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The Psychology of Money

Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to d...

Undelivered

The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History

by Jeff Nussbaum

A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if n...

Unapologetically Ambitious

Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms

by Shellye Archambeau

Full of empowering wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs, this inspiring leadership book offers a blueprint for how to achieve your personal and professional goals. Shellye Archambeau recounts how she overcame the challenges she faced as a young black woman, wife,...

The Alter Ego Effect

The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life

by Todd Herman

A top performance expert reveals the secret behind many top athletes and executives: creating a heroic alter ego to activate when the chips are down. Thereâ€™s only one person in the way of you untapping your potential: You. Thereâ€™s also one person who can move you out of the way so y...

Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

by Ozan Varol

Named a "must read" by Susan Cain, "endlessly fascinating" by Daniel Pink, and "bursting with practical insights" by Adam Grant. A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. Rocket science is often...

Think Again

The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

by Adam Grant

We need to spend as much time rethinking as we do thinking. Why do we refresh our wardrobes every year, renovate our kitchens every decade, but never update our beliefs and our views? Why do we laugh at people using computers that are ten years old, but yet still cling to opinions we formed ten y...

Upstream

The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen

by Dan Heath

New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath examines how to prevent problems before they happen, drawing on insights from his innovative behavior research, as well as hundreds of new interviews with unconventional problem solvers. Most of us spend our days handling a deluge of pressing issues. We...

Failing Up

How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning

by Leslie Odom. Jr

Leslie Odom. Jr, burst on the scene in 2015, originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton. Since then, he has performed for sold-out audiences, sung for the Obamas at the White House, and won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. But before he landed the...

Atomic Habits

An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to rem...

The Speed of Trust

The One Thing that Changes Everything

by Stephen Covey

From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how trustÂ—and the speed at which it is established with clients, employees and constituents Â—is t...

Lead from the Outside

How to Build your Future and Make Real Change

by Stacey Abrams

Leadership is hard. Convincing othersâ€”and yourselfâ€”that you are capable of taking charge and achieving more requires insight and courage. Lead from the Outside is the handbook for outsiders, written with an eye toward the challenges that hinder women, people of color, members of the LG...

The Creative Spark

How musicians, writers, explorers, and other artists found their inner fire and followed their dreams

by Michael Shapiro

Smokey Robinson â€¢ Barbara Kingsolver â€¢ Francis Ford Coppola â€¢ David Sedaris â€¢ Jane Goodall and other luminaries reveal the secrets to their creative success. Amy Tan talks about how she finds truth by writing fiction. Melissa Etheridge tells us how she channels her fire into ...

Own the Room

Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence

by Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins

"People are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically, connect easily with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one of them? How can you learn to â€œown the roomâ€? This book will help you develop your leadership presence. According to Amy Jen Su...

Bored and Brilliant

How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self

by Manoush Zomorodi

"Has your smartphone become your BFF? Do you feel bored when you're not checking Facebook or Instagram? Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self explains the connection between boredom and original thinking, and explores how we can harness boredom's hidd...

Dare to Lead

Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

by Brene Brown

"Leadership is not about titles, status and power over people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the potential in people and ideas, and developing that potential. This is a book for everyone who is ready to choose courage over comfort, make a difference and lead. ...

Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David Epstein

"What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you d...

Pivot

The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One

by Jenny Blake

Jenny Blake, author of Life After College and former career development program manager at Google, reveals how to methodically make your next career move by doubling down on what is already working. This book is for anyone searching for an answer to the question, "What's next?" Whether you have h...

Deep Work

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

by Cal Newport

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes fr...

Mindset

The New Psychology of Success

by Carol S. Dweck

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramati...

Radical Candor

Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

by Kim Malone Scott

Radical candor is the sweet spot between managers who are obnoxiously aggressive on one side and ruinously empathetic on the other. Itâ€™s about providing guidance, which involves a mix of praise as well as criticismâ€”delivered to produce better results and help employees achieve. Grea...

Designing Your Life

Build a Life that Works for You

by William Burnett and Dave Evans

Whether weâ€™re 20, 40, 60 or older, many of us are still looking for an answer to that perennial question, â€˜What do you want to be when you grow up?â€™ In Designing Your Life, Silicon Valley design innovators Bill Burnett and Dave Evans use their expertise to help you work out what ...

Essentialism

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

by Greg McKeown

Essentialism is a must read for people interested in productivity and getting more done. It's a real eye-opener which challenges you to think about what's important and how you're spending your time. The book guides you through the process of saying "no" to the "trivial many" so you can focus more o...

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

by Stephen R. Covey

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity,...

Thinking, Fast and Slow

By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics.

by Daniel Kahneman

In the international bestseller, "Thinking, Fast and Slow," Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; Syste...

Switch

How to Change Things When Change is Hard

by Chip Heath

Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives? The primary obstacle is a conflict that is built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller "Made to Stick." Psychologists have discovered that our min...

Quiet

The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

by Susan Cain

The book that started the Quiet Revolution At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts Rosa Parks, Chopin, ...

Getting Things Done

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Revised)

by David Allen

"The Bible of business and personal productivity" Lifehack
"A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'" Fast Company
Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen's "Getting Thing...

Emotional Intelligence 2.0

The World' Most Popular Emotional Intelligence Test

by Travis Bradberry

FOREWORD BY PATRICK LENCIONI, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a book with a single purpose--increasing your EQ. Here's what people are saying about it: Emotional Intelligence 2.0 succinctly explains how to deal with emotions creatively and employ ...

The Charisma Myth

How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

by Olivia Fox Cabane

What if charisma "could" be taught? The charisma myth is the idea that charisma is a fundamental, inborn quality--you either have it (Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Oprah) or you don't. But that's simply not true, as Olivia Fox Cabane reveals. Charismatic behaviors can be learned and perfected by anyone...

Talent is Overrated

What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

by Geoff Calvin

Asked to explain why a few people truly excel, most people 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 excel...

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