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  Jack

  Straight from the Gut

  by Jack Welch, John A. Byrne

  In his #1 New York Times bestseller, Jack Welch surveys his brilliant career at General Electric, reveals his personal business philosophy, and discusses his life post-retirement in a new afterword.They called him Neutron Jack. They called him the world's toughest boss. And then Fortune(r) called him "The Manager of the Century." In his 20-year career at the helm of General Electric, Jack Welch defied conventional... (more)
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  The Hole in Our Gospel

  What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World

  by Richard Stearns

  "Preach the Gospel always.  Use words if necessary." - St. Francis of Assisi It's 1998 and Richard Stearns' heart is breaking as he sits in a mud hut and listens to the story of an orphaned child in Rakai, Uganda.  His journey to this place took more than a long flight from the United States to Africa.  It took answering God's call on his life, a call that hurtled him out of his presidential corner office at... (more)
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  A Leader Becomes a Leader

  Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

  by J. Kevin Sheehan

  A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in the next century as diverse as Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Thoreau believed that a... (more)
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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

  America’s 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. They’re 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... (more)
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  God Is My CEO: Following God's Principles in a Bottom-Line World

  by Larry S. Julian

  Many business leaders struggle with the dilemma of being successful and living a life with purpose. Often, their personal beliefs seem to conflict with the bottom-line demands of today's business world. God Is My CEO offers a practical and inspirational source of guidance for achieving a meaningful and accomplished life. God Is My CEO details the experiences of highly successful business leaders who have... (more)
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  Googled

  The End of the World As We Know It

  by Ken Auletta

  A revealing, forward-looking examination of the outsize influence Google has had on the changing media Landscape. There are companies that create waves and those that ride or are drowned by them. As only he can, bestselling author Ken Auletta takes readers for a ride on the Google wave, telling the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses-from newspapers to books, to television, to... (more)
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  Harlequin Presents: Book 2949

  His Virgin Acquisition

  by Maisey Yates

  Daring proposal... When Elaine gives her business presentation to Marco De Luca she thinks she can be cool, calm and collected. She's wrong! The fierce tycoon can see straight through her shapeless suits and scraped-back hair to get right under her skin... Ruthless awakening! She may have proposed marriage as the perfect business arrangement, but suddenly Elaine's not quite so confident. Marco's made it clear... (more)
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  recrEAtion: Realizing the Extraordinary Contribution of Your Enterprise Architects

  by Chris Potts

  Join Simon on a quest to uncover the value of Enterprise Architecture (and it`s not what you think it is!) Simon is a seasoned Enterprise Architect who joins a corporation in New York as their first-ever Vice President of Enterprise Architecture. On his very first day, he meets the global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who asks Simon What do you do? Simon`s reply triggers the CEO to respond in a way that... (more)
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  In The Christmas Spirit

  by Ronna Gage

  When you make a wish to the Christmas Spirit, take care....you may get just what you want. Tamara Allegeo has loved Griffin Michel from afar for the past three years. When he calls on her and her Public Relations Department to prepare for the annual Christmas party, she envisions a chance for a future. So close and yet so far to gaining his interest, she makes a wish to the Spirit of... (more)
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  The Temptation of John Haynes

  by Shawn James

  The Devil doesn't like John Haynes. To take his soul, Lucifer recruits E'steem a beautiful she-demon to seduce him. If she can persuade John to compromise his beliefs and values, he'll allow her to join his Elect, a cadre of powerful demons in his inner circle. To balance the playing field in E'steem's favor, Lucifer isolates John by having him fired from his job . Unemployed and emotionally vulnerable, John... (more)
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  Indigo Love Spectrum

  Allegro

  by Adora Bennett

  The only African American vice president at one of Boston’s hottest ad agencies, Jada Green is at the top of her game. She’s 45 and single, but she’s living life to the fullest.Luca Alessandri, the strikingly handsome president of Allegro, an Italian commercial design firm, is looking for an ad agency to help craft his company’s image in the US. When they meet, they are both thrown off balance by their instant... (more)
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  It's Lonely at the Top!: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Leader of Your Small Company

