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Owning Up
Your world as a director has suddenly changed. You've seen members of other boards take the heat when their companies imploded. The managements of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Washington Mutual clearly failed, but so did their boards. Now the board of every company beset with problems is coming under scrutiny.
The pressure is on. Your board must own up to its accountability for the performance of the corporation....
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Traditional marketing tactics aren't bringing in customers like they used to, and even today's most successful businesses are suffering shrinking returns on their advertising and marketing investment. The Digital Handshake explains this phenomenon and reveals seven effective, proven strategies for using new media and online tools to find new customers and keep them.
Marketing is no longer a one-way street, but an engagement in a conversation with...
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Capitalism was not destroyed by the crisis, but it was irrevocably changed. This provocative audio book shows how the forces that precipitated the financial meltdown of 2007-2009 are now creating a new and stronger version of the global capitalist system. This system will continue to be led and shaped by the U.S. if its businesses and politicians play their cards well.
The crisis that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers marked the fourth systemic...
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From terror attacks to the War on Terror, bursting real estate bubbles to crystal meth epidemics, sexual predators to poisonous toys from China, our list of fears seems to be exploding. And yet, we are the safest and healthiest humans in history. Irrational fear is running amok, and often with tragic results. In the months after 9/11, when people decided to drive instead of fly-believing they wee avoiding risk-road deaths rose by 1,595. Those lives...
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Investing is simple, but never easy. We carry a lot of investment baggage, including hot tips from friends and the financial media, as well as complicated financial recommendations from Wall Street "experts." Yet the biggest obstacle we face is the tendency to outsmart ourselves. In order to overcome this obstacle, you need to follow straightforward strategies that will consistently push your portfolio ahead of the pack by an additional 3 to 4 percent...
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John Bogle-founder of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and creator of the first index mutual fund-is an industry pioneer. Over the years, he has single-handedly transformed the mutual fund business, and today, his vision continues to inspire investors.
It has been over a decade since the original edition of Common Sense on Mutual Funds was first published. While much has changed during this time, the importance of investing and the issues addressed...
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Our intuition about how things should behave is usually right in the everyday world. We see the baseball soar in the air, arc, drop, and lie stationary on the ground. Through data gathered by our senses and basic knowledge of the laws of classical mechanics, the motion of a ball makes perfect sense.
But enter the world of the tiniest particles on earth-the motion of electrons, the shapes of molecules-and everything we think we know about the world...
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How the world's leading innovators push their ideas to fruition, time and time again. Edison famously said that genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration. Ideas for new businesses, solutions to the world's problems, and artistic breakthroughs are common, but great execution is rare. According to Scott Belsky, the capacity to make ideas happen can be strengthened by anyone willing to build their organizational habits and harness the...
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Make the Right Choices Today and Take Control of Your Future When times are good it is easy to go along for the ride. When the going gets tough-the economy tank, jobs disappear, families are disrupted-it's more vital than ever to reassess the real meaning of success, and how you can achieve it on your own terms, in your own time. Real and lasting success doesn't happen merely by chance. It is not subject to the whims of the economy or the dictates...
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You negotiate every day of your life. Whether you are asking your employer for a raise or persuading your child to do his homework, everything is a negotiation. Written by Gerald Nierenberg, the world's foremost authority on the subject, and recognized as the Father of Contemporary Negotiation, The New Art of Negotiating is an updated, expanded version of the million-copy bestseller , The Art of Negotiating, which was the first on the subject of negotiating...
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In today's high-tech world, all companies are striving to create business value from digital data, but the real value in data comes from how it is used to make decisions. At the end of the day, what drives the results your company achieves is the millions of decisions made every day that are influenced by customer interactions and transactions. In this groundbreaking book, Larry Rosenberger and John Nash draw on over fifty years of experience in helping...
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Kelley Puckett and Scott Peterson's classic take on the fan-favorite Batgirl! Cassandra Cain is a fighter like no other. At only 17, the teenage assassin takes down enemies three times her size without batting an eye. But her incredible skills come at a cost: unable to speak or write, Cassandra instead reads body language as naturally as breathing-an ability that makes her even deadlier. After Batman witnesses her save the life of Commissioner Gordon...
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Batman Gotham Adventures volume 2
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This all-ages collection of stories set in the world of Batman: The Animated Series stars one of Batman's most vexing villains…the Riddler! His schemes are never easy to solve, and in these adventures, it's no different! Riddler flips the script by leaving Batman clues…to other villains' crimes, and faces the music when he holds a rock star hostage! And when a copycat tries to steal the Riddler's style, who will find them first-Batman or the Riddler?...
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Batman Adventures volume 7
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In these previously uncollected stories inspired by the hit Batman: The Animated Series, Batgirl swings across the rooftops of Gotham City alongside Batman, Nightwing, and Robin to battle the likes of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Ra's al Ghul. She even finds time to team up with her father, Commissioner Gordon, to catch two escaped convicts. Collects the all-ages Batgirl Adventures #1 and Batman: Gotham Adventures #8-9, #22, and 38!
35) Miles Between Us
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It was twelve years after the divorce and Luke (Dariush Moslemi) hadn't heard from his ex-wife (Kelly Morton) in over a year and when the phone rang that morning, he had no idea how that call would change his life. Luke and his daughter, Gabby (Anna Stranz), were all but strangers, but that phone call marked a new beginning and set them both off on an emotionally complicated journey of discovery. It's a touching story of pain, hope, healing, and redemption,...
36) The Current
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Jake loves living in Chicago but when big city violence hits a little close to him his parents buy a campground in rural Minnesota and moves the family there. Jake hates living at the campground until he meets Peter, the boy from across the river. The two quickly become best friends and spend a fun-filled summer together on the river. In one of their conversations, Peter shares his faith with Jake. Jake uses his new faith to help a friend through...
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Batman Beyond volume 2
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Terry McGinnis is the Batman of the future, protecting a high-tech Gotham City from threats new and old. But the battle is never-ending...and soon there might not be a Gotham left to protect! After Terry's friend and ally, Max, is recruited by secretive Undercloud for her extraordinary computer abilities, she discovers the full extent of their mission, and it threatens to control the city! Meanwhile, in Neo-Gotham's slums, a new Batgirl is rising...but...
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Robin takes the lead in this series of stories set in the beloved world of Batman: The Animated Series! A criminal uncovers Robin's secret identity-and attempts to profit from his discovery! Plus, when Batman's poisoned, Robin only has six hours to find the cure-and Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are standing in his way. Collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #7, #19, #29, #42, #54, and Batman Adventures #9.
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Following Alfred's tragic death in "City of Bane," this collection gathers the greatest stories in the character's 75-year history, including his debut appearance in 1943's Batman #16, the mystery of "The Man Who Killed Mlle. Marie," and the touching "Father's Day." Collects stories from Batman #16 and #31; Detective Comics #83, #356, #501, #502, #806, and #807; Untold Legends of the Batman #2; Batman Annual #13; Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31; Batman:...