Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
From the ground up	John L. Hoich	"Autobiography of John Hoich, who endured an abusive father and his mother's death when he was seventeen years old. To survive, he started a lawn mowing business and built it into a multimillion-doll…	OL12253390W
Jewels	Michael Cunningham,Michael Cunningham	Photographer Michael Cunningham (coauthor of Crowns) and author Connie Briscoe, a New York Times bestselling novelist, profile 50 women over the age of 50 who have been remarkably successful--whether…	OL15186860W
Open the unusual door	Barbara Summers	Contains stories about sixteen African Americans who became successful in a wide range of activities.	OL15844410W
Los reyes del mambo	Mávila Huertas	Se presentan 10 historias de personajes destacados en el ambiente artístico, profesional, social, político y económico del Perú. Personajes que han alcanzado el tan anhelado éxito ya se armados de…	OL16016632W
Secrets of self starters	Julie Pascal Miller	Learn from the wisdom of real people who discovered which trait and attitude—their gratitude—propelled them forward. Read about the self-starter working in the academic world who is well on her way t…	OL16470781W
Give and Take	Adam Grant,Adam M. Grant	For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today's dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how w…	OL17312332W
The art of doing	Camille Sweeney	We all know that it takes hard work, dedication, and the occasional dose of luck for someone to make it to the top of their chosen field. Yet we also suspect that it takes a little something more -- …	OL17982205W
The creative edge	Taylor Brent D.	"Following on from his research which resulted in the Outsider's Edge, published in late 2007, Taylor puts cultural icons under the microscope. He researches elite sports people, actors, musicians, s…	OL18797910W
The high potential's advantage	Jay Alden Conger	Being seen as a high potential leader is essential to getting promoted and reaching an organization's upper echelons, but most companies keep their top talent list a closely guarded secret. And the a…	OL19736742W
America's obsessives	Joshua C. Kendall	"Behind every great man (or woman), there's a compulsion"--Provided by the publisher.	OL19965089W
Make your shift	Beverly D. Flaxington	From the Gold-Award winning author of the book Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior comes a groundbreaking approach to achieving your goals. Based on 25+ years of successful…	OL19965481W
The ultra mindset	Travis Macy	"Travis Macy has summited glacial peaks in the French Alps, rappelled into limestone caves in China, and raced through parched deserts in Utah. In 2013, he famously won the Leadman Series, a combinat…	OL20006450W
How to be a bawse	Lilly Singh	Lilly Singh isn't just a superstar. She's Superwoman--which is also the name of her wildly popular YouTube channel where the actress and comedian covers topics ranging from relationships to career ch…	OL20052925W
Shattered lives	Bernardine Kennedy	When they were orphaned at a young age, sisters Hannah and Julie had to learn to look after themselves. Years later and all grown up, Hannah, with her steady job and happy marriage, seems to have fal…	OL20925428W
The new alchemists	Charles B. Handy	This text examines in words and pictures the way particular individuals, like Anita Roddick, have created businesses and careers from nothing but their own drive and talent.	OL24302450W
Success built to last	Mark Thompson,Stewart Emery,Jerry Porras	Presents a series of interviews with successful people who demonstrate the author's three elements of success: involvement with something they are passionate about, the cultivation of a sense of resp…	OL24853911W
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People	Sean Covey,Stephen R. Covey	New York Times bestseller—over 40 million copies sold The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits o…	OL2629977W
Success	Jeanne Porter	"Inside the pages of this book, 20 women have shared how they have reached a level of SUCCESS, powered by meaningful relationships. They have done so by meeting the needs of others, being a connector…	OL28774451W
Indulgence in death	Nora Roberts	In the wake of a series of murders, including those of a limousine driver and a high-priced escort, an infuriated NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas enters her husband's rarified circle to prevent the immin…	OL28965789W
Outliers	Malcolm Gladwell	In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the quest…	OL5749847W