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IN SEARCH OF THE ENGLISH ECCENTRIC
by HEMMING, HENRY |
| A love of eccentricity is considered part of our national identity. But what does it really mean? In his search for the quintessential English eccentric, Henry Hemming meets the founder of the world’s foremost gnome reserve, the biker reincarnated as King Arthur, a self-styled baked-bean superhero, as well as the Marquess of Bath, Pete Doherty, Vivienne Westwood and many more, in a quest as thought-provoking as it is entertaining. |
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BULL INSIDE THE BEAR: FINDING NEW INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN TODAY'S FAST-CHANGING FINANCIAL MARKETS
by STEIN, ROBERT |
| The meltdown in the credit markets, the decline in housing prices, and the turmoil in the stock market has rocked the world of the everyday investor. Bearish investment experts are touting historical research that suggests both real estate values and the stock market could stagnate for years to come, thus imperiling the retirement planning of millions of Americans. In The Bull Inside the Bear, investment manager and former Federal Reserve economist Rob Stein argues that the economy is entering uncharted water and investors need to actively manager their portfolios to take advantage of new opportunities and avoid risky sectors. No longer can investors simply rely on a "buy and hold" strategy. The key will be to stay nimble and be ready to increase stock holdings if the economy recovers strongly and be ready to substantially reduce stock holdings if the current problems continue to weigh down economic performance. |
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PATHS OF GLORY
by ARCHER, JEFFREY |
| This is the story of a man who loved two women, and one of them killed him. Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hillary and Neil Armstrong are among such individuals. But what if one man had such a dream, and when he’d achieved it, there was no proof that he had fulfilled his ambition? Paths of Glory, is the story of such a man. But not until you’ve turned the last page of this extraordinary novel, will you be able to decide if George Mallory should be added to this list of legends, because if he were, another name would have to be removed. |
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MEASURE OF A LEADER: THE LEGENDARY LEADERSHIP FORMULA FOR PRODUCING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMERS AND OUTSTANDING RESULTS
by DANIELS, AUBREY C. |
| Measure of a Leader reveals why effective leadership is not about personality or the bottom line; it is about how people react to what leaders do and say. Based on more than 30 years of pioneering work with organizations all over the world, Daniels and Daniels deliver the tools to craft a powerful leadership style, one that you’ll use to: Create profitable habits and improve performance at every level of your organization, Generate greater momentum, commitment, initiative, and reciprocity, Inspire your followers to go above and beyond the call of duty, Build leadership skills that leave a legacy. |
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CHASING COOL: STANDING OUT IN TODAY'S CLUTTERED MARKETPLACE
by KERNER, NOAH |
| Cool isn’t just a state of mind, a celebrity fad, or an American obsession – it’s a business. In boardrooms across America, product managers are examining vodka bottles and candy bars, tissue boxes and hamburgers, wondering how so we make this thing cool? How do we make this gadget into the iPod of our industry? How do we do what Nike did? How do we get what Target got? How do we infuse this product with that very desirable, nearly unattainable it factor? |
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THE DRAGON AND THE ELEPHANT: CHINA, INDIA AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER
by SMITH, DAVID |
| Global geopolitical power is shifting. By 2050 the three most powerful countries on earth will be China, India and the United States. As the world rapidly tilts eastwards, new alliances will be formed and new rules will be set. Only those who have understood the new world order will be equipped to face these new challenges. The Dragon and the Elephant is an accessible and engaging guide to these changes, written by the Economics Editor of the Sunday Times. |
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ASSASSIN'S CLOAK: ANTHOLOGY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST DIARISTS
by TAYLOR, IRENE |
| With 170 contributors, a scope that is peerless, international and crosses centuries The Assassin's Cloak pays tribute to a fascinating genre that is at once the most intimate and public of all literary forms. There are several diary excerpts for every day of the year beginning with Samuel Pepys and along the way we meet cads and charmers, sailors and psychopaths, rock stars and prima ballerinas, gossips, drunks, snobs, lechers and lovers. There is humour and tragedy, history and the humdrum, often recoded on the same day or in the same entry. |
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