  As the owner and CEO of a small or midsized business, the success or failure of your operation begins and ends with you. But success doesn't just mean earning profits. To truly be a leader, you must strive to improve the welfare of your employees, stakeholders, and others allied with your business by envisioning and implementing a strategy for success. Make the right decisions with the guidance of author... (more)
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  The Innovator's Dilemma

  When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail

  by Clayton M. Christensen

  In this revolutionary bestseller, Harvard professor Clayton M. Christensen says outstanding companies can do everything right and still lose their market leadership, or worse, disappear completely. And he not only proves what he says, he tells others how to avoid a similar fate. Focusing on "disruptive technology" of the Honda Supercub, Intel's 8088 processor, and the hydraulic excavator, Christensen shows why... (more)
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  CEO

  by Patricia E. Gitt

  Melissa Lynn Horn, ML to her peers, has honed her executive and leadership skills as Vice President of Haynes Associates, a private management consultant firm, where she was the disciple of EF Haynes. Mr. Haynes is a man of power and influence and also Chairman of the Board of United Chemicals Corporation (UCC). It was EF who placed ML’s name into play for CEO, at a time when the Board was searching for a new... (more)
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  The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business

  by Ken Blanchard

  Mega - bestselling author Ken Blanchard and celebrated business leaders Don Hutson and Ethan Willis present an inspiring story that reveals the secrets to becoming a successful entrepreneur. In THE ONE MINUTE ENTREPRENEUR, Ken Blanchard (coauthor of the #1 bestselling business classic The One Minute Manager ), Don Hutson, CEO of U.S. Learning, and Ethan Willis, CEO of Prosper Learning, tell the inspiring story... (more)
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  Tough Calls

  by Harlan Steinbaum

  “Tough Calls from the Corner Office” is a great read for anyone who is interested in the interplay between character, luck, and talent in the lives of successful people. ” (Bill DeWitt III, President, St. Louis Cardinals ) “Refreshingly intimate and candid, these personal reflections from some of America’s top business leaders offer insight into their choices and decisions. CEOs and those aspiring to lead will... (more)
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  Night Tales

  Nightshade / Night Smoke

  by Nora Roberts

  The moment her eyes locked on Colt Nightshade, she knew he was trouble. But Lieutenant Althea Grayson prided herself on being in control, and she wouldn't let her new partner ruin that. The man was a renegade, no respect for rules—and the worst part was he got to her. The way he challenged Althea's thinking, stared right into her eyes…and held her in his arms. What defense could her heart have when Nightshade ... (more)
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  Street Smarts: An All-Purpose Tool Kit for Entrepreneurs

  by Norm Brodsky, Bo Burlingham

  "One is tempted to say 'the only book you'll need on starting a business.' Brilliant! Genius! Choose your superlative-it'll fit."-Tom Peters People starting out in business tend to seek step-by-step formulas or rules, but in reality there are no magic bullets. Rather, says veteran company-builder Norm Brodsky, there's a mentality that helps street- smart entrepreneurs solve problems and pursue opportunities... (more)
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  The CEO Takes a Wife: AND The Throw-Away Bride (Desire)

  by Maxinne Sullivan

  The CEO Takes a Wife Maxine Sullivan He must marry or lose control of his empire. But no ordinary wife would do for Australian tycoon Alex Valente. Emotional entanglements were to be avoided; physical attraction was essential. Struggling designer Olivia Cannington certainly fitted the bill… Perhaps she would even agree to the second part of his marriage ultimatum: give Valente an heir…within a year. The Throw-Away... (more)
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  Sitting on a File Cabinet, Naked, With a Gun: True Stories of Silicon Valley CEO Assistants

  by Linda McFarland, Joanne Linden

  Sitting on a File Cabinet, Naked, With a Gun offers an engaging, entertaining insider's look into the offices of some of the most powerful men and women in Silicon Valley, as executive assistants spill the beans about their CEOs. Executive assistants are arguably the most influential people on a chief executive's staff. Currently, over 8 million administrative professionals help over 4 million executives &... (more)