you've had to rely on hit-and-miss methods of picking your career that lead to only 30 percent of college graduates reporting satisfaction with their careers.

That's because up until now there has never been a book that guides you through the difficult process of designing a career that gives you the best chance for both high-level success and satisfaction. But career guru Nicholas Lore has found a way to show you how to custom design a career where you will:

Look forward to going to work

Be extremely successful and pro...

Acing the Interview: How to Ask and Answer the Questions That Will Get You the Job

By: Tony Beshara

AMACOM

At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps readers take charge of the situation! In Acing the Interview, the employment expert Dr. Phil called "the best of the best" gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected questions, including:

* You really dont have as much experience as we would like -- why should we hire you?

* How many hours in your previous jobs did you have to work each week to get everything done?

* What do you consider most valuable -- a high salary, job recognition, or advancement?

The book also arms readers with questions to ask prospective employers that could prevent their making a big job mistake:

* What would you say are the worst parts of this jo...

How To Get Into the Top MBA Programs, 4th Edition

By: J.D., Richard Montauk

Prentice Hall Press

Now updated and revised.

Now with new and expanded information on Executive MBA programs, the most up-to-date school rankings, new interviews with admissions officers, and more detailed advice for younger applicants, Montauk offers an up-close and candid view of what leading MBA programs look for in an applicant.

On Course

By: Skip Downing

Wadsworth Publishing

ON COURSE: STRATEGIES FOR CREATING SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND IN LIFE presents a hands-on approach to learning essential life and study skills. Now in its 6th edition, ON COURSE is used as a book in user success courses, first-year experience programs, and inward-looking courses that promote user growth and self-awareness. ON COURSE demonstrates the choices that successful users make. A self-assessment tool at the beginning of the book helps users to identify behaviors and beliefs they may wish to change in order to achieve more of their potential in college and in life. Users have an opportunity to revisit their self-assessment at the conclusion of the book. Written in a positive, motivational style, ON COURSE empowers users with the tools they need to take charge of their success in colle...

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial Freelancer in Six Months or Less

By: Peter Bowerman

Fanove Publishing

FACT: Businesses Need Writers, and Will Pay Handsomely For Them... Attention: Aspiring writers, career-changers, at-home Moms, journalists, staff writers, recent college grads, 55+ or anyone else who loves to write, knows they're good at it, and wants to make a GOOD living at it. Here s your roadmap to hourly rates of $50-125+ and a writing lifestyle most can only dream of in the lucrative field of commercial freelancing - writing for companies and creative entities. What sort of writing? Marketing brochures, ad copy, newsletters, direct mail campaigns, web content, sales sheets, case studies, white papers, trade articles and dozens of other project types. In short, any writing project a business would have to execute in the normal operation of their business. This is the upda...

Federal Resume Guidebook: Strategies for Writing a Winning Federal Electronic Resume, KSAs, and E...

By: Kathryn K. Troutman

Jist Works

4th Edition of the Federal Resume Guidebook, Strategies for Writing a Winning Federal Electronic Resume, KSA's and Essays. Almost all federal agencies now require you to use online resume builders to submit your resume. This book shows you how to use online resume builders, including USAJOBS, Quickhire, AvueCentral, and Resumix. Maximize the effectiveness and readability of your online resume. Determine which keywords to use. Write KSA's, ECQ's, Essays, and Short Answers. Get the federal job you want. Includes dozens of samples federal resumes in online resume builders.

The Federal Resume Guidebook was announced as one of the top 10 most in-demand job hunting books in U.S. libraries by Library Journal in April of 2009.

How to Do Your Best on Law School Exams

By: John Delaney

John Delaney Publications

How To Do Your Best on Law School Exams shows you, step-by-step, how to practice and excel at the two core law-exam tasks: spotting issues and resolving them with succinct lawyerly arguments. This popular and widely recommended Book emerged from teaching countless courses and grading thousands of exams over many years at the New York University Law School and at the City University Law School. In building-block detail, it shows you how to practice decoding of the typical multi-issue exam essay. It enables you to add an exam lens to your learning and outlining, so that you are practicing issue-spotting and step-by-step writing of lawyerly exam arguments throughout the semester and also illustrates many blunders that constantly appear on law exams. It includes many actual exam problems wi...