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1. Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
by Sam Calagione
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Feb 8 2011
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Updated business wisdom from the founder of Dogfish Head, the nation's fastest growing independent craft breweryStarting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest growing ... Read more

2. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
by Edwin Lef?vre
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Wiley
Jan 17 2006
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3. Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry
Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry
by Marc Benioff

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Oct 19 2009
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How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? For the first time, Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his tea... Read more

4. Extreme Money: Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk
Extreme Money: Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk
by Satyajit Das
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Aug 7 2011
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“A true insider’s devastating analysis of the financial alchemy of the last 30 years and its destructive consequences. With his intimate first-hand knowledge, Das takes a knife to global finance and financiers to reveal the inner workings without fear or favor.” –Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics at NYU Stern ... Read more

5. Corporate Catalyst: A Chronicle of the (Mis)Management of Canadian Business from a Veteran Insider
Corporate Catalyst: A Chronicle of the (Mis)Management of Canadian Business from a Veteran Insider
by Tony Griffiths
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Wiley
April 3 2012
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An inside look at the real business worldIn Corporate Catalyst, Tony Griffiths gives readers a ringside seat on the many boardroom and corporate battles that he both fought and witnessed through the nearly six decades of his productive and colorful career. Among other stories, Griffiths replays his two stints ... Read more

6. One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com
One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com
by Richard L. Brandt
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Nov 1 2011
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“Richard Brandt compellingly profiles one of the greatest Internet executives of the era.” —Stephen Leeb, author of The Oil Factor and Red Alert “Brandt is an award-winning magazine writer and he has the classic U.S. journalist’s approach—meticulously researched and with breathless, pithy commentary . . . a good story ... Read more

7. Black Market Billions: How Organized Retail Crime Funds Global Terrorists
Black Market Billions: How Organized Retail Crime Funds Global Terrorists
by Hitha Prabhakar

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Nov 11 2011
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From piracy to counterfeiting to cargo theft, organized retail crime has exploded into a $38 billion industry. Synchronized global teams of thieves are pilfering immense volumes of high-value products, counterfeiting even more--and using the profits to support the world’s most vicious terrorists and criminal gangs. ... Read more

8. Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders
Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders
by Srinivasan S. Pillay M.D.

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Feb 21 2011
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Harvard psychiatrist and executive coach Srinivasan S. Pillay illuminates the rapidly-emerging links between modern brain science and the corner office. What does neuroscience have to do with leadership? Everything. In Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders, Phillay discusses recent advances in brain science and neuroimaging and ... Read more

9. Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a Dynasty
Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a Dynasty
by Jennifer Clark
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Dec 13 2011
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"But the soul of the book is the 113-year story of feisty Fiat and the larger-than-life Agnelli family. That's when it's time to click your seat belt for a yarn that's rich with affairs, suicides, drugs, family lawsuits, secrecy, hidden assets, offshore ac... Read more

10. The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind
The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind
by David Cay Johnston

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Sep 18 2012
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"Todd McLaren narrates at a good pace, keeping the energy high throughout. Reading with conviction and enthusiasm, he makes it sound as if the words are his own." ---AudioFile... Read more

11. Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World
Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World
by Alyse Nelson
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Jun 5 2012
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#8 Washington Post Best Seller (Hardcover Nonfiction)“In this compelling new book, Alyse Nelson shares the stories of the remarkable women who have motivated her work at Vital Voices. For anyone who wants our world to live up to the promises of the twenty-first century, look no further than these determined agents ... Read more

12. Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company
Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company
by Kevin Maney
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Jun 10 2011
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“IBM doesn’t just THINK, it thinks big. The story of these big ideas illustrates how 100 years of innovation have shaped the way we live and work today.” --Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and CEO, American Express   “Making the World Work Better convincingly documents IBM’s enormous impact ... Read more

13. Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts
Tough Cookies: Leadership Lessons from 100 Years of the Girl Scouts
by Kathy Cloninger

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Oct 18 2011
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Fundamental principles for how Girl Scouts USA is run and why it's so successfulMillions of American businesswomen, thought leaders, and politicians received their first lessons in salesmanship, money management, marketing, teamwork, and fulfillment in the Girl Scouts. The Girls Scouts has shaped the lives of more than 50 million ... Read more

14. You Can Get There from Here: My Journey from Struggle to Success
You Can Get There from Here: My Journey from Struggle to Success
by Bob Knowling

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Oct 4 2011
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“Bob Knowling’s contribution to public education in New York City is incalculable; his lessons on leadership and team building are profound; his story is inspiring.”—Dick Parsons, chairman, Citigroup; former chairman and CEO, Time Warner “Bob Knowling is a unique leader. He combines vision, a tireless work ethic, but ... Read more

15. Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beyond the Pale: The Story of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
by Ken Grossman

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Aug 26 2013
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Personal tales of perseverance and beer making from the founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.Beyond the Pale chronicles Ken Grossman's journey from hobbyist homebrewer to owner of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., one of the most successful craft breweries in the United States. From youthful adventures to pioneering craft brewer, ... Read more

16. BlackBerry Planet: The Story of Research in Motion and the Little Device that Took the World by Storm
BlackBerry Planet: The Story of Research in Motion and the Little Device that Took the World by Storm
by Alastair Sweeny
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Mar 8 2011
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BlackBerry Planet is a new tribe of people who simply cannot get along without their favorite device, Research in Motion's innovative electronic organizer, the BlackBerry. This omnipresent device has gone beyond being the world's foremost mobile business t... Read more