Business and economics

  • Promote yourself, Me 2.0

    Creator

    Schawbel, Dan

    Abstract

    Career guru and personal branding expert Dan Schawbel knows what it takes to succeed in the world of business. This audiobook combines his books Promote Yourself and Me 2.0 to offer twice the advice on what you can do to find and build an outstanding career.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Fall : the mysterious life and death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's most notorious media baron

    Creator

    Preston, John

    Abstract

    Preston chronicles Maxwell's all encompassing rivalry with Rupert Murdoch, a battle that ruined Maxwell financially, threatened his sanity and lead, indirectly, to his death. Did Maxwell have a heart attack or was it suicide? Or was he murdered? Few in the twentieth century journeyed as far from his roots as Robert Maxwell. Yet, as Fall reveals, no one, however rich and powerful, can entirely escape their past.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Red-handed : how American elites get rich helping China win

    Creator

    Schweizer, Peter

    Abstract

    Peter Schweizer presents his most alarming findings to date by revealing the secret deals wealthy Americans have cut to help China build its military, technological, and economic might. Equally as astonishing, many of these elites quietly believe the Chinese dictatorial regime is superior to American democracy.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Moonshot : inside Pfizer's nine-month race to make the impossible possible

    Creator

    Bourla, Albert

    Abstract

    Pfizer's Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla recounts the nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer created, tested, and manufactured a Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop. 

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Inclusion revolution : the essential guide to dismantling racial inequity in the workplace

    Creator

    Auger-Domínguez, Daisy

    Abstract

    We are in the midst of a global reckoning on race, and corporations are on high alert. But conventional approaches have fallen short, leaving nagging questions about next steps. Daisy Auger-Domínguez provides frank answers to why popular efforts fail. She then presents the definitive roadmap for revolution, through her dynamic step-by-step process: Reflect, Visualize, Act, and Persist. She offers proven, research-based strategies for racially inclusive management.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Split the pie : a radical new way to negotiate

    Creator

    Nalebuff, Barry

    Abstract

    Barry Nalebuff presents a practical and theory-based approach to negotiation. You'll learn how to deploy logic to determine truly equitable solutions and employ empathy to expand the pie and sell your solution.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Binge times : inside Hollywood's furious billion-dollar battle to take down Netflix

    Creator

    Chmielewski, Dawn

    Hayes, Dade

    Abstract

    The first comprehensive account of the biggest wake-up call in the history of the entertainment business: the pivot to streaming. Go inside a disparate group of media and tech companies--Disney, Apple, AT&T/WarnerMedia, Comcast/NBCUniversal and well-funded startup Quibi-as they scramble to mount multi-billion-dollar challenges to Netflix.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Emotion by design : creative leadership lessons from a life at Nike

    Creator

    Hoffman, Greg

    Abstract

    Nike's former CMO shares lessons and stories on the power of creativity drawn from almost three decades of experience within the company. Learn his three guiding principles to forming consumer bonds.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • A brief history of equality

    Creator

    Piketty, Thomas

    Abstract

    It is easy to be pessimistic about inequality, which we know has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations. No one has done more to reveal the problem than leading economist Thomas Piketty. In this book, Piketty reveals that the grand sweep of history gives us reasons to be optimistic because, over the centuries, we have been moving toward greater equality.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Cambridge, Massachusetts]

    Harvard University Press

    Not specified